Palace Gate, South Kensington, London

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House prices, sold prices and local information for W8 5LS.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2020)

£2,881,250

4 sales

Price range

£825k – £4.85m

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

19 Jun 2024

W8 5LS

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At a glance

House prices£2.88m averageSince 2020 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% 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 station7 min walkHigh Street Kensington Underground Station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 4 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

4 property sales on Palace Gate, South Kensington, London have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2020. The most recent sale was on 19 Jun 2024. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £2,881,250. Recorded sale prices on Palace Gate range from £825,000 to £4,850,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Palace Gate compared

W8 postcode area£2,174,905

London£755,818

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 4 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	4	£2,881,250	19 Jun 2024

Sold prices on Palace Gate

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Flat 3, 5, Palace Gate W8 5LS	19 Jun 2024	£4,850,000	Flat	Leasehold
1, 5, Palace Gate W8 5LS	1 Feb 2022	£825,000	Flat	Leasehold
2, 5, Palace Gate W8 5LS	8 Jul 2021	£2,550,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 4, 5, Palace Gate W8 5LS	11 Aug 2020	£3,300,000	Flat	Leasehold

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.

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Crime and flood risk near Palace Gate

Flood risk

Palace Gate 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 Palace Gate

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Thomas's Kensington 329 pupils	Other independent school	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
Ashbourne College 223 pupils	Other independent school	13–21	Report	0.3 mi
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 160 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
Queen's Gate School 371 pupils	Other independent school	4–19	Report	0.5 mi
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle 3,420 pupils	Other independent school	2–19	Report	0.5 mi
Glendower Preparatory School 292 pupils	Other independent school	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
Brighton College Prep Kensington 329 pupils	Other independent school	2–13	Report	0.5 mi
St Philip's School 79 pupils	Other independent school Roman Catholic	4–13	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

West Brompton station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
London Paddington station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
Kensington (Olympia) station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
High Street Kensington Underground Station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
Gloucester Road Underground Station 0.4 mi · 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Palace Gate (Stop RP, PALACE GATE) 1 min walk
Palace Gate (Bay RQ, PALACE GATE) 1 min walk
Palace Gate (->W) 2 min walk
Palace Gate (Stop RE) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

The Surgery
7 Kynance Place, London · 0.2 mi
Emperor's Gate Surgery
First Floor, 49 Emperors Gate, London · 0.3 mi
Scarsdale Medical Centre
2 Scarsdale Place, London · 0.3 mi
Holland Park Surgery
Lower Ground Floor, 12 Phillimore Walk, London · 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

Whole Foods Market Whole Foods Market Kensington High St · 0.3 mi
Marks and Spencer M&S Kensington · 0.3 mi
Sainsburys Sainsburys Cromwell Rd · 0.4 mi
Waitrose Waitrose Gloucester Road · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.4 mi
Boots · 0.4 mi
Kensington Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

80 Kensington Dental Clinic · 0.3 mi
Moira Wong Orthodontics · 0.4 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.

Income	10 of 10
Employment	10 of 10
Education and skills	7 of 10
Health and disability	10 of 10
Crime	6 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	1 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	39.6%	62.5%
Private rented	55.2%	20.3%
Social rented	5.0%	17.1%
Households	558

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	11.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	75.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	13.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,181

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	100%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	100%	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 Palace Gate

Ethnic group

	Here	Kensington and Chelsea
White	66.2%	63.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	18.4%	11.9%
Other ethnic group	10.7%	9.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.7%	6.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.1%	7.8%

Religion

	Here	Kensington and Chelsea
Christian	46.5%	48.4%
No religion	28.7%	24.9%
Not answered	8.5%	10%
Muslim	8%	11.6%
Jewish	2.8%	1.9%
Hindu	2.1%	1.1%
Buddhist	1.9%	1.1%
Other religion	1%	0.7%

Country of birth

	Here	Kensington and Chelsea
Born in the UK	34.4%	45.9%
Born outside the UK	65.6%	54.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Kensington and Chelsea
Level 4 qualifications and above	66%	59.8%
Level 3 qualifications	13.1%	12.5%
No qualifications	8.2%	11.2%
Other qualifications	4.4%	3.1%
Level 2 qualifications	4.3%	7.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	3.1%	4.4%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	1.9%

General health

	Here	Kensington and Chelsea
Very good health	67.3%	59.8%
Good health	25.8%	26.7%
Fair health	5.3%	9.1%
Bad health	0.9%	3.3%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.1%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Kensington and Chelsea
No cars or vans in household	53.9%	58.3%
1 car or van in household	33.9%	32.7%
2 cars or vans in household	10.2%	7.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household	2%	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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