Kensington and Chelsea

Borough · London · United Kingdom

The most expensive borough in London: Chelsea, Kensington and Notting Hill, museums at South Kensington, and North Kensington, where social housing sits next to large private homes.

Median rent, 2-bed home£3,563 per month
Price level£££££
Good forQuiet & greenEasy commute
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Overview

Good for

Museums, parks and prime central location

Watch out for

The highest rents in the UK

Neighborhoods

  • Chelsea
  • Kensington
  • Notting Hill
  • Earl's Court
  • South Kensington
  • North Kensington

Rent

The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Kensington and Chelsea was £3,563 in 2025/26, 75% above the London average. It is the most expensive of 33 boroughs.

Home sizeMedian rent / month
Room£856
Studio£1,598
1 bedroom£2,578
2 bedrooms£3,563
3 bedrooms£5,623
4+ bedrooms£7,150

Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.

Rent by postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea

Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.

DistrictIncludes (wards)1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms
SW3Brompton & Hans Town, Chelsea Riverside, Clapham Town, Courtfield, Knightsbridge & Belgravia, Royal Hospital£2,817£3,800£5,417
SW5Abingdon, Courtfield, Earl's Court, Redcliffe£2,249£3,250£4,000
SW7Brompton & Hans Town, Courtfield, Knightsbridge & Belgravia, Lancaster Gate, Queen's Gate£2,500£3,900£5,677
SW10Chelsea Riverside, Courtfield, Redcliffe, Sands End, Stanley£2,356£3,000–
W8Abingdon, Campden, Holland, Queen's Gate£2,638£4,117£6,500
W10College Park & Old Oak, Colville, Dalgarno, Golborne, Harrow Road, Notting Dale£2,250£2,747£3,673
W11Bayswater, Campden, Colville, Golborne, Holland, Norland£2,492£3,400£4,500
Rent £/month (2-bed)
  1. 1,550–1,700
  2. 1,700–1,800
  3. 1,800–2,000
  4. 2,000–2,350
  5. 2,350–3,563

Who lives here

Who lives hereKensington and ChelseaLondon
Population143,3768,799,725
One-person households43.7%29.3%
Children under 1513.3%18.1%
Aged 15–2413.2%12.3%
Aged 65 and over14.4%11.9%
Social housing rentals27.6%23.1%
Private rentals39.6%30.0%
Owner-occupied homes32.7%46.8%

Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).

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