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16,554 people · median £1,400,000 · Kensington and Chelsea

Kensington and Chelsea Council · Conservative-controlled   34/50 seats · 68% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£1,400,000 median 12th cheapest of 15 neighbourhoods
among 15 neighbourhoods in Kensington and Chelsea

A typical home here sells for £1,400,000, down 13.5% over five years. That's about 25.2× local earnings — around the 32.7× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 50 sales
£797k£1.2m£1.6m£2m£2.4m201120182026 YTD2013 +23%−50%£1,110,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£1,400,000
5-year change-13.5%
Full history since 1995
£1k£617k£1.2m£1.8m£2.5m199520102026 YTD2004 +32%−50%£1,110,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£4.7m
Semi-detached
£4m
Terraced
£5.3m
Flat
£1.1m
Typical home price compared with annual local pay25.2× · five-year average 32.7×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from Kensington and Chelsea16.5%

Of the homes across Kensington and Chelsea that sold again within five years, 16.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than London (18%).

By property type
Flats16.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new33.1%
Bought second-hand16%
Overall
Typical resale gain+48% · ~13.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (4,127 resale pairs) across Kensington and Chelsea — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership42%

Owned outright
28%
With a mortgage
13%
Private rented
47%
Social rented
11%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£1,643

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea£1,133
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,096
Band B£1,278
Band C£1,461
Band D (baseline)£1,643
Band E£2,009
Band F£2,374
Band G£2,739
Band H£3,287
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£14,122 per square metre

What this means ▾

The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in Kensington 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Kensington High Street£803,256810+65.5%
Vicarage Gate£377,500468-33.5%
Beckford Close£460,000405-20%
Warwick Gardens£462,000363-23.9%
Holland Road£325,000357-17.4%
Campden Hill Road£982,500338-63.9%
Kensington Court£730,000338+9.2%
Oakwood Court£795,500312+48.7%
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Neighbourhood prices in Kensington and Chelsea how Kensington compares · from Kensington and Chelsea

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Silchester Estate +8.3%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 12m
Silchester Estate£1,300,000+8.3%55
Brompton£1,530,000+7.4%248
Wandon Estate£770,000+0.7%103
Hans Town£1,900,000-3%162
Notting Hill£1,280,000-5.3%365
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Kensington — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
350 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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