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.
How estate agents in SW3 compare
SW3 at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 216 sales in SW3 from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £1,187,500.
14.7% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.0 years and sold for a median of 1.2% more than they paid.
The median price was £1,437,500 in 2016 and £1,500,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in SW3
Median sale price in SW3: £1,187,500
| All homes | 216 sales, median £1,187,500 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 1 sale |
| Semi-detached | 4 sales |
| Terraced | 58 sales, median £3,687,350 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 153 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 £1,324,073 in June 2026, down 9.7% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £1,437,500 (272 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £1,475,000 (270 sales) |
| 2018 | £1,575,000 (243 sales) |
| 2019 | £1,642,500 (256 sales) |
| 2020 | £1,752,500 (224 sales) |
| 2021 | £1,500,000 (340 sales) |
| 2022 | £1,650,000 (383 sales) |
| 2023 | £1,600,000 (303 sales) |
| 2024 | £1,555,000 (327 sales) |
| 2025 | £1,500,000 (306 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
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.
Landscape and geography in SW3
SW3 sits at about 11 metres (36 feet) above sea level. The tidal River Thames passes under half a mile from the centre of the area and the nearest open coast is about 29 miles distant. Fountain Lake is under half a mile from the centre. Duck Pond is about 0.5 miles and The Serpentine about 1.1 miles. Hills within 10 miles include Hampstead Heath at 136 metres (446 feet) about 5 miles out, Crystal Palace at 116 metres (381 feet) about 6 miles out and Harrow on the Hill at 124 metres (407 feet) about 10 miles out. The Surrey Hills National Landscape, formerly an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, lies about 14 miles from the centre. Richmond Park National Nature Reserve is about 5 miles distant. Old Oak Common is about 4 miles from the centre.
People and homes in SW3
Census 2021 figures show about 19,100 usual residents in SW3, with 12% aged under 15, 69% aged 15 to 64 and 20% aged 65 and over. At the 2021 Census there were about 9,300 households with an average size of 2.0 people. Census 2021 figures show 48% were one-person households against 30% in England. At the 2021 Census 75% of households lived in flats, maisonettes or apartments against 22% in England. Census 2021 figures show 37% of households owned their home and 43% rented privately against 61% and 20% in England. Valuation Office Agency figures for 31 March 2026 show band G as the most common council tax band at 27% of about 14,480 homes. Environment Agency figures from June 2026 show 8 residential properties at high risk of flooding from rivers and the sea. These figures do not include surface water.
Notable people from SW3
Judy Garland (1922 to 1969), an American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian, lived in Chelsea, as did Sylvia Pankhurst (1882 to 1960), an English feminist and socialist. Harold Macmillan (1894 to 1986) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963 and Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1919 to 2018) was a British Conservative politician. Both were born in Chelsea. Howard Carter (1873 to 1939), a British egyptologist, was born in Brompton. The English actors Susannah York (1939 to 2011), Edward Fox (born 1937) and Jon Pertwee (1919 to 1996) were also born in Chelsea.
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
- Onslows Estate AgentsKensington and Chelsea SW3 4BP0 miles
- Tedworth PropertyKensington and Chelsea SW3 4DA0.1 miles
- John D Wood & Co.Kensington and Chelsea SW3 3QS0.2 miles
- Chapeltons Estate AgentsKensington and Chelsea SW3 4HN0.2 miles
- Lowe & Co. Properties, LondonKensington and Chelsea SW3 4BP0.2 miles
- Robert Bailey PropertyKensington and Chelsea SW3 5UE0.2 miles
- Russell SimpsonKensington and Chelsea SW3 6NT0.2 miles
- Chestertons ChelseaKensington and Chelsea SW3 3QR0.2 miles
- JLL Chelsea Real EstateKensington and Chelsea SW3 3QU0.2 miles
- Felicity J Lord TootingKensington and Chelsea SW3 4LA0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SW3.