Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough, west of central London. Notting Hill is in North Kensington.
Kensington and Chelsea shown within Greater London | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | London |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Created | 1 April 1965 |
| Admin HQ | Holland Street |
| Government | |
| • Type | London borough council |
| • Body | Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council |
| • London Assembly | James Small-Edwards (Labour) AM for West Central |
| • MPs |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 4.68 sq mi (12.13 km2) |
| • Rank | 325th (of 326) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 178,000 |
| • Rank | 123rd (of 326) |
| • Density | 38,010/sq mi (14,670/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcodes | |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-KEC |
| ONS code | 00AW |
| GSS code | E09000020 |
| Police | Metropolitan Police |
| Website | www.rbkc.gov.uk |
The borough includes several districts in the west of London; before 1965 the two boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea were separately administered.
| Greater London • London • City of London | |
|---|---|
London Boroughs:
Barking and Dagenham •
Barnet •
Bexley •
Brent •
Bromley •
Camden •
Croydon •
Ealing •
Enfield •
Greenwich •
Hackney •
Hammersmith and Fulham •
Haringey •
Harrow •
Havering •
Hillingdon •
Hounslow •
Islington •
Kensington and Chelsea •
Kingston •
Lambeth •
Lewisham •
Merton •
Newham •
Redbridge •
Richmond •
Southwark •
Sutton •
Tower Hamlets •
Waltham Forest •
Wandsworth •
Westminster | |
Royal Borough Of Kensington And Chelsea Media
A London Underground train departing from Earl's Court station
The Science Museum
Main entrance of the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College London
Kensington Central Library, London W8