Neighbourhood · Kensington and Chelsea
North Kensington: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the North Kensington neighbourhood of Kensington and Chelsea, England (ONS area Kensington and Chelsea 003). Headline figures assembled 12 October 2026. Postcodes W10, W11. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near W10 6LN.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
North Kensington is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Kensington and Chelsea (4 of 23 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £1,950,000 and flats for £695,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Kensington and Chelsea (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's, and the nearest station, Latimer Road, is about a 7-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 house price
£1,950,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£695,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle 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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.15; 2 of 23 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 3 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 3 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£65,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.9 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
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where North Kensington sits in Kensington and Chelsea
- Typical house price: 3rd lowest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Kensington and Chelsea with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Kensington and Chelsea
- Average household income: joint 6th 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 North Kensington
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
2 of 23 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Kensington and Chelsea, 4 the other way and 17 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
- Income deprivation ranking
- Air quality
Falling behind the borough
- Home improvement applications
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Borough against the region
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest stations
- Latimer Road Underground station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (510 m in a straight line).
- Shepherds Bush Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 12 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: London Overground and Southern to Clapham Junction (about 14 min); London Overground to Stratford (London) (about 53 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 Oxford Gardens Primary School 120 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school All Saints Catholic College 380 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 North Kensington
What is the typical house price in North Kensington?
£1,950,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +5% against 2017-2019.
How does North Kensington compare with the rest of Kensington and Chelsea?
Typical house price: 3rd lowest of the 16 neighbourhoods in Kensington and Chelsea with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Kensington and Chelsea. Average household income: joint 6th lowest of 21 neighbourhoods in Kensington and Chelsea.
Is North Kensington an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is North Kensington gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.15; 2 of 23 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to North Kensington?
Latimer Road. Underground station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (510 m in a straight line).
Which state schools are nearest to North Kensington?
Nearest state primary school. Oxford Gardens Primary School. 120 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023). Nearest state secondary school. All Saints Catholic College. 380 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.