London boroughsKensington and Chelsea vs Wandsworth

Kensington and Chelsea vs Wandsworth: which borough suits you?

Kensington and Chelsea is more central, in zone 1, but Wandsworth is £370k cheaper on the average sold price.
Kensington and Chelsea

#33 of 33

Wandsworth

#25 of 33

Travelcard zone

Zone 1
Zone 2

Average house price

£995k
£625k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

21.8x
14.5x

Average rent (2 bed)

£3,428/mo
£2,463/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

90%
69%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

88
74

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

983 Mb
954 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.2
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

811
147

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

1149 ha
2094 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

6297
2192

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 Kensington and Chelsea

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

Read the Kensington and Chelsea report

Living in Wandsworth

Greater London · zone 2 · average sold price £625k.

Read the Wandsworth report

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