Brompton

Kensington and Chelsea · London · population 6,333 · 5 LSOAs

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

42Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,008 of 6,856 in England
  • #482 of 1,002 in London
  • #14 of 21 in Kensington and Chelsea
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,970
Median age (est.)42
Density12,973per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above57%
No car or van64%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 13%25–44 29%45–64 29%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 8%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 41%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 8%Social rent 32%Private rent 41%

Households

One person: 52%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 13%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 52%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 13%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 26% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors26%
Associate professional17%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative6%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary4%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 62%Asian: 15%Black: 7%Mixed: 6%Other: 10%
White 62%Asian 15%Black 7%Mixed 6%Other 10%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 23% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 54%

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

Brompton is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,008 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 21 in Kensington and Chelsea. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (80) but weak on Living environment (2). Typical homes here sold for about £1,140,000 over the past year, down 19% across five years (from 68 sales), in line with the wider Kensington and Chelsea median of £1,150,000. Typical household take-home income is around £57,425 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 154 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 44 · #3,803
Employment 52 · #3,261
Education 80 · #1,355
Health 70 · #2,068
Crime 38 · #4,241
Housing & access 30 · #4,817
Living environment 2 · #6,716

House prices ?

£1,140,000median (12m) · -18.6% yr · n=68
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£1,140,00068-18.6%-18.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Terraced£3,385,00014-27.6%+15.2%
Flat£932,50054-7.4%+32.4%
This area£1,140,000
Kensington and Chelsea£1,150,000
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)£57,425±£9,829 · #306 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,452
Price-to-income ?19.9×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

154 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 978 offences
Kensington and Chelsea147
London102
England83

Rank #5,940 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences161
Theft550
Burglary55
Vehicle crime84
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order & weapons42
Drugs21
Robbery28
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 240 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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