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Launceston Place, London

MyStreetCheck free street report: Launceston Place, London · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/london-greater-london/launceston-place/

House prices, sold prices and local information for W8 5RL, W8 5RN.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£5,557,067
15 sales
Price range
£2.28m – £7.95m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Oct 2024
W8 5RL

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At a glance

House prices£5.56m averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station6 min walkGloucester Road Underground Station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold82% freeholdAcross 17 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

15 property sales on Launceston Place, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 25 Oct 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £6,034,000. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% semi-detached, 20% terraced, 13% flat. Recorded sale prices on Launceston Place range from £2,275,000 to £7,950,000. 82% of homes sold here were freehold and 18% leasehold.

House prices on Launceston Place compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £6,350,000 (1 sales)2016£6.35m2017: £6,103,000 (2 sales)2017£6.1m2018: £5,500,000 (2 sales)2018£5.5m2020: £4,237,500 (2 sales)2020£4.24m2022: £6,550,000 (3 sales)2022£6.55m2023: £4,312,500 (2 sales)2023£4.31m2024: £5,683,333 (3 sales)2024£5.68m

Tenure: 82% freehold and 18% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached9£6,034,00031 Jan 2024
Terraced3£6,900,00025 Oct 2024
Flat2£2,325,00020 Apr 2023
Detached1£3,700,00020 Nov 2018

Sold prices on Launceston Place

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
12, Launceston Place W8 5RL 25 Oct 2024£7,400,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Launceston Place W8 5RL 31 Jan 2024£5,250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Launceston Place W8 5RL 12 Jan 2024£4,400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Launceston Place W8 5RL 24 Nov 2023£6,250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Upper Maisonette, 1, Launceston Place W8 5RL 20 Apr 2023£2,375,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Launceston Place W8 5RN 11 Nov 2022£6,600,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Launceston Place W8 5RL 22 Mar 2022£5,100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Launceston Place W8 5RN 31 Jan 2022£7,950,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23A, Launceston Place W8 5RN 13 Apr 2021£4,000,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Launceston Place W8 5RL 28 Aug 2020£6,200,000 TerracedFreehold
2A, Launceston Place W8 5RL 3 Apr 2020£2,275,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Launceston Place W8 5RL 20 Nov 2018£3,700,000 DetachedFreehold
1, Launceston Place W8 5RL 5 Jul 2018£1,570,000 OtherLeasehold
22, Launceston Place W8 5RL 7 Jun 2018£7,300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Launceston Place W8 5RL 18 Sep 2017£7,100,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Launceston Place W8 5RN 2 Jun 2017£5,106,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Launceston Place W8 5RL 27 Oct 2016£6,350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
12, Launceston Place £6,200,000 (Aug 2020) → £7,400,000 (Oct 2024) +19%
over 4 yrs
6, Launceston Place £5,100,000 (Mar 2022) → £5,250,000 (Jan 2024) +3%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Launceston Place

Crime

1,295 crimes were reported within about a mile of Launceston Place in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour244
Violence & sexual offences223
Other theft183
Shoplifting182
Vehicle crime91
Burglary82

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

Flood risk

Launceston Place 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 Launceston Place

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Thomas's Kensington 329 pupils Other independent school 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 160 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Ashbourne College 223 pupils Other independent school 13–21 Report 0.4 mi
Queen's Gate School 371 pupils Other independent school 4–19 Report 0.4 mi
Glendower Preparatory School 292 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
St Philip's School 79 pupils Other independent school Roman Catholic 4–13 Report 0.4 mi
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle 3,420 pupils Other independent school 2–19 Report 0.4 mi
Mander Portman Woodward School 524 pupils Other independent school 14–20 Report 0.5 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

  • West Brompton station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Kensington (Olympia) station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
  • London Paddington station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Gloucester Road Underground Station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • High Street Kensington Underground Station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Queens Gate Terrace (Stop RN, GLOUCESTER ROAD) 1 min walk
  • Queens Gate Terrace (Stop RR, GLOUCESTER ROAD) 2 min walk
  • Cornwall Gardens (Stop GW) 3 min walk
  • Palace Gate (Stop RP, PALACE GATE) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Surgery
    7 Kynance Place, London · 0.1 mi
  • Emperor's Gate Surgery
    First Floor, 49 Emperors Gate, London · 0.2 mi
  • Scarsdale Medical Centre
    2 Scarsdale Place, London · 0.3 mi
  • Stanhope Mews Surgery
    7 Stanhope Mews West, London · 0.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Cromwell Rd · 0.3 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Gloucester Road · 0.3 mi
  • Whole Foods Market Whole Foods Market Kensington High St · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco South Kensington Express · 0.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Kensington Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • 80 Kensington Dental Clinic · 0.4 mi
  • 129 - 131 Kensington High Street · 0.4 mi
  • Moira Wong Orthodontics · 0.5 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 9 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 skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned56.0%62.5%
Private rented41.5%20.3%
Social rented2.5%17.1%
Households564

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.3%64.1%
Aged 65+18.3%18.6%
Residents1,397

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 Launceston Place

Ethnic group

HereKensington and Chelsea
White74.5%63.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.4%11.9%
Other ethnic group7.3%9.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%6.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%7.8%

Religion

HereKensington and Chelsea
Christian56.7%48.4%
No religion22.6%24.9%
Not answered9%10%
Muslim4.1%11.6%
Jewish3.6%1.9%
Hindu1.6%1.1%
Other religion1.5%0.7%
Buddhist0.6%1.1%

Country of birth

HereKensington and Chelsea
Born in the UK42%45.9%
Born outside the UK58%54.1%

Highest qualification

HereKensington and Chelsea
Level 4 qualifications and above71.6%59.8%
Level 3 qualifications9.3%12.5%
Level 2 qualifications6.5%7.1%
No qualifications5.9%11.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications3.1%4.4%
Other qualifications2.8%3.1%
Apprenticeship0.8%1.9%

General health

HereKensington and Chelsea
Very good health68.2%59.8%
Good health25.9%26.7%
Fair health4.8%9.1%
Bad health1%3.3%
Very bad health0.1%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereKensington and Chelsea
1 car or van in household38.8%32.7%
No cars or vans in household37.9%58.3%
2 cars or vans in household20%7.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.4%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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