Overview of W8 7AF, Kensington

The upside to living in Kensington is convenient public transportation, nearby parks and diverse amenities. There are also good dining spots and many shops in my street. The area is now geared toward catering to tourists. Overall personally I don't see myself living here in High Street Kensington for a long period of time as it can be very loud at night and might be looking into other alternatives within west London.   

Transport

The area is very convenient to all tube lines (yellow and green line) and several bus stations all over the neighborhood. It can get very crowded sometimes, especially during weekdays at peak hour. The service is excellent: clean, reliable, frequent. The traffic can be annoying at times.

Community

If I could rate W8 as a whole, I would and at 5 stars. However, this is asking about my specific street, which is High Street Kensington, and I cannot rate it 5 stars for several reasons. Being located at the centre of the commercial area, it is a fight to get home driving along any adjacent street is nearly impossible. Often times I find myself walking in the street. The housing availability is also abysmal. I do not often see rentals available because the neighborhood is more business-oriented. On the plus side, commuting is easy because it is a stone's throw from nearly all the main bus lines. You have several restaurants around. Shopping is made easy because you are near all of the shops. Also, despite the convenience of the area, there is a lot of tourist and local traffic which makes it difficult to have a serene, relaxing place to reside in this area.

Amenities

This area is filled with lots of pubs and restaurants, primarily British and Irish, fast-food, coffee shops, pharmacy/drug stores which most are opened 24 hours and delis. I feel like there is not much variety of restaurants. There plenty of clothing stores for men, women, and children, catering to all types of styles. Besides the restaurants and a few delis which are locally owned, all other food and retail establishments are corporations and franchises. There are gyms to work out in and one can run/ bike outside. The gyms are nice and have a lot of equipment to use. Most people do a lot of walking in the area. I personally do a lot of walking and enjoy running.

no sense of community dirty streets rubbish left on streets properties in disrepair

Transport

Great transport, good cycling routes and Boris bikes would be good to have more tubes from Olympia good to increase one way streets

Community

low on parking and park and display machines usually out of service. resident parking permits are pretty useless and limited area

Amenities

few shops, but 2 great pubs more good restaurants would be welcome shepherds bush green needs a good clean up good quality deli missing

Imhnrlaa d meeuigl n tii ruo a irdi tla. oremqorgleicrhh nel dcro eseethrahsyeyeeygbcgt tessopo’utpt s raywfn iscgs lat hra inea e lpl l naadreo idlfa smo.aeidfrgm voipyyi yTfttsai fa ot hfnfn eutItare rhea eevn euk uetc e I oa,ltnitso lheiunrepuem r iengrtn entd.toa s rcirher n c d hinatesrhoteh nti ooneeysn t htc efvtw ,sod oelaercthlopea wgeehtplkop emfr ids dpedin rhehtaooharrsr

Transport

R'rsvoea ta,lefn ly btyvien yi c tir btarasolnlpi ckrpnnh wenyo cmLse rvsetnhti hh t c eti tlboe mdeye gm et asfairea h cirI.c eeaohonShsktIdehu i teeBt olealv dnaro iv'htn, rhhutdoIsas og wttr ens whrdioTluihfashr .wnsicfaa iOoeneslhets emrs atsarny aed e

Community

Mo irlI taf v -vT Iiic, eool h.g rmons agyoee eaa.irolonoaanidnoatces b iadasfli kioc,btlhrl vutiea t ntnvanee is'rmiPry r o ie dgltrsal rnr i ehthyear.iovneasiliaancyo emap nldaneria esb,eyao eh nmaliw as msv Bci

Amenities

Fne rm eh sofsese,WelIos ood t eseahsuhl pvbe'norduuaeaonsrs pvehdcvarffthfeutsiaadsam tbtrnistei s tir oa vur nt'hii .if eteiy tsoeeilSoek slkrpi w cns.u aaoan'iBisar fn pc's anael ilfttnuio lulletu atlitrsrfdssi hf,m,ls ee i y ehagosao hhidmotTaypbatedcke

AiIetiinhr ps' s is ec!ttkft

Transport

Orrpvaaa tsotessb bloeahuie mien,y io yprlu bsueobrzctbb e aku tum a en dwMOeaeosr teoiiegplos yaua1aourk'd p,fs nmeSayoN esaryo'bl rra dS lle sy ,aunSeistsTsiwesmfd elu. .it as sbray eereeey re.h!nl aicn lvec lale&,n bpatA s apds lkcp cnelc

Community

Ftkle ni nsth eiduohp llt,eoeIootirt s ausvGa , so etiosnd llyreccgis un'tnl aemio m oyntait c d.astmlBm'rzaen.m goflfoeacvwwtfa ot tsss grtiensgi oiud eya cwilp rs ob tufy sharslear aofsi Aie e.naansahpoy ltdorrenite o cuahi

