Estate agents in SW3

SW3 is a postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea and HM Land Registry recorded 218 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 at a median price paid of £1,150,000.

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House prices in SW3

Median sale price in SW3: £1,150,000

Homes sold in SW3, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes218 sales, median £1,150,000
Detached1 sale
Semi-detached5 sales, median £8,700,000
Terraced55 sales, median £3,700,000
Flats and maisonettes157 sales, median £925,000

We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.

Across Kensington and Chelsea the average price was £1,290,358 in May 2026, down 8.2% on a year earlier.

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport links

The nearest railway stations are London Victoria and Battersea Park at about 1 mile each. SW3 has four Underground stops within about 1 mile: Sloane Square at about 0.5 miles, South Kensington at about 0.6 miles, Gloucester Road at about 0.9 miles and Knightsbridge at about 1 mile. The A3217, A3212, A3031, A3216 and A308 pass through or beside the district. The nearest motorway junctions are M4 junction 1 (Chiswick Roundabout) at about 5 miles and M1 junction 1 (Staples Corner) at about 6 miles. London City Airport is about 9 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 13 miles. Central London is about 2 miles from the centre of the district.

Schools in and near SW3

SW3 has 18 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The nearest are Christ Church CofE Primary School (Church of England) at about 0.2 miles and Marlborough Primary School at about 0.3 miles. St. Thomas More Language College (Roman Catholic, academy) is the nearest secondary at about 0.4 miles, while Saint John Bosco College, Harris Academy Battersea and Chelsea Academy all have sixth forms and lie about 1 mile away. Garden House School and Francis Holland Preparatory School (girls only) are independent options about 0.3 miles away. Caelum House School, a special school, is about 0.9 miles away. Ada National College for Digital Skills is about 0.7 miles away.

Living in SW3

SW3 is an urban postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea, lying in or beside the built-up area of City of Westminster, with about 22,000 residents. There are more than 800 shops, including at least 7 supermarkets and more than 20 convenience stores. Waitrose is about 0.1 miles from the centre and Whole Foods Market about 0.2 miles. There are more than 30 pubs, with the Chelsea Potter, The Phoenix and The Coopers Arms each about 0.1 miles away, along with more than 90 cafés and more than 190 restaurants. Health services include at least 13 doctors' surgeries, at least 17 pharmacies and at least 15 dentists. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has an emergency department about 0.8 miles away. Chelsea Library is about 0.2 miles away and Royal Avenue is the nearest of at least 10 named parks at about 0.2 miles.

A short history of SW3

The name Chelsea comes from an Old English term for a place where chalk or limestone was landed. A synod met there in 787 and before the Domesday Book Thurstan gave the manor to the Abbot and Convent of Westminster. Domesday Book of 1086 places Chelsea within Ossulstone hundred in Middlesex and names Edward of Salisbury as tenant-in-chief. Brompton is first mentioned in 1292. Henry VIII acquired the Chelsea manor in 1536. Brompton Park Nurseries were founded in 1681 and Charles II founded the Royal Hospital the next year, which opened in 1694. Holy Trinity Brompton became Brompton's first church in 1829. Chelsea became a metropolitan borough in 1900 and merged with Kensington in 1965. There are 585 listed buildings near the centre of the district. Nine are Grade I, including the Royal Hospital main buildings and its gates and lodges, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Church of St Barnabas.

Sport and leisure

Chelsea Sports Centre and Battersea Park Millennium Arena, which is a sports centre for athletics, are among the sports centres in and around SW3 and Aquilla Health & Fitness Club covers fitness and swimming. Kobox is a boxing club and there is a bowling green and a Go Ape course. Pitches and courts cover several sports, including tennis, soccer, netball and cricket. Open spaces include Battersea Park, Cremorne Gardens, Ranelagh Gardens, Roper's Garden and St Luke's Gardens, with St Luke's Football Pitches also named. A number of children's playgrounds are in the area.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in SW3?
Over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 the median price paid in SW3 was £1,150,000. By property type the median price paid was £8,700,000 for semi-detached houses (5 sales); £3,700,000 for terraced houses (55 sales) and £925,000 for flats (157 sales).
How many homes were sold in SW3 recently?
HM Land Registry records 218 standard sales in SW3 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026.
What are the transport links in SW3?
Sloane Square (subway) is about 0.5 miles from the centre and South Kensington (subway) is about 0.6 miles away. London Victoria railway station is about 1.0 miles away and central London is about 2 miles away in a straight line.
What schools are near SW3?
There are 18 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The nearest is Christ Church CofE Primary School at about 0.2 miles and the nearest secondary school is St. Thomas More Language College at about 0.4 miles.
How many estate agent branches are in SW3?
There are 45 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SW3 postcode district.

Areas near SW3

SW3 is in Kensington and Chelsea.

Estate agents near SW3

  1. Onslows Estate AgentsKensington and Chelsea SW3 4BP0 miles
  2. Tedworth PropertyKensington and Chelsea SW3 4DA0.1 miles
  3. John D Wood & Co.Kensington and Chelsea SW3 3QS0.2 miles
  4. Chapeltons Estate AgentsKensington and Chelsea SW3 4HN0.2 miles
  5. Lowe & Co. Properties, LondonKensington and Chelsea SW3 4BP0.2 miles
  6. Robert Bailey PropertyKensington and Chelsea SW3 5UE0.2 miles
  7. Russell SimpsonKensington and Chelsea SW3 6NT0.2 miles
  8. Chestertons ChelseaKensington and Chelsea SW3 3QR0.2 miles
  9. JLL Chelsea Real EstateKensington and Chelsea SW3 3QU0.2 miles
  10. Felicity J Lord TootingKensington and Chelsea SW3 4LA0.3 miles

Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SW3.

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