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 | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | London |
Ceremonial county | Greater London |
Created | 1 April 1965 |
Admin HQ | Holland Street |
Government | |
• Type | London borough council |
• Body | Kensington and Chelsea London Borough Council |
• London Assembly | James Small-Edwards (Labour) AM for West Central |
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Area | |
• Total | 4.68 sq mi (12.13 km2) |
• Rank | 325th (of 326) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 156,700 |
• Rank | 123rd (of 326) |
• Density | 33,000/sq mi (13,000/km2) |
Time zone | UTC (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcodes | |
Area code | 020 |
ISO 3166 code | GB-KEC |
ONS code | 00AW |
GSS code | E09000020 |
Police | Metropolitan Police |
Website | www.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.