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Kensington and Chelsea 021A

Neighbourhood

South Kensington and Chelsea. 1,069 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.1 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Kensington and Chelsea 021A is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
44.2
Joint 3,520th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,047
Joint 11,002nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Kensington and Chelsea 021A compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Kensington and Chelsea 021AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only101 neighbourhoods, Kensington and Chelsea · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Kensington and Chelsea101 areas from 5.8 to 47.7. The middle area is 16.6. Kensington and Chelsea 021A is 44.2.
44.25th most deprived
Population101 neighbourhoods, Kensington and Chelsea · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Kensington and Chelsea101 areas from 1,015 to 2,231. The middle area is 1,361. Kensington and Chelsea 021A is 1,047.
1,0476th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage101 neighbourhoods, Kensington and Chelsea · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Kensington and Chelsea101 areas from 71.2% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.0%. Kensington and Chelsea 021A is 87.4%.
87.4%20th lowest
Claimant rate99 neighbourhoods, Kensington and Chelsea · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Kensington and Chelsea99 areas from 0.5% to 9.6%. The middle area is 2.9%. Kensington and Chelsea 021A is 7.6%.
7.6%joint 6th highest

Is Kensington and Chelsea 021A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kensington and Chelsea 021A at a rate of 208.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 140.8 per 1,000 people across Chelsea Riverside West.

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

In August 2026 alone, 12 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kensington and Chelsea 021A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (81), anti-social behaviour (47) and other crime (39).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Kensington and Chelsea and not Kensington and Chelsea 021A 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
Population estimate
145,734
Down 1.0% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Kensington and Chelsea 021A in brief

Kensington and Chelsea 021A has a deprivation score of 44.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Kensington and Chelsea 021A had 1,047 usual residents at the census.

In Kensington and Chelsea 021A, 87.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Kensington and Chelsea 021A, 7.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.