House prices in W14 9 (West Kensington)

This article reveals price per square foot data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'W14 9' (West Kensington, London) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'W14 9'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "W14 9", 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 West Kensington.

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

Price per square foot

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

£ per sqft = price ÷ internal area

E.g. Flat 10 38, Gledstanes Road, West Kensington, London, sold for £465,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 452 square feet, the price per sqft is £1,028.

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The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqft data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqft 'buckets' (e.g. £798-£836, £836-£873, £873-£910 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 107 sales in West Kensington (W14 9) that took place in the last two years.

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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 West Kensington (W14 9). Of the 107 transactions, half were sold for between £730 and £929 per square foot. The median, or 'middle', price per square foot in 'W14 9' is £821. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £929 sqft. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for West 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.

House price heatmap for West Kensington, London

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'W14 9' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
W14 0 Kensington	£805 sqft	£960 sqft	£1,077 sqft
W14 9 West Kensington	£730 sqft	£821 sqft	£929 sqft
W14 8 Kensington	£920 sqft	£1,081 sqft	£1,456 sqft

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 9 (West 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.

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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.

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 £sqft	Recent sales
Queens Club Gardens, West Kensington, W14 9T	839 sqft	£894	25
Queens Club Gardens, West Kensington, W14 9R	731 sqft	£871	19
Archel Road, West Kensington, W14 9Q	0 sqft	£859	15
More Close, West Kensington, W14 9B	667 sqft	£852	13
Barons Keep, West Kensington, W14 9A	850 sqft	£693	12
Edith Villas, West Kensington, W14 9A	667 sqft	£689	12
Chesson Road, West Kensington, W14 9Q	0 sqft	£870	10
Queens Club Gardens, West Kensington, W14 9S	699 sqft	£898	9

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Raw data

Our analysis of West 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	sqft	£/sqft
Flat 10 38, Gledstanes Rd, West Kensington, London	£465,000 Jul-2024	452	1,028
117, Barons Keep, West Kensington, London	£640,000 Jul-2024	1,313	487
65, Barons Keep, West Kensington, London	£800,000 Jun-2024	1,270	629

See the entire list of all sales in West Kensington (W14 9) here.