W8 · Kensington and Chelsea · Zone 1
Renting in Kensington
What it costs to rent in Kensington (W8), how you get around and what the area is like, from 255 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £3,326 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £9,316 a month
- Homes to rent
- 255
Rents
What renting in Kensington 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
£2,100 a month
12 homes · 20% above London
1 bedroom
£3,326 a month
36 homes · middle half £2,752 to £4,333 · 55% above London
2 bedrooms
£9,316 a month
86 homes · middle half £5,438 to £13,390 · 239% above London
3 bedrooms
£16,748 a month
72 homes · middle half £13,000 to £20,085 · 347% above London
4+ bedrooms
£13,500 a month
49 homes · middle half £10,000 to £34,450 · 125% above London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | £2,100 | Not enough homes yet | 12 | 20% above |
| 1 bedroom | £3,326 | £2,752 to £4,333 | 36 | 55% above |
| 2 bedrooms | £9,316 | £5,438 to £13,390 | 86 | 239% above |
| 3 bedrooms | £16,748 | £13,000 to £20,085 | 72 | 347% above |
| 4+ bedrooms | £13,500 | £10,000 to £34,450 | 49 | 125% 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 Kensington's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Underground
High Street Kensington
4 min walk · nearest for 191 homes
Underground
Earls Court
5 min walk · nearest for 29 homes
Underground
Notting Hill Gate
3 min walk · nearest for 24 homes
Underground
Gloucester Road
8 min walk · nearest for 3 homes
Schools
Schools in W8
Open primary and secondary schools with an W8 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
3
open schools
2 of the 2 with a graded Ofsted judgement were rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
1
open school
0 of the 1 with a graded Ofsted judgement was rated Good or Outstanding.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in W8
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 24 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.5 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 5).
Flood risk
Medium surface-water risk
Close to the Environment Agency's Tidal Thames at north Fulham 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 W8, 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.
- Shoplifting29%
- Anti-social behaviour14%
- Violence and sexual offences13%
- Other theft8%
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.