SW5 — London
London's SW5 postcode sits in Kensington And Chelsea. The board behind it is assembled from 10,339 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 8 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical SW5 sale went from £140,000 in 1995 to £725,500 in 2026 — 5.2× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2012 — prices moved +30.4% that year. The one to avoid was 2024: the median moved -13.8%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in SW5
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £140,000 | 380 |
| 2000 | £287,475 | 516 |
| 2005 | £375,000 | 375 |
| 2010 | £670,000 | 292 |
| 2015 | £935,000 | 265 |
| 2020 | £910,000 | 138 |
| 2025 | £800,000 | 185 |
| 2026 | £725,500 | 20 |
The areas on the board
8 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- London (SW5 9) (51% of local sales) — busiest streets: Earls Court Square, Philbeach Gardens, Nevern Square
- London (SW5 0) (49% of local sales) — busiest streets: Courtfield Gardens, Cromwell Road, Old Brompton Road
- Talbot Road (0% of local sales)
- St Thomas Street (0% of local sales)
- Poole Road (0% of local sales)
- Beaumont Avenue (0% of local sales)
- Hogfair Lane (0% of local sales)
- Foley Road East (0% of local sales)
Reading about 2012 is easy; surviving 2024 is the game. Play the SW5 board.
Local business? Put your name on the SW5 board — one sponsor per postcode.
Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.