St. Helen's · Kensington and Chelsea · Kensington and Bayswater constituency · 51.51937, -0.21148
W10 6HQ— St. Helen's, Kensington and Chelsea Location and area intelligence for W10 6HQ, St. Helen's, Kensington and Chelsea The urban professional's pick
Bottom 25% London Schools 89% Safety 78/100 Transport 57/100 Low yield 3.07% Only 1 sales — thin data ⚠ Knotweed sites nearby
Outstanding schools set this area apart
W10 6HQ 73 Liveability 78 Safety 57 Transport £1000k Avg price
Families Schools, safety, green space, family amenities Match: Strong Professionals Commute, connectivity, restaurants, gyms Match: Moderate Investors Yield, gentrification, liquidity, pipeline Match: Weak First-time buyers Affordability, mortgage, stamp duty, value Match: Weak Key facts for W10 6HQ Full postcode W10 6HQ
Postcode district W10
Borough London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Ward St. Helen's
Latitude 51.519370
Longitude -0.211483
Parliamentary constituency Kensington and Bayswater
Country England
Region Greater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Inner city
Very high Mixed
Excellent Positive Risk: Low
London Benchmarks
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Schools 18 Apr Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★★
Primary
Thomas Jones Primary School
Outstanding · 5 min walk
KS2: 116.0
★★★
Secondary
All Saints Catholic College
Outstanding · 3 min walk
P8: +0.69 A8: 54.1
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Childcare
Childcare
Golborne & Maxilla Nursery School
Not inspected · 4 min walk
13 primaries · 2 secondaries · 1 childcare — within 1km
Safety 5 Jun Crime rates and local incidents
MEDIUM CRIME
61.9 incidents per 1,000 residents
↑ Rising 158.8% +2% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences 20%
Crime is 5% below London average
Property 1 May Prices, sales volume and market trends
⚠️ Low transaction volume — only 1 sale in 24 months. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.
£1,000,000
Median sale price
£1,000,000 is 92% above the London median (£520,000)
Sales (24 months) 1
New build 0.0%
Price per m² £18,416/m²
Price per ft² £1,711/ft²
Avg floor area 54.3 m²
EPC breakdown
Based on 64 properties · Confidence: high
Street mix
Terraced 2% Flat 96% Other 2%
LHA rates — Inner West London
Shared room £760/mo
1 bedroom £1350/mo
2 bedrooms £1625/mo
3 bedrooms £2050/mo
4 bedrooms £2550/mo
Stamp duty
Standard buyer £41,250
First-time buyer FTB
£41,250 Additional property BTL/2nd
£71,250 England & NI rates 2025/26. Additional property rate adds 3% on each band.
Current mortgage rates
2-year fixed 4.58%
5-year fixed 4.32%
SVR 7.25%
Bank of England (monthly average)
Energy & construction
Solar yield 855 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Rebuild cost estimate £135,750
Rebuild cost per m² £2,500/m²
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Construction era before 1900
Walls Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof (another dwelling above)
Heating fuel mains gas (not community)
Glazing Single glazed
Council tax band Band E Annual charge £1,496
Price growth potential High
Transport 1 May Public transport accessibility and links
🚇 Ladbroke Grove Underground Station Circle line
2.8 min walk Nearby stations
🚇 Ladbroke Grove Underground Station Circle · Hammersmith & City
3 min walk 🚇 Westbourne Park Underground Station Hammersmith & City · Circle
9 min walk 🚇 Latimer Road Underground Station Hammersmith & City · Circle
10 min walk 🚇 White City Underground Station Central
15 min walk 🚇 Wood Lane Underground Station Hammersmith & City · Circle
18 min walk 🚌 5 bus routes · 6 stops within 400m · 95 buses/hr peak
Central London commute times
▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)
Parking & EV Car parks, spaces and charging points
Nearest car park 359m
Santander docks (800m) 16
Nearest cycle dock 0.2 km
Nearby car parks
🅿️ Westway Sports Centre car park · yes
635m
Connectivity Broadband and mobile coverage
Mobile operators
EE O2 Vodafone Three
Avg download speed 500 Mbps
Median download 450 Mbps
Superfast coverage 100%
All operators 5G 92%
Broadband providers
BT Sky TalkTalk Vodafone Virgin Media
Environment 22 Apr Flood risk, air quality and noise
Air quality LOW
NO₂: 14.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Radon risk LOW
0.5% of local properties affected ULEZ zone · £12.50/day CCZ: 3.1 km away ✗ Not Green Belt ✗ Not AONB 6% green space Tree canopy: 46%
Nearest SSSI: Barn Elms Wetland Centre SSSI — 4.7 km
Energy
Solar: 855 kWh/kWp/yr Heat pump: Suitable EPC upgrade: Medium
Ground stability
Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL
Subsidence risk: Low
Shrink-swell: Low
Running sand risk: Medium
Landslide records (2km): 1
Landslide susceptibility: Low
Climate Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield 855.1 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health GP, dental and hospital access
