SW1X 7NL postcode in City of Westminster, Westminster

SW1X 7NL is a postcode in City of Westminster, in the Knightsbridge & Belgravia ward of Westminster. It is in the Cities of London and Westminster parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 13% of homes and businesses at SW1X 7NL can get it Across Westminster: 90% Typical price £3,675,000 Homes sold in SW1X 7, last 12 months. ▼ 8.1% on the year before Nearest station London Victoria 1.1 km in a straight line

Where SW1X 7NL is, and what is near it

Map of SW1X 7NL and what is near it Map of SW1X 7NL: its centre point, with the 86 other postcodes in the SW1X 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 17 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SW1X 7AA: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7AB: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7AF: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7AH: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7AJ: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7AL: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7AP: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7AQ: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7AR: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7AS: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7AT: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7AW: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7AX: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7BA: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7BB: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7BE: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7BF: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7BL: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7BP: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7BY: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7DA: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7DD: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7DE: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7DH: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7DJ: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7DR: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7DS: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7DT: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7DU: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7DW: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7DY: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7EE: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7EP: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7EQ: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7ET: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7EU: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7EX: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7HH: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7HJ: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7HN: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7HP: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7HR: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7HY: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7JF: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7JL: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7JN: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7JP: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7JT: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7JU: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7JX: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7LA: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7LJ: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7LX: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7LY: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7NP: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7NR: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7NS: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7PA: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7PE: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7PJ: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7QA: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7QL: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7QN: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7QS: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7RJ: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7RL: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7RN: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7RY: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7SH: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7TA: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7TS: also in SW1X 7SW1X 7XL: also in SW1X 7 City of Westminster SW1X 7NL Map of SW1X 7NL and what is near it Map of SW1X 7NL: its centre point, with the 86 other postcodes in the SW1X 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 17 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.2 kmCity of Westminster SW1X 7NL
  • SW1X 7NL
  • Other postcodes in SW1X 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • 7 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5022, longitude -0.1558)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SW1X 7NL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SW1X 7NL?

13% of the homes and businesses at SW1X 7NL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 13% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SW1X 7NL 13% Westminster 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SW1X 7NL 13% Westminster 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SW1X 7NL?

BinDayBuddy does not read City of Westminster's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

City of Westminster's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SW1X 7NL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SW1X 7NL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Westminster

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SW1X 7NL: 17,291 properties in Westminster are at high risk (9.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Westminster

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SW1X 7NL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SW1X 7NL?

Homes in SW1X 7 sold for a typical £3,675,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 5 sales, down 8.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£3,675,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£4,000,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.1% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced 3 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Across the whole SW1X district: a typical £2,445,000 from 51 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SW1X 7NL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SW1X 7NL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SW1X 7NL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,130 homes in the neighbourhood around SW1X 7NL. Over half of them (67%) are in council tax band H. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (74%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SW1X 7NL

Band D in Westminster for 2026‑27: £1,050. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,050 (band D) to £2,099 (band H); band H, the most common, is £2,099.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£700
Band Bwithheld£816
Band Cwithheld£933
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£1,050
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£1,283
Band Fabout 50 (4%)£1,516
Band Gabout 280 (25%)£1,749
Band Habout 760 (67%)£2,099

When the homes were built

  1. 74% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Westminster before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SW1X 7NL is in (ONS area E01004691), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SW1X 7NL?

The nearest open schools to SW1X 7NL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SW1X 7NL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SW1X 7NL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SW1X 7NL is London Victoria Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • London Victoria Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • London Victoria Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Hyde Park Corner Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 250 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hyde Park Corner, 129 m away.

More stations near SW1X 7NL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SW1X 7NL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW1X 7NL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SW1X 7NL?

7 within 1 km 84 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SW1X 7NL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Source London Charging point · 1 charger 250 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 400 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 500 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SW1X 7NL?

The nearest to the centre of SW1X 7NL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SW1X 7NL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SW1X 7NL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SW1X 7NL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SW1X 7NL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW1X 7NL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SW1X 7NL?

The nearest vets to the centre of SW1X 7NL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SW1X 7NL in a conservation area?

The centre of SW1X 7NL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SW1X 7NL?

Police.uk records 2,118 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW1X 7NL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting413 reports
Other theft349 reports
Theft from the person308 reports
Anti-social behaviour306 reports
Violence and sexual offences303 reports
Public order116 reports

Also: vehicle crime 95, burglary 70, robbery 68, bicycle theft 34, drugs 33, possession of weapons 13, other crime 7, criminal damage and arson 3.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SW1X 7NL

Ward
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
City of Westminster
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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