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Kensington Road, London

MyStreetCheck free street report: Kensington Road, London · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/london-greater-london/kensington-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for W8 5AU, W8 5NX, W8 5AE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£2,850,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2018)
£10,464,800
6 sales
Price range
£1.73m – £22.2m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Dec 2025
W8 5AU

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At a glance

House prices£10.46m averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station6 min walkHigh Street Kensington Underground Station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 10 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

6 property sales on Kensington Road, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £2,850,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £10,464,800. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2018; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Kensington Road range from £1,728,800 to £22,200,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Kensington Road compared

W8 postcode area£2,174,905
London£755,818
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Kensington Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all W8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2018: £1,728,800 (1 sales)2018£1.73m2020: £22,200,000 (1 sales)2020£22.2m2021: £3,000,000 (1 sales)2021£3m2023: £16,505,000 (2 sales)2023£16.51m2025: £2,850,000 (1 sales)2025£2.85m

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 10 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat6£10,464,80019 Dec 2025

Sold prices on Kensington Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Apartment 12, 1, Kensington Road W8 5AU 19 Dec 2025£2,850,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 11, 1, Kensington Road W8 5AU 25 Sep 2025£17,200,000 OtherLeasehold
Apartment 10, 1, Kensington Road W8 5AU 30 Oct 2023£13,200,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 9, 1, Kensington Road W8 5AU 2 Aug 2023£19,810,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 12, 1, Kensington Road W8 5AU 11 Nov 2021£3,000,000 FlatLeasehold
Apartment 5, 1, Kensington Road W8 5AU 6 Mar 2020£25,200,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 7, 1, Kensington Road W8 5AE 6 Feb 2020£22,200,000 Flat New buildLeasehold
Apartment 12, 1, Kensington Road W8 5AU 6 Sep 2018£1,728,800 Flat New buildLeasehold
Flat 10, Cumberland House, Kensington Road W8 5NX 16 Feb 2017£3,600,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Cumberland House, Kensington Road W8 5NX 2 Jan 2017£3,600,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Apartment 12, 1, Kensington Road £1,728,800 (Sep 2018) → £3,000,000 (Nov 2021) → £2,850,000 (Dec 2025) +65%
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Crime and flood risk near Kensington Road

Crime

1,436 crimes were reported within about a mile of Kensington Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour263
Violence & sexual offences235
Other theft193
Shoplifting182
Drugs123
Vehicle crime94

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Kensington Road is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Tidal Thames in the boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Flood alert area
  • Tidal Thames in the boroughs of Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth and Wandsworth Flood alert area
  • Tidal Thames riverside from the Thames Barrier to Putney Bridge Flood alert area
  • Groundwater flooding in South East London Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Kensington Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Thomas's Kensington 329 pupils Other independent school 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Ashbourne College 223 pupils Other independent school 13–21 Report 0.2 mi
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 160 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Brighton College Prep Kensington 329 pupils Other independent school 2–13 Report 0.6 mi
Queen's Gate School 371 pupils Other independent school 4–19 Report 0.6 mi
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle 3,420 pupils Other independent school 2–19 Report 0.6 mi
Glendower Preparatory School 292 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School 220 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • London Paddington station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Kensington (Olympia) station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • West Brompton station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • High Street Kensington Underground Station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Gloucester Road Underground Station 0.5 mi · 11 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Palace Gate (Stop RH, KENSINGTON ROAD) 1 min walk
  • Palace Gate (Bay RQ, PALACE GATE) 1 min walk
  • Palace Gate (Stop RP, PALACE GATE) 1 min walk
  • Palace Gate (->W) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Surgery
    7 Kynance Place, London · 0.3 mi
  • Scarsdale Medical Centre
    2 Scarsdale Place, London · 0.3 mi
  • Emperor's Gate Surgery
    First Floor, 49 Emperors Gate, London · 0.4 mi
  • Holland Park Surgery
    Lower Ground Floor, 12 Phillimore Walk, London · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Whole Foods Market Whole Foods Market Kensington High St · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer M&S Kensington · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Kensington Church Street Local · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Kensington High St Express · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Kensington Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • 80 Kensington Dental Clinic · 0.3 mi
  • Moira Wong Orthodontics · 0.3 mi
  • 129 - 131 Kensington High Street · 0.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.1%62.5%
Private rented49.2%20.3%
Social rented5.7%17.1%
Households565

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 159.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6482.0%64.1%
Aged 65+8.8%18.6%
Residents1,563

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks100%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Kensington and Chelsea with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Kensington Road

Ethnic group

HereKensington and Chelsea
White72.7%63.9%
Other ethnic group11.4%9.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.1%11.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%6.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%7.8%

Religion

HereKensington and Chelsea
Christian54.2%48.4%
Not answered17.4%10%
No religion17.2%24.9%
Muslim5.4%11.6%
Hindu1.8%1.1%
Buddhist1.7%1.1%
Jewish1.5%1.9%
Other religion0.8%0.7%

Country of birth

HereKensington and Chelsea
Born in the UK23.2%45.9%
Born outside the UK76.8%54.1%

Highest qualification

HereKensington and Chelsea
Level 4 qualifications and above59.8%59.8%
Level 3 qualifications16%12.5%
No qualifications11.2%11.2%
Level 2 qualifications6.3%7.1%
Other qualifications4.4%3.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications1.6%4.4%
Apprenticeship0.6%1.9%

General health

HereKensington and Chelsea
Very good health62.5%59.8%
Good health28.3%26.7%
Fair health7.3%9.1%
Bad health1.9%3.3%
Very bad health0.1%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereKensington and Chelsea
No cars or vans in household48.4%58.3%
1 car or van in household39.2%32.7%
2 cars or vans in household10.1%7.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%1.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Kensington and Chelsea.

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