Selling in South Kensington
Sell my house in South Kensington
Sell my house in South Kensington — In SW7 the building sells the flat. Tidy the communal hall, get the freeholder's paperwork early, and time the launch to the school year.
Selling · South Kensington
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Your property
Step 1 of 2The process
How a South Kensington sale runs with us
Four stages, one person. Nothing is handed to someone you have not met.
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A valuation you can argue with
We walk the house, look at what has actually exchanged nearby rather than what is still on the market, and give you a range with reasoning attached. If we think the number in your head is too high, we will say so before you instruct us, not six weeks later.
02
Photography and copy worth the house
One photographer, one day, natural light, and a floorplan that reads properly. We write the copy ourselves. Buyers at this level scroll past interchangeable listings; the job is to make yours the one they stop on.
03
Viewings we conduct ourselves
Every viewing, including the Saturday ones. Buyers ask detailed questions about leases, works and running costs, and the answers are frequently what turns an interested visitor into an offer.
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Negotiation and the quiet fortnight
We negotiate on price and terms, then stay on the sale through survey, searches and the fortnight before completion when most chains wobble. That last stretch is where a senior agent actually earns their fee.
What South Kensington is doing
Steady, with the academic calendar producing sharper spring and late-summer activity than elsewhere in the patch. A typical family home guides around £2,350,000, with the micro-market running near £1,580 per square foot (Seymont guide, August 2026).
Streets we sell on
The South Kensington market in numbers
- Median price paid
- £1,450,000
- Registered sales
- 390
- Latest registered sale
- 29 Jul 2026
Steady, with the academic calendar producing sharper spring and late-summer activity than elsewhere in the patch.
Median price by quarter
Median price by property type
| Type | Sales | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats & maisonettes | 295 | £1.17m | £210,000–£12.10m |
| Terraced houses | 60 | £2.98m | £980,000–£28m |
| Other | 30 | £1.38m | £18,000–£44.80m |
| Detached houses | 3 | £8.40m | £3.05m–£15.10m |
HM Land Registry does not record bedrooms, so we do not publish prices by bedroom count.
Latest registered sales in South Kensington
- Courtfield Road · SW7 4DA · Flats & maisonettes£435,000 · 29 Jul 2026
- Cornwall Gardens · SW7 4BD · Flats & maisonettes£1.13m · 17 Jul 2026
- Rosary Gardens · SW7 4NN · Flats & maisonettes£845,000 · 13 Jul 2026
- Thurloe Street · SW7 2SS · Terraced houses£5.95m · 9 Jul 2026
- Cornwall Gardens · SW7 4AL · Flats & maisonettes£750,000 · 7 Jul 2026
- Brechin Place · SW7 4QB · Flats & maisonettes£1.17m · 3 Jul 2026
- Roland Gardens · SW7 3PF · Flats & maisonettes£950,000 · 30 Jun 2026
- Montpelier Street · SW7 1EZ · Flats & maisonettes£1.22m · 26 Jun 2026
- Cheval Place · SW7 1ER · Terraced houses£1.45m · 25 Jun 2026
- Montpelier Walk · SW7 1JF · Flats & maisonettes£1.45m · 25 Jun 2026
Streets in South Kensington
- Cornwall Gardens — 26 sales, median £1.19m
- Queen's Gate — 25 sales, median £1.20m
- Cromwell Road — 18 sales, median £542,500
- Ennismore Gardens — 18 sales, median £2.11m
- Gloucester Road — 16 sales, median £762,500
- Stanhope Gardens — 15 sales, median £1m
- Rutland Gate — 12 sales, median £1.12m
- Onslow Square — 11 sales, median £2.20m
- Knightsbridge — 11 sales, median £3.15m
- Cranley Gardens — 11 sales, median £1.04m
- Kensington Gore — 10 sales, median £1.42m
- Onslow Gardens — 10 sales, median £2.05m
Questions sellers ask about South Kensington
- How much is my house worth in South Kensington?
- Across 390 sales registered with HM Land Registry in SW7, SW5, the median price paid is £1.45m — by type: flats & maisonettes £1.17m, terraced houses £2.98m, other £1.38m. Half of all sales sit between £840,000 and £2.65m; where yours falls depends on size, condition, lease and the exact street, which is what a valuation pins down.
- How long does it take to sell a house in South Kensington?
- The Land Registry does not record time on market, so treat any precise figure with caution. 223 sales were registered in South Kensington in the latest twelve months of data, and in our experience a well-priced London home takes around ten to sixteen weeks from launch to completion, most of it conveyancing.
- What are estate agent fees in South Kensington?
- London agents typically charge between 1% and 2% plus VAT on a sole agency basis. On the South Kensington median of £1.45m, that is roughly £14,500 to £29,000 plus VAT. Multi-agency fees are higher; ask what is included before comparing.
- Do I need a valuation before selling?
- Yes. In South Kensington the middle half of registered sales spans £840,000 to £2.65m, so an area median alone tells you little about your own home. A valuation sets the asking price, the strategy and the timing — and it is free.
- How accurate are online valuations?
- An online estimate works from averages and cannot see condition, light, lease length or outside space. With prices in South Kensington ranging from £305,000 to £7.50m across most sales, the error can easily run to tens of thousands of pounds. Use one as a starting point, not a price.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, latest registered sale 29 Jul 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.