Kensington and Chelsea, in numbers

Average home prices reached £1,233,000 in Kensington and Chelsea.

Kensington and Chelsea council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Kensington and Chelsea has opened new homes at Acklam Road, is building at Barlby Road and has approved a larger scheme at Lots Road South. The different stages matter: permission for extra-care housing does not yet provide an operating care service.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Kensington and Chelsea council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £226,373 in August 1996; £1,232,640 in July 2026. 444.5% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £198,000 to £1,233,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £202,000 less per home (14.1% lower).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Kensington and Chelsea council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	197,675
February 1995	197,297
March 1995	197,874
April 1995	199,279
May 1995	207,174
June 1995	213,441
July 1995	214,195
August 1995	214,276
September 1995	213,205
October 1995	216,405
November 1995	216,047
December 1995	217,180
January 1996	214,573
February 1996	212,017
March 1996	213,669
April 1996	217,717
May 1996	218,932
June 1996	215,688
July 1996	224,453
August 1996	226,373
September 1996	238,458
October 1996	235,102
November 1996	241,498
December 1996	231,232
January 1997	243,698
February 1997	249,804
March 1997	256,519
April 1997	258,021
May 1997	255,930
June 1997	267,581
July 1997	275,885
August 1997	278,821
September 1997	277,355
October 1997	272,514
November 1997	279,585
December 1997	286,850
January 1998	291,299
February 1998	292,819
March 1998	286,729
April 1998	292,372
May 1998	295,683
June 1998	300,362
July 1998	294,442
August 1998	293,295
September 1998	288,381
October 1998	283,936
November 1998	276,822
December 1998	288,104
January 1999	301,085
February 1999	313,202
March 1999	309,059
April 1999	306,456
May 1999	314,873
June 1999	325,436
July 1999	335,092
August 1999	343,419
September 1999	361,297
October 1999	369,179
November 1999	381,533
December 1999	383,287
January 2000	385,137
February 2000	381,420
March 2000	390,468
April 2000	407,363
May 2000	413,852
June 2000	402,801
July 2000	416,024
August 2000	420,220
September 2000	429,934
October 2000	401,703
November 2000	418,542
December 2000	424,915
January 2001	441,172
February 2001	427,265
March 2001	439,507
April 2001	452,291
May 2001	452,026
June 2001	458,129
July 2001	470,150
August 2001	488,010
September 2001	474,147
October 2001	459,667
November 2001	446,495
December 2001	446,079
January 2002	440,904
February 2002	439,849
March 2002	448,353
April 2002	476,886
May 2002	505,769
June 2002	526,578
July 2002	538,334
August 2002	530,467
September 2002	526,216
October 2002	513,799
November 2002	523,875
December 2002	506,551
January 2003	504,711
February 2003	489,788
March 2003	492,813
April 2003	493,747
May 2003	489,174
June 2003	502,525
July 2003	493,309
August 2003	491,741
September 2003	485,716
October 2003	496,942
November 2003	509,744
December 2003	528,776
January 2004	536,555
February 2004	547,997
March 2004	545,926
April 2004	530,680
May 2004	528,656
June 2004	533,183
July 2004	578,716
August 2004	592,581
September 2004	605,145
October 2004	566,150
November 2004	559,976
December 2004	524,638
January 2005	517,148
February 2005	519,451
March 2005	529,411
April 2005	549,615
May 2005	560,532
June 2005	570,300
July 2005	584,890
August 2005	573,453
September 2005	587,265
October 2005	575,833
November 2005	585,008
December 2005	601,424
January 2006	611,595
February 2006	615,866
March 2006	617,187
April 2006	628,817
May 2006	639,208
June 2006	649,025
July 2006	656,551
August 2006	659,832
September 2006	652,943
October 2006	654,203
November 2006	681,880
December 2006	697,390
January 2007	738,048
February 2007	752,320
March 2007	770,452
April 2007	777,805
May 2007	777,423
June 2007	782,967
July 2007	807,306
August 2007	843,910
September 2007	899,084
October 2007	874,544
November 2007	841,001
December 2007	829,980
January 2008	877,261
February 2008	901,035
March 2008	874,716
April 2008	825,209
May 2008	822,958
June 2008	829,319
July 2008	889,950
August 2008	873,016
September 2008	878,526
October 2008	816,841
November 2008	816,513
December 2008	784,905
January 2009	723,363
February 2009	678,574
March 2009	647,498
April 2009	673,611
May 2009	719,092
June 2009	778,445
July 2009	833,396
August 2009	846,617
