Economy and work in Kensington and Chelsea
London boroughSouth west London. 145,734 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 12 square kilometres, the 4th most densely populated council in the UK.
4 layers about economy and work for Kensington and Chelsea, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.
Claimants by neighbourhood
Claimant count (Nomis) · August 2026
Kensington and Chelsea’s 101 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 150.
Median full-time pay
CouncilGreat Britain onlyFull-time workers living in Kensington and Chelsea earned a median of £52,576 in 2025.
People claiming out-of-work benefits
CouncilIn Kensington and Chelsea, 3,490 people were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
Claimant rate
CouncilIn Kensington and Chelsea, 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
For the UK as a whole, the figure was 3.9%.
- Against London
- 38% lower5.5%
- Against the UK
- 13% lower3.9%
Employment rate
CouncilGreat Britain only65.6% of people aged 16 to 64 in Kensington and Chelsea were in work in the year to March 2026.
Kensington and Chelsea is joint 11th lowest of 348 for employment rate.