West Kensington

Hammersmith and Fulham · London · population 8,657 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

50Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,391 of 6,856 in England
  • #376 of 1,002 in London
  • #10 of 25 in Hammersmith and Fulham
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,464
Median age (est.)35
Density14,094per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above60%
No car or van67%

Age

0–14 10%15–24 15%25–44 39%45–64 23%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 47%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 22%Private rent 47%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 13%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 41%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 13%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors16%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 58%Asian: 14%Black: 9%Mixed: 7%Other: 12%
White 58%Asian 14%Black 9%Mixed 7%Other 12%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 30% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 56%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

West Kensington sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,391 of 6,856 in England, and #10 of 25 in Hammersmith and Fulham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (83) but weak on Living environment (5). Typical homes here sold for about £615,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 80 sales), 12% below the wider Hammersmith and Fulham median of £699,000. Typical household take-home income is around £51,618 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 74 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 48 · #3,528
Employment 58 · #2,898
Education 83 · #1,136
Health 56 · #3,028
Crime 56 · #3,021
Housing & access 42 · #3,974
Living environment 5 · #6,517

House prices ?

£615,000median (12m) · -3.5% yr · n=80
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£615,00080-3.5%+6.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Flat£615,00078+1.7%+7.0%
This area£615,000
Hammersmith and Fulham£699,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£51,618±£7,461 · #830 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,893
Price-to-income ?11.9×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

11Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

74 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 643 offences
Hammersmith and Fulham111
London102
England83

Rank #3,791 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences222
Theft140
Burglary49
Vehicle crime54
Criminal damage & arson64
Public order & weapons47
Drugs47
Robbery11
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 191 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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