September 2009	825,920
October 2009	797,151
November 2009	815,492
December 2009	816,958
January 2010	859,776
February 2010	842,465
March 2010	888,269
April 2010	885,955
May 2010	925,945
June 2010	888,870
July 2010	914,950
August 2010	894,150
September 2010	934,712
October 2010	929,505
November 2010	949,842
December 2010	957,213
January 2011	931,014
February 2011	913,219
March 2011	951,677
April 2011	1,038,196
May 2011	1,016,213
June 2011	986,498
July 2011	949,297
August 2011	987,666
September 2011	1,007,445
October 2011	991,839
November 2011	1,028,725
December 2011	994,969
January 2012	1,005,871
February 2012	1,010,209
March 2012	1,018,429
April 2012	1,050,310
May 2012	1,054,551
June 2012	1,115,324
July 2012	1,117,566
August 2012	1,128,280
September 2012	1,144,974
October 2012	1,165,705
November 2012	1,159,659
December 2012	1,130,506
January 2013	1,155,084
February 2013	1,147,792
March 2013	1,164,680
April 2013	1,128,674
May 2013	1,175,688
June 2013	1,214,509
July 2013	1,254,637
August 2013	1,286,758
September 2013	1,317,577
October 2013	1,268,654
November 2013	1,264,604
December 2013	1,248,702
January 2014	1,303,557
February 2014	1,296,471
March 2014	1,308,758
April 2014	1,332,057
May 2014	1,367,066
June 2014	1,404,165
July 2014	1,455,950
August 2014	1,457,480
September 2014	1,454,704
October 2014	1,443,840
November 2014	1,476,978
December 2014	1,427,563
January 2015	1,421,046
February 2015	1,393,195
March 2015	1,413,688
April 2015	1,397,554
May 2015	1,413,294
June 2015	1,399,051
July 2015	1,437,189
August 2015	1,424,031
September 2015	1,464,674
October 2015	1,372,814
November 2015	1,401,268
December 2015	1,368,626
January 2016	1,444,843
February 2016	1,400,754
March 2016	1,427,340
April 2016	1,410,191
May 2016	1,387,884
June 2016	1,348,547
July 2016	1,330,421
August 2016	1,305,767
September 2016	1,327,264
October 2016	1,317,520
November 2016	1,401,519
December 2016	1,468,517
January 2017	1,508,758
February 2017	1,528,053
March 2017	1,493,207
April 2017	1,514,619
May 2017	1,501,998
June 2017	1,451,255
July 2017	1,411,123
August 2017	1,360,693
September 2017	1,374,231
October 2017	1,382,913
November 2017	1,454,539
December 2017	1,476,041
January 2018	1,583,368
February 2018	1,491,940
March 2018	1,506,798
April 2018	1,433,732
May 2018	1,408,465
June 2018	1,413,688
July 2018	1,444,330
August 2018	1,534,304
September 2018	1,501,850
October 2018	1,458,099
November 2018	1,475,028
December 2018	1,455,931
January 2019	1,390,722
February 2019	1,363,160
March 2019	1,318,538
April 2019	1,367,238
May 2019	1,328,178
June 2019	1,391,413
July 2019	1,370,079
August 2019	1,347,001
September 2019	1,307,750
October 2019	1,271,528
November 2019	1,267,591
December 2019	1,324,396
January 2020	1,353,242
February 2020	1,427,138
March 2020	1,447,653
April 2020	1,468,156
May 2020	1,466,183
June 2020	1,408,523
July 2020	1,431,124
August 2020	1,434,698
September 2020	1,449,937
October 2020	1,397,634
November 2020	1,414,570
December 2020	1,447,320
January 2021	1,442,226
February 2021	1,369,439
March 2021	1,325,446
April 2021	1,297,495
May 2021	1,326,516
June 2021	1,299,004
July 2021	1,434,011
August 2021	1,563,496
September 2021	1,640,653
October 2021	1,653,252
November 2021	1,569,318
December 2021	1,527,160
January 2022	1,484,818
February 2022	1,481,871
March 2022	1,554,651
April 2022	1,629,934
May 2022	1,636,151
June 2022	1,630,586
July 2022	1,614,869
August 2022	1,628,847
September 2022	1,656,986
October 2022	1,533,928
November 2022	1,512,510
December 2022	1,424,062
January 2023	1,473,932
February 2023	1,454,658
March 2023	1,491,178
April 2023	1,460,873
May 2023	1,481,750
June 2023	1,525,586
July 2023	1,507,828
August 2023	1,497,975
September 2023	1,454,351
October 2023	1,518,106
November 2023	1,458,317
December 2023	1,388,740
January 2024	1,383,325
February 2024	1,379,263
March 2024	1,400,416
April 2024	1,359,656
May 2024	1,417,596
June 2024	1,434,644
July 2024	1,395,929
August 2024	1,358,489
September 2024	1,408,197
October 2024	1,431,068
November 2024	1,414,918
December 2024	1,332,149
January 2025	1,344,127
February 2025	1,380,085
March 2025	1,357,957
April 2025	1,389,588
May 2025	1,405,728
June 2025	1,466,106
July 2025	1,434,732
August 2025	1,395,417
September 2025	1,390,253
October 2025	1,373,595
November 2025	1,385,774
December 2025	1,324,122
January 2026	1,315,082
February 2026	1,303,606
March 2026	1,312,209
April 2026	1,336,908
May 2026	1,290,358
June 2026	1,266,683
July 2026	1,232,640

