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Chelsea Riverside

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South east Kensington and Chelsea. About 7,877 people in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Chelsea Riverside, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,636
3,608th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.5%
1,193rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Chelsea Riverside compares

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

Chelsea RiversideMiddle
Population18 wards, Kensington and Chelsea · 2021
Population: every ward in Kensington and Chelsea18 areas from 5,378 to 9,189. The middle area is 8,375. Chelsea Riverside is 7,636.
7,6365th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, Kensington and Chelsea · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Kensington and Chelsea18 areas from 81.6% to 97.1%. The middle area is 94.1%. Chelsea Riverside is 92.1%.
92.1%5th lowest
Claimant rate18 wards, Kensington and Chelsea · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Kensington and Chelsea18 areas from 1.0% to 6.8%. The middle area is 2.9%. Chelsea Riverside is 6.2%.
6.2%3rd highest
Aged 15 to 6418 wards, Kensington and Chelsea · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Kensington and Chelsea18 areas from 66.9% to 77.8%. The middle area is 71.8%. Chelsea Riverside is 67.5%.
67.5%2nd lowest

Figures for the whole of Kensington and Chelsea

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

Average house price
£1,232,640
Down 14.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£52,576
6th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
23.4×
Least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.3
130th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chelsea Riverside in brief

Chelsea Riverside had 7,636 usual residents at the census.

In Chelsea Riverside, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chelsea Riverside, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

67.5% of residents in Chelsea Riverside were aged 15 to 64 at the census.