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Last updated 15 JUN 2026

SW3 5UH

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
75/ 100

A well-off neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 7/10, ranked 21,556 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around SW3 5UH.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools95/100
15Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

60 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 127 schools in total

Nearest top-rated: Chelsea Open Air Nursery School (Outstanding) — 0.2 mi

Safety40/100
87crimes last month

IMD crime decile 3/10 · 87 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 56.8)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare95/100
60GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 10/10 · 54 GP, 6 hospitals, 51 dentists, pharmacy 0.3 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: THE GOOD PRACTICE — 0.3 mi

Transport88/100

No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 38 bus stops nearby

Green space53/100
25green spaces

IMD environment decile 1/10 · 7.8 ha total — largest park 1 ha (0.35 mi away)

Nearest: Park (0.43 ha) — 0.1 mi

Amenities95/100
120supermarkets

120 supermarkets within 2 mi — Marks and Spencer, Sainsburys, Waitrose, Tesco… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 0.3 mi

Nearest: M&S Chelsea SF — 0.2 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SW3 5UH.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityModerate
23.8µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseLoud
73dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in SW3.

Average sold price by property type across the SW3 district, 202120262,015 sales.

£0£5M£10M£15M202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£7.7M
Semi-detached£12.8M 95.0%
Terraced£3.4M 26.3%
Flat£942k 33.0%

District-level averages (SW3) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About SW3 5UH

SW3 5UH scores 75/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in schools and healthcare — with Cameron Vale School within a short walk. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, SW3 5UH is a well-off neighbourhood — IMD decile 7/10, ranked 21,556 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 4/10).

There are 127 schools within the typical catchment area, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 42 rated Good. The nearest school is Cameron Vale School, within a short walk.

There were 87 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a high level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 54 GP surgeries, 6 hospitals and 51 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is THE GOOD PRACTICE, about 6 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL, about 6 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 6 minutes' walk away.

There are no train or Tube stations near SW3 5UH. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 38 bus stops in the immediate area.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding). road traffic noise is high (about 73 dB Lden).

There are 25 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 7.8 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Park (0.43 ha), within a short walk. It also lies just beside a nature reserve (0.9 mi away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 120 supermarkets in the wider area, including Marks and Spencer, Sainsburys, Waitrose, Tesco and others. The nearest is M&S Chelsea SF, about 5 minutes' walk away. A public library is about 5 minutes' walk away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore SW3 5UH on NestScope.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.