Ovington Gardens, London, SW3 1LE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SW3 1LE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.3%	51.8%	5.5%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	53.7%	48.2%	-5.5%	49.0%	-0.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	50.3%	33.3%	-17.0%	37.9%	-4.6%
Married: Opposite sex	36.1%	46.7%	10.6%	44.2%	2.5%
Separated	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	8.3%	9.3%	1.0%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	3.6%	9.3%	5.7%	6.1%	3.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	64.7%	68.3%	3.6%	48.4%	19.9%
Good health	28.4%	15.2%	-13.2%	33.6%	-18.4%
Fair health	4.7%	11%	6.3%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	2.1%	5.5%	3.4%	4.0%	1.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around SW3 1LE this area, 9.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 70.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.1%	9.3%	5.2%	18.2%	-8.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3%	1.3%	-1.7%	9.6%	-8.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.1%	4%	-3.1%	13.4%	-9.4%
Apprenticeship	0%	0.7%	0.7%	5.3%	-4.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.7%	8.7%	1.0%	16.9%	-8.2%
Degree or Similar	69.2%	70.7%	1.5%	33.8%	36.9%
Other	8.9%	5.3%	-3.6%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.2% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	0%	3.7%	3.7%	0.7%	3.0%
Indian	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	3.1%	-2.5%
Pakistani	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	2.1%	7.9%	5.8%	1.6%	6.3%
Black African	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	1.0%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	4.7%	2.4%	-2.3%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.8%	1.6%
White	80.5%	62.2%	-18.3%	81.4%	-19.2%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	4.7%	12.2%	7.5%	0.6%	11.6%
Other	2.6%	4.9%	2.3%	1.6%	3.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 31.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	44.7%	31.9%	-12.8%	83.2%	-51.3%
European Union	25.8%	20.2%	-5.6%	6.1%	14.1%
Rest of Europe	4.7%	2.5%	-2.2%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	5.3%	4.9%	-0.4%	2.7%	2.2%
Middle East and Asia	7.4%	28.2%	20.8%	5.6%	22.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.9%	11%	2.1%	1.3%	9.7%
Oceania	2.6%	1.2%	-1.4%	0.3%	0.9%
British Overseas	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 31.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 35.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	43.7%	31.1%	-12.6%	83.2%	-52.1%
10+ Years	12.6%	35.9%	23.3%	9.8%	26.1%
5-10 Years	11.6%	9%	-2.6%	2.9%	6.1%
2-5 Years	14.7%	10.2%	-4.5%	2.2%	8.0%
Less than 2 years	17.4%	13.8%	-3.6%	1.9%	11.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.4%	76.7%	-16.3%
Ireland	3.7%	0.6%	3.1%
France	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	6.1%	0.6%	5.5%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Other EU countries	5.5%	1.5%	4.0%
Other Europe	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Middle East	3%	0.1%	2.9%
Eastern Asia	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	5.5%	0.3%	5.2%
Central and South America	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.8%	37.2%	-13.4%
Christian	45.1%	46.2%	-1.1%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	20.1%	6.5%	13.6%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	9.8%	6.0%	3.8%

Safety

Is Ovington Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ovington Gardens was 479.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 49.9% higher than the Brompton & Hans Town average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Ovington Gardens has the 14th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town and the 58th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 107.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -11.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£85,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SW3 1LE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Ovington Gardens are based on 90 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Kensington And Chelsea.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Ovington Gardens, London, SW3 1LE

Estimated Average Property Prices for SW3 1LE

Average Price
£4,987,652

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£4,974,123

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£5,082,353

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ovington Gardens

Average Price
£1,596,096

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£5,768,453

Detached
£1,027,317

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,124,318

Other
£347,458

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ovington GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Ovington Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£3,850,000	2020-06-16	£3,941,667
21 Ovington Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£4,175,000	2019-11-15	£4,869,975
24 Ovington Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£6,750,000	2015-02-09	£7,095,000
22 Ovington Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£5,300,000	2015-01-12	£5,437,961
23 Ovington Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£4,987,500	2014-10-28	£5,008,678

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SW3 1LE

Employment

SW3 1LE area has a very high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 11% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	56
Looking after home or family	22
Retired	16
Unemployed	16
Self-Employed	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1
Part-Time Employee	1

