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Kensington and Chelsea: what’s happening where you live
What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: London borough (unitary), England, London; part of the GLA combined authority. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council.
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- Household waste collection: Providing information
- Household waste collection: Reporting
- Bulky household waste collections: Applications for service
- Household garden waste: Providing information
- Recycling bags and containers: Providing information
- Flytipping: Reporting
- Road maintenance: Reporting
- Street lighting: Reporting
- Noise pollution: Reporting
- Council tax annual notification: Providing information
- Council tax discount: Applications for service
- Council tax benefit new claim: Applications for service
- Housing benefit new claim: Providing information
- Electoral register: Providing information
- Electoral register: Applications for service
- Primary school places: Applications for service
- Secondary school places: Applications for service
- Library facilities: Providing information
- Parking permits: Providing information
- Planning decision notices: Providing information
- Councillors directory: Providing information
- Complaints procedure: Providing information
Housing
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Transport
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Council tax
Band D set by Kensington and Chelsea for 2026–27: £1,156.14 of a £1,666.65 total bill in the area.
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Environment
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Education
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Changes to schools in this area recorded by the Department for Education Updated automatically
No school here is currently recorded as proposed to open or close.
In the last twelve months: 0 opened, 1 closed (1 closure)
- Catch22 Include London — closed; reason recorded: closure, 31 August 2026
What the council plans to spend, 2026–27
| Service | Budget |
|---|---|
| Education services | £102.1 million |
| Highways and transport services | −£32.7 million |
| Children's social care | £48.3 million |
| Adult social care | £72.1 million |
| Public health | £30.0 million |
| Housing services (general fund only) | £44.1 million |
| Cultural and related services | £14.2 million |
| Environmental and regulatory services | £47.3 million |
| Planning and development services | £12.3 million |
| Police services | none budgeted |
| Fire and rescue services | none budgeted |
| Central services | £18.6 million |
| Other services | none budgeted |
| Total service expenditure | £356.4 million |
Life in Kensington and Chelsea: the official facts
- People living here
- 145,734 people
- Typical age
- 39 years
- Money to live on, per person, per year
- £115,641
- Typical weekly pay, before tax
- £955
- Children growing up in poverty
- 16.1%
- People claiming unemployment-related benefits
- 3.6%
- Average price of a home
- £1,204,072
- How many years of pay a home costs
- 21.9 times yearly pay
- Years in good health: women
- 66.8 years
- Years in good health: men
- 66.5 years
- Greenhouse gases, per person
- 5.2 tonnes per person
- Homes and businesses that can get the fastest broadband
- 93.3%
- Public chargers for electric cars
- 637.3 per 100,000 people
- Businesses trading here
- 14,260 businesses
Who runs the council
This council’s area is covered by the Greater London Authority, with the Mayor of London.
50 seats in 2026. Run by: Conservatives, with a majority.
Councillors by party: Conservative and Unionist 34, Labour Party 13, Liberal Democrats 3.
Next scheduled council election: 2 May 2030.
All 50 councillors, by ward
- Anne Cyron (Conservative and Unionist) — Abingdon
- James Husband (Conservative and Unionist) — Abingdon
- Sarah Addenbrooke (Conservative and Unionist) — Abingdon
- Mary Weale (Conservative and Unionist) — Brompton & Hans Town
- Sof McVeigh (Conservative and Unionist) — Brompton & Hans Town
- Walaa Idris (Conservative and Unionist) — Brompton & Hans Town
- Catherine Faulks (Conservative and Unionist) — Campden
- Lloyd North (Conservative and Unionist) — Campden
- Preety Hudd (Conservative and Unionist) — Campden
- Heena Bellara (Conservative and Unionist) — Chelsea Riverside
- Laura Burns (Conservative and Unionist) — Chelsea Riverside
- Max Chauhan (Conservative and Unionist) — Chelsea Riverside
- Cihan Cheron (Labour Party) — Colville
- Jack Reason (Labour Party) — Colville
- Monica Press (Labour Party) — Colville
- Greg Hammond (Conservative and Unionist) — Courtfield
- Janet Evans (Conservative and Unionist) — Courtfield
- Quentin Marshall (Conservative and Unionist) — Courtfield
- Abdullahi Nur (Labour Party) — Dalgarno
- Alex Porter (Labour Party) — Dalgarno
- James Ortiz (Liberal Democrats) — Earl's Court
- Linda Wade (Liberal Democrats) — Earl's Court
- Sofia Gurrola (Liberal Democrats) — Earl's Court
- Nadia Nail (Labour Party) — Golborne
- Peter Marshall (Labour Party) — Golborne
- Sina Lari (Labour Party) — Golborne
- Aarien Areti (Conservative and Unionist) — Holland
- Johnny Thalassites (Conservative and Unionist) — Holland
- Lucy Knight (Conservative and Unionist) — Holland
- Marc Goldfinger (Conservative and Unionist) — Norland
- Stéphanie Petit (Conservative and Unionist) — Norland
- Claire Simmons (Labour Party) — Notting Dale
- Kasim Ali (Labour Party) — Notting Dale
- Portia Thaxter (Labour Party) — Notting Dale
- Georgia Hardisty (Conservative and Unionist) — Pembridge
- Natacha Ritchie (Conservative and Unionist) — Pembridge
- Max Dodd-Noble (Conservative and Unionist) — Queen's Gate
- Ned Whitley (Conservative and Unionist) — Queen's Gate
- Sam Mackover (Conservative and Unionist) — Queen's Gate
- Marie-Therese Rossi (Conservative and Unionist) — Redcliffe
- Sidney Yankson (Conservative and Unionist) — Redcliffe
- Tom Bennett (Conservative and Unionist) — Redcliffe
- Cem Kemahli (Conservative and Unionist) — Royal Hospital
- Elizabeth Campbell (Conservative and Unionist) — Royal Hospital
- Emma Will (Conservative and Unionist) — Royal Hospital
- Billy Beckett (Labour Party) — St. Helen's
- Lucy Shaw (Labour Party) — St. Helen's
- Josh Rendall (Conservative and Unionist) — Stanley
- Kim Taylor-Smith (Conservative and Unionist) — Stanley
- Will Pascall (Conservative and Unionist) — Stanley