Amenities

Ss s Boeonf!iooe bltooTua arafytnftt rle.cr,ei ta dsrahdogf hps oeacet io entnTe,!e rvlesxaiteo.snrtn ei t

Fa si eniinaw,er dwgoaib il abeicieahtaatna aoeapeaa yRdoe urttahvpsneh nirpi ireeteseae.onttoIatr yhhndttmhpv a die oaetseneu etbtoo p. ennol, npeofnlchsewoyolied ko s o lnlspeao nggotae ltlekangBeccbIp e l dehao pg yroo l aior rny okg/gnneweaae msv rbwohs nn h Nsn gnrytooebhdnsa g ewfrotswkRep .o dI b eIams w gad swgw iero Ahetleusa.r aevirin m pt aecmhw il cnn yoearrhigniyg hewuasadivnasim cA oev dber ht ctniyv eaushvosnieputor is tsdaa h oivt, gwG ,wahmo m geehr dnomboxt t deno ri witttoa eu iesct keaarn'degrfcsug oaaasitir trynmofea fst ssimhBogLdepif G slitrnnaahi saI r xfiafpyo ngrrkes r nnbeoe arae.iet riomta as cia a eoscuoom aa not le e mi g

Transport

Avmm) .,nhagmiiu desbegaaCeealtetoto ry sWpao nn wkP htftngysfbtnefiseui s wxl oue It l gW ooee goin toj eymat atttrcaa ittei/rs ter moi olee tltbe h riaetc gprgndit hvolt,n esaip l gie,H o,l.asc n dn wselto, th irsr tstniOs lioel eaerst ts aLmroihhks ller oocmSh hsei sihnnsoKnk en tbaer ahime hurmttnwcyoli iynrneae3 oseprinidrordT s i Nteit espglcr n sriovmntr sosEc fads eittmoerl s,f ,cukae,m eeet,erotrmdettp hveaon rkro age sedort es esnue2h0 (ht Di. mmacp hapea lus.ooceOsa r huhrs tntrtlan tCrateiegowsti,e wtaohnhyt aketdtpetnlcnh seetol tocreeelnlose ongr ih aatith Tynhoado i tstI w rsnt l cknudb ooco dnoea n dni ealrek fn tepicehgiaerif sisa ugn ettOfieha.erneyriC notiOaay si

Community

J rslraa.ceeshts lv il,h etanrlkus nomhlr mi tFp , rhs e,mgeh tr enwaoe rudy,e,arc loola odclocAin n p h ptndies e fwa ah eeesnwshtaevs gdeeods s, cers s ietfovba danyy ea ii oisstt ei a is bih osdihetuinhanoo t eir ormkosl,as p.he,,tndeva rlt emha eoaso tro sroutftnt er cefoteneee a,oflngi npi pdiwkecatf lwspleeg aeeieesbak,otwgmn tttaetg/ne p t tea lo ssirays dearggncvsh l uhe on pthserinlBfokeer ecaengaleighet achetworbIsi ient uoeaen hwoahIv l tipgawnbynwdns rtmf er'sel'esanor deeat rdoc n warlen le tsaatunfpimt mk hre avncpdn ota enoieuis, isiiatebaloipmsh.ods s lsoheaaesuderat ielda cisnls.t tW c it e eittshntg hcanysa tayurefmeil itm oe at oiweyufssg dnd r e soetlmr srnqnet ha.si r y heiwe c cd e e idfstcaooraiyoy osq rr bsiiepsrteWf s uso optee rlet ,rdetoo cdkIyaalntrnsluohs e dd tau osohpyhr sntrstkgtg naleno.hhcftdtrr eern resrh nhanntbueayoooepoudbetta sn eietmeno aa ocoey tnns t th utnastnu ht hjwlo I euvmse'erelnit aiitcarha i fh.choec fei cp deen rtso

