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Housing in SW1X 9RU

What the homes in SW1X 9RU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hans Town
Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,102 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (57%). Flats make up 77.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW1X 9RUEngland
Detached0.9%22.9%
Semi-detached5.2%31.5%
Terraced16.6%23%
Purpose-built flat57%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house19.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.4% of households in the SW1X 9RU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 60.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 23.8% own outright and 10.6% with a mortgage.

SW1X 9RU
34%
61%
England
  • Owned34.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented60.7%20.5%
  • Social rented4.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW1X 9RUEngland
Owned outright23.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent54.2%18.2%
Other private rented6.5%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association2.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW1X 9RUEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.5%). 16.9% of households include dependent children.

SW1X 9RUEngland
Living alone, under 6629.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.9%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Kensington and Chelsea

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Kensington and Chelsea (August 2026, +2.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Kensington and ChelseaEngland
All homes£3,690£1,459
One bedroom£2,640£1,195
Two bedrooms£3,428£1,335
Three bedrooms£4,074£1,489
Four or more£5,650£2,161
Detached£2,908£1,640
Semi-detached£4,766£1,449
Terraced£4,500£1,435
Flat or maisonette£3,069£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW1X 9RU (Hans Town) (about 1,102 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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