Housing in SW3 1NY
What the homes in SW3 1NY 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
- 1,123 (2024)
SW3 1NYLondon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49%). Flats make up 67.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.9% of households in the SW3 1NY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 55.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 23.3% own outright and 11.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented55.1%20.5%
- Social rented9.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 47.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (38.6%). 16.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SW3 1NY (Hans Town) (about 1,123 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.