Explore SW5 5BS in Kensington and Chelsea through its map and available local datasets. The outline is an approximate boundary derived from address locations, while the information below distinguishes full-postcode records from statistics covering surrounding official areas.
Active postcodeLarge user postcodeKensington and Chelsea
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Core details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
Exact postcode record
Postcode details
Postcode
SW5 5BS
Postcode without spaces
SW55BS
Status
Active postcode
User type
Large user postcode
Introduced
May 2021
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
51.4847500
Longitude
-0.1836050
British National Grid
526,217 E, 177,763 N
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
London
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Output Area (2021)
E00014566
LSOA (2021)
E01002896
MSOA (2021)
E02000596
Electoral ward
E05009402
Westminster constituency
E14001160
The red outline is an approximate convex hull generated from geocoded property locations and offset outwards by about 25 metres; it is not an official postcode boundary.
Ward and Constituency
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
The search is currently limited to records whose own postcode begins with SW5. Distances are approximate straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crime in the Local LSOA
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Containing LSOA · E01002896
34 recorded incidents
Kensington and Chelsea 020C includes SW5 5BS and other nearby postcodes.
Crime type
Incidents
Shoplifting
15
Violence and sexual offences
9
Public order
4
Anti-social behaviour
2
Vehicle crime
2
Drugs
1
Theft from the person
1
Crime figures apply to the whole Kensington and Chelsea 020C LSOA, not only to SW5 5BS. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
SW5 5BS Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the SW5 5BS postcode?
SW5 5BS is in Kensington and Chelsea, England.
What do the deprivation figures for SW5 5BS describe?
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
Can I buy a vector map of SW5 5BS?
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