Housing in SW3 4DA
What the homes in SW3 4DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,343 (2024)
SW3 4DALondon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (59.5%). Flats make up 36.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the SW3 4DA area is broadly in line with that, at 59%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 37.8% of households against 20.5%. 41.2% own outright and 17.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned59%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented37.8%20.5%
- Social rented2.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21.9%. 21.5% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SW3 4DA sits in (Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital): about 1,343 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.