Source →

People living in the area

145,734

Mid-2025 · Kensington and Chelsea council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

Source and method →

Average home price

£1,233,000

July 2026 · Kensington and Chelsea council area

Show the workings

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £1,232,640.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£3,690

August 2026 · Kensington and Chelsea council area

Show the workings

Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Look beneath the average

Homes rented privately

13.9% to 55.9%

Homes rented privately ranged from 13.9% in Dalgarno to 55.9% in Brompton & Hans Town — a gap of 42 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 18 of 18 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Dalgarno	13.9%	387	2,778
Notting Dale	16%	578	3,620
Golborne	19.2%	729	3,804
St. Helen's	23.7%	656	2,771
Chelsea Riverside	25.3%	950	3,749
Colville	29%	1,261	4,348
Norland	33%	890	2,698
Stanley	36.8%	1,502	4,078
Holland	43.3%	1,662	3,842
Royal Hospital	46%	1,804	3,925
Campden	46.5%	1,809	3,893
Redcliffe	47.2%	2,074	4,398
Earl's Court	49.8%	2,324	4,668
Pembridge	50.9%	1,362	2,674
Abingdon	51%	1,956	3,835
Queen's Gate	54.6%	1,985	3,637
Courtfield	54.9%	2,291	4,171
Brompton & Hans Town	55.9%	2,239	4,006