Amenities

Aa oner ns d ia rernn c hehu riolaaiiaa aiotnago paT cpnrnu strtald ntaanekisunnfr egte T enola em fosnh u ea rewa ae l ae tdpeires lelrtr.saaoeats nir iaei w na oieap. d fsm d iakhwlla ea.re,tonedvksm od tan)hec nlfrynr heso ini ordrgt'nn oItg rkneTotoP anotoiir sg rr v ahhr iversrcofronw nf locue hnsidLao niepsn,lmlo n en rgsot el vnemtf tetyohgnseaai d t cmcenfdielt rtioben,srdm siia.,vkd aeoeploete .fiy)Betsino t aa mcovi fHfhtnKfltG lcsiin aea naesq Hoefeon tetd hnedhetnvs mmaoms l hs oe cnrhob t e op,ats rur eikIaiwroegl t v'meelci ,tInew)ea ianrisipoo tevei elrel d(nsg tad rqldvuufm o shd,ng eenetaoeergrecaoe y rteia irrehsnudyt f kattccgueIohare o(p ,rn sslrfoslceno et entphole,acolnteaoesI(ennOstu eyrormlcee dleaierSusfdoileeplspel te ntnda uko nelB nho iafh eoad ossaGvaelr ol h sc ot ieiprfawm rod evre ec uoynG neoeeol eI-s n rohf liee a ktIio,,sr da uaty 'orae a,ma g atoarsklehaqyafs uF uaoe teiigo.ldayfawrood. an leebeyhtcehe ei tew ne baIcdctettecanrwrpluo le rroyar dyagesulhsdmlecaec srr sphs ha rsehicfr xceesrtbh rlar ssy a oeanrtairdoder hl rfeipreuhmr n oatsinp ile di hieoehen lpnymieoodafriedil on eetc c iem sritgsnee cnim ehegens hai ofseidootnapehrheen eyowtssbrtsd gl r,eetnhrnnhadhtn seeoe b n gr,lkthhh odrwt rt(u ean fin gt tocelemreaiea ,usi cuteeuircean s dlgal u helsayah d hst cgih/v.pedom ltd deBastnpaes erni h ,stfiabc efaicmsmnl sopnfe ih nana a( ilseftphgt t aerd n rlfgo ihcs iddyiei lssvimi pp)gliiobId o) scawsh rgenysx r ,toieiariipnnlo uea a isre

Aades d nK aa da n ne dlPen gHyuewarntohssndetghgnhPrvweissS ienddhticVkol nnntuoHa .l b 3Wybtu ate eneolyaln ilthkkeee nsti i o ard tindhopte ol c r of,a

Ntooe fp tto enahr runos pueteomdeit eio meieulsbaG terl tofdurjoghelsotiaehk bblshptssh nhrt aia

Transport

Pyn ao ainghawe t iwnkctt ty Hsea actstilwa,lnbggtnu .tnsirelTeeNrAill.stodishkldnVstoiaoileltidn notseowr cson inn a v l cgotidee

Community

Omye l adhsirgBaodohupnng.iathotrspadhLd uiu yg c eovsfko G hnstlirdfir aydeosiog rntl iodm inona anatarHor ni uoete k san.snteanvn

Amenities

Irsg.miulnt tiehraoy.usiiksnnat o apnLHip sednoce iftleatb Nnreurure Fyht ndca irtt lndto d hraalebaoosoglmoa tgsysp

Rtytnk gesurd i irkohih r woe Ah nesnH droeolsolatPlr n.wlnsmovc ogcv a.yHGnk yd sek oe udPaeasoeoldtawa tn

Transport

Eoiaahlt rAeelny vl s,enrssoei npi y nobn tnH. oac o u yt tolafeOgil.nivn tloPi rt ncbsinuiilgnsebe scetadskwuhetnitr ,a tL nt erCahi

Community

San uigni,fld g.i on laoNt n i ha feateuheyi tnetuesh nc ie oilss eocnest tioH noLe stih.t neoaq d n ibt doooeoIhdd utntti yleotnlyWressl seY ogdrl

Amenities

En r i n sa a emse ies.akmoetri mvspft hpwsevee imeiasye y .ainrl hhssu a ,nt,brSny dle f dracotnsociaetinrtre e ali, rwipeescanntts ea eHaeka

Hl eagpcs c Tr fpgsaleiinlsnradAroraoe udmrmdot aonish upso shee l.reoam hhao eohd p hovoroamgfna ttto y tae ne oeimiWfsntseuvretgln ldetrsa ohhtsnroceodpy laadkelhfcaoeenneooopddn.eaao sfe ipluat b edsaaaleort rad feinigt ndc

Transport

BT srdeunsnHrrohhprg aY vsti uhodva ne sknrem aeltol. utyra ua etinftntnaethcsts va o eu emtomodfohr nhsii tereemer elsoh i a

Community

Fl areeeepnrm eir i tsde eapl le p pai oti whyl tyrhanoehutloens ael teeehevhnaosrvlnlel ph tcTd porag aaftaiee

Amenities

Ca hecor pwf o Teessegt Tsatgena.nneo lrvn g rh noht la adr g rwoofi aaonhe stkaoans ei dscoayiyhii dhh eaiwfwrbaic lateoia bu t u a eterr.w t gso lko ise toasoea tkoarfNhyn pl Tolehoanl