Postcode guide
Selling a home in W8, Kensington
W8 (Kensington) is in Kensington and Chelsea.
House prices in W8
Homes sold from June 2025 to May 2026, as registered with HM Land Registry. The two latest months are left out because they are still incomplete.
- 194Homes sold
- £1,462,500Median price
- -13.1%Median change on June 2024 to May 2025
| Type | Sales | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | 153 | £1,050,000 |
| Terraced | 36 | £5,022,500 |
| Semi-detached | 2 | Fewer than 5 sales |
| Detached | 3 | Fewer than 5 sales |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales registered up to July 2026.
Council and Council Tax
- 100%of sales in Kensington and Chelsea
Share of home sales since 2021, from HM Land Registry's local authority for each sale. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Kensington and Chelsea Council Tax (Band D £1,643.44 a year)
| Band | A year |
|---|---|
| A | £1,095.63 |
| B | £1,278.23 |
| C | £1,460.84 |
| D | £1,643.44 |
| E | £2,008.65 |
| F | £2,373.85 |
| G | £2,739.07 |
| H | £3,286.88 |
Source: Kensington and Chelsea, Council Tax for 2026 to 2027, checked 26 September 2026.
Schools nearby
- St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School
Primary · 0.1 miles
- Ashbourne College
Secondary · 0.2 miles
- St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School
Primary · 0.3 miles
Distances are straight-line and approximate. Schools: Department for Education and Ofsted (schools 28 September 2026; inspections 31 August 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Getting around
High Street Kensington
- Circle
- District
Notting Hill Gate (just outside W8)
- Central
- Circle
- District
Earl's Court (just outside W8)
- District
- Piccadilly
- Waterloo: about 23 min
- Paddington: about 11 min
- Liverpool Street: about 33 min
- Victoria: about 13 min
Indicative journey times on a weekday, leaving at 8am, worked out on 28 September 2026 using TfL's journey planner. Actual times vary.
Parks and local amenities
- 5Parks
- 13Supermarkets
- 68Healthcare
- 26Gyms and leisure
- 17Other useful places
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (28 September 2026).
Figures are for the district's centre point, from postcodes.io. Updated 28 September 2026.