Rent increases in Kensington and Chelsea
The average rent in Kensington and Chelsea is £3,629 a month, up 0.8% over twelve months. Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026.
What homes cost here
By size
| Size | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| One bedroom | £2,597 | +1.5% |
| Two bedrooms | £3,371 | +1.2% |
| Three bedrooms | £4,004 | +1.2% |
| Four or more | £5,555 | +0.2% |
By property type
| Type | Average rent | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £2,860 | +0.8% |
| Flats | £3,018 | +1.3% |
| Semi-detached houses | £4,687 | +0.2% |
| Terraced houses | £4,426 | +0.1% |
What the tribunal decided here
We hold 13 published decisions for Kensington and Chelsea where the tribunal set a rent. In 8 of them the rent it set was below what the landlord had proposed.
| Case | Where | Property | Proposed | Determined | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LON/00AW/MNR/2023/036415 April 2025 · SW10 · 4+-bed flat | 4+-bed flat | £3,300from £3,975-17.0% | |||
| LON/00AW/MNR/2024/020420 August 2024 · W11 · 1-bed flat | 1-bed flat | £1,853 | |||
| LON/00AW/MNR/2024/021011 December 2025 · SW7 · 1-bed flat | 1-bed flat | £1,300from £2,383-45.5% | |||
| LON/00AW/MNR/2024/032723 September 2024 · W14 · 2-bed flat | 2-bed flat | £1,900 | |||
| LON/00AW/MNR/2024/062110 March 2025 · W14 · 2-bed flat | 2-bed flat | £3,063from £715+328.3% | |||
| LON/00AW/MNR/2025/065529 July 2025 · W14 · 1-bed flat | 1-bed flat | £1,490from £2,300-35.2% | |||
| LON/00AW/MNR/2025/086910 November 2025 · SW5 · 1-bed flat | 1-bed flat | £1,900from £2,250-15.6% | |||
| LON/00AW/MNR/2025/102819 March 2026 · W14 · 1-bed flat | 1-bed flat | £1,890from £3,000-37.0% | |||
| LON/00AW/MNR/2026/001512 June 2026 · W8 · 1-bed flat | 1-bed flat | £1,675from £1,833-8.6% | |||
| LON/00AW/MNR/2026/013328 May 2026 · W8 · 2-bed flat | 2-bed flat | £2,600from £2,575+1.0% | |||
| LON/00AW/MNR/2026/014413 July 2026 · W11 · 0-bed semi detached | 0-bed semi detached | £1,430from £621+130.2% | |||
| LON/00AW/MRA/2026/004324 July 2026 · SW5 · 3-bed flat | 3-bed flat | £6,200from £6,375-2.7% |
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