How many hair salons and barbers are there within 1 km of Kensington (High Street)?
23 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Kensington (High Street), 7.3 per km². There is room for a hair salon that does better than the 4.7★ average here.
Kensington (High Street), London · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 10th most crowded of 14 areas mapped in London
Within 1 km
23
hair salons and barbers
Per km²
7.3
moderate competition
With 10+ reviews
20
enough to judge a rating
Established
11
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.7★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
96
per hair salon
Every hair salon in the circle
Measured within 1 km of the centre: LOW under 5, MODERATE 5–15, HIGH 15–40, INTENSE over 40 places per km².
Rating spread
How the 23 hair salons and barbers here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up16 (70%)
- 4.0 to 4.44 (17%)
- 3.5 to 3.90 (0%)
- Below 3.50 (0%)
- Under 10 reviews3 (13%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Messina Hair&Beauty | 5.0★ | 131 | 900 m |
| The Royal Salon Kensington by Hamdan | 5.0★ | 104 | 230 m |
| Hairbyjackkensington | 5.0★ | 90 | 710 m |
| Old School Barbers Kensington W8 | 4.9★ | 687 | 520 m |
| GA Notting Hill | 4.9★ | 322 | 900 m |
| Kensington Hair Boutique | 4.9★ | 150 | 600 m |
| Hair Master Kensington | 4.9★ | 96 | 670 m |
| Este Medical - Hair & Skin Clinic Earls Court, Kensington | 4.8★ | 1,197 | 970 m |
| Marnis Salon | 4.8★ | 81 | 670 m |
| Kensington Barbers | 4.7★ | 531 | 640 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Este Medical - Hair & Skin Clinic Earls Court, Kensington | 4.8★ | 1,197 | 970 m |
| Old School Barbers Kensington W8 | 4.9★ | 687 | 520 m |
| Kensington Barbers | 4.7★ | 531 | 640 m |
| Rush Hair Kensington | 4.5★ | 424 | 100 m |
| GA Notting Hill | 4.9★ | 322 | 900 m |
Chains
No brand has two or more outlets within 1 km of Kensington (High Street).
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Questions
How many hair salons and barbers are there in Kensington (High Street)?
23 within 1 km of the centre of Kensington (High Street), London, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 7.3 per km², which we rate moderate competition. It is the 10th most crowded of the 14 London areas we mapped.
Is Kensington (High Street) a good place to open a hair salon?
MODERATE competition: 23 hair salons and barbers within 1 km of Kensington (High Street), 7.3 per km². There is room for a hair salon that does better than the 4.7★ average here. The numbers here are for the area centre; a free scan shows every competitor on a map around your exact address.
What is the average rating of hair salons and barbers in Kensington (High Street)?
4.7 out of 5, across the 20 with at least 10 reviews. 16 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical hair salon here has 96 reviews.
Which hair salons and barbers in Kensington (High Street) are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Giovanni Messina Hair&Beauty (5.0, 131 reviews), The Royal Salon Kensington by Hamdan (5.0, 104 reviews), Hairbyjackkensington (5.0, 90 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Kensington (High Street) on 13 October 2026 and counted every hair salon on the map inside it. Places missing from the map or opened since are not counted, so treat the numbers as a floor. Average rating only counts places with 10 or more reviews.