SW1W 8BU
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Property report — SW1W 8BU
Open-data due diligence for SW1W 8BU and the area around it.
SW1W 8BU in brief: no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SW1W 8BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SW1W 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£4,415,646
Population
8,351
Crimes recorded
67
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
85%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SW1W 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (8 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
No sales recorded on SW1W 8BU in the data period. Sold-price history covers HM Land Registry Price Paid; a postcode this size may go several years between sales.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Barnabas' CofE Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| St. Thomas More Language College | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Marlborough Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA (0.2 mi) · BELGRAVE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.2 mi) · HEALTH PARTNERS AT VIOLET MELCHETT (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: LISTER HOSPITAL (0.4 mi) · CHELSEA & WESTMINSTER NHS FDN TRUST - THE LISTER HOSPITAL (0.4 mi) · UCLH OUTREACH: THE LISTER HOSPITAL (0.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CAVALRY HOUSE, DUKE OF YORKS HEADQUARTERS (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · Duke of York's Headquarters (Grade II*) (0.1 mi) · LODGE TO LONDON GATE, ROYAL HOSPITAL (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.2 mi) · ANDREWS PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · WALDEN CHEMISTS (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Sloane Square (0.2 mi) · London Victoria (0.6 mi) · Victoria (0.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Chelsea Grocer (0.2 mi) · Whole Foods Market (0.3 mi) · Waitrose (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 42
- One-person households
- 50%
- Households with children
- 17%
- Households
- 4,464
Owned 28% · Social rent 32% · Private rent 39%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SW1W 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SW1W 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 77/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for SW1W 8BU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSW1W | SectorSW1W 8 | PostcodeSW1W 8BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £3,871,154 | £4,415,646 | — |
| Population | 14,855 | 8,351 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 182 | 67 | — |
| Schools | 5 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 80% | 85% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 94% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SW1W 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.