Buying a home in SW10, London. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£1.72mmost £1.36m–£2.16m
Houses per m²£16,219flats £10,352
Sold last year99756 in five years
Prices in Kensington and Chelsea-14.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW10 sold for £1,716,805 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £1,359,613 and £2,164,723, for about 117 m² of space. That is 104% more than the same home across London (£840,000).

99 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £497k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SW10 0 (£14,186) and the most in SW10 9 (£18,006).

Across Kensington and Chelsea, prices are down 14.1% on a year ago and down 14.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £4,074 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £7,829 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £343,000 for that mortgage.

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House prices in SW10 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£1,452,629£1.02m–£1.59m98 m²13
3£1,716,805£1.36m–£2.16m117 m²56
4£2,781,525£2.11m–£3.63m163 m²27
5+£4,150,621£2.84m–£5.95m234 m²79

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£1.45m£1.72m£2.78m£4.15m
Semi-detached————£12m
Terraced—£1.19m£1.72m£2.78m£3.92m
Flats£497k£753k£945k£1.48m£2.11m

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SW10

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SW10 0£14,186£9,717
SW10 9£18,006£10,909

Schools near SW10

Best state primary within 2 kmMarlborough Primary School93% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%27 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Fulham Boys School82.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%44 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in W14 is about 134 m² for £1.37m.

Questions about SW10

Is SW10 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 104% more than across London; prices in Kensington and Chelsea are down 14.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (82.3% against 43.8%); 99 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SW10?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SW10 sold for £1,716,805 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £1,359,613 and £2,164,723.

Is SW10 expensive for London?

A 3-bedroom house in SW10 costs 104% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across London (£840,000).

How many homes sell in SW10 each year?

99 homes sold in the last year and 756 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near SW10?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Marlborough Primary School, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SW10?

For a 3-bedroom house, SW5 (£1.4m, 1 km), SW6 (£1.34m, 1 km), SW11 (£1.16m, 2 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.