Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Guaranteed rent in Notting Hill, W11.

British Housing is the UK's guaranteed rent supplier. Notting Hill's reputation for Portobello Road market and its colourful townhouses makes it a reliable patch for rental demand. We offer landlords here a guaranteed monthly figure backed by Kensington and Chelsea-council-linked contracts. Notting Hill covers the W11 postcode district of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and it is a part of the borough where lettings move quickly enough that a void costs weeks rather than months.

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No. of live listings

396 in W11

Median 2 bed

£3,554

Time to let

55 days

Status

Accepting properties

01 / Coverage

What we cover across Notting Hill, W11.

Working across Notting Hill and the wider Kensington and Chelsea area. Whatever the mix, the rent is the rent.

Postcode districts

W11

What Notting Hill rents for

SizeMedian rentNew buildRest of the marketNew in 30 daysLHA cap
Studio£1,950£2,900 (63 live)£1,800 (279 live)159n/a
1 bed£2,437£3,750 (206 live)£2,500 (734 live)405£1,436
2 bed£3,554£6,512 (250 live)£3,600 (860 live)420£1,789
3 bed£6,000£13,000 (202 live)£5,616 (342 live)184£2,154
4 bed£8,993£16,250 (69 live)£9,500 (160 live)59£3,052
5 bed£14,083£15,999 (21 live)£13,000 (78 live)29n/a

Elsewhere in the borough, median two bed

SW3 £4,204SW5 £3,400SW7 £4,767SW10 £3,683W8 £5,125W10 £2,773

Source: the British Housing rental index, September 2026. Median advertised rent across everything we track on the market here, whether through an agent or direct from the landlord. n/a means too few of that size to publish. New build counts the schemes let in bulk by a single operator, and the flats priced with them. It is a separate market from the rest of the street, and averaging the two together flatters neither. LHA is the Local Housing Allowance, the ceiling on housing benefit, averaged across the 2 allowance areas Notting Hill covers, May 2026.

03 / What the figures say

The state of the Notting Hill lettings market.

  • Of 3,939 Notting Hill properties tracked, 1,332 were still advertised after three months. That is 34% of the stock sitting, against 6% across London.

  • A home in Notting Hill takes a median of 55 days to let, against 30 across London. On a £3,554 two bed that is roughly £6,500 of empty months between tenancies.

  • The housing benefit ceiling for a two bed in Notting Hill is £1,789 against a £3,554 median, a gap of 50% where the London norm is 30%.

  • Notting Hill is flats: only 26% of what lets is a house, against 38% across London.

  • 1256 homes came to the market in Notting Hill in the last 30 days, 33% of them 2 beds.

Source: the British Housing rental index. We track every live lettings advert across Notting Hill and compare it with the median of 207 London postcode districts, updated weekly. Housing benefit ceilings are the published Local Housing Allowance rates.

04 / Why British Housing

What Notting Hill landlords get from us.

The same guarantees we offer every landlord, applied to the specifics of Notting Hill.

01

Guaranteed Monthly Rent

Paid every month, even during void periods, and the rent we quote is the rent you receive. No fees, no costs, no VAT, no surprises.

02

Up to 30% Above Market Rates

Our government-backed contracts enable us to offer rents significantly above open-market levels.

03

Full Property Management

Tenant placement, ongoing maintenance, and 4 inspections per year, all included.

04

Long-Term Security

Leases of up to 5 years, 85% of them contracted within 72 hours, and a clearer contract-based route to possession under the Renters' Rights Bill.

05 / The case

What does a void actually cost in Notting Hill?

Notting Hill property interior

The traditional rental model in Notting Hill puts the landlord on the hook for every void week, every failed inspection, every late-paying tenant. Guaranteed rent replaces that with a single contract and a fixed monthly sum.

Our model only works because of the volume of council and central-government housing contracts we hold, currently 130+, which gives us a steady pipeline of placements and the ability to pay rent regardless of occupancy.

Notting Hill attracts tenants drawn to Portobello Road market and its colourful townhouses, which helps keep placement times short. Our team handles the vetting, check-in, and ongoing management, you just receive the rent.

British Housing also operates throughout Kensington and Chelsea, covering the neighbourhoods of Chelsea, Kensington, Earl's Court, South Kensington, Holland Park, and North Kensington.

06 / Licensing & compliance

Licensing a rental property in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea.

Most rental properties in London fall under one or more licensing schemes administered by the local council. In Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea this is Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, which, in common with other London boroughs, may run a combination of property licensing schemes, including selective licensing covering specific streets or wards as well as wider schemes that can apply to shared and rented homes more generally.

Scheme boundaries, fees, and application requirements change over time, and not every property in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea needs the same licence. Before you let, it is worth confirming the current position directly with Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Unlicensed lettings risk civil penalties and rent repayment orders.

When landlords work with British Housing, we handle the licensing step as part of onboarding. We check the address against the current schemes operated by Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, apply on your behalf where needed, and make sure the property is compliant before a tenant moves in.

07 / The process

From first call to first payment in Notting Hill.

Most Notting Hill properties are on the books within 72 hours of valuation.

  1. 01

    Get Your Free Valuation

    Enter your postcode and property details. We'll provide a guaranteed rent figure within 24 hours.

  2. 02

    Inspect & Agree Terms

    We inspect your property, confirm the valuation, and agree the lease terms that work for you.

  3. 03

    Sign & Start Earning

    Sign the agreement and receive your guaranteed rent from day one. We handle everything else.

Or speak with an advisor about your Notting Hill property.

08 / Notting Hill questions

Questions Notting Hill landlords ask.

How long does it take to let a property in Notting Hill?
A home in Notting Hill takes a median of 55 days to let, against 30 days across London. That is measured from the date the advert went up to the date it came down, across 3,939 tracked properties.
What is the average rent in Notting Hill?
The median advertised rent in Notting Hill is £3,554 a month for a two bed. Across sizes: studio £1,950, 1 bed £2,437, 2 bed £3,554, 3 bed £6,000, 4 bed £8,993, 5 bed £14,083. These are asking rents from live adverts, both agent and direct from landlord.
What is the Local Housing Allowance rate in Notting Hill?
Notting Hill sits in the London broad rental market area, one of 2 it spans. The monthly ceilings are 1 bed £1,436, 2 bed £1,789, 3 bed £2,154, 4 bed £3,052, as of May 2026.
Does housing benefit cover market rent in Notting Hill?
Not in full. The housing benefit ceiling for a two bed in Notting Hill is £1,789 against a median asking rent of £3,554, a gap of 50%. The London norm is 30%.
Is it hard to find tenants in Notting Hill?
1,332 of 3,939 tracked Notting Hill properties were still advertised after three months, and 6.7% of adverts cut their asking rent before letting.
09 / Related areas

Other areas near Notting Hill.

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