The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is an Inner London borough. It has a population of 143,940 (Census 2021).
The grid below shows how Kensington & Chelsea compares against London overall on key poverty and inequality indicators. Red text denotes the fact that Kens' & Chelsea is worse than the selected comparison group for that indicator, and green means it is better. Use the dropdown filter on the right to select different types of comparison.
Kensington and Chelsea indicator rankings
Living standards
Child poverty rate
Child poverty rate (AHC)
Better compared to all London Boroughs (33%)
Better compared to England (31%)
Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 31%)
Better compared to nearest neighbours (31%)
Income deprivation
Income deprivation (relative to London overall)
Average compared to all London Boroughs ( 1)
Average compared to England (0.8)
Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 0.85)
Better compared to nearest neighbours (1.03)
Pay inequality
80:20 ratio of earnings
(Data not available)
Poverty rate
Poverty rate
Average compared to all London Boroughs (25%)
Average compared to England (22.2%)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 29%)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (34%)
People
Infant mortality
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births
(Data not available)
Premature mortality
Deaths of <75 year olds per 100,000
Better compared to all London Boroughs (309)
Better compared to England (342)
Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 300)
Better compared to nearest neighbours (324)
Qualifications at 19
19 year olds without level 3 qualifications
Average compared to all London Boroughs (28.8%)
Better compared to England (34.6%)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 26%)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (25.7%)
Work
Benefits
Out-of-work benefits
Average compared to all London Boroughs (12.8%)
Average compared to England (13.1%)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 11.4%)
Average compared to nearest neighbours (12.7%)
Low pay (resident)
Proportion of borough residents' jobs that are low paid
Better compared to all London Boroughs (16.4%)
(Data not available)
Better compared to London Planning Area (East - 19.6%)
Better compared to nearest neighbours (11.5%)
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate
Worse compared to all London Boroughs ( 5%)
Worse compared to England (3.7%)
Average compared to London Planning Area (East - 5.7%)
Worse compared to nearest neighbours (4.9%)
Unemployment rate change
Unemployment rate 1 year change
Worse compared to all London Boroughs (0.6pts)
Worse compared to England (0.1pts)
Worse compared to London Planning Area (East - 0.5pts)
Worse compared to nearest neighbours (1.5pts)