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Council tax bands in Kensington and Chelsea

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Kensington and Chelsea has the largest share of homes in band F or above (53.2%), the fourth-smallest share in band B (3.7%) and the fifth-smallest share in band C (10.6%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the largest share of homes built before 1919 (64.6%) and the smallest share built from 1983 to 1999 (4.7%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA2B4C10D16E15F14G22H17FlatTerracedSemiNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA2B4C10D16E15F14G22H17FlatTerracedSemiNot recorded

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England62%Before19002%1900–19188%1919–19396%1945–19648%1965–19825%1983–19995%2000–20153%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England62%<19002%19008%19196%19458%19655%19835%20003%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (62.2%), from 1965 to 1982 (8.4%) and between the wars (8.3%). By build period, the middle home sits in band F for homes built before 1900, band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band E for those built between the wars. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 410 homes (+0.46%). The busiest single year was 2017, with 390 homes recorded as built. Some 2,330 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band F, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 1.7% of these newer homes and 5.4% of the older ones.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026CDEFGHBuilt before 2016CDEFGH

Band G is the most common band

Kensington and Chelsea leans towards the upper bands: band G is the most common (22.3%). Band H, the top band, holds 15,520 homes, about one in every 6. The share in bands A and B, 5.3%, is 37.8 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across London it is 16.7%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run G, H, D, E, F, C, B and A. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Richmond upon Thames.

Share of homes in each bandA1.6%B3.7%C10.6%D15.8%E15.0%F13.6%G22.3%H17.3%Kensington and ChelseaLondonEngland

One-bedroom homes are the most common

One-bedroom homes (37.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (32.7%) and three-bedroom (16.5%). Homes here average 2.12 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band D with one bedroom, band F with two, band G with three, band H with four and band H with five. A detached house here has 4.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.8. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 12.9%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom37.9%2 bedrooms32.7%3 bedrooms16.5%4 bedrooms7.5%5 bedrooms3.1%6+ bedrooms2.3%

More than half are flats and maisonettes

Flats and maisonettes make up more than half of the homes in Kensington and Chelsea (81.9%); after them come terraced houses (13.4%), semi-detached houses (0.9%), detached houses (0.6%) and bungalows (0.1%). The widest gap to the rest of London is in flats and maisonettes: 24.4 points above the share there (57.5%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Islington, followed by Hackney and Southwark. The typical home of each type sits in band H for detached houses, band H for semi-detached houses, band H for terraced houses and band E for flats and maisonettes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes81.9%CDEFGHTerraced houses13.4%GHSemi-detached houses0.9%GHDetached houses0.6%GHBungalows0.1%DEFG

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Kensington and Chelsea are Westminster (16.5), Elmbridge (29.3) and Mole Valley (34.6); the furthest within London is Barking and Dagenham (136.2).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Kensington and Chelsea comes 33rd of the 33 councils in London, just behind Westminster. All London councils.

Share of homes in bands C to EKensington and Chelsea 41%41%80%