Living in Kensington and Chelsea

My Area Score covers 101 neighbourhoods in Kensington and Chelsea, home to about 143,314 people. From a typical one, Paddington is around 20 minutes away on a weekday morning, arriving by 9am and counting the walk to the station.

  • 101Neighbourhoods you can compare
  • 143,314Residents, 2021 census
  • 20 minTypical journey to Paddington

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Getting into London from Kensington and Chelsea

Timetabled weekday journeys arriving by 9am, averaged across every neighbourhood in Kensington and Chelsea. Individual streets vary — the map shows each one.
DestinationTypical journey
Paddington20 min
Oxford Circus24 min
Victoria26 min
Waterloo30 min
King's Cross33 min
London Bridge37 min
Bank38 min
Liverpool St40 min

Most journeys here start at Ladbroke Grove, Sloane Square or Earl's Court.

What else you can weigh up

Commute is rarely the only question. For every neighbourhood in Kensington and Chelsea the map also shows school results and Ofsted grades for your child’s year group, what homes actually sold for, recorded crime compared with the rest of the area, and who lives there.

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