
Postcode
1242
The streets of SW10:
Adrian Mews Adrian Mews is a small mews off of Ifield Road.Ann Lane Ann Lane is a road in the SW10 postcode areaAshburnham Road Ashburnham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Beaufort Street Beaufort Street is a road in the SW10 postcode areaBilling Road Billing Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Billing Street Billing Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Blantyre Street Blantyre Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Bolton Gardens Mews Bolton Gardens Mews is a road in the SW10 postcode areaBurnaby Street Burnaby Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Camera Place Camera Place is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Carmichael Close A street within the SW10 postcodeCathcart Road Cathcart Road is a road in the SW10 postcode areaCavaye Place Cavaye Place is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Chelsea Crescent Chelsea Crescent is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Chelsea Harbour Design Centre Chelsea Harbour Design Centre is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Chelsea Harbour Drive Chelsea Harbour Drive is a road in the SW10 postcode areaChelsea Harbour Chelsea Harbour is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Chelsea Reach Chelsea Reach is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Chelsea Studios Chelsea Studios is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Chelsea Wharf Chelsea Wharf is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Cheyne Walk Cheyne Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Coleherne Mews Coleherne Mews is a road in the SW10 postcode areaColeherne Road Coleherne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Cremorne Road Cremorne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Cresswell Gardens Cresswell Gardens is a road in the SW10 postcode areaCresswell Gardens This is a street in the SW5 postcode areaCresswell Place Cresswell Place is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Damer Terrace Damer Terrace is a road in the SW10 postcode areaDartrey Tower Dartrey Tower is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Drayton Gardens Drayton Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.East Road East Road is a road in the SW10 postcode areaEast Terrace East Terrace is a road in the SW10 postcode areaEdith Grove Edith Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Edith Terrace Edith Terrace is a road in the SW10 postcode areaEdith Yard Edith Grove Edith Yard Edith Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Elm Park Gardens Elm Park Gardens links Fulham Road with Elm Park Road.Elm Park Lane Elm Park Lane is a road in the SW10 postcode areaElm Park Mansions Elm Park Mansions is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Esher House Residential blockFarrier Walk Farrier Walk is a road in the SW10 postcode areaFawcett Street Fawcett Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Fernshaw Close Fernshaw Close is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Fernshaw Road Fernshaw Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Finborough Road Finborough Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Fulham Road Fulham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Gertrude Street Gertrude Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Gilston Road Gilston Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Greaves Tower Greaves Tower is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Gunter Grove Gunter Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Harcourt Terrace Harcourt Terrace is a road in the SW10 postcode areaHarley Gardens Harley Gardens is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Hobury Street Hobury Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Holly Mews Holly Mews is a road in the SW10 postcode areaHollywood Mews Hollywood Mews is a road in the SW10 postcode areaHollywood Road Hollywood Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Hortensia Road Hortensia Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Ifield Road Ifield Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.King’s Road This is a street in the SW10 postcode areaKings Road Kings Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Lamont Road Lamont Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Langton Street Langton Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Limerston Street Limerston Street is a road in the SW10 postcode areaLondon House Residential blockLots Road Lots Road, older than the surrounding streets, was once Pooles Lane which was a track leading to Chelsea Farm.Milborne Grove Milborne Grove was built between 1851 and 1862.Milmans Street Milmans Street is a road in the SW10 postcode areaMoravian Place Moravian Place is a road in the SW10 postcode areaMunro Terrace Munro Terrace is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Netherton Grove Netherton Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Nightingale Place Nightingale Place is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Owen Close Owen Close is a road in the UB4 postcode areaPark Walk Park Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Priory Walk Priory Walk and Milborne Grove both have development on one side of the road only and together they book-end Harley Gardens.Redcliffe Gardens Redcliffe Gardens began life as Walnut Tree Walk, a pathway running through nurseries and market gardens.Redcliffe Mews Redcliffe Mews is a road in the SW10 postcode areaRedcliffe Place Redcliffe Place is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Redcliffe Road Redcliffe Road is a road in the SW10 postcode areaRedcliffe Square Redcliffe Square was built as part of the Gunter estate in the 1860s.Redcliffe Street Redcliffe Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Riley Street Riley Street is a road in the SW10 postcode areaSeymour Walk Seymour Walk was almost entirely built between the 1790s-1820s in an area then known as Little Chelsea.Shalcomb Street Shalcomb Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Slaidburn Street Slaidburn Street is a street in LondonSouth Walk South Walk is a road in the SW10 postcode areaSt Andrews Church St Andrews Church is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.St Lukes Church Hall St Lukes Church Hall is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Stadium Street Stadium Street is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Tadema Road Tadema Road was named after Lawrence Alma-TademaTetcott Road Tetcott Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Thames Avenue Thames Avenue is a road in the SW10 postcode areaThames Towpath Thames Towpath is a road in the SW10 postcode areaThe Boltons The Boltons is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.The Boltons The Boltons is a road in the SW5 postcode areaThe Chambers The Chambers is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.The Little Boltons The Little Boltons - originally called "The Grove" - connects Old Brompton Road with Tregunter Road.The Plaza The Plaza is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Thistle Grove Thistle Grove is a road in the SW10 postcode areaThorndike Close Thorndike Close is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Tregunter Road Development began at the east end of Tregunter Road in 1851 and was complete by 1866 at the west end.Upcerne Road Upcerne Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.Upper Whistler Walk This is a street in the SW10 postcode areaUverdale Road Uverdale Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.West Road West Road is a road in the SW10 postcode areaWestgate Terrace Westgate Terrace is a road in the SW10 postcode areaWharfedale Street This is a street in the SW10 postcode areaWhistler Walk Whistler Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.World’s End Passage World’s End Passage is a road in the SW10 postcode areaWorlds End Place Worlds End Place is one of the streets of London in the SW10postal area.
