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Kensington and Chelsea

Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Kensington and Chelsea has the most expensive homes in the UK: £1.25m on average, 23.8 times local pay, though down 14.7% in the year to June 2026. Two bedroom rent, £3,428 a month, is the highest of any council in England and Wales. 75% of eleven year olds reach the expected standard, higher than 99% of councils in England. Healthy life expectancy for women, 66.8 years, is higher than at 96% of UK councils.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£1,667

Lower than 98% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

5th lowest of the 33 councils in London.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£1.25m

The highest of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 33 councils in London.

Down 14.7% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£3,428

The highest of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 32 councils in London.

Up 2.5% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings23.8

The highest of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 32 councils in London.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home69

Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 8th lowest of the 33 councils in London.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van58.3%

Higher than 98% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

8th highest of the 33 councils in London.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station96.8%

Higher than 98% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

7th highest of the 33 councils in London.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket100%

Joint highest of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint highest of the 33 councils in London.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy100%

Joint highest of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint highest of the 33 councils in London.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available71.3%

Lower than 69% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths75%

Higher than 99% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

4th highest of the 33 councils in London.

Down 3 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score51.6

Higher than 90% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,058

Lower than 64% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

8th lowest of the 33 councils in London.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 32 councils in London.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents144.6

Higher than 98% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

4th highest of the 33 councils in London.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households11.4

Higher than 96% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 5th highest of the 33 councils in London.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year89.7

Higher than 99% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 33 councils in London.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier81.6%

Lower than 95% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

8th lowest of the 33 councils in London.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents6.9

Higher than 60% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 6th highest of the 33 councils in London.

Down 16.7% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.2

Lower than 86% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.5

Higher than 79% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women66.8 yrs

Higher than 96% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

7th highest of the 32 councils in London.

Down 0.9 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home76.4 ha

Higher than 91% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

8th highest of the 33 councils in London.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean23.3 µg/m³

Higher than 98% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

6th highest of the 33 councils in London.

Down 29.4% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Kensington and Chelsea shares a boundary with Brent, Hammersmith and Fulham and Westminster. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Brent£1,934
  2. Hammersmith and Fulham£2,622
  3. Westminster£3,305
  4. Kensington and Chelsea£3,428
Average house price, all homes
  1. Brent£544k
  2. Hammersmith and Fulham£726k
  3. Westminster£854k
  4. Kensington and Chelsea£1.25m
Council tax, band D
  1. Westminster£1,050
  2. Hammersmith and Fulham£1,520
  3. Kensington and Chelsea£1,667
  4. Brent£2,235
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Brent89.5
  2. Hammersmith and Fulham106.2
  3. Kensington and Chelsea144.6
  4. Westminster351.5
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Kensington and Chelsea2,058
  2. Westminster2,418
  3. Hammersmith and Fulham2,842
  4. Brent3,341
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Brent65%
  2. Westminster72%
  3. Kensington and Chelsea75%
  4. Hammersmith and Fulham79%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Brent17.9 µg/m³
  2. Hammersmith and Fulham20.4 µg/m³
  3. Kensington and Chelsea23.3 µg/m³
  4. Westminster25 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Brent88.3%
  2. Hammersmith and Fulham94.7%
  3. Kensington and Chelsea96.8%
  4. Westminster100%

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