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Housing in SW3 6BP

What the homes in SW3 6BP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chelsea Riverside East
Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,304 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (30.1%). Flats make up 56.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SW3 6BPEngland
Detached2.3%22.9%
Semi-detached12.2%31.5%
Terraced29.1%23%
Purpose-built flat30.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house22.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.8% of households in the SW3 6BP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 34.1% own outright and 21.7% with a mortgage.

SW3 6BP
56%
40%
England
  • Owned55.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented39.6%20.5%
  • Social rented4.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SW3 6BPEngland
Owned outright34.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent35.1%18.2%
Other private rented4.5%2.2%
From the council2.8%8.3%
From a housing association1.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SW3 6BPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.8%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.

SW3 6BPEngland
Living alone, under 6626.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.1%12.8%
Couple, no children16.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.3%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 6BP (Chelsea Riverside East) (about 1,304 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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