City Profile • Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington and Chelsea is a local authority district comprising 11 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £1.7M, reflecting a downward trend of 6.2% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (178 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
146,154
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
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Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Kensington and Chelsea authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English32.7%
White: Other White28.3%
Any other ethnic group5.4%
Other Asian5.0%
African4.8%
Arab4.4%
Age Profile
25-29 years9.1%
20-24 years8.5%
30-34 years8.4%
50-54 years7.7%
35-39 years7.4%
55-59 years7.3%
Top Occupations
Professional27.6%
Managers and directors26.6%
Associate professional17.7%
Caring and leisure7.3%
Administrative and secretarial5.9%
Elementary occupations4.6%
Housing Tenure
Private rented: Landlord35.3%
Owned: Outright19.9%
Social rented: Other16.9%
Owned: Mortgage11.8%
Social rented: Council10.7%
Private rented: Other4.3%
Area DNA
health10/10
safety1/10
transit3/10
investment1/10