UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/kensington-and-chelsea
Council areaLondon, England
House prices in Kensington and Chelsea
Homes in Kensington and Chelsea sold for a median of £1,150,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,905 standard sales.
That makes it the most expensive of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £525,000.
Prices over time
The median was £1,200,000 in both 2016 and 2025, one of the smallest changes of the 32 council areas in London.
Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea
The dearest district was W8 (Kensington and Chelsea), at £1,565,000, and the cheapest was W10 (Kensington and Chelsea), at £732,500. The dearest median is 2.1 times the cheapest.
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- W8Kensington and Chelsea, 448 salesMedian price £1,565,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −4%
- SW7Kensington and Chelsea, 384 salesMedian price £1,455,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- SW3Kensington and Chelsea, 523 salesMedian price £1,350,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −4%
- W11Kensington and Chelsea, 466 salesMedian price £1,175,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- SW10Kensington and Chelsea, 392 salesMedian price £992,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- SW5Kensington and Chelsea, 275 salesMedian price £850,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −5%
- W10Kensington and Chelsea, 376 salesMedian price £732,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in SW7 (Kensington and Chelsea) and W10 (Kensington and Chelsea), up 2%, and fell most in SW5 (mostly Earl's Court ward), down 5%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Sloane Avenue, London (SW3)48 sales
- Lexham Gardens, London (W8)34 sales
- Finborough Road, London (SW10)33 sales
- Cornwall Gardens, London (SW7)31 sales
- Kensington High Street, London (W8)31 sales
- Redcliffe Square, London (SW10)30 sales
- Courtfield Gardens, London (SW5)29 sales
- Holland Park, London (W11)28 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Blenheim Crescent, London (W11, £4,375,000), Waterfront Drive, London (SW10, flats, £3,650,000) and Kensington High Street, London (W8, flats, £3,634,000).
The cheapest were Earls Court Road, London (W8, flats, £445,000), Sloane Avenue, London (SW3, flats, £462,500) and Banister Road, London (W10, flats, £525,000).
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 23 | £5,750,000 | £2,413,000 to £10,650,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 41 | £5,350,000 | £3,750,000 to £14,000,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 518 | £3,000,000 | £1,880,000 to £4,650,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 2,323 | £945,000 | £625,000 to £1,548,000 | £11,719/m²from 39 sales |
Most homes sold in Kensington and Chelsea were flats and maisonettes, at 80% of sales.
Terraced houses stand out against London as a whole: a median of £3,000,000 here, 408% more than the £590,000 across the region.
Most sales in Kensington and Chelsea were for £1 million or more: 57%, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £13,825 per m², 117% above the £6,381 across London as a whole.
Leasehold homes
80% of sales in Kensington and Chelsea were leasehold, against 53% across London as a whole. Most of them are flats, so ask for the years left on the lease and the service charge, and read how long a lease should be and what to check about cladding.
London boroughs
Median sale price of the 32 London boroughs with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Kensington and Chelsea and the 14 boroughs nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Kensington and Chelsea, this borough£1,150,000
- Westminster£865,000
- Camden£770,000
- Richmond upon Thames£717,500
- Hammersmith and Fulham£705,000
- Islington£640,000
- Wandsworth£640,000
- Hackney£585,000
- Barnet£575,000
- Haringey£575,000
- Brent£550,000
- Harrow£550,000
- Kingston upon Thames£550,000
- Lambeth£543,000
- Merton£542,500
Living in Kensington and Chelsea
Crime
140 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 97 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
94% of homes can get it
Higher than 70 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 86 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £1,667 a year in Kensington and Chelsea for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 98 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Kensington and Chelsea's figures come from 2,905 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.