Rent in SW7, London
SW7 is a postcode district mostly in Kensington and Chelsea (it also reaches into Westminster), with wards including Brompton & Hans Town, Courtfield, Knightsbridge & Belgravia, Lancaster Gate. A two-bedroom home here rents for a median £3,900 a month, +9% against the Kensington and Chelsea figure and +92% against London as a whole.
Rent by home size
| Home | SW7 | Kensington and Chelsea | London |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £2,500 | £2,578 | £1,684 |
| 2 bedrooms | £3,900 | £3,563 | £2,036 |
| 3 bedrooms | £5,677 | £5,623 | £2,472 |
| 4+ bedrooms | £9,975 | £7,150 | £3,353 |
Median monthly rent of private lets recorded by Rent Officers between April 2025 and March 2026. Counts are rounded to the nearest 10; with few rents a single expensive or cheap flat moves the median, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas. The London column is an average of the borough figures weighted by the number of rents. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.
Wards in SW7 include
Brompton & Hans Town · Courtfield · Knightsbridge & Belgravia · Lancaster Gate · Queen's Gate
Who lives in Kensington and Chelsea
Census 2021, whole borough (Kensington and Chelsea vs London). Postcode districts have no census figures of their own.
| Owner-occupied homes | 32.7% | 46.8% |
| Private rentals | 39.6% | 30.0% |
| Social housing rentals | 27.6% | 23.1% |
| One-person households | 43.7% | 29.3% |
| Children under 15 | 13.3% | 18.1% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14.4% | 11.9% |
Nearby postcode districts
- SW3 · Kensington and Chelsea · 2 bedrooms £3,800
- SW5 · Kensington and Chelsea · 2 bedrooms £3,250
- W8 · Kensington and Chelsea · 2 bedrooms £4,117
- SW1X · Westminster · 2 bedrooms £4,333
- SW10 · Kensington and Chelsea · 2 bedrooms £3,000
- SW1W · Westminster · 2 bedrooms £3,987
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