House prices in W14 0 (Kensington)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'W14 0' (Kensington, London) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.


Defining 'W14 0'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "W14 0", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Kensington.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Kensington is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. Flat 35 Rockley Court, Rockley Road, Kensington, London, sold for £332,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 44 square metres, the price per sqm is £7,545.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £11,500-£12,000, £12,000-£12,500, £12,500-£13,000 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 82 sales in Kensington (W14 0) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Kensington, London
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Kensington

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Kensington (W14 0). Of the 82 transactions, half were sold for between £8,670 and £11,600 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'W14 0' is £10,340. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £11,600 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Kensington, London

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring London. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Kensington
House price heatmap for Kensington, London

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'W14 0' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
W14 0 Kensington £8,670 sqm £10,340 sqm £11,600 sqm
W14 9 West Kensington £7,860 sqm £8,840 sqm £10,000 sqm
W14 8 Kensington £9,910 sqm £11,640 sqm £15,680 sqm

Will London house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for W14 0 (Kensington) compared with both the wider area W14 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Kensington,London
House price trends for Kensington

Download time series data as CSV (paying users only).

For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent W14 0 sales
Recent trends for Kensington

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for London to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about London and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Fitzjames Avenue, Kensington, W14 0R 131 sqm £8,942 17
Bolingbroke Road, Kensington, W14 0A 125 sqm £10,634 14
Sinclair Road, Kensington, W14 0N 56 sqm £10,432 14
Fitzgeorge Avenue, Kensington, W14 0S 103 sqm £9,117 13
Addison Gardens, Kensington, W14 0D 193 sqm £11,172 12
Masbro Road, Kensington, W14 0L 139 sqm £10,832 10
Lakeside Road, Kensington, W14 0D 67 sqm £9,042 10
Hofland Road, Kensington, W14 0L 85 sqm £14,307 9

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Raw data

Our analysis of Kensington is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
Flat 35 Rockley Court, Rockley Rd, Kensington, London £332,000
Jul-2024
44 7,545
59, Lakeside Rd, Kensington, London £872,440
Jun-2024
92 9,483
77, Addison Gardens, Kensington, London £3,000,000
Jun-2024
305 9,836

See the entire list of all sales in Kensington (W14 0) here.

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