Portobello
Kensington and Chelsea 004 · 5 sub-areas · 7,450 residents
Portobello is a mid-density neighbourhood of Kensington and Chelsea in the London region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. A high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Portobello?
4 parks and 7 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's a serious food scene on the doorstep — 93 restaurants and 41 distinct cuisines within a five-minute walk; the cultural offer is one of the area's draws — dozens of theatres, museums and galleries within two kilometres; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £3,599 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Portobello in Kensington and Chelsea
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Portobello?
- The median monthly rent across Portobello is £3,599.
- How safe is Portobello?
- Portobello has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Portobello?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 20 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Portobello?
- There are 53 schools within 2 km of Portobello, of which 47% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 557 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Portobello?
- The most common council tax band in Portobello is D, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,883. Council tax is set by Kensington and Chelsea council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Portobello to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Portobello to central London is approximately 20 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Portobello?
- 100% of premises in Portobello are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Portobello?
- Portobello sits in IMD decile 3 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Portobello?
- 17% of households in Portobello are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Portobello?
- The average property price across Kensington and Chelsea (the local authority covering Portobello) is approximately £1,225,499, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Portobello a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Mixed — jobs and residents are roughly balanced. (0.88 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £46,690.)
- Which local areas are part of Portobello?
- Portobello contains 5 local areas: Kensington and Chelsea 004D, Kensington and Chelsea 004B, Kensington and Chelsea 004C, Kensington and Chelsea 004E, Kensington and Chelsea 004A.
Frequently asked about Portobello
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Portobello?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Portobello is £3,599. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Portobello a safe place to live?
- Portobello has a safety score of 15/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Portobello?
- 47% of schools within 2 km of Portobello are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Portobello?
- Public-transport commute time from Portobello to central London is approximately 20 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Portobello different from the rest of Kensington and Chelsea?
- Portobello contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Portobello rank in Kensington and Chelsea?
- Portobello scores 17/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Kensington and Chelsea, see the Cities table on the Kensington and Chelsea page.