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Property report — SW1X 8BU

Open-data due diligence for SW1X 8BU and the area around it.

SW1X 8BU in brief: 19 recorded sales (£400,000–£18,500,000) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SW1X 8BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SW1X 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£4,452,983

sector SW1X 8 · 54 sales

Population

7,592

sector SW1X 8

Crimes recorded

9

sector SW1X 8 · Apr 26

Schools

5

district SW1X

Flood risk

Very low

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

81%

sector SW1X 8 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £400,394, median £287,000 (58 sales)1996: mean £446,640, median £330,000 (76 sales)1997: mean £561,156, median £398,750 (86 sales)1998: mean £682,648, median £405,000 (75 sales)1999: mean £668,128, median £525,000 (65 sales)2000: mean £885,634, median £600,000 (81 sales)2001: mean £1,154,300, median £740,000 (81 sales)2002: mean £868,261, median £625,000 (95 sales)2003: mean £1,030,225, median £756,500 (82 sales)2004: mean £1,101,099, median £810,000 (77 sales)2005: mean £1,027,876, median £837,500 (82 sales)2006: mean £1,264,662, median £920,900 (78 sales)2007: mean £1,783,188, median £1,223,500 (58 sales)2008: mean £2,161,356, median £1,297,500 (38 sales)2009: mean £1,957,809, median £1,715,000 (34 sales)2010: mean £1,756,442, median £1,437,500 (40 sales)2011: mean £1,994,412, median £1,500,000 (45 sales)2012: mean £2,994,160, median £2,688,750 (40 sales)2013: mean £3,697,323, median £3,275,000 (43 sales)2014: mean £5,206,865, median £3,425,000 (64 sales)2015: mean £4,829,822, median £2,825,000 (42 sales)2016: mean £3,831,466, median £2,368,600 (39 sales)2017: mean £6,034,983, median £2,900,000 (51 sales)2018: mean £4,135,425, median £1,795,000 (51 sales)2019: mean £5,184,936, median £2,650,000 (47 sales)2020: mean £5,106,514, median £2,725,000 (35 sales)2021: mean £2,878,270, median £1,950,000 (55 sales)2022: mean £5,586,868, median £3,287,500 (47 sales)2023: mean £5,223,755, median £2,500,000 (49 sales)2024: mean £4,452,983, median £2,222,500 (54 sales)2025: mean £4,652,093, median £2,287,500 (28 sales)2026: mean £12,431,538, median £8,750,000 (5 sales)1995: mean £400,394, median £287,000 (58 sales)1996: mean £446,640, median £330,000 (76 sales)1997: mean £561,156, median £398,750 (86 sales)1998: mean £682,648, median £405,000 (75 sales)1999: mean £668,128, median £525,000 (65 sales)2000: mean £885,634, median £600,000 (81 sales)2001: mean £1,154,300, median £740,000 (81 sales)2002: mean £868,261, median £625,000 (95 sales)2003: mean £1,030,225, median £756,500 (82 sales)2004: mean £1,101,099, median £810,000 (77 sales)2005: mean £1,027,876, median £837,500 (82 sales)2006: mean £1,264,662, median £920,900 (78 sales)2007: mean £1,783,188, median £1,223,500 (58 sales)2008: mean £2,161,356, median £1,297,500 (38 sales)2009: mean £1,957,809, median £1,715,000 (34 sales)2010: mean £1,756,442, median £1,437,500 (40 sales)2011: mean £1,994,412, median £1,500,000 (45 sales)2012: mean £2,994,160, median £2,688,750 (40 sales)2013: mean £3,697,323, median £3,275,000 (43 sales)2014: mean £5,206,865, median £3,425,000 (64 sales)2015: mean £4,829,822, median £2,825,000 (42 sales)2016: mean £3,831,466, median £2,368,600 (39 sales)2017: mean £6,034,983, median £2,900,000 (51 sales)2018: mean £4,135,425, median £1,795,000 (51 sales)2019: mean £5,184,936, median £2,650,000 (47 sales)2020: mean £5,106,514, median £2,725,000 (35 sales)2021: mean £2,878,270, median £1,950,000 (55 sales)2022: mean £5,586,868, median £3,287,500 (47 sales)2023: mean £5,223,755, median £2,500,000 (49 sales)2024: mean £4,452,983, median £2,222,500 (54 sales)2025: mean £4,652,093, median £2,287,500 (28 sales)2026: mean £12,431,538, median £8,750,000 (5 sales) MeanMedian £12,431,538 £287,000 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in SW1X 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 (5 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2017-03-31£18,500,000FLAT 2, 1 BELGRAVE PLACEOther
2017-03-31£18,500,000FLAT 3, 1 BELGRAVE PLACEOther
2017-03-31£18,500,000FLAT 3, 1 BELGRAVE PLACEOther
2016-10-20£7,400,000FLAT 2, 3 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
2013-01-10£1,901,0005 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
2011-09-13£6,000,000FLAT 5, 3 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
2006-01-10£3,350,000FLAT 4, 3 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
2005-01-31£2,200,000FLAT 5, 3 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
2004-01-09£3,800,000FLAT 2, 3 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
2003-03-21£2,050,000FLAT 2, 3 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
2003-03-03£1,750,000FLAT 3, 3 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
2001-05-24£1,500,000FLAT 4, 3 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
2000-05-08£1,700,000FLAT 1, 1 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
2000-02-10£400,000FLAT 2, 3 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
1999-12-23£1,350,000FLAT 1, 1 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
1998-08-19£1,150,000FLAT 5, 3 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
1997-03-10£715,000FLAT 5, 3 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
1997-01-23£725,000FLAT 4, 3 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat
1996-07-15£780,000FLAT 4, 1 BELGRAVE PLACEFlat

