SW7 1BL postcode in City of Westminster, Westminster

SW7 1BL 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 February 1984.

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 can get it. Westminster: 90% Typical price £2,225,000 Homes sold in SW7 1, last 12 months. ▼ 23.3% on the year before Nearest station London Paddington 1.7 km in a straight line

Where SW7 1BL is, and what is near it

Map of SW7 1BL and what is near it Map of SW7 1BL: its centre point, with the 126 other postcodes in the SW7 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SW7 1AA: also in SW7 1SW7 1AB: also in SW7 1SW7 1AD: also in SW7 1SW7 1AE: also in SW7 1SW7 1AF: also in SW7 1SW7 1AG: also in SW7 1SW7 1AH: also in SW7 1SW7 1AJ: also in SW7 1SW7 1AN: also in SW7 1SW7 1AP: also in SW7 1SW7 1AQ: also in SW7 1SW7 1AW: also in SW7 1SW7 1AY: also in SW7 1SW7 1BA: also in SW7 1SW7 1BB: also in SW7 1SW7 1BF: also in SW7 1SW7 1BG: also in SW7 1SW7 1BH: also in SW7 1SW7 1BJ: also in SW7 1SW7 1BN: also in SW7 1SW7 1BP: also in SW7 1SW7 1BS: also in SW7 1SW7 1BT: also in SW7 1SW7 1BW: also in SW7 1SW7 1BX: also in SW7 1SW7 1DG: also in SW7 1SW7 1DJ: also in SW7 1SW7 1DL: also in SW7 1SW7 1DN: also in SW7 1SW7 1DR: also in SW7 1SW7 1DT: also in SW7 1SW7 1DU: also in SW7 1SW7 1DW: also in SW7 1SW7 1DX: also in SW7 1SW7 1DY: also in SW7 1SW7 1DZ: also in SW7 1SW7 1EA: also in SW7 1SW7 1EE: also in SW7 1SW7 1EF: also in SW7 1SW7 1EG: also in SW7 1SW7 1EH: also in SW7 1SW7 1EJ: also in SW7 1SW7 1EL: also in SW7 1SW7 1EN: also in SW7 1SW7 1EQ: also in SW7 1SW7 1ER: also in SW7 1SW7 1ES: also in SW7 1SW7 1ET: also in SW7 1SW7 1EW: also in SW7 1SW7 1EX: also in SW7 1SW7 1HB: also in SW7 1SW7 1HD: also in SW7 1SW7 1HF: also in SW7 1SW7 1HH: also in SW7 1SW7 1HJ: also in SW7 1SW7 1HL: also in SW7 1SW7 1HN: also in SW7 1SW7 1HP: also in SW7 1SW7 1HQ: also in SW7 1SW7 1HW: also in SW7 1SW7 1HX: also in SW7 1SW7 1HY: also in SW7 1SW7 1JA: also in SW7 1SW7 1JD: also in SW7 1SW7 1JE: also in SW7 1SW7 1JF: also in SW7 1SW7 1JG: also in SW7 1SW7 1JH: also in SW7 1SW7 1JL: also in SW7 1SW7 1JP: also in SW7 1SW7 1JR: also in SW7 1SW7 1JT: also in SW7 1SW7 1JU: also in SW7 1SW7 1JX: also in SW7 1SW7 1JY: also in SW7 1SW7 1JZ: also in SW7 1SW7 1LA: also in SW7 1SW7 1LB: also in SW7 1SW7 1LD: also in SW7 1SW7 1LE: also in SW7 1SW7 1LJ: also in SW7 1SW7 1LN: also in SW7 1SW7 1NA: also in SW7 1SW7 1NE: also in SW7 1SW7 1NF: also in SW7 1SW7 1NG: also in SW7 1SW7 1NH: also in SW7 1SW7 1NL: also in SW7 1SW7 1NP: also in SW7 1SW7 1NQ: also in SW7 1SW7 1NR: also in SW7 1SW7 1NY: also in SW7 1SW7 1PA: also in SW7 1SW7 1PB: also in SW7 1SW7 1PH: also in SW7 1SW7 1PJ: also in SW7 1SW7 1PQ: also in SW7 1SW7 1PT: also in SW7 1SW7 1PZ: also in SW7 1SW7 1QG: also in SW7 1SW7 1QH: also in SW7 1SW7 1QJ: also in SW7 1SW7 1QL: also in SW7 1SW7 1QW: also in SW7 1SW7 1RH: also in SW7 1SW7 1SE: also in SW7 1SW7 1SF: also in SW7 1SW7 1TW: also in SW7 1SW7 1ZN: also in SW7 1 Kensington and ChelseaCity of Westminster SW7 1BL Map of SW7 1BL and what is near it Map of SW7 1BL: its centre point, with the 126 other postcodes in the SW7 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 7 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Knightsbridge & Belgravia SW7 1BL
  • SW7 1BL
  • Other postcodes in SW7 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 7 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5014, longitude -0.1678)

