Kingsdown Close Kensington
91 addresses across 7 postcodes (W10,W11), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 21700909.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2009 the median was £70,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 65 homes have an energy certificate (B: 14, C: 34, D: 14, E: 3).
- Flood: 29 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Kensington and Chelsea costs £1,667 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 65% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Shepherd's Bush, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 180 m away, and Kensington Memorial Park (2.8 hectares) is about 610 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 21.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 9 m above sea level.
- Noise: 91 of its 91 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Foreland Medical Centre, about 320 m away, with 25 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 450 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 30% of households owned their home and 58% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 403 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | £70,000 | £68,750 | £71,250 |
| 2007 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2009 | COLVIN HOUSE, FLAT 14 W10 6RT | Flat or maisonette | £71,250 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 14 May 2009 | COLVIN HOUSE, FLAT 12 W10 6RT | Flat or maisonette | £68,750 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 31 Jan 2007 | FLAT 5, BLECHYNDEN HOUSE, 1 W10 6SQ | Flat or maisonette | £225,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
65 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 41 m². Most common: Flat (65). Built: 1976-1982 (35); 2007 (12); 1967-1975 (9). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (36); owner-occupied (14); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (17 addresses)
- 1 Colvin House, Kingsdown Close
- 2 Colvin House, Kingsdown Close
- 3 Colvin House, Kingsdown Close
- 4 Colvin House, Kingsdown Close
- 5 Colvin House, Kingsdown Close
- 6 Colvin House, Kingsdown Close
- 7 Colvin House, Kingsdown Close
- 10 Colvin House, Kingsdown Close
- 11 Colvin House, Kingsdown Close
- 12 Colvin House, Kingsdown Close
- 13 Colvin House, Kingsdown Close
- 14 Colvin House, Kingsdown Close
- Flat 2 Link House, Kingsdown Close
- Flat 3 Link House, Kingsdown Close
- Flat 4 Link House, Kingsdown Close
- Flat 6 Link House, Kingsdown Close
- Flat 7 Link House, Kingsdown Close
Council tax
What each band costs in Kensington and Chelsea in 2026-27: Band D £1,667 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,111 | £1,296 | £1,481 | £1,667 | £2,037 | £2,407 | £2,778 | £3,333 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (28% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 - No 100, Article 4 - No 106.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 9 Silchester Road, London, W10: up to 18 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- 9 Silchester Road, London, W10: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- Latimer Community Church, 116 Bramley Road, London, W10 6SU: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (130 m)
- 54 St Helen's Gardens, London, W10 6LH: up to 8 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 54 St Helen's Gardens, London, W10 6LH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- M&S White City Site 54 Wood Lane London W12 7RQ: up to 1,814 homes, pending decision (610 m (0.4 miles))
- 1-14 Latimer Road, London, W10 6RQ: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Dairy Crest Site Land Beneath And Bounded By Westway And West London Railway Line And Adjoining 58 Wood Lane London W12: up to 373 homes, pending decision (690 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 8 October 2026: ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 15 addresses are in areas at high risk, 14 at medium risk and 32 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| W10 6SL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| W10 6RT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 14 / 0 | unlikely |
| W10 6SQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| W10 6SW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| W10 6TN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 7 | unlikely |
| W10 6TW | not in 2 or 3 | 14 / 0 / 25 | unlikely |
| W11 4AH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 92 addresses are between 8 m and 9 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W10 6RT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| W10 6SL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| W10 6SQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| W10 6SW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| W10 6TN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| W10 6TW | 100% | 65% | 65% | 0% |
| W11 4AH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shepherd's Bush 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Kensal Green 1,000,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Kensington Olympia 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Latimer Road Underground Station | 280 m |
| Ladbroke Grove Underground Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) | |
| White City Underground Station | 730 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crowthorne Road North Kensington | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Little Venice Waterbus Stop | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Westway Sports Centre Car Park | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 76 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.7 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 25 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Foreland Medical Centre | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bramley Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 24 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ladbroke Grove Dental Care | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Charles Hospital | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Notting Hill Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 210 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,550 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Kensington Memorial Park 2.8 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Avondale Park 1.8 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,750 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 16 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pottery kiln in Walmer Road, a scheduled monument, 620 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 94 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pottery kiln in Walmer Road | Scheduled monument | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Francis Assisi | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| The Electric Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Ladbroke Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| All Saints Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Brunel Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 6.4 km (4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Portobello Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Holland Park | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 5 km (3.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 38 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 51 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 63 | 91 |
91 of the street's 91 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 28 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Kensington and Chelsea: see them on the Kensington and Chelsea page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Aldridge Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 130 m | No published inspection |
| Thomas Jones Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 290 m | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oxford Gardens Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 300 m | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 370 m | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| All Saints Catholic College | Secondary | 11–16 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Inclusion: Exceptional; Leadership and governance: Exceptional; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Anne's & Avondale Park Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Avondale Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Charles Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College Roman Catholic | 16 plus | 16–19 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Clement and St James CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Golborne & Maxilla Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bevington Primary School | Primary | 0–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Requires improvement (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHFM - Butchery W10 6SW | Retailers - other | 30 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Kensington and Chelsea Food Bank W11 4AH | School/college/university | 100 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2025 |
| St Andrews Methodist Church W11 4AH | School/college/university | 100 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Latymer Community Church W11 4AH | Distributors/Transporters | 100 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2026 |
| 240 Project W11 4AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2024 |
| Kensington Aldridge Academy W10 6EX | School/college/university | 110 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Bay 20 Community Kitchen W10 6JG | Other catering premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Better Coffee Corner W10 6EX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Maxilla Social Club W10 6NQ | Other catering premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2024 |
| Chelsea Spice & Grill W10 6TJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Argan Tree Cafe W10 6TJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Pale Fox Wines Limited W10 6SA | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2026 |
| North Kensington Community Kitchen W10 6SA | Distributors/Transporters | 140 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2024 |
| Andrews Garage W11 1UF | Retailers - other | 200 m | 4 Good | 27 Feb 2024 |
| Andrews Garage W11 1UF | Retailers - other | 200 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 109 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 84 |
| Other theft | 82 |
| Vehicle crime | 28 |
| Public order | 22 |
| Drugs | 20 |
| Bicycle theft | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Silchester Road (57); On or near Petrol Station (37); On or near Wesley Square (33); On or near Further/Higher Educational Building (32); On or near Dulford Street (30).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA: Highway repair and maintenance works, 8 October 2026 to 12 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- W10 6SL: 42 addresses
- W10 6RT: 15 addresses
- W10 6SQ: 12 addresses
- W10 6SW: 12 addresses
- W10 6TN: 8 addresses
- W10 6TW: 1 address of 47 in the postcode
- W11 4AH: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Bridge Close · Lancaster Road · Bartle Road · Wesley Square · Maxilla Walk · St Andrews Square · Trinity Mews · Scampston Mews · Darfield Way · Hurstway Walk · Blechynden Street · Barandon Walk
All the streets in W10, W11 and across Kensington and Chelsea.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.