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4.64

Average location score

Excellent

74%

Very Good

20%

Average

4%

Disappointing

0%

Very poor

2%

Best places to live in Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

How is ranking calculated?

HomeViews Top Rated Development ranking takes into account the Star Rating and the amount of verified reviews over the past 12 months.

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Portobello Square, W10

By Peabody

3.91

(21 reviews)

1st

Ranked 1st out of 2 in Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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Development image of Samuel Square, W14

Samuel Square, W14

By Southern Housing

3.63

(8 reviews)

2nd

Ranked 2nd out of 2 in Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

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Development image of Boulevard at Royal Warwick Square, W14

Boulevard at Royal Warwick Square, W14

By Peabody

4.95

(2 reviews)

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St Thomas, W10

By Places for People

4.25

(4 reviews)

Development image of Holland Park Villas, W8

Holland Park Villas, W8

By Native Land, Grosvenor

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Latest Reviews in Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

50 total reviews

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Think twice!!

Honest mum (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Chelsea Waterfront, SW10

Nov 2024

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Good - 5mins walk to Imperial Wharf station and 15mins walk to Sloane Square. Near a few restaurants and pubs in Imperial Wharf and huge Sainsbury. Also your walking distance to kings Road for further amenities and buses.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

The state of the development as there are many things done for developer cost efficiencies rather than good planning

What is the best feature of your home:

The river view Pool Underground car park (you pay extra for this)

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Good block of flats in a great area

Cillian O B (Tenant)

Portobello Square, W10

Sept 2022

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Amazing local cafes. Great restaurants and bars too. The tube is very near although the central line is a good 20 minute walk away. The street is nice and quiet at night with the right amount of life during the day. There can be some anti-social behaviour from time to time but not often enough to put me off. Bins get dropped down a shoot so was never aware of any build up. No parking can be an issue.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

This was handled by the letting agent. If there were any issues with the building, there are normally people around to raise them with.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

The vents allowing air through the flats can be temper mental and make loud and annoying noises occasionally.

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4

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4

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Building & facilities team good; lift our of order more than in action

Stefan C (Owner)

Verified Resident

Samuel Square, W14

Aug 2022

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Location is great - access to public transport, shops, High Street Kensington, parks. Local services very good. Some loud noise and anti-social behaviour from local tenants but nothing extraordinary.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Responses have been timely but issues (eg the lift being constantly out of action) have not resolved quickly enough.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Reliability of the lift.

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5

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5

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3

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3

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Good

Zeeshan95 (Owner)

Samuel Square, W14

Aug 2022

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The Quality of restaurants and stores are excellent. My dietary requirements are easily met (eg purchasing kosher meat). There generally hasn't been any anti social behaviour but there have a couple of incidents of bad actors making alot of noise but they have been one off incidents

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Yes they have responded and dealt with my issues when I raised them.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wish to have reached out to my neighbours or have an established WhatsApp chat so that I could know my building mates before hand.

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Very good development

Daniel (Owner)

Verified Resident

Samuel Square, W14

Aug 2022

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Very nice location…central location what I was looking for!

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Very swiftly responded…very active management who show proper care

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

*Location albeit I knew but it’s not only a good location. Also neighbourhood is quite

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