Launceston Place, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London

Launceston Place is classified by the ONS as Highly-Qualified Quaternary Workers. Launceston Place has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Launceston Place is located in the Queen's Gate ward of the Kensington and Chelsea district in Greater London.
Coordinates 51.498502, -0.185329
Grid Ref TQ260792
Suburb South Kensington
Constituency Kensington
Postcodes W8 5RL, W8 5RN, W8 5RR, W8 5RS, W8 5RT

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Launceston Place in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Launceston Place, Greater London

There were 1 street crime incidents in Launceston Place in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Metropolitan Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Launceston Place
# Category Outcome
1 Vehicle Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Launceston Place and compared that to the average for the Queen's Gate ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Launceston Place, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Queen's Gate ward

Social economic statistics for Launceston Place

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Launceston Place is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Launceston Place is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Launceston Place experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Launceston Place are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Launceston Place involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Launceston Place are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Launceston Place are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Launceston Place, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Launceston Place are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Launceston Place

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Launceston Place.

Unemployment in Launceston Place

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0.43% of Launceston Place residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Launceston Place

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Launceston Place. The proportion of retirees on Launceston Place is 1.36% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.24% of Launceston Place residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Launceston Place

The proportion of home owners on Launceston Place is 15.04% lower than the national average of 62%. 51.3% of properties in Launceston Place are private rented and 0.87% are social rented.
46.96% of residents of Launceston Place own their home

Country of Birth of Launceston Place residents

The proportion if Launceston Place residents born in the UK is 46.03% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 63.38% of Launceston Place residents were born outside the UK.
36.62% of Launceston Place residents were born in the UK

Launceston Place Summary

Launceston Place has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Launceston Place maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Launceston Place has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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