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	38
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Other	10
Administrative and support service activities	7
Education	5
Construction	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Information and communication	4
Human health and social work activities	4
Transport and storage	2
Manufacturing	1
Mining and quarrying	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chelsea Open Air Nursery School 51 Glebe Place , Chelsea SW3 5JE	4out of 4	1,551 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Somerset Nursery School and Children's Centre 157-159 Battersea Church Rd , Battersea SW11 3ND	4out of 4	2,706 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tachbrook Nursery School Aylesford Street , SW1V 3RT	3out of 4	3,010 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,299 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
James Lee Nursery School Gliddon Road , W14 9BH	4out of 4	3,522 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marlborough Primary School Draycott Avenue , SW3 3AP	3out of 4	645 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Cadogan Street , SW3 2QT	- not rated	749 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School Bury Walk , Cale Street SW3 6QH	4out of 4	914 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Sedding Street , Sloane Square SW1X 9DE	3out of 4	1,005 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School Clareville Street , Kensindton and Chelsea SW7 5AQ	4out of 4	1,067 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saint Thomas More Language College Cadogan Street , SW3 2QS	4out of 4	749 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir Simon Milton Westminster University Technical College 1 Sutherland Street , SW1V 4LD	- not rated	1,931 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Westminster City School 55 Palace Street , SW1E 5HJ	3out of 4	2,182 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
The Grey Coat Hospital Greycoat Place , SW1P 2DY	4out of 4	2,537 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Pimlico Academy Lupus Street , Pimlico SW1V 3AT	4out of 4	2,608 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	2,786 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	2,906 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	3,560 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Sixth Form St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB	2out of 4	3,878 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Marine Society College of the Sea 200b Lambeth Road , SE1 7JY	- not rated	3,906 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	2,841 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	5,324 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Knightsbridge School 67 Pont Street , SW1X 0BD	- not rated	419 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Princes Gardens Preparatory School 10 - 13 Princes Gardens , SW7 1ND	- not rated	445 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hill House School Hans Place , Knightsbridge SW1X 0EP	- not rated	578 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
More House School 22-24 Pont Street , Chelsea SW1X 0AA	- not rated	625 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Sussex House School 68 Cadogan Square , SW1X 0EA	- not rated	637 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hawksmoor	BASEMENT, 3 Yeoman's Row	52 yd
Giovanni	6 Yeoman's Row, LONDON	65 yd
Mooboo	61 Beauchamp Place, LONDON	76 yd
Boxcentric	8 Egerton Gardens Mews, LONDON	79 yd
Ciros Pizza Pomodoro	51 Beauchamp Place, LONDON	80 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bunch of Grapes	Public House, 207 Brompton Road	39 yd
The Beauchamp	43-44 Beauchamp Place, LONDON	111 yd
Hennessy Concession/Hennessy Boutique	Harrods, 87-135 Brompton Road	366 yd
Jaks Bar Limited	87-89 Walton Street, LONDON	413 yd
Admiral Codrington	17 Mossop Street, LONDON	435 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
My Godo	138 Brompton Road, LONDON	161 yd
Freej Swalieh Kuwaiti Food Restaurant	86 BROMPTON ROAD	348 yd
EAT BEETS LIMITED	Harrods, 87-135 Brompton Road	366 yd
Carpo	36 Hans Crescent, LONDON	436 yd
Ekook	4 PARK CLOSE	629 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	UNITS 3 AND UNIT 4, MOREAU HOUSE, 112-120 BROMPTON ROAD	230 yd
Little Waitrose Ltd	118 BROMPTON ROAD	237 yd
Sainsbury's	75 Sloane Avenue, LONDON	626 yd
Waitrose	GROUND, 27 MOTCOMB STREET	727 yd
Tesco	50-52 Old Brompton Road, LONDON	918 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Aquilla Health & Fitness Centre THURLOE PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	351 yd
More House School 22-24 22-24 PONT STREET		500 yd
Sussex House School CADOGAN SQUARE		509 yd
Kx Gym Private Members Club DRAYCOTT AVENUE	health and fitness suite	513 yd
Pure Gym (London South Kensington) 63-81 63-81 PELHAM STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	536 yd
The Bulgari, London KNIGHTSBRIDGE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	543 yd
Marlborough Primary School DRAYCOTT AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	571 yd
The Peak Health Club & Spa CARLTON TOWER HOTEL CARLTON TOWER HOTEL CADOGAN PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	599 yd
St Thomas More Rc Language College CADOGAN STREET		631 yd
Ethos Sports Centre IMPERIAL COLLEGE SPORTS CENTRE IMPERIAL COLLEGE SPORTS CENTRE PRINCES GARDENS	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	640 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	20.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	189.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of SW3 1LE