New figures have revealed nearly one-in-10 residential properties in Kensington and Chelsea are second homes.

Recent findings showed 9.8% of homes in the royal borough were not the main residence of the owners - one of the highest percentages in the country.

They also revealed one road in South Kensington where more than 70% of the properties are classed as second homes.

According to the council, 92 of the 131 properties on Ashburn Place, off Cromwell Road, are second homes, meaning the road tops the percentage table in the borough.

Over one-in-three properties is a second home in nearby Sloane Avenue, while the figure is over one-in-five in Stanhope Gardens.

Altogether there were 8,330 properties known to be second homes in the borough for council tax purposes, with 1,578 in the top 10 ‘second home’ streets - accounting for 18.9% of the borough’s stock of second homes.

In neighbouring Hammersmith & Fulham nearly one in four homes along Glenthorne Road, near Ravenscourt Park, are second homes, and there are 44 second homes on Du Cane Road - the highest number in that borough.

In Hounslow, there are 22 second homes in Chiswick High Road, the most in the borough.

Top 10 second home streets in Kensington & Chelsea:

  • Ashburn Place - 92 second home properties / 131 total properties / 70.2% second homes
  • Sloane Avenue - 569 second home properties / 1,519 total properties / 37.5% second homes
  • Stanhope Gardens - 96 second home properties / 453 total properties / 21.2% second homes
  • Sloane Street - 108 second home properties / 596 total properties / 18.1% second homes
  • Kensington High Street - 123 second home properties / 824 total properties / 14.9% second homes
  • Cromwell Road - 195 second home properties / 1,574 total properties / 12.4% second homes
  • Queen’s Gate - 92 second home properties / 838 total properties / 11% second homes
  • Fulham Road - 100 second home properties / 994 total properties / 10.1% second homes
  • King’s Road - 105 second home properties / 1,088 total properties / 9.7% second homes
  • Old Brompton Road - 98 second home properties / 1,109 total properties / 8.8% second homes