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This is a profile for the central postcode in SW3 which is SW3 3HB. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be affluent urban professionals living in flats.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found primarily in London (Wandsworth, Hammersmith and Fulham, Merton, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond-upon-Thames and Ealing) as well as in Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Metropolitan Police force is responsible for policing the Kensington and Chelsea Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Kensington and Chelsea council is £1,317.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Tube check cuts 'risking safety'

20/11/2009 11:34:20

Plans to cut track inspections on a stretch of the Tube will risk public safety, a rail union has said.
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Cash-crisis university criticised

20/11/2009 21:16:21

A report into financial chaos at a north London university finds board members were aware false claims for funding were made.
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Mayor 'blocked' public space plan

20/11/2009 18:51:30

The Mayor of London's architectural aide resigned as he felt Boris Johnson had "blocked" attempts to create public spaces.
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Honour case Tulay 'still alive'

20/11/2009 18:01:07

A man accused of murdering his 15-year-old daughter in a so-called 'honour killing' tells a court he believes she is still alive.
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Teenager found stabbed to death

20/11/2009 12:01:18

An unnamed 19-year-old man who was stabbed dies at the scene in a street in Stoke Newington, north London.
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£5bn town scheme approved

20/11/2009 16:28:05

A £5bn plan to create a new town centre in north-west London is approved by councillors despite opposition.
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Officer jailed for Pc sex assault

20/11/2009 18:41:02

A sergeant with the Metropolitan Police is jailed for eight months for sexually assaulting a sleeping colleague after a Christmas party.
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Met chief cleared of card misuse

20/11/2009 14:14:37

Suspended senior Metropolitan Police officer Ali Dizaei is cleared of misusing his corporate credit card following an investigation.
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Man who tried to kill wife jailed

20/11/2009 14:18:12

An architect who tried to smother his wife with a pillow when she asked for a divorce is jailed for seven years.
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Fresh bus strike hits 58 routes

20/11/2009 07:37:32

A 48-hour pay strike on 58 bus routes affects thousands of commuters across east London and the City.
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Jail for motorway body murderer

20/11/2009 13:06:20

A man who bludgeoned his flatmate to death then dumped his burning body beside a motorway receives a life sentence.
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Kercher murder trial nearing end

20/11/2009 13:24:11

Italian prosecutors in the trial of two people accused of killing British student Meredith Kercher begin their closing arguments.
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Jail for handbag fire row woman

20/11/2009 13:18:27

A woman guilty of attempting to murder a transvestite in a row over a missing handbag is jailed for 20 years.
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Cigarette ends can insulate homes

20/11/2009 13:49:47

A London council is to use new technology which allows cigarette butts to be recycled into loft insulation.
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Fond memories of Freddie

20/11/2009 10:32:11

As Freddie Mercury's home town in London prepares to honour its famous son, his mother shares memories of the Queen frontman.
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Tell us a story

01/07/2003 13:27:16

How to contact BBC News Interactive's London team
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More news sites

19/10/2004 09:56:40

Links to other local news internet sites in London
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Weekend guide

19/11/2009 21:12:12

Tips to help you get the best out of your weekend in the city
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Tube Stations

South Kensington (0.43 miles away), Circle/District/Piccadilly

Sloane Square (0.45 miles away), Circle/District

Gloucester Road (0.81 miles away), Circle/District/Piccadilly

Knightsbridge (0.81 miles away), Piccadilly

Hyde Park Corner (0.97 miles away), Piccadilly

Railway Stations

London Victoria (1.04 miles away), Network Rail

Battersea Park (1.25 miles away), Southern

West Brompton (1.27 miles away), London Underground

Queenstown Road Battersea (1.29 miles away), South West Trains

Clapham Junction (1.71 miles away), South West Trains

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