Buying a home in SW7, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£2.55mmost £2.07m–£2.99m
Houses per m²£19,393flats £13,523
Sold last year86822 in five years
Prices in Kensington and Chelsea-14.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW7 sold for £2,546,156 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £2,067,911 and £2,991,815, for about 142 m² of space. That is 203% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

86 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £624k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SW7 5 (£17,247) and the most in SW7 2 (£21,007).

Across Kensington and Chelsea, prices are down 14.1% on a year ago and down 14.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £4,074 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £11,611 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £509,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in SW7 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£1,556,532£1.39m–£2.23m81 m²31
3£2,546,156£2.07m–£2.99m142 m²59
4£2,771,638£2.43m–£3.74m165 m²28
5+£4,946,474£3.07m–£6.96m256 m²61

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£1.56m£2.55m£2.77m£4.95m
Terraced—£1.56m£2.61m£2.77m£4.95m
Flats£624k£1.02m£1.53m£1.99m£3.28m

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SW7

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SW7 1£19,838£17,970
SW7 2£21,007£15,189
SW7 3£20,004£14,042
SW7 4£17,917£12,500
SW7 5£17,247£13,076

Schools near SW7

Best state primary within 2 kmSt James & St John Church of England Primary School95% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%18 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Fulham Boys School82.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%51 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SW7

Is SW7 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 203% more than across London; prices in Kensington and Chelsea are down 14.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (95% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82.3% against 43.8%); 86 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SW7?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW7 sold for £2,546,156 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £2,067,911 and £2,991,815.

Is SW7 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SW7 costs 203% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SW7 each year?

86 homes sold in the last year and 822 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near SW7?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St James & St John Church of England Primary School, where 95% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SW7?

For a 3-bedroom house, SW5 (£1.4m, 1 km), SW10 (£1.72m, 1 km), W2 (£1.82m, 2 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.