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Pembridge
Kensington and Chelsea, London
PocketsNotting Hill Gate (Holland Park Avenue · Pembridge Road · east · Chepstow Villas)
Pembridge sits at the northern edge of Kensington and Chelsea covering Notting Hill Gate and the Pembridge Villas conservation streets. The whole ward falls inside conservation area. The 65 listed buildings include the Grade II Kensington Temple on Kensington Park Road and the grand Grade II stucco terraces around Pembridge Square and Pembridge Gardens, fifteen outstanding-rated schools sit within reach, and very good public-transport access links the Central, Circle, District and Hammersmith & City lines at Notting Hill Gate. Food and retail venues total 189 and the Portobello market spine runs along the western edge. The weak points: green space inside the ward itself is zero — residents walk to Kensington Gardens one ward south, market conditions are very tight, air quality is poor along the A40 Westway and Notting Hill Gate, and safety sits below the borough median driven by the commercial strip.
- Strongest90Heritage
Dense with listed buildings and conservation-area coverage
- Also strong88Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Watch out1Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Very good public-transport access
- 65 listed buildings
- 100% covered by a conservation area
- 6 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- 195 open venues (88 food and drink, 107 other)
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
25Among the lowest in London
How scores work - Purchase affordability0
- Rent affordability5
- Price momentum (5yr)40
- Activity (turnover)40
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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 Pembridge: 69 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
35Better than 23% of London
- Personal safety48
- Property crime14
- Anti-social behaviour48
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Connectivity
88Better than 95% of London
Median public-transport access is excellent (TfL PTAL 7.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
36Better than 29% of London
- Air quality8
- Quietness78
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
70Better than 98% of London
- Nightlife29
- Dining93
- Arts & culture43
- Retail & shops93
- Sports & recreation29
- Independent scene100
- Vitality (openings, diversity)100
195 open venues nearby — 88 food & drink, 107 other.
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Education
50Better than 33% of London
- Primary schools60
- Secondary schools40
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School inspection history
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For Pembridge: 3 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
90Better than 96% of London
65 listed buildings · 100% under a conservation area
- Kensington TempleGrade II
- 20, Pembridge GardensGrade II
- 1, Pembridge Square W2Grade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
57Better than 32% of London
- Green spaces76
- Waterways20
Area development
1Better than 33% of London
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- Is Pembridge safe?
- Pembridge scores 35 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. 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 Pembridge a good place to live?
- Pembridge scores 50 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 heritage (90) and connectivity (88); its weakest is area development (1). 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 Pembridge?
- Very good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Pembridge 7 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 88 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Pembridge expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Pembridge is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 0/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Pembridge?
- Pembridge scores 50 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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