Kensington Gardens
Kensington and Chelsea · London · population 7,668 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Kensington · Postcode SW18 · SW5 · SW7 · W8
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,445 of 6,856 in England
- #254 of 1,002 in London
- #7 of 21 in Kensington and Chelsea
- Less deprived (top 40%)
In summary
Kensington Gardens is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,445 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 21 in Kensington and Chelsea. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (91) but weak on Living environment (2). Typical homes here sold for about £959,700 over the past year, down 5% across five years (from 96 sales), 17% below the wider Kensington and Chelsea median of £1,150,000. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #6,765 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £959,700 | 96 | -11.5% | -5.0% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Terraced | £1,375,000 | 7 | +14.6% | -36.0% |
| Flat | £910,000 | 89 | -13.7% | -8.5% |
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #6,765 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Kensington and Chelsea
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- ThorpeRunnymede64£508,750
- KingsmeadBath and North East Somerset64£450,000
- Harrow-on-the-HillHarrow64£435,000
- Stanford WestThurrock64£350,000
- GodleyTameside64£268,725
- Shepshed EastCharnwood64£211,000