SW3 · Kensington and Chelsea · Zone 1
Renting in Chelsea
What it costs to rent in Chelsea (SW3), how you get around and what the area is like, from 225 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £3,033 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £4,550 a month
- Homes to rent
- 225
Rents
What renting in Chelsea costs
Median asking rents of whole homes listed on nHabit on 23 October 2026. The middle half shows where the central half of rents fall, once 20 or more homes are listed.
Studio
£2,000 a month
24 homes · middle half £1,706 to £2,219 · 14% above London
1 bedroom
£3,033 a month
59 homes · middle half £2,817 to £4,246 · 41% above London
2 bedrooms
£4,550 a month
82 homes · middle half £4,041 to £6,002 · 65% above London
3 bedrooms
£8,500 a month
35 homes · middle half £5,950 to £12,000 · 127% above London
4+ bedrooms
£17,550 a month
25 homes · middle half £14,950 to £34,450 · 193% above London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | £2,000 | £1,706 to £2,219 | 24 | 14% above |
| 1 bedroom | £3,033 | £2,817 to £4,246 | 59 | 41% above |
| 2 bedrooms | £4,550 | £4,041 to £6,002 | 82 | 65% above |
| 3 bedrooms | £8,500 | £5,950 to £12,000 | 35 | 127% above |
| 4+ bedrooms | £17,550 | £14,950 to £34,450 | 25 | 193% above |
These figures describe the homes listed, so a large new rental building can move a district's median. How rents move month to month across London is in the London rent report.
Getting around
The stations Chelsea's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Underground
South Kensington
7 min walk · nearest for 150 homes
Underground
Knightsbridge
3 min walk · nearest for 29 homes
Underground
Sloane Square Station / Symon Street
6 min walk · nearest for 29 homes
Underground
Sloane Square
11 min walk · nearest for 14 homes
Schools
Schools in SW3
Open primary and secondary schools with an SW3 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
4
open schools
3 of the 3 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
1
open school
1 of the 1 with a graded Ofsted judgement was rated Good or Outstanding.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in SW3
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 24.9 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.6 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 5).
Flood risk
High surface-water risk
Close to the Environment Agency's Tidal Thames from Vauxhall Bridge to Battersea Bridge flood warning area. Check a particular address on gov.uk before you sign.
Crime
What was reported in August 2026
The kinds of crime police.uk recorded in SW3, as shares of the total. We show what is reported rather than how much: raw counts follow how many people pass through an area, not just who lives there.
- Shoplifting25%
- Violence and sexual offences15%
- Other theft14%
- Anti-social behaviour14%
Sources
- Rents, homes and stations: whole homes and studios to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026, as their listings describe them. Asking rents, not the rents finally agreed.
- Crime: police.uk, August 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Air quality: © Crown 2026 copyright Defra via uk-air.defra.gov.uk, licenced under the Open Government Licence (OGL).
- Flood risk: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
- Schools: Get Information about Schools (Department for Education) and Ofsted. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.