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Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council

Local authority area: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 12.1 km² and had 146,154 residents in 2022 — about 12,059 people per km². The authority dates from 1965. The council is based in Kensington.

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Council headquartersKensington and Chelsea Town Hall
Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022146,154-6.3% since 2012
Land area12.1km²4.7 sq mi
Density12,059/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#202of 382 UK councils · #173 in England
Population estimates4 data points
155.9K157.7K156.2K146.2K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1965
    Created

    Formed from Metropolitan Borough of Kensington, Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea.

Abroad

Twinned with

Cannes
Borders

Neighbouring councils

CCity of WestminsterLondon borough211,365LLondon Borough of WandsworthLondon borough329,035LLondon Borough of Hammersmith and FulhamLondon borough185,238LLondon Borough of BrentLondon borough341,221
Same region, same type

Other london boroughs in London

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London Borough of Croydon392,224London Borough of Barnet389,101London Borough of Ealing369,937London Borough of Newham358,645London Borough of Brent341,221London Borough of Bromley329,578London Borough of Wandsworth329,035London Borough of Enfield327,224London Borough of Tower Hamlets325,789London Borough of Lambeth316,812London Borough of Southwark311,913London Borough of Redbridge310,911
Elections

18 electoral wards

Census 2021: 143,371 residents in 66,884 households across the wards; 14.4% aged 65+, 31.7% of homes owned, 58.3% of households without a car.

1Redcliffe4,397 households · 11.5% aged 65+9,1942Notting Dale3,621 households · 13.0% aged 65+9,1393Holland3,840 households · 12.2% aged 65+9,1024Earl's Court4,665 households · 11.7% aged 65+8,9375Golborne3,804 households · 12.0% aged 65+8,8036Campden3,893 households · 14.6% aged 65+8,624

All wards of Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

TChelsea Old Town HallTown hall · London SW3 5EE · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Kensington and Bayswater · 14 wardsChelsea and Fulham · 4 wards
Source: Wikidata Q188801 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.