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Housing in SW3 1QF

What the homes in SW3 1QF 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)
Property types

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.

SW3 1QFEngland
Detached1.2%22.9%
Semi-detached3.7%31.5%
Terraced27.8%23%
Purpose-built flat49%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house15.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.9% of households in the SW3 1QF 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.

SW3 1QF
35%
55%
England
  • 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

SW3 1QFEngland
Owned outright23.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent48.8%18.2%
Other private rented6.3%2.2%
From the council7.5%8.3%
From a housing association1.8%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

SW3 1QFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (38.6%). 16.1% of households include dependent children.

SW3 1QFEngland
Living alone, under 6638.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.9%12.8%
Couple, no children18.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.5%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 SW3 1QF (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.

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