Chelsea, London

Chelsea
King's Road in late June 2006
Chelsea Location within Greater London
Population	41,440 [1]
OS grid reference	TQ275775
London borough	Kensington & Chelsea
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Region	London
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LONDON
Postcode district	SW1, SW3, SW10
Dialling code	020
Police	Metropolitan
Fire	London
Ambulance	London
UK Parliament	Chelsea and Fulham Kensington
London Assembly	West Central
List of places UK England London 51°29′15″N 0°10′06″W / 51.4875°N 0.1684°W / 51.4875; -0.1684

Chelsea is an affluent area in West London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 miles. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames and for postal purposes is part of the south-western postal area.

Chelsea historically formed a manor and parish in the Ossulstone hundred of Middlesex, which became the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea in 1900. It merged with the Metropolitan Borough of Kensington, forming the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea upon the creation of Greater London in 1965.

The exclusivity of Chelsea as a result of its high property prices historically resulted in the coining of the term "Sloane Ranger" in the 1970s to describe some of its residents, and some of those of nearby areas. Chelsea is home to one of the largest communities of Americans living outside the United States, with 6.53% of Chelsea residents having been born in the U.S.^[2]