property, houses and flats to rent in South Kensington

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neighbouring areas

Balham Coombe Mortlake Stockwell
Barnes Earls Court Parsons Green Streatham
Battersea Earlsfield Pimlico Tooting
Belgravia East Putney Putney Vauxhall
Belgravia mews houses East Sheen Raynes Park Victoria
Brixton Fulham Richmond Vincent Square
Brixton Station Hurlingham Sheen Wandsworth
Brompton Kensington Southfields West Brompton
Chelsea Kew South Wimbledon Westminster
Clapham Knightsbridge St James's Wimbledon

 

Postcodes

SW1 SW15 SW20 SW8
SW10 SW16 SW3 SW9
SW11 SW17 SW4 TW10
SW12 SW18 SW5 TW9
SW13 SW19 SW6  
SW14 SW2 SW7  

The London Borough of Kensington & Chelsea attracts wealthy individuals and families requiring short or long-term lets, or to take advantage of buy-to-let opportunities. Property in South Kensington, which is covered by the postcode SW7, is predominantly stucco terraced houses, often converted into flats; purpose-built apartments in Victorian mansions, maisonettes, basement flats, and mews houses. Flats to rent in South Kensington will cost over £1,700 per month, for two bedrooms in an excellent location, and houses to rent in South Kensington a minimum of £2,200 per month offering two or three bedrooms.

Amenities for properties in South Kensington

This part of London is rich in restaurants, cafés and bars; banks and shops, no less than five gyms, and a multi-screen cinema a little way down Fulham Road. World-renowned institutions include the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Imperial College London, Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal College of Music, Royal College of Art, and the Royal Marsden Hospital in Fulham Road. The Royal Albert Hall is one of the UK's most important venues for classic shows of all kinds, from the Promenade concerts to circus, ballet, opera, and pop and rock acts. South Kensington hosts a large number of language schools and the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle educates boys and girls aged 3 to 18, with classes mostly in French. The squares in South Kensington enjoy beautiful gardens and within strolling distance is the green swathe of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens.

Transport in South Kensington

The best way to enjoy South Kensington is on foot, but buses and taxis are plentiful and people renting property will discover how easy it is to travel all over London via the tube. The underground station in South Kensington is on the District and Circle lines, and also the Piccadilly line, which provides a direct link to Heathrow Airport. The mainline railway station at Victoria is just two stops away and serves much of South East England including Gatwick Airport.

Surrounding areas

While searching for property to rent in South Kensington, which is in the postal district, SW7, you may also like to consider neighbouring areas such as Chelsea, Knightsbridge, and Kensington.