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Kensington Abingdon

Middle area

South west Kensington and Chelsea. 6,688 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 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 Kensington Abingdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£1,706,250
8th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,496
Joint 3,518th 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
94.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Kensington Abingdon

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kensington Abingdon at a rate of 136.5 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
Violence and sexual offences194
Anti-social behaviour177
Shoplifting177
Other crime161
Vehicle crime73
Theft from the person53
Burglary31
Criminal damage and arson17
Robbery16
Drug offences14

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Kensington Abingdon compares

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Kensington AbingdonMiddle
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. Kensington Abingdon is £1,706,250.
£1,706,2504th 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. Kensington Abingdon is 6,496.
6,49611th most 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%. Kensington Abingdon 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%. Kensington Abingdon is 94.8%.
94.8%4th highest

Is Kensington Abingdon safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kensington Abingdon at a rate of 136.5 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, 72 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kensington Abingdon.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (194), anti-social behaviour (177) and shoplifting (177).

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 Kensington Abingdon 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
Kensington Abingdon in brief

The median price paid for a home in Kensington Abingdon was £1,706,250 in 2025.

Kensington Abingdon had 6,496 usual residents at the census.

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

In Kensington Abingdon, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.