United Kingdom · London · Local Authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Local Authority · London, England · population ~157k · 38 state-funded schools
Extremely high earnings are offset by the most punishing housing costs in London. Kensington and Chelsea demands a median house price of 21.6 times annual gross pay, while monthly rent consumes 81.2% of median earnings. These figures are the highest in the region and exceed 100% of England authorities. While the area offers lower Band D council tax than the London median at £1,667, the trade-off includes a recorded crime rate of 149.7 per 1,000 residents, which is significantly higher than the regional median. With only 86.7% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, this location is strictly for those with the capital to absorb extreme housing premiums, as the data offers little in the way of conventional value for money.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Kensington and Chelsea ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£53,175/yr
Very high
Better than 99% of UK LAs
House price
£1,150,000
Very expensive
Worse than 100% of UK LAs
Rent
£3,599/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 100% of UK LAs
Council tax
£1,667/yr
Cheapest
Better than 99% of UK LAs
Crime
149.7/1k
Highest
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
Deprivation
21.5
High
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Schools
94.7%
Strong
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
45 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
36 of 38 (94.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 7 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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38 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 38 schools, sortable and filterable.
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