— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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9,514 people · median £1,045,000 · Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington and Chelsea Council · Conservative-controlled 34/50 seats · 68% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£1,045,000 median 8th cheapest of 15 neighbourhoods
among 15 neighbourhoods in Kensington and Chelsea
A typical home here sells for £1,045,000, down 13.9% over five years. That's about 25.2× local earnings — around the 32.7× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 37 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£1,045,000
5-year change-13.9%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay25.2× · five-year average 32.7×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Kensington and Chelsea16.5%
Of the homes across Kensington and Chelsea that sold again within five years, 16.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than London (18%).
By property type
Flats16.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new33.1%
Bought second-hand16%
Overall
Typical resale gain+48% · ~13.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (4,127 resale pairs) across Kensington and Chelsea — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership35%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£1,643
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea£1,133
Greater London Authority£511
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,096
Band B£1,278
Band C£1,461
Band D (baseline)£1,643
Band E£2,009
Band F£2,374
Band G£2,739
Band H£3,287
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£12,493 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in South Kensington 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cromwell Road | £316,000 | 1,061 | +0.5% |
| Cornwall Gardens | £615,000 | 933 | +24.3% |
| Lexham Gardens | £472,500 | 612 | +1.3% |
| Courtfield Gardens | £550,000 | 468 | -9.5% |
| Queens Gate | £489,750 | 466 | — |
| Queens Gate Terrace | £610,000 | 432 | +25.4% |
| Queens Gate Gardens | £690,250 | 398 | +5.4% |
| Elvaston Place | £565,000 | 292 | -6.5% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in Kensington and Chelsea how South Kensington compares · from Kensington and Chelsea
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Silchester Estate +8.3%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silchester Estate | £1,300,000 | +8.3% | 55 |
| Brompton | £1,530,000 | +7.4% | 248 |
| Wandon Estate | £770,000 | +0.7% | 103 |
| Hans Town | £1,900,000 | -3% | 162 |
| Notting Hill | £1,280,000 | -5.3% | 365 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in South Kensington — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Cornwall Gardens | Other | — | — | £750,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 69f Lexham Gardens | Flat | — | — | £674,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 6 Bishops Court 14 Marloes Road | Flat | 1 | C | £555,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 16 Grenville Place | Terraced | — | — | £1,000,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 17 Eldon Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £10,250,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 51 Cornwall Gardens | Flat | — | — | £1,525,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 21 Stone Hall Stone Hall Gardens | Flat | 2 | C | £1,050,000 | May 2026 |
| 58, Lexham Gardens | Flat | 3 | D | £1,920,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 918 Point West 116, Cromwell Road | Flat | 3 | C | £580,000 | May 2026 |
| Flat 3 8 Collingham Place | Flat | 2 | C | £925,000 | May 2026 |
286 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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