Kensington High Street is in London and in Kensington And Chelsea district. W8 5NP is located in the Queen's Gate electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Kensington. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Kensington High Street, London, W8 5NP and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: W8 5DB, W8 5DE, W8 5EB, W8 5EA, W8 5BA, W8 5BB, W8 5NX, W8 5DG, W8 5BD.

Kensington High Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Kensington High Street are based on 864 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Kensington And Chelsea.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for W8 5NP

Average Price
£1,155,455
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£3,028,167
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£951,431
Other
£847,925

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kensington High Street

Average Price
£1,536,643
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kensington High Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
First And Second Floor Flat 27 Kensington High Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£532,0002023-05-18 £450,072
First Second And Third Floor Maisonette 19 Kensington High Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£925,0002021-12-07 £743,374
1A Kensington High Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£175,0002018-11-09 £142,175
11 Kensington High Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£4,020,0002018-02-12 £3,208,415
Ground Floor And Basement 7 Kensington High Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£112,5002015-10-16 £98,515

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Anne's & Avondale Park Nursery School
Sirdar Road, W11 4EE 		2,059 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4James Lee Nursery School
Gliddon Road, W14 9BH 		2,190 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Maxilla Nursery School
2a Bevington Road, W10 5TN 		2,471 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Golborne Children's Centre
2a Bevington Road, North Kensington W10 5TN 		2,540 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Chelsea Open Air Nursery School
51 Glebe Place, Chelsea SW3 5JE 		2,618 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School
2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington W8 4SP 		185 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Fox Primary School
Fox Primary School , Kensington Place, W8 7PP 		786 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School
58 Earls Court Road, Kensington W8 6EJ 		881 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hallfield Primary School
Hallfield Estate, W2 6JJ 		1,420 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School
Clareville Street, Kensindton and Chelsea SW7 5AQ 		1,423 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Holland Park School
Airlie Gardens, Campden Hill Road W8 7AF 		890 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
89 Addison Road, W14 8BZ 		1,661 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
3out of 4The Fulham Boys School
532 Fulham Road, SW6 5BD 		1,859 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
3out of 4Marylebone Boys' School
North Wharf Road, W2 1QZ 		2,213 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
4out of 4Westminster Academy
The Naim Dangoor Centre, 255 Harrow Road W2 5EZ 		2,233 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedEaling, Hammersmith and West London College
Gliddon Road, Barons Court W14 9BL 		2,240 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUnited Colleges Group
25 Paddington Green, W2 1NB 		2,548 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4William Morris Sixth Form
St Dunstan's Road, W6 8RB 		2,623 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Charles Catholic Sixth Form College
74 St Charles Square, North Kensington W10 6EY 		2,976 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHarris Westminster Sixth Form
Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, Westminster SW1H 9LH 		4,452 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Ark King Solomon Academy
Penfold Street, NW1 6RU 		2,756 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Ark Burlington Danes Academy
Wood Lane, W12 0HR 		3,611 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedAshbourne Independent School
17 Old Court Place, Kensington W8 4PL 		37 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThomas's Kensington
17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, W8 5PR 		475 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHawkesdown House School
27 Edge Street, Kensington W8 7PN 		748 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedRoyal College of Art
Kensington Gore, SW7 2EU 		874 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedImperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Exhibition Road, SW7 2AZ 		916 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Zaika of Kensington1 Kensington High Street, LONDON2 yd
Spaghetti House9 Kensington High Street, LONDON2 yd
Starbucks Coffee Company25 Kensington High Street, LONDON2 yd
Foubert's17 Kensington High Street, LONDON2 yd
Tasty Korea11 Kensington High Street, LONDON2 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Goat TavernPUBLIC HOUSE, 3A Kensington High Street2 yd
Greyhound Public HousePublic House, 1 Kensington Square170 yd
