Kensington and Chelsea Area Guide | £1.2m Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

Kensington and Chelsea

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
143,304
Households
66,856
Crimes · Jun '26
High · 13.0 per 1k
66,856
Households
White Brit. · 33%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
High · 13.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£1,179,101
Median property price
£3,335
Median rent
4,332
Postcodes
66,856
Households
White Brit. · 33%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
High · 13.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£1,179,101
Median property price
£3,335
Median rent
4,332
Postcodes

Sold prices in Kensington and Chelsea

England & Wales
Property sales · Kensington and Chelsea
HM Land Registry · Kensington and Chelsea
Average price
£1,813,211
YoY: -10.5%
Median price: £1,369,478
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 33 sales · avg £1,221,332
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£2.3m£1.8m£1.2m
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Kensington and Chelsea

England & Wales
Crime trends · Kensington and Chelsea

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
384
YoY stable
503408312
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
412
YoY stable
446374301
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
130
YoY -25%
264192120
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
85
YoY stable
1269869
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY -92%
97514
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
30
YoY stable
553412
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving

1,858
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Kensington and Chelsea

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Kensington and Chelsea.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Kensington and Chelsea

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Schools in Kensington and Chelsea

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in Kensington and ChelseaFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Transport in Kensington and Chelsea

High Street Kensington is a 4-minute walk from the centre

Underground · Tram · 340 m

  • High Street Kensington

    Underground · Tram

    340 m
  • Gloucester Road

    Tram · Underground

    674 m
  • Earl's Court

    Tram · Underground

    862 m
  • South Kensington

    Tram

    1.1 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Kensington and Chelsea

GPs make up most of the mapped places

56 GPs · 12 Museums · 9 Libraries · 87 in all

  • GPs56
  • Museums12
  • Libraries9
  • Hospitals6
  • Universities4

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Kensington and Chelsea

Median private rent

£3,335/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£2,567
1 bed
£3,335
2 bed
£3,959
3 bed
£5,497
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Kensington and Chelsea

Coordinates51.4994, -0.1886
Postcodes
4,332
Population (Census)
143,304
Households (Census)
66,856
Recorded crime · Jun '26
High · 13.0 per 1k

Demographics in Kensington and Chelsea

Ethnicity

Total residents: 143,314
White Brit.32.7%
Other White28.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.4%
Other Asian5.0%
African4.8%
+ 9 other groups · 23.7%

Religion

Total residents: 143,337
Christian48.4%
No religion24.8%
Muslim11.8%
Not answered10.0%
Jewish1.9%
+ 2 other religions · 3.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 143,304
35–4921.2%
50–6420.5%
25–3417.5%
20–248.5%
65–747.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.4%

Households

Total households: 66,856
Other32.1%
Any member 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.1%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.0%
+ 8 other households · 30.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Kensington and Chelsea

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.97 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.97 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).