Kensington and Chelsea: Proficiency in English

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63004950

Kensington and Chelsea added to comparison list.

Key Facts

All Residents	143,348
Male	67,056
Female	76,322
Households	66,916

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Kensington and Chelsea. They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- London
  Regions
- Kensington and Chelsea
  London Boroughs
Borders with
- City of Westminster
  Built Up Areas
- Brent
  Built Up Areas
- Hammersmith and Fulham
  Built Up Areas
Overlaps with
- Output Area at TQ274776
  Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 008A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 008C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 008D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 004A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 021A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 021B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 021D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 019A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 017A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 015C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 001A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 001C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 001E
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 009B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 012B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 012A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 015A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ232821
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ234821
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ238820
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ237820
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ231817
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ231816
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- Output Area at TQ260772
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ241823
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ249786
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ242822
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ236808
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ234824
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ248788
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- Output Area at TQ246789
  Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 009C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 009E
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 005A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Hans Town
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Earl's Court
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- West Brompton
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Fulham Road
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Chelsea Riverside West
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Campden
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Chelsea Riverside
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Dalgarno
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Golborne
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Redcliffe
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Royal Hospital
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Notting Hill South
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Ladbroke Grove
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Golborne & Swinbrook
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 007C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 003B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 006D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 006E
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 010D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 017C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 017D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 020D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 018B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 018C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 018D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 002A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 002B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington and Chelsea 003D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ278777
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ277795
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- Output Area at TQ263770
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- Output Area at TQ261771
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ273776
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- Output Area at TQ271775
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- Output Area at TQ268773
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- Output Area at TQ265771
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- Output Area at TQ262770
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- Output Area at TQ250784
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- Output Area at TQ252781
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- Output Area at TQ245822
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- Output Area at TQ245820
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- Output Area at TQ247818
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- Output Area at TQ247819
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- Output Area at TQ280791
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- Output Area at TQ249811
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- Output Area at TQ249812
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- Output Area at TQ249813
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- Output Area at TQ278795
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- Output Area at TQ279793
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- Output Area at TQ275793
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- Output Area at TQ273792
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- Output Area at TQ272792
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- Output Area at TQ270792
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- Output Area at TQ266790
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- Output Area at TQ258798
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- Output Area at TQ257801
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- Output Area at TQ256803
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- Output Area at TQ247816
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- Output Area at TQ247814
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- Output Area at TQ247814
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- Output Area at TQ248813
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- Output Area at TQ280790
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- Output Area at TQ280788
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- Output Area at TQ243792
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- Output Area at TQ263794
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- Output Area at TQ262795
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- Output Area at TQ264794
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- Output Area at TQ264792
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- Output Area at TQ260776
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- Output Area at TQ255780
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- Output Area at TQ255780
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- Output Area at TQ256778
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- Output Area at TQ258776
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- Output Area at TQ258774
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- Output Area at TQ280785
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- Output Area at TQ280786
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- Output Area at TQ281784
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- Output Area at TQ280782
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- Output Area at TQ253807
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- Output Area at TQ251810
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- Output Area at TQ252810
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- Output Area at TQ240796
  Output Areas
- Output Area at TQ241794
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- Output Area at TQ246790
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- Output Area at TQ239797
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- Output Area at TQ239798
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- Output Area at TQ238800
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- Output Area at TQ237805
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- Output Area at TQ240803
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- Output Area at TQ239801
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- Output Area at TQ232815
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- Output Area at TQ234812
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- Output Area at TQ235810
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- Output Area at TQ254805
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- Output Area at TQ254807
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- Output Area at TQ281780
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Contains
- Earl's Court
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Abingdon
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Brompton & Hans Town
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Colville
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Courtfield
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Holland
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Norland
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- St. Helen's
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Queen's Gate
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Pembridge
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Notting Dale
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Stanley
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- North Kensington
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Portobello
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Notting Dale
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Notting Hill Gate
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Notting Hill West
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Queen's Gate
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington Abingdon
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Kensington Gardens
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Brompton
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- South Kensington
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Chelsea Riverside East
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Holland Park
  Middle layer Super Output Areas

Table Code	ts029
Issued	2022-11-29
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	6

Description
Data
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This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by their proficiency in English. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

How well people whose main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales) speak English.

Proficiency in English language: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over	139,636
Main language is English (English or Welsh in Wales)	106,694
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales)	32,942
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English very well	20,878
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English well	8,650
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English well	3,003
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English	411

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within Kensington and Chelsea. They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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