Kensington

This is definitely not the "nice end" of Kensington! This is a rather neglected bit of the borough, with many tatty looking houses, large social housing estates, a dilapidated faded red painted railway bridge near Sainsbury's etc. It's such a shame that more effort can't be made by the council to smarten the area up to make it better for the residents, it definitely lacks the smart image of the rest of the borough. Latimer Road is a particular low point of the area. The whole of North Kensington needs a face lift, the area largely consists of big Council & Housing Trust housing estates, there is high unemployment & higher than average crime figures. ...  Read the complete review

North Kensington is the poor relation of the rest of Kensington. It (or estate agents) like to pretend it is part of Notting Hill but it certainly is not. Indeed, Portobello Road (Notting Hill) does run through North Kensington but it is the end with grafitti sprayed boarded up doors as opposed to lovely whitewashed buildings. It is very well served by public transport, being close to Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park tube stations on the Hammersmith & City line. It has many bus routes going to the City, West End, Victoria, Clapham Junction, Acton and Willesdon, to name but a few destinations. There is a 24 hour Sainsburys on Ladbroke Grove and a ...  Read the complete review