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Where is Chelsea?

Chelsea is located in the county of Greater London, London, two miles south-west of the city of City of Westminster, 15 miles south-east of the major town of Watford, and three miles south-west of London. Chelsea lies three miles south-west of the City and County of the City of London border, and was historically in the county of Middlesex. Chelsea falls within the London borough council of Kensington and Chelsea, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the SW3 postcode district. The post town for Chelsea is London.

Chelsea on a map

Map showing extent of Chelsea as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Chelsea
Map showing location of Chelsea within the UK
Location of Chelsea within the UK

Which county is Chelsea in?

Chelsea is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Middlesex, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyMiddlesex
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Chelsea in Greater London?

Chelsea is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Greater London, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater London.

Map showing location of Chelsea within Greater London
Location of Chelsea within Greater London

What is the postcode for Chelsea?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Chelsea is SW3 5UB.

Where is Chelsea in SW3?

Chelsea is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SW3 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SW3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Chelsea within SW3
Location of Chelsea within SW3

What is the post town for Chelsea?

The post town for Chelsea is London. Chelsea is in the SW3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of London.

What is the latitude and longitude of Chelsea?

The centre of Chelsea is located at position 51.4878° latitude and -0.16788° longitude.

Latitude51.4878°
Longitude-0.16788°

What is the easting and northing of Chelsea?

The centre of Chelsea is located at the grid reference easting 527302 and northing 178130 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting527302
Northing178130

What are the nearest towns to Chelsea?

Position of Chelsea relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Chelsea to the centre of the town.

north
10m
Chelsea is 10 miles north of Ewell
north
12m
Chelsea is 12 miles north of Epsom
north
12m
Chelsea is 12 miles north of Banstead
north-east
12m
Chelsea is 12 miles north-east of Sunbury-on-Thames
north-east
12m
Chelsea is 12 miles north-east of Esher
south
13m
Chelsea is 13 miles south of Borehamwood
north-east
13m
Chelsea is 13 miles north-east of Walton-on-Thames
north-west
13m
Chelsea is 13 miles north-west of Warlingham
east
13m
Chelsea is 13 miles east of Ashford
south-east
14m
Chelsea is 14 miles south-east of Bushey

What are the nearest cities to Chelsea?

Position of Chelsea relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Chelsea to the centre of the city.

south-west
2m
Chelsea is 2 miles south-west of City of Westminster
south-west
2m
Chelsea is 2 miles south-west of London
south-west
4m
Chelsea is 4 miles south-west of City of London
south-east
20m
Chelsea is 20 miles south-east of St Albans
south-west
33m
Chelsea is 33 miles south-west of Chelmsford
west
38m
Chelsea is 38 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
46m
Chelsea is 46 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
north
46m
Chelsea is 46 miles north of Brighton and Hove
east
50m
Chelsea is 50 miles east of Oxford
south
51m
Chelsea is 51 miles south of Cambridge

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