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Kensington and Chelsea

EnglandLondonKensington and Chelsea
LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
143,304
Households
66,856
Crimes · May '26
1,752 · 12.2 per 1k
66,856
Households
White Brit. · 33%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1,752 · 12.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£1,153,529
Median property price
4,334
Postcodes
66,856
Households
White Brit. · 33%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1,752 · 12.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£1,153,529
Median property price
4,334
Postcodes

Overview of Kensington and Chelsea

Coordinates51.4994, -0.1886
Postcodes
4,334
Population (Census)
143,304
Households (Census)
66,856
Recorded crime · May '26
1,752 · 12.2 per 1k

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 5.84 (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 5.84 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in Kensington and Chelsea

Property sales · Kensington and Chelsea
HM Land Registry · Kensington and Chelsea
Average price
£1,868,595
YoY: -7.4%
Median price: £1,375,116
View district SW7
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 27 sales · avg £1,145,296
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£2.4m£1.8m£1.1m
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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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

Crime trends · Kensington and Chelsea
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
503408312
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
356
YoY stable
ASB
446374301
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
414
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
264192120
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
142
YoY -20%
Burglary
1269869
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
78
YoY -20%
Criminal damage
97514
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -95%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Bicycle Theft
553412
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
29
YoY stable

3 of 5 key categories improving

1,752
incidents · May '26

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%