Kensington and Chelsea Council Housing & Tenant Rights

Name: Kensington and Chelsea council housing statistics 2023-24
Creator: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24
Published: 2026-04-30
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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Kensington and Chelsea is one of England's local authorities.

Kensington and Chelsea council housing data (2023-24)

The following figures are reported by Kensington and Chelsea to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of the annual Local Authority Housing Statistics return.

Metric	Value
Housing waiting list (households)	2,923
Waiting for 1 bedroom	879
Waiting for 2 bedrooms	1,207
Waiting for 3 bedrooms	657
Waiting for 4+ bedrooms	180
Council-owned dwellings	6,636
Social rent dwellings	6,636
Affordable rent dwellings	0
Vacant dwellings	215
Average relet time (days)	65.8
Lettings to new tenants	170
Lettings to existing tenants	57
Council evictions (total)	18
Evictions for rent arrears	5
Evictions for anti-social behaviour	1
Illegal sub-let property recoveries	11
Average EPC/SAP rating of council stock	C
New social rent homes built	0
New affordable rent homes built	0

Source: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24. Last refreshed 2026-04-30.