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Housing in W10 5YG

What the homes in W10 5YG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Golborne & Swinbrook
Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,092 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (90.6%). Flats make up 93%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

W10 5YGEngland
Detached1.1%22.9%
Semi-detached1.3%31.5%
Terraced4.6%23%
Purpose-built flat90.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

12.4% of households in the W10 5YG area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 5.4% own outright and 6.9% with a mortgage.

W10 5YG
12%
75%
England
  • Owned12.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented11.9%20.5%
  • Social rented74.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

W10 5YGEngland
Owned outright5.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan6.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council71.1%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 35.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

W10 5YGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.6%). 24.7% of households include dependent children.

W10 5YGEngland
Living alone, under 6623.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.1%12.8%
Couple, no children8.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.6%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 W10 5YG (Golborne & Swinbrook) (about 1,092 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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