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This is a profile for the central postcode in SW7 which is SW7 5BD. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

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

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found primarily in Inner London in Westminster, Camden, Islington, Haringey and Hackney as well as in Brighton, Bristol, Glasgow 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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Motorist loses crash death appeal

04/12/2009 12:42:53

A motorist who was drunk when she killed a 15-month-old boy in his pushchair loses her appeal against her seven-year sentence.
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Jury out in Kercher murder trial

04/12/2009 12:58:33

The jury in the trial of two students accused of killing Londoner Meredith Kercher in Italy retires.
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Mayor faces tough sell on academies

04/12/2009 10:14:58

As the first of mayor Boris Johnson's academies prepares to open, he faces a tough job convincing other schools.
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Dire Straits given plaque honour

04/12/2009 08:36:03

British rock band Dire Straits receive an award in Deptford from the Performing Rights Society (PRS).
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Jailed backpacker 'needs UK help'

04/12/2009 12:41:16

Government intervention is needed to help an 'innocent' backpacker from London jailed for drug smuggling in India, supporters say.
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Melua plays down diving 'fright'

04/12/2009 11:19:48

Singer Katie Melua plays down a "small incident" that left her out of air while diving in a lake in west London.
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Fisherman's family told of body

04/12/2009 08:54:16

The family of a fisherman from London who went missing off the Dorset coast are informed that a body has been found.
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Charge over M1 boy injury crash

04/12/2009 07:27:54

Police charge a 45-year-old woman with attempted murder after a crash on the M1 in which a young boy was injured.
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Death in the line of duty

04/12/2009 04:20:51

Four people face jail in connection with a violent robbery and a car chase which ended with the death of a police officer.
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Straw raises Portugal lawyer

03/12/2009 17:33:58

Justice Secretary Jack Straw takes up the case of a London woman facing a possible jail sentence in Portugal.
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Fake websites closed by police

03/12/2009 16:09:56

More than 1,000 websites which appear to sell cut price designer goods have been brought down by the Metropolitan police.
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Three held over abduction killing

03/12/2009 14:51:51

Police arrest three men over the killing of a 24-year-old who was beaten and abducted near his east London home.
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Ronnie Wood held over assault

03/12/2009 15:18:58

Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood is arrested on suspicion of assault in connection with a domestic incident in Greater London.
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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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Big Squeeze

25/11/2009 12:42:24

A look at how transport changed over the deacde
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Tube Stations

South Kensington (0.18 miles away), Circle/District/Piccadilly

Gloucester Road (0.32 miles away), Circle/District/Piccadilly

Earl's Court (0.73 miles away), District/Piccadilly

High Street Kensington (0.74 miles away), Circle/District

Knightsbridge (0.80 miles away), Piccadilly

Railway Stations

West Brompton (1.00 miles away), London Underground

London Paddington (1.31 miles away), Network Rail

Kensington Olympia (1.41 miles away), London Overground

London Victoria (1.45 miles away), Network Rail

Battersea Park (1.86 miles away), Southern

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