Prince Of WalesPublic House, 8 Kensington Church Street214 yd
Elephant & CastlePublic House, 40-42 Holland Street371 yd
Gloucester ArmsPublic House, 34 Gloucester Road477 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Stick and Bowl31 Kensington High Street, LONDON2 yd
Banh Me62-64 Kensington High Street, LONDON189 yd
High Spirit62-64 Kensington High Street, LONDON189 yd
Genji Inc63-97 Kensington High Street, LONDON191 yd
Mai Sushi113 Kensington High Street, LONDON296 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Whole Foods Market63-97 Kensington High Street, LONDON191 yd
Marks & Spencer113 Kensington High Street, LONDON296 yd
Sainsbury's61-65 Kensington Church Street, LONDON469 yd
La Mart168-170 Kensington High Street, LONDON626 yd
Wilko172-174 Kensington High Street, LONDON707 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Anytime Fitness (Kensington)
KENSINGTON HIGH STREET 		health and fitness suite104 yd
Virgin Active Classic (The Kensington Club)
17A 17A OLD COURT PLACE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool128 yd
Baglioni Spa
HYDE PARK GATE 		health and fitness suite268 yd
Equinox Kensington
KENSINGTON HIGH STREET 		health and fitness suite299 yd
Imagine Spa And Health Club
WRIGHTS LANE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool525 yd
Club Kensington (Closed)
201-207 201-207 Kensington High Street 		health and fitness suite680 yd
Heartcore Fitness (Kensington)
STRATFORD ROAD 		756 yd
Fitness Academy (Closed)
Stratford Road 		health and fitness suite789 yd
Harbour Club (Kensington)
POINT WEST POINT WEST CROMWELL ROAD 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool813 yd
Core Collective
PHILLIMORE WALK 		833 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed88.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed328.47 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed328.47 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed20.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed49.94 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Kensington High Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1946 crimes were reported near Kensington High Street . Only 3% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was other theft. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of W8 5NP.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1946
Other Theft 536
Theft From The Person 371
Violence And Sexual Offences 219
Anti Social Behaviour 184
Vehicle Crime 156
Shoplifting 125
Public Order 100
Burglary 68
Criminal Damage And Arson 62
Robbery 44
Bicycle Theft 36
Drugs 36
Other Crime 7
Possession Of Weapons 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of W8 5NP.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Kensington Square253 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Old Court Place174 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area98 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Palace Avenue246 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area444 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building182 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building182 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building182 yd
2023-12Theft from the personUnder investigationOn or near Further/Higher Educational Building182 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Young Street114 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in W8 5NP area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee57
Student (economically inactive)52
Retired27
Other25
Self-Employed24
Part-Time Employee12
Looking after home or family8
Unemployed1
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities34
Professional, scientific and technical activities27
Education10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles9
Other9
Information and communication8
Accommodation and food service activities5
Real estate activities4
Human health and social work activities4
Administrative and support service activities3
Manufacturing3
Construction2
Transport and storage2
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female126
Male96

Partnership Status

Single121
Married: Opposite sex64
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated14
Divorced7
Widowed1

Health

Very good health140
Good health61
Fair health20
Bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications31
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 19
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 33
Degree or Similar 116
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese6
Indian7
Pakistani3
Other Asian11
Black African2
Black Caribbean2
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and Caribbean3
Mixed Other2
White162
Roma1
Arab6
Other13

Country of Birth

United Kingdom47
European Union83
Rest of Europe20
Africa5
Middle East and Asia27
The Americas and the Caribbean31
Oceania8

Length of Residence

Born in the UK47
10+ Years74
5-10 Years40
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years52

Passport Held

United Kingdom102
France10
Germany7
Italy13
Spain5
Lithuania1
Poland2
Romania5
Other EU countries6
Other Europe6
Middle East1
Eastern Asia10
Southern Asia22
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean22
Central and South America4
Oceania5

Religion

No religion46
Christian120
Buddhist3
Hindu2
Jewish6
Muslim8
Other religion1
Not answered35
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