Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:43 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:03 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,129 residentsin the Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park census areaMedian age 38.12,764 households49% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright3% social rented, 47% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,172 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: finance and insurance 16%, professional and scientific services 15%, other services 12%Getting to work: 64% work from home, 9% go by car, 10% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle87% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages56% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 73%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 24°C, lows 14°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C610 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October17 days of air frost, 27 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHistoric Houses Associationhistoric site · under a mileForbes House, Belgraviahistoric site · under a mileSt James's Park Lakelake · 1.0 miThe Long Waterlake · 1.1 miDuck Islandisland · 1.1 miWestminister Bridge, Londonbridge · under a mileEbury Bridge Roadbridge · under a mileThames Pathwalk or trail · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHyde Parkpark · under a mile · 130 haBattersea Parkpark · under a mile · 80 haKensington Gardenspark · under a mile · 108 haBurton Courtsports ground · under a mile · 4 haSt Luke's Gardensplaying field · under a mileWestminster School Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202037 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 28 · PM2.5 9.9 · PM10 17 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2, PM2.5 and PM10Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,327 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 21 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLister Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryKnightsbridge Medical Centre116 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyA Moore & Co106 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistElizabeth Street Dentistunder a milePolice stationPolice.ukLondonunder a mileCash machineVictoria Station (Victoria Place Shopping Centre)2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi126 schools52 primary, 12 secondary, 1 all-through, 46 independent, 7 special, 4 nursery, 2 sixth form, 2 otherIndependentEaton House Schoolages 2-8, 114 pupilsright hereIndependentMore House Schoolages 9-18, 79 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt. Thomas More Language Collegeages 11-16, 489 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAda National College for Digital Skillsunder a mileUniversityInstitute of Cancer Researchunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY9.1 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR13 miRailway stationLondon Victoriaunder a mileUndergroundSloane Square Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationVictoria Stationunder a mileFerryBattersea Power Station Pierunder a mileBus stops206 within a mileCar parkCadogan Place Car Park- London8 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingShell RechargeLondon55 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SW1 postcode district.
