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Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital

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About

Chelsea Manor and the Royal Hospital area sit on the south side of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, anchored by the Royal Hospital Chelsea on Royal Hospital Road. The hospital was founded by Charles II and built to designs associated with Sir Christopher Wren; its red-brick quadrangle and colonnades frame a long central lawn that becomes the site for the annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show each May. The complex still houses Chelsea Pensioners and its ceremonial routines, including the nightly evening retreat and occasional public parades, mark the area’s ongoing institutional presence.

Around the hospital, Chelsea Manor Street and the stretch of the King’s Road mix small retail units, cafes and terraced houses with a number of mews lanes and garden squares. The Chelsea Physic Garden lies on Royal Hospital Road, founded in 1673 and maintaining a collection of medicinal and historic plants linked to the area’s botanical history. Street patterns and building lines keep a clear domestic scale; lanes and short walks between the terraces reveal surviving coachways, carved doorcases and modest communal gardens rather than large commercial frontages.

Area overview

On average Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital has average deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 124 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, in line with the London average of 130 per 1,000. Approximately 14.7% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital is £74,743 per year. There are 1 schools in Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital: 1 primary (1 Outstanding and 0 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). On average most houses in the area have good public transport connectivity. Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital is home to around 6,482 people, with a population density of about 8,343.4 per km².

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
124
Deprivation level
5/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
14.7%
Connectivity
7/10

Area Profile

Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital Population
6,482
Population density
8,343.4 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Theft from the person
32.71(+249%)
Other theft
24.84(+117%)
Anti-social behaviour
24.07(-10%)
Shoplifting
19.75(+98%)
Violence and sexual offences
18.36(-41%)
London average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
3,141
48.41%
Other White
1,728
26.63%
Other
184
2.84%
Irish
181
2.79%
African
178
2.74%
Total population: 6,488

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
3,696
64.1%
Level 3 (A level)
601
10.42%
No qualifications
560
9.71%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
376
6.52%
Other
197
3.42%
Total 16+ residents: 5,766

Housing

Housing tenure

Private landlord or letting agency
1,037
35.49%
Owns outright
805
27.55%
Owns with a mortgage
378
12.94%
Other social rented
355
12.15%
Other forms of private rent
203
6.95%
Total households: 2,922

Property prices in Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital

Median price£1,175,000
Price per sq ft£1,438
Sales (last 12 months)74
Typical range (middle 50%)£746K – £2.5M

Based on 74 recent sales, the median property price is £1,175,000 (about £1,438 per square foot) in Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital area, with individual transactions ranging from £295,000 up to £13,470,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Terraced16£3,675,000£1,764
Flats58£907,500£1,345

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital.
YearFlatsTerraced
2016£930,000£3,450,000
2017£1,397,500£3,525,000
2018£1,425,000£3,525,000
2019£1,200,000£3,700,000
2020£1,151,000£4,000,000
2021£1,190,000£3,950,000
2022£1,250,000£4,550,000
2023£1,200,000£4,250,000
2024£1,115,000£4,232,000
2025£1,050,000£3,325,000
2026£1,125,000£2,692,500
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital.
YearFlatsTerraced
2016£1,563£2,122
2017£1,585£2,012
2018£1,476£1,796
2019£1,386£1,833
2020£1,443£1,935
2021£1,422£1,888
2022£1,541£2,012
2023£1,484£2,051
2024£1,454£1,834
2025£1,438£1,764
2026£1,296£1,702
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital in the last year.

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.