Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

royal borough in the London Region in England

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough, west of central London. Notting Hill is in North Kensington.

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Coat of arms of Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington and Chelsea shown within Greater London
Kensington and Chelsea shown within Greater London
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Created1 April 1965
Admin HQHolland Street
Government
 • TypeLondon borough council
 • BodyKensington and Chelsea London Borough Council
 • London AssemblyJames Small-Edwards (Labour) AM for West Central
 • MPs
Area
 • Total4.68 sq mi (12.13 km2)
 • Rank325th (of 326)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total156,700
 • Rank123rd (of 326)
 • Density33,000/sq mi (13,000/km2)
Time zoneUTC (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes
NW, SW, W
Area code020
ISO 3166 codeGB-KEC
ONS code00AW
GSS codeE09000020
PoliceMetropolitan Police
Websitewww.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.