Listed buildings in Kensington and Chelsea

There are 1,342 listed buildings in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England.

Members of Parliament

Kensington and Chelsea's listed buildings lie in 2 Westminster constituencies.

Consents, sales and energy ratings

Applications affecting listed buildings

5,642 applications affecting listed buildings in Kensington and Chelsea were received between 2016 and 2025 and have since been decided or withdrawn. 74% were approved, 9% refused and 17% withdrawn. The share approved is the 18th lowest of the 366 authorities with at least 20 such applications. The median time to an approval or refusal was 56 days.

FigureKensington and ChelseaAll authorities
Decided or withdrawn 5,642 322,259
Approved 74% 85%
Refused 9% 6%
Withdrawn 17% 9%
Median days to an approval or refusal 56 56

Sales of listed buildings

1,365 sales registered between 2021 and 2025 have been matched to listed buildings in Kensington and Chelsea. The median price was £1,975,000, the highest of the 324 authorities with at least 10 such sales.

FigureKensington and ChelseaAll authorities
Sales 1,365 90,998
Median price £1,975,000 £415,000

Energy performance certificates

571 listed buildings in Kensington and Chelsea have a domestic energy performance certificate lodged in the last 10 years. On the latest of those certificates, 2% are rated F or G, the 16th lowest share of the 341 authorities with at least 20 such buildings.

RatingKensington and ChelseaAll authorities
Buildings with a certificate 571 89,615
A 0% <1%
B 2% 2%
C 34% 19%
D 49% 38%
E 13% 29%
F 1% 9%
G 1% 3%

Counts cover records The WRENN Report has matched to a listed building. Applications: PlanIt, from local planning authority portals. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Energy performance certificates: the EPC registers for England and Wales and for Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0).

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