Estate agents in SW7

SW7 is a postcode district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and it recorded 168 home sales in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 at a median price paid of £1,395,000.

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House prices in SW7

Median sale price in SW7: £1,395,000

Homes sold in SW7, August 2025 to July 2026
All homes168 sales, median £1,395,000
Detached2 sales
Semi-detached1 sale
Terraced28 sales, median £3,112,500
Flats and maisonettes137 sales, median £1,117,500

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 Paddington and London Paddington, both about 1.4 miles from the centre, with London Victoria also about 1.4 miles away and Imperial Wharf about 1.5 miles. Four Underground stops are close by: South Kensington at about 0.2 miles, Gloucester Road at about 0.3 miles, High Street Kensington at about 0.7 miles and Knightsbridge at about 0.8 miles. The A4, A3218, A308, A315 and A3217 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway junctions are M4 junction 1 (Chiswick Roundabout) at about 4 miles and M1 junction 1 (Staples Corner) at about 6 miles. London City Airport is about 10 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 12 miles. Central London is about 2 miles from the centre of SW7.

Schools in and near SW7

There are 15 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The nearest is Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School (Roman Catholic, academy) at about 0.3 miles. Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic) and Marlborough Primary School are both about 0.5 miles away. The nearest secondary is St. Thomas More Language College (Roman Catholic, academy) at about 0.7 miles. Holland Park School (sixth form, academy) is about 1.2 miles away. Independent schools include Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle and Queen's Gate School (girls only) at about 0.1 miles. Caelum House School, a special school, is about 0.5 miles away. Ada National College for Digital Skills is about 1.3 miles away. The Royal College of Music is about 0.2 miles away.

Living in SW7

SW7 is an urban postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea, home to about 19,685 residents and lying in or beside the built-up area of City of Westminster. Shops number more than 800, including nine supermarkets, with Partridges about 0.3 miles away and Waitrose about 0.4 miles away, plus at least 30 convenience stores. South Kensington (Saturdays) Farmers' Market is about 0.2 miles away. There are more than 30 pubs, with Hoop & Toy and Zetland Arms both about 0.2 miles away, alongside more than 100 cafés and more than 250 restaurants. Healthcare includes at least 20 doctors' surgeries, at least 15 pharmacies and more than 20 dentists. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital has the nearest emergency department at about 0.9 miles. There are several libraries, with Dana Research Centre and Library about 0.1 miles away and a number of post offices. St Luke's Gardens is the nearest named park at about 0.6 miles.

A short history of SW7

Knightsbridge has an Old English name meaning a bridge of young men or retainers, recorded as Cnihtebricge around 1050. The crossing was over the River Westbourne, now underground. Londoners met Matilda of England there in 1141 and under Edward I the manor belonged to Westminster Abbey. South Kensington developed within Brompton, a dispersed village in Middlesex. After the 1851 Great Exhibition land west of Exhibition Road was bought for arts and science institutions including the Royal Albert Hall. Market gardens gave way to building in the 1860s and the station was renamed South Kensington in 1868. A Japanese village exhibition ran at Humphreys' Hall in Knightsbridge from 1885 to 1887. In 1980 the Iranian Embassy siege lasted six days before the SAS stormed the building. Of 653 listed buildings nearby six are Grade I including the Royal Albert Hall and the Albert Memorial.

Sport and leisure

Swimming in SW7 is covered by The Lido and Serpentine Lido, with Chelsea Sports Centre and The Courts at Hyde Park also in the area. The Courts at Hyde Park is a sports centre for bowls, netball, padel, soccer, table tennis and tennis. Aquilla Health & Fitness Club offers fitness and swimming and Kobox is a boxing club. Hyde Park Bowling Green and a riding arena serve bowls and equestrian sport, while Riders & Squires is a further equestrian venue. A number of tennis courts are in the area. Virgin Active and Equinox Kensington are among the gyms. Open spaces include Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Burton Court, Dovehouse Green, Perks Field, St Luke's Gardens and St Mary Abbots Gardens. St Luke's Football Pitches and Old Football Pitches are also named. Several children's playgrounds are in the area.

Common questions

What is the median price paid for a home in SW7?
The median price paid in SW7 over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £1,395,000. For terraced houses the median price paid was £3,112,500 (28 sales) and for flats it was £1,117,500 (137 sales).
How many homes were sold in SW7 over the last year?
HM Land Registry Price Paid records show 168 standard sales in SW7 in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026.
What are the transport links in SW7?
South Kensington Underground station is about 0.2 miles from the centre and Gloucester Road is about 0.3 miles away. The nearest railway stations are Paddington and London Victoria at about 1.4 miles each. Central London is about 2 miles away.
Which schools are near SW7?
There are 15 primary schools within about 1.2 miles of the centre. The nearest is Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School at about 0.3 miles. The nearest secondary school is St. Thomas More Language College at about 0.7 miles.
How many estate agent branches are there in SW7?
There are 24 estate agent sales branches with an office in the SW7 postcode district.

Areas near SW7

SW7 is in Kensington and Chelsea.

Estate agents near SW7

  1. Douglas & Gordon Estate AgentsKensington and Chelsea SW7 3EU0.2 miles
  2. Dexters Knightsbridge & South Kensington Estate AgentsKensington and Chelsea SW7 3HD0.2 miles
  3. Carter JonasKensington and Chelsea SW7 3EU0.2 miles
  4. CARTER JONAS the Property People LONDONKensington and Chelsea SW7 2LQ0.2 miles
  5. Fenners Property SpecialistsKensington and Chelsea SW7 2NA0.2 miles
  6. Malvern CourtKensington and Chelsea SW7 30.2 miles
  7. Edward James EstatesKensington and Chelsea SW7 5RB0.3 miles
  8. Winkworth South KensingtonKensington and Chelsea SW7 4TE0.3 miles
  9. John D Wood and Co. Estate AgentsKensington and Chelsea SW7 4TE0.3 miles
  10. FoxtonsKensington and Chelsea SW7 3RD0.3 miles

Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of SW7.

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