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Dalgarno
Kensington and Chelsea, London
PocketsLadbroke Grove (north-west · Kensington Memorial Park · Barlby Road · Little Wormwood Scrubs)North Kensington
Dalgarno covers the northern tip of Kensington and Chelsea, a ward of postwar estates and surviving Victorian terraces wedged between North Kensington and the western approach to the Grand Union Canal. The entire ward falls inside a conservation area and the listed-building set includes the Grade II Ladbroke Hall (a converted nineteenth-century factory and now an arts venue), St Charles' Hospital and the St Charles' Hospital Nurses' Home. Eighteen outstanding-rated schools sit within reach and Kensington Memorial Park anchors the modest 3.2 hectares of green space. The drawbacks are real. Safety scores sit at 46 below the London median, pollution scores are weak at 40 reflecting proximity to the Westway, the market score of 18 is the weakest in this batch reflecting that housing here is as expensive as Kensington without the fabric of the garden squares, and the food venue count of 17 is strikingly thin.
- Strongest69Nature Access
Strong access to green space and waterways
- Also strong64Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Watch out14Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Moderate public-transport access
- 5 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 6 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Sunbeam Gardens (0.3 hectares)
- 47 open venues (21 food and drink, 26 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
19Among the lowest in London
How scores work - Purchase affordability10
- Rent affordability25
- Price momentum (5yr)14
- Activity (turnover)16
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For Dalgarno: 32 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
46Better than 44% of London
- Personal safety43
- Property crime54
- Anti-social behaviour40
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Connectivity
40Better than 40% of London
Median public-transport access is moderate (TfL PTAL 3.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
40Better than 38% of London
- Air quality23
- Quietness65
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Cultural Signal
26Better than 58% of London
- Nightlife0
- Dining14
- Arts & culture21
- Retail & shops7
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene79
- Vitality (openings, diversity)31
47 open venues nearby — 21 food & drink, 26 other.
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Education
64Better than 92% of London
- Primary schools54
- Secondary schools74
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For Dalgarno: 6 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
55Better than 76% of London
5 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Ladbroke HallGrade II
- St Charles' HospitalGrade II
- St Charles' Hospital Nurses' HomeGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
69Better than 72% of London
- Green spaces84
- Waterways50
Largest green space: Sunbeam Gardens (0 ha). ~4 ha of green space in total.
Area development
14Better than 79% of London
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- Is Dalgarno safe?
- Dalgarno scores 46 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — mid-table for London. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is Dalgarno a good place to live?
- Dalgarno scores 41 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are nature access (69) and education (64); its weakest is area development (14). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is Dalgarno?
- Moderate public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Dalgarno 3 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 40 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Dalgarno expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Dalgarno is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 2/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Dalgarno?
- Dalgarno scores 64 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 6 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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