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Housing in SW3 3JQ

What the homes in SW3 3JQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Brompton
Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,356 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (97%). Flats make up 99.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW3 3JQEngland
Detached0.3%22.9%
Semi-detached0%31.5%
Terraced0.3%23%
Purpose-built flat97%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

24.7% of households in the SW3 3JQ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 44.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 20% own outright and 4.7% with a mortgage.

SW3 3JQ
25%
45%
30%
England
  • Owned24.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented44.7%20.5%
  • Social rented30.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW3 3JQEngland
Owned outright20%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan4.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.3%18.2%
Other private rented5.3%2.2%
From the council28.8%8.3%
From a housing association1.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 53.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW3 3JQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (41.2%). 11.7% of households include dependent children.

SW3 3JQEngland
Living alone, under 6641.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.2%12.8%
Couple, no children6.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children6.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.3%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 3JQ (Brompton) (about 1,356 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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