"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Kensington and Fairfield.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Kensington and Fairfield.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Kensington and Fairfield.

Dataset

House Prices
Kensington and Fairfield
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kKensington and Fairfield 1995-12-01: 20500Kensington and Fairfield 1996-03-01: 21000Kensington and Fairfield 1996-06-01: 21000Kensington and Fairfield 1996-09-01: 21655.5Kensington and Fairfield 1996-12-01: 23000Kensington and Fairfield 1997-03-01: 23000Kensington and Fairfield 1997-06-01: 23000Kensington and Fairfield 1997-09-01: 23000Kensington and Fairfield 1997-12-01: 22500Kensington and Fairfield 1998-03-01: 21500Kensington and Fairfield 1998-06-01: 21500Kensington and Fairfield 1998-09-01: 20500Kensington and Fairfield 1998-12-01: 20750Kensington and Fairfield 1999-03-01: 21000Kensington and Fairfield 1999-06-01: 21725Kensington and Fairfield 1999-09-01: 23075Kensington and Fairfield 1999-12-01: 24000Kensington and Fairfield 2000-03-01: 24527.5Kensington and Fairfield 2000-06-01: 24000Kensington and Fairfield 2000-09-01: 23900Kensington and Fairfield 2000-12-01: 23000Kensington and Fairfield 2001-03-01: 23750Kensington and Fairfield 2001-06-01: 24000Kensington and Fairfield 2001-09-01: 24950Kensington and Fairfield 2001-12-01: 24000Kensington and Fairfield 2002-03-01: 24500Kensington and Fairfield 2002-06-01: 24000Kensington and Fairfield 2002-09-01: 24500Kensington and Fairfield 2002-12-01: 24500Kensington and Fairfield 2003-03-01: 24000Kensington and Fairfield 2003-06-01: 25000Kensington and Fairfield 2003-09-01: 26000Kensington and Fairfield 2003-12-01: 29500Kensington and Fairfield 2004-03-01: 34000Kensington and Fairfield 2004-06-01: 41500Kensington and Fairfield 2004-09-01: 48000Kensington and Fairfield 2004-12-01: 53250Kensington and Fairfield 2005-03-01: 57000Kensington and Fairfield 2005-06-01: 60000Kensington and Fairfield 2005-09-01: 65500Kensington and Fairfield 2005-12-01: 70000Kensington and Fairfield 2006-03-01: 74000Kensington and Fairfield 2006-06-01: 69000Kensington and Fairfield 2006-09-01: 69500Kensington and Fairfield 2006-12-01: 70000Kensington and Fairfield 2007-03-01: 71725Kensington and Fairfield 2007-06-01: 74000Kensington and Fairfield 2007-09-01: 76500Kensington and Fairfield 2007-12-01: 77500Kensington and Fairfield 2008-03-01: 78000Kensington and Fairfield 2008-06-01: 77000Kensington and Fairfield 2008-09-01: 77500Kensington and Fairfield 2008-12-01: 79500Kensington and Fairfield 2009-03-01: 76000Kensington and Fairfield 2009-06-01: 80500Kensington and Fairfield 2009-09-01: 82750Kensington and Fairfield 2009-12-01: 72000Kensington and Fairfield 2010-03-01: 75000Kensington and Fairfield 2010-06-01: 63000Kensington and Fairfield 2010-09-01: 65000Kensington and Fairfield 2010-12-01: 65000Kensington and Fairfield 2011-03-01: 63000Kensington and Fairfield 2011-06-01: 69475Kensington and Fairfield 2011-09-01: 64500Kensington and Fairfield 2011-12-01: 65000Kensington and Fairfield 2012-03-01: 65750Kensington and Fairfield 2012-06-01: 70000Kensington and Fairfield 2012-09-01: 66000Kensington and Fairfield 2012-12-01: 64975Kensington and Fairfield 2013-03-01: 64000Kensington and Fairfield 2013-06-01: 59500Kensington and Fairfield 2013-09-01: 57000Kensington and Fairfield 2013-12-01: 60000Kensington and Fairfield 2014-03-01: 60000Kensington and Fairfield 2014-06-01: 60500Kensington and Fairfield 2014-09-01: 63000Kensington and Fairfield 2014-12-01: 62500Kensington and Fairfield 2015-03-01: 65000Kensington and Fairfield 2015-06-01: 65000Kensington and Fairfield 2015-09-01: 67750Kensington and Fairfield 2015-12-01: 70000Kensington and Fairfield 2016-03-01: 70000Kensington and Fairfield 2016-06-01: 70000Kensington and Fairfield 2016-09-01: 75000Kensington and Fairfield 2016-12-01: 75000Kensington and Fairfield 2017-03-01: 79000Kensington and Fairfield 2017-06-01: 88500Kensington and Fairfield 2017-09-01: 92000Kensington and Fairfield 2017-12-01: 95000Kensington and Fairfield 2018-03-01: 96000Kensington and Fairfield 2018-06-01: 100000Kensington and Fairfield 2018-09-01: 88000Kensington and Fairfield 2018-12-01: 88000Kensington and Fairfield 2019-03-01: 82000Kensington and Fairfield 2019-06-01: 81000Kensington and Fairfield 2019-09-01: 84500Kensington and Fairfield 2019-12-01: 85500Kensington and Fairfield 2020-03-01: 87000Kensington and Fairfield 2020-06-01: 85000Kensington and Fairfield 2020-09-01: 85000Kensington and Fairfield 2020-12-01: 85000Kensington and Fairfield 2021-03-01: 96000Kensington and Fairfield 2021-06-01: 100000Kensington and Fairfield 2021-09-01: 110000Kensington and Fairfield 2021-12-01: 112500Kensington and Fairfield 2022-03-01: 118000Kensington and Fairfield 2022-06-01: 116340Kensington and Fairfield 2022-09-01: 118500Kensington and Fairfield 2022-12-01: 120000Kensington and Fairfield 2023-03-01: 120000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Kensington and Fairfield.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Kensington and Fairfield, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Kensington and Fairfield. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Kensington and Fairfield. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Kensington and Fairfield. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Kensington and Fairfield.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.