# Health in Kensington and Chelsea South west London. 145,734 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 12 square kilometres, the 4th most densely populated council in the UK. 4 layers about health for Kensington and Chelsea, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [London](https://openindex.co.uk/london) ## Female life expectancy Kensington and Chelsea: **87.1 years** (2022 to 2024, council level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025. A baby girl born in Kensington and Chelsea could expect to live 87.1 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024. In London the figure is 84.7 years. For the UK as a whole it is 83.0 years. Kensington and Chelsea is highest of 359 for female life expectancy. - Against London: 3% higher (84.7 years) - Against the UK: 5% higher (83.0 years) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-female#place=E09000020) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-female) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/london) · https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/health#l-life-expectancy-female ## GP practices Postcode level, Great Britain only. Source: NHS England and Public Health Scotland and Ordnance Survey. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Kensington and Chelsea. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices#place=E09000020) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/health#l-gp-practices ## Male life expectancy Kensington and Chelsea: **82.2 years** (2022 to 2024, council level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025. A baby boy born in Kensington and Chelsea could expect to live 82.2 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024. In London the figure is 80.5 years. For the UK as a whole it is 79.2 years. Kensington and Chelsea is joint 16th highest of 359 for male life expectancy. - Against London: 2% higher (80.5 years) - Against the UK: 4% higher (79.2 years) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-male#place=E09000020) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-male) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-male/london) · https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/health#l-life-expectancy-male ## Number of GP practices Kensington and Chelsea: **32** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from NHS England's Organisation Data Service, Public Health Scotland and OS Code-Point Open. Published 15 October 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-gp-practices#place=E09000020) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/health#l-gp-practices-count ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/crime) (13) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/people) (24) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/deprivation) (8) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E09000020/data?family=health ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/health, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/health#l-life-expectancy-female. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/health