SW1W 8LU maps, stats, and open data

SW1W 8LU is located in the Knightsbridge & Belgravia electoral ward, within the London borough of Westminster and the English Parliamentary constituency of Cities of London and Westminster. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North West London ICB - W2U3Z and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

SW1W 8LU maps

SW1W 8LU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

SW1W 8LU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

SW1W 8LU geodata

Easting	528179
Northing	178480
Latitude	51.490746
Longitude	-0.155128

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is SW1W 8LU?

Country	England
Postcode District	SW1W
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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SW1W 8LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SW1W 8LU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
Licence: Open Government Licence

Politics

Ward	Knightsbridge & Belgravia
Constituency	Cities Of London And Westminster

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SW1W 8LU

January 2024	Other theft	On or near Graham Terrace	130m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Graham Terrace	130m
January 2024	Robbery	On or near Graham Terrace	130m
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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to SW1W 8LU

Chelsea Bridge Road (Pimlico Road)	Chelsea	94m
Royal Hospital Road	Chelsea	132m
Sloane Square Station Lower Sloane Street (Lower Sloane Street)	Chelsea	166m
Sloane Square (Lower Sloane Street)	Sloane Square	181m
Royal Hospital Chelsea (Chelsea Bridge Road)	Pimlico	182m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to SW1W 8LU

Sloane Square Underground Station	Sloane Square	190m
Victoria Underground Station	Victoria	1,042m
Knightsbridge Underground Station	Knightsbridge	1,271m
South Kensington Underground Station	South Kensington	1,372m
Hyde Park Corner Underground Station	Hyde Park Corner	1,379m

Nearest railway stations to SW1W 8LU

London Victoria Station	0.9km
Battersea Park Station	1.6km
Queenstown Road (Battersea) Station	1.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SW1W 8LU

Broadband access in SW1W 8LU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in SW1W 8LU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	18.5Mbps
Average download speed	38.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	8.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in SW1W 8LU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SW1W 8LU

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Source: Ofcom
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SW1W 8LU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in SW1W 8LU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	175,535
Meter count	37
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,744
Median (kWh/meter)	3,850

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	60,224
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,721
Median (kWh/meter)	1,335

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SW1W 8LU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in SW1W 8LU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

76.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than SW1W 8LU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SW1W 8LU (meters)

Fox & Hounds Public House

29 Passmore Street

20m

LIV Restaurants Limited

18-22 Holbein Place

53m

Daylesford Organic

Basement To Ground Floor

98m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to SW1W 8LU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
78 Pimlico Road	18:30	11:30	83m
40 Lower Sloane Street	18:30	11:30	151m
Ebury Street	18:30	11:30	256m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to SW1W 8LU

Facility	Distance
Francis Holland School Graham Terrace, London Sports Hall	142m
South Grounds Chelsea Bridge Road, London Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	463m
Grosvenor Waterside Health & Leisure Spa Gatliff Road, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	479m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SW1W 8LU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Francis Holland School 39 Graham Terrace, London, SW1W 8JF	Not applicable	126m
Garden House School Turks Row, London, SW3 4TW	Not applicable	219m
St Barnabas' CofE Primary School St Barnabas Street, Pimlico, London, SW1W 8PF	Primary	243m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of SW1W 8LU flooding from rivers and sea	Very Low
➜ SW1W 8LU flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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SW1W 8LU ITL and SW1W 8LU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SW1W 8LU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLI	London
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLI3	Inner London - West
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLI32	Westminster
LAU 1 Code	Name
E09000033	Westminster

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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SW1W 8LU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SW1W 8LU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00023562
LSOA	E01004667	Westminster 023C
MSOA	E02000982	Westminster 023

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to SW1W 8LU

SW1W 8HR	Passmore Street	21m
SW1W 8HS	Rembrandt Close	33m
SW1W 8HP	Passmore Street	51m
SW1W 8NW	Holbein Mews	52m
SW1W 8NL	Holbein Place	54m
SW1W 8HN	Graham Terrace	57m
SW1W 8NY	Holbein Place	59m
SW1W 8JZ	St Michaels Mews	60m
SW1W 8HX	Ormonde Place	64m
SW1W 8NN	Holbein Mews	71m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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