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Welcome to the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

Welcome to the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. It is the smallest borough in London and second smallest district in UK. The borough is immediately west to the City of Westminster, east of Hammersmith and Fullham, south to Brent and north to Wandsworth across river Thames. Being an administrative area the borough is home for embassies and high commissions and other affluent areas such as, Notting Hill, Kensington, Chelsea and Knightsbridge. The borough contains museums and universities in south Kensington, departmental stores like, Harrods, Peter Jones and Harvey Nicholas. The borough has major parks, such as, Kensington Garden and Hyde Park.

Welcome to the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

About the Borough of Royal Kensington & Chelsea


Chelsea and Kensington were both ancient parishes in the historic county of Middlesex up until 1901 when the two were given the name Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. In 200 years the area has been transformed from rural to a thriving part of modern metropolis. The borough has a strong history of royalties, like, birth of Queen Victoria in Kensington palace on 1819. In 1689 the house was rebuilt to become the fitting royal palace. The last emperor of Sikh Empire, Maharaja Duleep Singh also, stayed in Kensington up until 1846. The borough is well connected now with 12 tube stations, It has many tourist attractions, like, Harrods, Hill High school.

About the Borough of Royal Kensington & Chelsea

Living in Kensington & Chelsea

Kensington and Chelsea borough is a great place to live and work. The borough is well connected with all sort of transportation. The borough has 12 underground tube stations, Crossrail, national rail and over ground. There are also, many bus routes that passes through the borough. The borough has many attractions, such as, British parliament, plenty of open and green spaces and parks, such as, Hyde park, Kensington park and Magnificent Seven Cemeteries. Borough has houses one of the largest Roman catholic church Brampton Oratory. The borough has some notable schools, independent preparatory schools, further education and universities. Hillhouse school whose notable alumni is King George !!!, Kensington and Chelsea college, English national ballet school, Royal college of Art and music. The borough contains one of the largest libraries, Kensington Central library.

Living in Kensington & Chelsea

Landmarks in Kensington & Chelsea


Museum of London Dockland. This is an area around Canary Wharf that has its own interesting history. Crossrail Place Roof Garden. A completely unique experience in London. Isle of Dogs. It is brimming with living history, wandering around Thames and other historic sites. One Canada Square. This architectural icon has achieved the tallest skyscraper in UK.

Landmarks in Kensington & Chelsea

House Prices in Kensington & Chelsea

  1. GBP GBP 250,000
    Minimum Property Price
  2. GBP GBP 26,500
    Minimum Property Rent
  3. GBP GBP 3,129,266
    Average Property Price
  4. GBP GBP 1,235
    Average Property Rent
House Prices in Kensington & Chelsea