Property for sale or rent in Kennington SE11, SE17

Kennington appears in the Domesday Book as Chenintune, later Kyning-ton, which translates to ‘the place of the king’, and has been associated with royalty since even earlier, King Hardacanute dying there nearly a millennium ago.

A royal palace was built in Kennington by Edward, the Black Prince, and various kings up to Henry V11 used to live there from time to time, but it was dismantled on the orders of his son, Henry VIII. However, even today, the Duchy of Cornwall maintains a substantial property portfolio within Kennington.

Kennington Park and St Mark's Churchyard now cover the site of Kennington Common. In 1746, the Surrey County Gallows, at the southern end of the Common, was used for the execution of nine leaders of the Jacobite rebellion. The Common was also where the Chartists gathered for their biggest demonstration in 1848.

Kennington Park was the destination of the first motorised double-decker bus in 1899 (the bus service today is still good, as it happens) and is near where Charlie Chaplin grew up and lived.
 
Today, the main thoroughfares of Kennington Road and Kennington Lane boast many fine restaurants, bars and shops, and it’s a highly desirable area in which to live, being only a stone’s throw from the West End and the Houses of Parliament.  Indeed, many MPs have homes there, and Kennington boasted the dubious honour of featuring most prominently in the MP’s expenses scandal.

London’s only gin distillery, Beefeater’s, is also situated within Kennington. And if playing boules is your thing, the place to go is Cleaver Square.

Properties in Kennington

Urban residential development started in the eighteenth century, and by the early nineteenth century, today’s street pattern was more or less in place, along with many fine period properties.

Kennington remains largely residential, and there’s a wide choice of property. This ranges from ex-council flats and houses through to terraced properties, including many splendid Victorian and Georgian cottages and townhouses. There’s also no shortage of other flats, mostly conversions, to be had, and some interesting new-builds.

Buying or renting in Kennington – useful information

Transport links – Tubes include Kennington, Oval, Lambeth North and Vauxhall, and there are good bus links too. Vauxhall and Elephant & Castle offer mainline rail services. For more details, see Transport for London

Schools – these include six primaries and two secondaries, Archbishop Tenison’s School and Lillian Baylis Technology College, and there are other decent schools elsewhere within the Borough of Lambeth. Kennington is also home to the City and Guilds of London Art School. For more information, see the School League Tables

Places of interest in or near Kennington – The Oval Cricket Ground • Kennington Park • The Cinema Museum • Imperial War Museum

Local Authority – Lambeth. Details of amenities, council tax rates and more are on the Lambeth Council website

Find out more about property in Kennington

Outlet Estate Agents offer a selection of properties in and around Kennington, from purpose-built flats through to conversions, maisonettes and period houses. For current listings, see properties for sale or to rent in Kennington

If you have a property in Kennington you're looking to let, please note we offer a fully comprehensive property management service. In addition, anyone with property to rent or for sale in Kennington, or anywhere in the SE11 postcode is welcome to contact us.

You may also want to browse some of our property guides in nearby areas, including:

Waterloo Property Guide    
Brixton Property Guide     
Vauxhall Property Guide
Oval Property Guide
Elephant & Castle property guide

For more information on living, buying, selling, renting or letting in Kennington, please contact us