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

1.4% to 7.9%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 1.4% in Queen's Gate to 7.9% in Notting Dale — a gap of 6.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 18 of 18 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Queen's Gate	1.4%	111	7,906
Campden	2.2%	187	8,624
Courtfield	2.2%	186	8,330
Brompton & Hans Town	2.5%	197	7,789
Abingdon	3%	236	7,894
Redcliffe	3.2%	296	9,194
Norland	3.2%	184	5,702
Holland	3.7%	335	9,102
Pembridge	3.7%	200	5,381
Royal Hospital	3.7%	315	8,417
Earl's Court	4.2%	379	8,937
Stanley	5.1%	434	8,582
St. Helen's	5.9%	365	6,160
Colville	6.7%	576	8,574
Chelsea Riverside	7%	538	7,633
Dalgarno	7.1%	512	7,212
Golborne	7.4%	653	8,803
Notting Dale	7.9%	724	9,140

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

11.5% to 22.5%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 11.5% in Redcliffe to 22.5% in Royal Hospital — a gap of 11.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 18 of 18 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Redcliffe	11.5%	1,053	9,194
Earl's Court	11.7%	1,046	8,938
Queen's Gate	11.7%	926	7,906
Courtfield	11.7%	976	8,332
Golborne	12%	1,058	8,800
Holland	12.2%	1,112	9,102
Notting Dale	13%	1,188	9,139
Dalgarno	13.7%	991	7,212
Pembridge	14.4%	774	5,382
Brompton & Hans Town	14.5%	1,129	7,789
Campden	14.6%	1,258	8,619
St. Helen's	14.6%	899	6,156
Abingdon	14.9%	1,175	7,894
Colville	15.1%	1,296	8,570
Norland	15.8%	903	5,702
Stanley	17.3%	1,484	8,582
Chelsea Riverside	18.8%	1,435	7,634
Royal Hospital	22.5%	1,896	8,417

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Learn from the accessible homes at Acklam Road

The opened scheme includes four wheelchair-accessible social homes.

Proposed response: Check how design works for residents before repeating it.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Make school and community access fit together

Barlby’s sports hall is intended for both pupils and the community.

Proposed response: Agree practical hours and affordable booking before opening.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Turn extra-care housing into a working service

Lots Road South includes 65 extra-care social homes.

Proposed response: Plan care staffing and allocation with the buildings.

Evidence

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Local work to follow

Acklam Road, North Kensington

Acklam Road homes and community space

New housing includes social rent, market rent and accessible homes.

Opened in September 2024 · evidence dated 2024-10-07

Responsible body: Kensington and Chelsea Council

What the source says: The scheme opened on 26 September 2024 with 32 homes, including 20 social rent homes and four wheelchair-accessible social homes. The page describes community rooms alongside housing.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Acklam Road →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Learn from the accessible homes at Acklam Road →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Barlby Road

Barlby Road homes and sports hall

Homes are being built alongside a sports hall for schools and community use.

Construction underway in June 2026 update · evidence dated 2026-06-15

Responsible body: Kensington and Chelsea Council

What the source says: The June update describes 83 homes, including 38 social rent and 10 key-worker homes. Its expected September occupation date is not treated as completed delivery.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Barlby Road →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Make school and community access fit together →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Lots Road South, Chelsea

Lots Road South homes and extra care

The plan includes housing with on-site support for older residents.

Planning permission approved in December 2025 · evidence dated 2025-12-17

Responsible body: Kensington and Chelsea Council

What the source says: The approved scheme comprises 274 homes: 65 extra-care social rent, 53 general-needs social rent and 156 private homes. It also proposes public space and workspace. These are approved plans, not occupied homes.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Planning approval for Lots Road South →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Turn extra-care housing into a working service →

Protect public space and workspace through delivery →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

18 of 18 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

Read the neighbourhood evidence →

3 reviewed plans and projects

3 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

Read the sources and limits →

What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

These are selected council-sourced projects, not the whole council programme.

The suggested action sequences are analysis, not approved budgets or delivery commitments.

Project locations have not been verified as ward impact footprints. Empty cost or funding fields mean no reviewed figure, not zero.