Kensington and Chelsea
8 datasets are currently published for Kensington and Chelsea. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Kensington and Chelsea compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 100th of 361 (24.5 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: ranked 1st of 318 (£897,500).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 19th of 132 (20.8%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Kensington and Chelsea: 3,560, July 2026 (-2.9% year on year, from 3,665). 3,560 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (2,000, 56%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (1,150). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 50+, 6% lower (1,150). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Kensington and Chelsea: 3,565, July 2026 (-2.7% year on year, from 3,665). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Kensington and Chelsea: 84.8, June 2026 (-14.8% year on year, from 99.5). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Kensington and Chelsea: £897,500, Q2 2026 (-31.0% year on year, from £1,300,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Kensington and Chelsea: 20.8%, 2024/25 (+1.5 percentage points year on year, from 19.3%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Kensington and Chelsea: 21, Q1 2026 (-82.2% year on year, from 118). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Kensington and Chelsea: 145,734, 2025 (-1.0% year on year, from 147,255). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Kensington and Chelsea: 565, 2025 (+0.2% year on year, from 564). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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