Living in W11, Kensington and Chelsea
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around W11 in Kensington and Chelsea. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central W11 sold at a median of £495,000 across 26 recorded sales, above the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Kensington and Chelsea are down 14.1% on a year ago (UK House Price Index). The index for Kensington and Chelsea rests on 68 recorded sales in May 2026, the newest month with a count. July 2026 is a first estimate, which HM Land Registry revises as more sales are registered.
- Of the 228 schools within about 3 miles, 88% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 90% of state schools in England (Ofsted).
- The centre of W11 is in flood zone 1 (low probability), on the Environment Agency flood map for planning.
- A Band D household in Kensington & Chelsea pays £1,667 in council tax for 2026-27, every precept included (MHCLG).
- Police recorded 2,366 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 17 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Kensington and Chelsea: £1,232,640, down 14.1% on a year ago (July 2026). The index for Kensington and Chelsea rests on 68 recorded sales in May 2026, the newest month with a count. July 2026 is a first estimate, which HM Land Registry revises as more sales are registered. The wider London average is £550,037.
Check sold prices for a specific address in W11 →
See where W11 ranks across London →
Council tax at Band D in Kensington and Chelsea: £1,667 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare W11 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for W11 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around W11
26 recorded home sales on the streets around central W11 in the last 2 years, with a median of £495,000 and a range from £150,000 to £2,335,000. Mostly flats and maisonettes.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 Bramley Road, W10 6UG | Flat or maisonette | £425,000 | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Flat 5 Cian House, 10 Bard Road, W10 6TP | Flat or maisonette | £390,000 | 31 Jul 2026 |
| 83 Sirdar Road, W11 4EQ | Terraced | £2,300,000 | 16 Jul 2026 |
| 88 Sirdar Road, W11 4EG | Flat or maisonette | £1,810,000 | 10 Jul 2026 |
| Flat 29 Foreland House Walmer Road, W11 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £255,000 | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 27 Treadgold Street, W11 4BP | Terraced | £1,850,000 | 17 Apr 2026 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
228 schools within 3 miles , of which 88% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
| Nearest well-rated schools | Stage | Ofsted | Distance | Admitted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Aldridge Academy | Secondary | Outstanding | 0.1 mi away | no figure |
| Thomas Jones Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.3 mi away | 0.15 mi 2025/26 |
| All Saints Catholic College | Secondary | Outstanding | 0.5 mi away | no figure |
| Colville Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.6 mi away | 0.29 mi 2025/26 |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.7 mi away | no figure |
| Miles Coverdale Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.8 mi away | no figure |
Schools in W11 with a published admission distance
How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.
| School | Stage | Admitted from | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jones Primary School | Primary | 0.15 mi | 2025/26 |
| Colville Primary School | Primary | 0.29 mi | 2025/26 |
Will an address here get a place? How far Kensington and Chelsea schools admitted from, school by school →
109 state primary and 25 state secondary schools within range, plus 64 fee-paying schools.
Private schools
64 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Al-Sadiq School, Al-Zahra School, Arnold House School, ArtsEd Day School & Sixth Form, Ashbourne College, Azbuka Russian-English Bilingual School and others.
All 64 fee-paying schools near W11, with ages and admissions →
Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.
Universities
5 higher education institutions within 3 miles: Central School of Speech and Drama, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Institute of Cancer Research, Royal College of Art, Royal College of Music.
Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 15.4% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 15.2% |
| Associate professional and technical | 15.2% |
| Elementary occupations | 11.9% |
| Caring, leisure and other service | 11.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How W11 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: white residents, down 10.7 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of W11 (E01002881, 1,366 residents in 2021, down 2.3% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: white residents, down 10.7 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 19.1% | 15.2% | -3.9 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 10.3% | 13.9% | +3.6 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 68.8% | 66.6% | -2.2 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 20.9% | 17.1% | -3.8 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 10.0% | 12.0% | +2.0 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 28.9% | 37.6% | +8.7 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 39.2% | 40.3% | +1.1 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 78.6% | 77.7% | -0.9 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 60.0% | 49.3% | -10.7 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
2,366 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central W11 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.
Deprivation
This area falls in decile 2 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Kensington and Chelsea's figures.
Getting around & nearby essentials
26 supermarkets, 30 pharmacies, 554 restaurants and cafés, 50 pubs, 23 hospitals within a mile of central W11, hospitals within three miles.
Buses from the centre of W11
Best-served stop: Stoneleigh Place, with 13.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of W11 is Stoneleigh Place: 13.2 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 11.2 in the evening and 9.4 on Sunday daytime; first bus 00:06, last 00:28. Routes there: 316, 295. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
GP practices and A&E
3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of W11. The nearest, The Foreland Medical Centre, has 4,181 registered patients and 1,688 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.
| Practice | From the centre | Patients | Per qualified GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Foreland Medical Centre | 0.1 mi | 4,181 | 1,688 |
| The Notting Hill Medical Centre | 0.4 mi | 3,733 | 2,059 |
| Portobello Medical Centre | 0.4 mi | 4,332 | 3,249 |
Nearest A&E: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, where 70.3% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at 73.1%.
How to read this
NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.
Source: NHS England, monthly releases
Council tax and the council's finances
A Band D household in Kensington & Chelsea pays £1,667 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.7% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Kensington & Chelsea, and how it compares.
| Year | Band D bill | Rise |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | £1,331 | +6.1% |
| 2022-23 | £1,382 | +3.8% |
| 2023-24 | £1,442 | +4.3% |
| 2024-25 | £1,530 | +6.1% |
| 2025-26 | £1,592 | +4.1% |
| 2026-27 | £1,667 | +4.7% |
Exceptional Financial Support. Kensington & Chelsea was agreed support by government for 2023-24 (£51.8m), 2022-23 (£23.2m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.
How to read this
A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.
Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists
Common questions about W11
What is the average house price in W11?
The average sold price in Kensington and Chelsea is £1,232,640 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in W11?
Prices in Kensington and Chelsea are down 14.1% on a year ago (UK House Price Index). The index for Kensington and Chelsea rests on 68 recorded sales in May 2026, the newest month with a count. July 2026 is a first estimate, which HM Land Registry revises as more sales are registered.
What do houses actually sell for in W11?
The median of 26 recorded sales around central W11 in the last 2 years is £495,000, ranging from £150,000 to £2,335,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
Are the schools good in W11?
228 schools sit within 3 miles of central W11, and 88% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
How much crime is there in W11?
2,366 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central W11 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Is W11 at risk of flooding?
Central W11 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.
Is W11 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 88% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £495,000; the area sits in decile 2 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 2,366 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is W11 safe?
2,366 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central W11 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.
Neighbouring districts
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