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Hammersmith and FulhamWest Kensington

West Kensington

SW6 1 / SW6 7 / W14 9

Up-and-coming

West Kensington is not really Kensington and estate agents have been stretching the name for decades. It's the area around the District line station, with a mix of Edwardian mansion blocks, Victorian terraces, and the large West Kensington and Gibbs Green council estates, which have been the subject of long-running regeneration battles. The Earls Court development site looms next door. North End Road market is a short walk. It's affordable by the standards of the area and well connected (District and Piccadilly lines at Barons Court and West Kensington). Popular with young sharers and people who want a W14 postcode without Kensington prices.

West Kensington0.2 mi
£1.2mmedian house
Top 10%primary KS2
Below averagesafety
West Kensington

Flat

£524k

Terraced

£1.2m

Semi-detached

£1.0m

Detached

£1.4m

27% homeowners43% private rented31% social rented

Fastest travel times

Victoria10 min
Paddington11 min
Oxford Circus17 min
Waterloo20 min
King's Cross22 min
London Bridge23 min

Nearest stations

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West Kensington0.2 miZone 2
District
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Barons Court0.4 miZone 2
DistrictPiccadilly
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West Brompton0.4 miZone 2
DistrictMildmay
SafetyBelow average

Breakdown of reported crime

Anti-social behaviour
28%
Violence and sexual offences
25%
Other theft
9%
Drug offences
7%
Vehicle crime
5%
Criminal damage and arson
5%
Public order
5%
Burglary
4%
Shoplifting
4%
Theft from the person
3%
Bicycle theft
3%
AffluenceBelow average

Ethnicity

White
62.8%
White British36.6%
Other White22.3%
Irish2.5%
Gypsy / Roma1.3%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Mixed
6.4%
Other Mixed2.2%
White & Asian1.7%
White & Black Caribbean1.4%
White & Black African1.1%
Asian
11.5%
Other Asian4.3%
Indian2.7%
Chinese2.5%
Pakistani1.1%
Bangladeshi0.9%
Black
11.7%
African6.8%
Caribbean3.6%
Other Black1.3%
Other
7.5%

State primary

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Good
Fulham Primary School
Outstanding
Sir John Lillie Primary School

State secondary

The London Oratory School
OutstandingNon-selective🎓 Oxbridge track record🎓 Top university pathways
The Fulham Boys School
GoodNon-selective🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
GoodNon-selective🏆 Exceptional results

Independent

The Fulham Prep School Ltd
Kensington Prep School GDST
Evergreen Primary School
Green spaces63 nearby
Normand Park
Eel Brook Common
Brompton Park
Gwendwr Garden

If you like West Kensington...

Safer area

Munster Village

West London

£1.3m (£171k more)

Safety: stronger · Green: same · Affluence: stronger

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Similar but cheaper

Grove Green

North London

£673k (£505k less)

Safety: same · Green: same · Affluence: same

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Worth a look

Barons Court

West London

£2.0m (£834k more)

Safety: stronger · Green: same · Affluence: stronger

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