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Postcode · Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital · Kensington and Chelsea · London

SW3 5EB

Part of Kensington and Chelsea 018A in Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital.

SW3 5EB is a postcode in Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital, Kensington and Chelsea that skews 18–34 year-old and tenure-mixed. Median rent sits at £3,599 a month, down 1.1% on the year, with council tax in band E adding roughly £139/mo. Safety ranks in the bottom half of UK sub-areas (65th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

SW3 5EB in Kensington and Chelsea · nearest rail Battersea Park

Median rent
£3,599
local area median
Council tax
£1,667
Band D, all-in
EPC median
C
Energy band
Broadband
100%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
90/100
Higher is better

Who lives here

Kensington and Chelsea 018A skews 18–34 and is mixed tenure. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent37%Owner-occupied27%Social rent35%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household551
Single-person households47%
Couples with children10%
Lone-parent households10%
Age profile
Under 1815%18–3426%35–4918%50–6422%65+20%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health82%
Born in the UK54%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in SW3 5EB?

SW3 5EB sits inside Kensington and Chelsea 018A, part of the wider Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital neighbourhood in Kensington and Chelsea. The area skews 18–34, and mixed tenure.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £3,599/mo, down 1.1% on the year. Council tax is band E, costing roughly £193/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Pros and cons of this area

Strengths and trade-offs are best read from the dimensional ranks on this page. Transport links here score in the upper band relative to all UK sub-areas — a meaningful plus for commuters.

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Who is SW3 5EB for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The renter base skews young-professional — flat shares, single-occupancy 1-beds and small 2-beds dominate the listing mix.

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