London boroughsCamden vs Kensington and Chelsea

Camden vs Kensington and Chelsea: which borough suits you?

Kensington and Chelsea is more central, in zone 1, but Camden is £270k cheaper on the average sold price.

Travelcard zone

Zone 2
Zone 1

Average house price

£725k
£995k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

13.5x
21.8x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

88
88

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1000 Mb
983 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.3
7.2

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

769
811

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

1205 ha
1149 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

6506
6297

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Camden

Greater London · zone 2 · average sold price £725k.

Read the Camden report

Living in Kensington and Chelsea

Greater London · zone 1 · average sold price £995k.

Read the Kensington and Chelsea report