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.
Kensington and Chelsea
#33 of 33
Westminster
#32 of 33
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