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA DAWS
ACORN HALL, 1 EAST ROW, W10 5AW
8 min walk
Nearest hospital St Charles' Hospital · 531 m
Nearest A&E ROYAL FREE LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 4.9 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68% 74.1%
Amenities Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarket Ikkyu Conveni · 364 m
7 tennis courts 1 swimming pools 3 sports halls
Nearby shops
West Nine Food & Wine 153 m
Sainsbury's Local 201 m
Pearl and Groove 228 m
Babajani 242 m
Nearby cafes
Leafwild Cafe 120 m
Artisan Eatery 181 m
Frankie's 220 m
Lowry & Baker 226 m
Nearby restaurants
Di Loro 127 m
Chicken Valley 162 m
mark.t 166 m
MoMo's 172 m
Nearby pubs
Nova Cafe 228 m
The Knight of Notting Hill 293 m
The Eagle 325 m
Mau Mau Bar 371 m
Nearby gyms
Westway Sports & Fitness 245 m
Virgin Active 370 m
The Clock Notting Hill 523 m
Powervibe Fitness Studio 584 m
Nearby pharmacies
Spivack Chemist 160 m
Golborne Pharmacy 261 m
Chana Chemist 285 m
Dr Care Pharmacy 372 m
Nearby health
Chiropractic Alchemy 129 m
Ladbroke Grove Dental Care 273 m
Golborne Dental Care 427 m
St Charles' Hospital 531 m
Food hygiene (5-star) 74% of 226
Business Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months) 0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr) 45
High street
E High street health
Investment Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Avg monthly rent £2,557 London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield 3.07% (average) London avg: 3.8% Gentrification score 45/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Owner-occupier growth signal 45
Sales last 12 months 0
Rental market
Young professional Tenant profile
Future outlook
Strong gentrification momentum High investment quality Excellent transport access Confirmed 5yr price momentum
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score 4/100
Bakerloo Extension route 8,158m
Crossrail 2 route 5,130m
Demographics 22 Apr Population, deprivation and income
Decile 4/10
More deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Rank: 11,108 nationally
2,134
Est. population
32,300/km²
Inner city Very high density Mixed
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional 45%
Routine / semi-routine 18%
No car household 58%
Unemployed 4%
No qualifications 13%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
vs. London
Income vs London -4.8%
Price vs London +92.3%
Planning Conservation areas and development
Listed buildings (800m) 16
Live planning apps (800m) 2
Major developments (800m) 0
Planning apps (12 months) 131
CIL rate (residential) £450/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m) 1
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme 595 homes · Wornington Green Estate (Phase ll), Wornington Green Estate (Phase ll), Wornington Road, W10 5XY
Named schemes (500m)
Wornington Green Estate (Phase ll), Wornington Green Estate (Phase ll), Wornington Road, W10 5XY 595 homes
completed Wornington Green Estate, Wornington Green Estate, Wornington Road, W10 5XY 324 homes
completed 111-117, 111-117, LANCASTER ROAD, LADBROKE CRESCENT (12), W11 21 homes
completed 36-38, 36-38, ST. CHARLES SQUARE, W10 16 homes
completed 172, 172, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, W10 5LZ 15 homes
completed
Politics Local councillors and MP
Ward majority Labour and Co-operative Party
Constituency Kensington and Bayswater
Councillors
Emma Dent Coad Labour and Co-operative Party
Portia Thaxter Labour and Co-operative Party
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The bottom line
W10 6HQ offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and fast broadband at £1,000,000 median — strong value for Families who can accept its trade-offs.
The catch: 1 Japanese knotweed site within 400m — may affect mortgage applications.
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Data freshness When each data source was last updated
gp 1 May
cqc 8 May
epc 18 Apr
imd 24 Apr
lha 18 Apr
tfl 1 May
prow 21 Apr
ptal 17 Apr
seed 17 Apr
crime 5 Jun
flood 22 Apr
radon 18 Apr
census 25 Apr
mobile 18 Apr
nhs ae 5 Jun
sports 18 Apr
parking 4 May
schools 1 May
stats19 9 Jun
streets 18 Apr
planning 1 Jun
property 1 May
amenities 4 May
broadband 18 Apr
buildings 18 Apr
bus stops 4 May
elections 18 Apr
ethnicity 7 Jun
green belt 18 Apr
parliament 19 Apr
tfl cycles 2 May
air quality 19 May
bgs geology 18 Apr
councillors 18 Apr
dfe schools 18 Apr
fsa hygiene 1 May
green space 22 Apr
demographics 22 Apr
voa property 24 Apr
bgs landslide 18 Apr
bus frequency 7 Jun
national rail 1 May
rental market 2 Jun
claimant count 18 Apr
street profile 8 Jun
water provider 9 Jun
housing pipeline 18 Apr
population density 18 Apr
surface water flood 18 Apr
Trusted official data sources Office for
National Statistics