Guide to living in Kensington

Kensington has long been one of London’s most beautiful and popular residential areas.

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About Kensington

Kensington has long been one of London’s most beautiful and popular residential areas. With ample green spaces within easy walking distance, a practical choice of shopping, from upmarket food retailers to luxury chains, and London’s greatest museums, it can offer everything you need.

Properties in Kensington

The area has mixed architecture, with Victorian houses lining Abingdon Villas and grander white stucco houses found around Kensington Gate. Both are popular with European and English families. Kensington Green is a highly secure and maintained modern development making it popular with those wanting somewhere you can ‘lock up and leave’. They also contain some show-stopper family homes.

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Living in Kensington

Once you get off the High Street, Kensington is home to beautiful residential side streets giving the area an elegant neighbourhood feel. It is close to the open spaces of Hyde Park, Holland Park and Notting Hill. The number of houses in Kensington make it popular with families as well as young professionals. Local destinations include Piano Bar, Kensington Roof Gardens and the Churchill Arms, known for its incredible flower displays. For those looking to shop, Kensington Church Street is a hidden gem with many lovely antique stores.

Property to rent in Kensington

£785 per week

London, SW10

£1,125 per week

Montagu Mews South, Hyde Park, London, W1H

£635 per week

Chelsea, London, SW3

£695 per week

Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X

£670 per week

Seymour Place, Marylebone, London, W1H

£645 per week

Cranley Gardens, South Kensington, London, SW7

£1,050 per week

145 Fulham Road, South Kensington, London, SW3

£760 per week

145 Fulham Road, South Kensington, London, SW3

£750 per week

Fulham Road, Chelsea, London, SW3

£525 per week

St. Georges Fields, Hyde Park, London, W2

£1,569 per week

Kensington Gardens Square, Bayswater, London, W2

£1,269 per week

New Quebec Street, Marylebone, London, W1H

£531 per week

Shepherds Bush Road, Brook Green, London, W6

£2,146 per week

Kendal Street, Hyde Park, Tyburnia, W2

£1,800 per week

11-13 Young Street, Kensington, London, W8

£5,000 per week

Albion Street, Hyde Park, London, W2

£1,355 per week

Rainville Road, London, W6

£1,385 per week

161 Fulham Road, South Kensington, London, SW3

£800 per week

Kendal Street, Hyde Park, London, W2

£1,600 per week

Connaught Street, Hyde Park, London, W2

£790 per week

Rainville Road, Fulham, London, W6

£900 per week

Fulham Road, Chelsea, London, SW3

£1,500 per week

The Water Gardens, Hyde Park, London, W2

£1,148 per week

Stanhope Gardens, London, SW7

£1,845 per week

Southwick Street, London, W2

Property for sale near Kensington

£2,800,000

Cambridge Square, London, W2

£680,000

Lower Sloane Street, London, SW1W

£575,000

Lancaster Gate, London, W2

£3,650,000

Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y

£770,000

Park Steps, London, W2

£500,000

Daventry Street, London, NW1

£575,000

Edgware Road, London, W2

£1,850,000

Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2

£575,000

Southwick Street, London, W2

£565,000

Westbourne Terrace, London, W2

Guide Price £460,000

Monmouth Road, London, W2

£1,495,000

Hyde Park Crescent, London, W2

£2,500,000

Palace Court, London, W2

£295,000

Edgware Road, London, W2

£425,000

Seymour Street, London, W1H

£650,000

Upper Berkeley Street, London, W1H

£770,000

Devonport, London, W2

£735,000

Devonport, London, W2

£3,200,000

Ebury Street, London, SW1W

£670,000

Wyndham Street, London, W1H

Offers in excess of £2,000,000

Craven Hill Gardens, London, W2

£399,995

Upper Berkeley Street, London, W1H

£590,000

Blandford Street, London, W1U

offersOver £699,000

Paultons House, London, SW3

£895,000

Gloucester Terrace, London, W2

£2,095,000

Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2

£735,000

Porchester Square, London, W2

offersOver £700,000

Clifton Place, London, W2

£5,000,000

Connaught Square, London, W2

£295,000

Chelsea Cloisters, London, SW3

£735,000

Ovington Square, London, SW3

£515,000

North Rise, London, W2

£5,250,000

Connaught Square, London, W2

£750,000

Beaufort Street, London, SW3

£525,000

Cheyne Place, London, SW3

£795,000

Linden Gardens, London, W2

£762,500

Lower Sloane Street, London, SW1W

£2,500,000

Norfolk Crescent, London, W2

Offers in excess of £1,050,000

Clifton Place, London, W2

£575,000

Quadrangle Tower, London, W2

£800,000

Westgate Terrace, London, SW10

£3,200,000

Inglethorpe Street, London, SW6

£725,000

Harrington Gardens, London, SW7

£1,000,000

Aliwal Mews, London, SW11

£690,000

3 Ovington Square, London, SW3

£999,999

De Vere Mews, London, W8

£950,000

Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2

£750,000

Stourcliffe Street, London, W1H

£405,000

Harrowby Street, London, W1H

£1,499,999

Sheldon Square, London, W2

£2,999,950

Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2

£450,000

Harrowby Street, London, W1H

£765,000

Southwell House 34-36 Egerton Gardens, London, SW3

£899,950

The Quadrangle, London, W2

£7,350,000

Hyde Park Crescent, London, W2

£2,500,000

Cleveland Square, London, W2

£625,000

Porchester Place, London, W2

£650,000

Harrow Road, London, W9

£1,700,000

The Water Gardens, London, W2

£625,000

Quadrangle Tower, London, W2

£475,000

Edgware Road, London, W2

£1,700,000

Mansfield Street, London, W1G

£10,000,000

Gloucester Square, London, W2

Guide Price £3,195,000

Porchester Place, London, W2

£489,000

Forset Court, London, W2

£895,000

St. Luke’s Street, London, SW3

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