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 SW7 1BL?

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 SW7 1BL?

13% of the homes and businesses at SW7 1BL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 13% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)13% can get it

Westminster: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)13% can get it

Westminster: 97%

The line marks the figure across Westminster.

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 SW7 1BL?

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 SW7 1BL 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 SW7 1BL.

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 SW7 1BL: 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 SW7 1BL 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.

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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 SW7 1BL?

Homes in SW7 1 sold for a typical £2,225,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 28 sales, down 23.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£2,225,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£2,900,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 23.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced £2,200,000 7 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £2,225,000 20 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SW7 district: a typical £1,390,000 from 149 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 SW7 1BL

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SW7 1BL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 March 2026. The middle sale was £1,550,000, from £1,115,000 to £2,750,000. Across SW7 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £2,225,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 SW7 1BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,030 homes in the neighbourhood around SW7 1BL. Over half of them (62%) are in council tax band H. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (47%). 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 SW7 1BL

Band D in Westminster for 2026‑27: £1,050. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £700 (band A) to £2,099 (band H); band H, the most common, is £2,099.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£700
Band Bfewer than 5£816
Band Cwithheld£933
Band Dwithheld£1,050
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£1,283
Band Fabout 50 (5%)£1,516
Band Gabout 300 (29%)£1,749
Band Habout 640 (62%)£2,099

When the homes were built

  1. 47% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 23% 1919 to 1939
  4. 19% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 2020 or later: 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 SW7 1BL is in (ONS area E01004692), 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 SW7 1BL?

The nearest open schools to SW7 1BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SW7 1BL, 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 SW7 1BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SW7 1BL is London Paddington Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • London Paddington Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • London Victoria Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Knightsbridge Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 500 mWalk

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Rutland Gardens, 66 m away.

More stations near SW7 1BL, 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 SW7 1BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SW7 1BL, 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 SW7 1BL?

7 within 1 km 82 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SW7 1BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger 350 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 1 charger 600 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 650 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 SW7 1BL?

The nearest to the centre of SW7 1BL, 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 SW7 1BL?

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 SW7 1BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SW7 1BL, 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 SW7 1BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SW7 1BL, 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 SW7 1BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of SW7 1BL 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 SW7 1BL in a conservation area?

The centre of SW7 1BL is in 3 areas with planning rules of their 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 SW7 1BL?

Police.uk records 1,290 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SW7 1BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour211 reports
Shoplifting208 reports
Other theft195 reports
Violence and sexual offences190 reports
Theft from the person151 reports
Vehicle crime90 reports

Also: burglary 65, public order 62, robbery 38, bicycle theft 29, drugs 20, other crime 19, possession of weapons 9, 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 SW7 1BL

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
February 1984

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

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SW7 1BQ10 mSW7 1BN30 mSW7 1BH30 mSW7 1BW50 mSW7 1AY60 mSW7 1BB80 m
All of SW7

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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