Cheyne Walk, SW10 Cheyne Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area. Edith Grove, SW10 Edith Grove is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area. Fulham Road, SW10 Fulham Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area. Ifield Road, SW10 Ifield Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area. Kings Road, SW10 Kings Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area. Lamont Road, SW10 Lamont Road is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area. Park Walk, SW10 Park Walk is one of the streets of London in the SW10 postal area. Paultons Square, SW3 Paultons Square, a garden square, was built in 1836–40 on the site of a former market garden. Raasay Street Raasay Street ran from Dartrey Road to Edith Grove. Redcliffe Gardens, SW10 Redcliffe Gardens began life as Walnut Tree Walk, a pathway running through nurseries and market gardens. Seymour Walk, SW10 Seymour Walk was almost entirely built between the 1790s-1820s in an area then known as Little Chelsea. The Vale, SW3 The Vale is one of the streets of London in the SW3 postal area. Tregunter Road, SW10 Development began at the east end of Tregunter Road in 1851 and was complete by 1866 at the west end.
Chelsea is an affluent area, bounded to the south by the River Thames.Its eastern boundary was once defined by the River Westbourne, which is now in a pipe above Sloane Square tube station. The modern eastern boundary is Chelsea Bridge Road and the lower half of Sloane Street, including Sloane Square, along with parts of Belgravia. To the north and northwest, the area fades into Knightsbridge and South Kensington, but it is safe to say that the area north of
King’s Road as far northwest as
Fulham Road is part of Chelsea.
The word Chelsea originates from the Old English term for
chalk and
landing place on the river. The first record of the Manor of Chelsea precedes the Domesday Book and records the fact that Thurstan, governor of the King’s Palace during the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042–1066), gave the land to the Abbot and Convent of Westminster. Abbot Gervace subsequently assigned the manor to his mother, and it passed into private ownership. The modern-day Chelsea hosted the Synod of Chelsea in 787 AD.
Chelsea once had a reputation for the manufacture of Chelsea buns (made from a long strip of sweet dough tightly coiled, with currants trapped between the layers, and topped with sugar).
King Henry VIII acquired the manor of Chelsea from Lord Sandys in 1536; Chelsea Manor Street is still extant. Two of King Henry’s wives, Catherine Parr and Anne of Cleves, lived in the Manor House; Princess Elizabeth – the future Queen Elizabeth I – resided there; and Thomas More lived more or less next door at Beaufort House. In 1609 James I established a theological college on the site of the future Chelsea Royal Hospital, which Charles II founded in 1682.
By 1694, Chelsea – always a popular location for the wealthy, and once described as ’a village of palaces’ – had a population of 3000. Even so, Chelsea remained rural and served London to the east as a market garden, a trade that continued until the 19th-century development boom which caused the final absorption of the district into the metropolis.
Chelsea shone, brightly but briefly, in the 1960s Swinging London period and the early 1970s. The Swinging Sixties was defined on
King’s Road, which runs the length of the area. The Western end of Chelsea featured boutiques Granny Takes a Trip and The Sweet Shop, the latter of which sold medieval silk velvet caftans, tabards and floor cushions, with many of the cultural cognoscenti of the time being customers, including Keith Richards, Twiggy and many others.
The exclusivity of Chelsea as a result of its high property prices has historically resulted in the term Sloane Ranger to be used to describe its residents. From 2011, Channel 4 broadcast a reality television show called
Made in Chelsea, documenting the ’glitzy’ lives of several young people living in Chelsea. Moreover, Chelsea is home to one of the largest communities of Americans living outside of the United States, with 6.53% of Chelsea-residents being born in the United States.