London boroughsKensington and Chelsea vs Westminster

Kensington and Chelsea vs Westminster: which borough suits you?

Both are in zone 1, and Westminster is £200k cheaper on the average sold price.

Travelcard zone

Zone 1
Zone 1

Average house price

£995k
£795k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

21.8x
14.7x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

88
100

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

983 Mb
876 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.2
7.0

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

811
1214

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

1149 ha
982 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

6297
9321

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 Westminster

Greater London · zone 1 · average sold price £795k.

Read the Westminster report