19 recorded sales on SW1X 8BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
St Peter's Eaton Square CofE Primary School0.3 miPrimaryReport card →
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School0.3 miPrimaryReport card →
St Barnabas' CofE Primary School0.5 miPrimaryGood (2023)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.5 miPrimaryOutstanding (2024)
St. Thomas More Language College0.5 miSecondaryGood (2022)
St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School0.6 miPrimaryReport card →

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: BELGRAVIA SURGERY (0.3 mi) · KNIGHTSBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.3 mi) · THE ROYAL MEWS SURGERY (0.3 mi)

Nearest hospitals: GSTT @ CLEVELAND CLINIC LONDON HOSPITAL (0.2 mi) · CLEVELAND CLINIC LONDON HOSPITAL (0.2 mi) · LISTER HOSPITAL (0.8 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: 1, BELGRAVE PLACE SW1 (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 2-5, BELGRAVE PLACE SW1 (See details for further address information) (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · 37-43, EATON PLACE SW1 (Grade II) (0.0 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: A MOORE & CO (0.2 mi) · KEENCARE PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · WALDEN CHEMISTS (0.3 mi)

Nearest stations: Hyde Park Corner (0.4 mi) · Sloane Square (0.4 mi) · London Victoria (0.4 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Waitrose (0.2 mi) · The Chelsea Grocer (0.6 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.6 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
44
One-person households
41%
Households with children
18%
Households
3,519

Owned 41% · Social rent 3% · Private rent 56%

Census 2021 (ONS), for SW1X 8.

Recorded crime trend

Jun 24: 1 crimesAug 24: 3 crimesSep 24: 12 crimesOct 24: 10 crimesNov 24: 13 crimesDec 24: 14 crimesJan 25: 5 crimesFeb 25: 12 crimesMar 25: 4 crimesApr 25: 12 crimesMay 25: 6 crimesJun 25: 11 crimesJul 25: 7 crimesAug 25: 9 crimesSep 25: 10 crimesOct 25: 8 crimesNov 25: 9 crimesDec 25: 11 crimesJan 26: 5 crimesFeb 26: 3 crimesMar 26: 3 crimesApr 26: 9 crimes Apr 26: 9 crimes 14 1 Jun 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in SW1X 8 (Jun 24–Apr 26, average 8/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for SW1X 8BU: Very low — 1 property here fall in an at-risk band (0 in the significant Medium/High bands).

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 DistrictSW1X SectorSW1X 8 PostcodeSW1X 8BU
Average sold price£5,305,134£4,452,983£4,856,368
Population14,3577,592
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)8/108/10
Crimes recorded1119
Schools5
Flood riskLowLowLow
Gigabit broadband88%81%22%
Superfast broadband94%94%22%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SW1X 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.