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Golborne & Swinbrook: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Golborne & Swinbrook neighbourhood of Kensington and Chelsea, England (ONS area Kensington and Chelsea 001). Headline figures assembled 12 October 2026. Postcodes NW10, W10, W11. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near W10 5LF.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Kensington and Chelsea

Golborne & Swinbrook is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Kensington and Chelsea (signals are mixed: 6 rising and 4 falling of 21). Flats here typically resell for £576,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Kensington and Chelsea (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's, and the nearest station, Westbourne Park, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 12 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical flat price

£576,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 6 of 21 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 3.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£47,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.0 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Golborne & Swinbrook sits in Kensington and Chelsea

  • Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Kensington and Chelsea
  • Average household income: the lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Kensington and Chelsea

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 12 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Golborne & Swinbrook

Flat prices: Golborne & Swinbrook against Kensington and Chelsea: This neighbourhood £60k (1995) to £535k (2025); Kensington and Chelsea £145k (1995) to £833k (2026).£193k£967k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£535kKensington and Chelsea£833k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Kensington and Chelsea, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 12 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

6 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Kensington and Chelsea, 4 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Degree-educated residents
  • Single-person households under 65
  • Air quality
  • New-build activity
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Schools improving
  • Borough against the region
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

  • Westbourne Park Underground station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (630 m in a straight line).
  • Queens Park (London) Railway station, about a 16-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 km in a straight line). About 25 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground to London Euston (about 12 min); London Underground and London Overground to Stonebridge Park (about 11 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St Thomas' CofE Primary School 50 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Jan 2025).
  • Nearest state secondary school All Saints Catholic College 530 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Golborne & Swinbrook

What is the typical flat price in Golborne & Swinbrook?

£576,000. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.

How does Golborne & Swinbrook compare with the rest of Kensington and Chelsea?

Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Kensington and Chelsea. Average household income: the lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Kensington and Chelsea.

Is Golborne & Swinbrook an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Golborne & Swinbrook gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 6 of 21 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Golborne & Swinbrook?

Westbourne Park. Underground station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (630 m in a straight line).

Which state schools are nearest to Golborne & Swinbrook?

Nearest state primary school. St Thomas' CofE Primary School. 50 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 4 areas (Jan 2025). Nearest state secondary school. All Saints Catholic College. 530 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Nov 2022).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.