SW7 · Kensington and Chelsea · Zone 1
Renting in South Kensington
What it costs to rent in South Kensington (SW7), how you get around and what the area is like, from 276 homes to rent on nHabit on 23 October 2026 and official data.
- 1 bedroom, median
- £3,814 a month
- 2 bedrooms, median
- £6,034 a month
- Homes to rent
- 276
Rents
What renting in South 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
£2,145 a month
33 homes · middle half £1,842 to £2,384 · 23% above London
1 bedroom
£3,814 a month
44 homes · middle half £3,000 to £7,637 · 77% above London
2 bedrooms
£6,034 a month
64 homes · middle half £3,734 to £8,080 · 119% above London
3 bedrooms
£9,750 a month
74 homes · middle half £6,045 to £15,167 · 160% above London
4+ bedrooms
£14,733 a month
61 homes · middle half £11,250 to £18,417 · 146% above London
| Bedrooms | Median a month | Middle half | Homes | Against London |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | £2,145 | £1,842 to £2,384 | 33 | 23% above |
| 1 bedroom | £3,814 | £3,000 to £7,637 | 44 | 77% above |
| 2 bedrooms | £6,034 | £3,734 to £8,080 | 64 | 119% above |
| 3 bedrooms | £9,750 | £6,045 to £15,167 | 74 | 160% above |
| 4+ bedrooms | £14,733 | £11,250 to £18,417 | 61 | 146% 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 South Kensington's homes are nearest to
The nearest station each listing names, and the median walk to it across those homes.
Underground
Gloucester Road
5 min walk · nearest for 124 homes
Underground
South Kensington
4 min walk · nearest for 109 homes
Underground
Knightsbridge
7 min walk · nearest for 40 homes
Schools
Schools in SW7
Open primary and secondary schools with an SW7 postcode, from England's schools register. Postcodes are not catchment areas: check each school's admissions before you move.
Primary
1
open school
1 of the 1 with a graded Ofsted judgement was rated Good or Outstanding.
Secondary
0
open schools
None has a graded Ofsted judgement yet.
Air and water
Air quality and flood risk in SW7
Air quality
Fair
- Nitrogen dioxide: 25.2 µg/m³ a year on average (the WHO guideline is 10).
- Fine particles (PM2.5): 9.4 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 SW7, 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.
- Other theft26%
- Anti-social behaviour17%
- Violence and sexual offences15%
- Vehicle crime9%
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.