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Chelsea Riverside East

Middle area

South east Kensington and Chelsea. 6,416 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Chelsea Riverside East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£1,715,000
6th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,164
Joint 2,985th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Chelsea Riverside East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chelsea Riverside East at a rate of 205.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 171.5 per 1,000 people across Kensington and Chelsea.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Anti-social behaviour296
Other crime242
Vehicle crime215
Violence and sexual offences202
Theft from the person109
Shoplifting98
Burglary66
Robbery37
Criminal damage and arson27
Drug offences26

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Chelsea Riverside East compares

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Median sale price21 middle areas, Kensington and Chelsea · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Kensington and Chelsea21 areas from £670,000 to £1,925,000. The middle area is £1,180,000. Chelsea Riverside East is £1,715,000.
£1,715,0003rd most expensive
Population21 middle areas, Kensington and Chelsea · 2021
Population: every middle area in Kensington and Chelsea21 areas from 5,764 to 8,993. The middle area is 6,496. Chelsea Riverside East is 6,164.
6,1645th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 middle areas, Kensington and Chelsea · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Kensington and Chelsea21 areas from 0.0% to 0.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Chelsea Riverside East is 0.0%.
0%
Gigabit broadband coverage21 middle areas, Kensington and Chelsea · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Kensington and Chelsea21 areas from 84.2% to 97.1%. The middle area is 94.0%. Chelsea Riverside East is 93.9%.
93.9%joint 9th lowest

Is Chelsea Riverside East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chelsea Riverside East at a rate of 205.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 171.5 per 1,000 people across Kensington and Chelsea.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 82 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chelsea Riverside East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (296), other crime (242) and vehicle crime (215).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Kensington and Chelsea

These figures are published for the whole of Kensington and Chelsea, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Kensington and Chelsea and not Chelsea Riverside East alone. See Kensington and Chelsea

Average house price
£1,204,072
Down 13.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£52,576
6th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
22.9×
Least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
Joint 130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chelsea Riverside East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Chelsea Riverside East was £1,715,000 in 2025.

Chelsea Riverside East had 6,164 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Chelsea Riverside East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Chelsea Riverside East, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.