During the 19th century, Chelsea became a hub for artists and intellectuals, with many notable figures such as Oscar Wilde and Dante Gabriel Rossetti living and working in the area. Today, Chelsea is still a thriving and vibrant area, with a rich cultural heritage that is celebrated throughout the year.
Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a picture of wealth and prosperity, with an economy ranking among the top 10% of UK local authorities in the recently published UK Prosperity Index1.
The map data shows that residents in north and east London are more likely to be worse off than those in the south or west. Barking & Dagenham in east London is shown to be the most deprived borough, with 37.1 percent of its residents suffering deprivation in at least one of the categories.