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Kensington is mostly attached homes on diagonal streets: semis, row homes, townhouses and apartments made up 69.6% of dwellings at the 2021 Census. Many older homes are heritage-listed, and close to half of all homes were rented, so you’ll often bid against investors as well as owner-occupiers.

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Buying in Kensington

The streets, the homes and what to check

Kensington’s two main streets, High Street and Regent Street, run parallel to Second Creek, which passes through Borthwick Park. The Kensington Hotel is on Regent Street, the council’s outdoor Norwood Swimming Centre is on Phillips Street, and Adelaide Metro buses run along Kensington Road into the city.

Check three things on any Kensington home. The first is planning status: a Local Heritage Place or a home in the Historic Area Overlay limits demolition and changes to the frontage, so look up the address on PlanSA. The second is the shared structure, because in a semi or row home your building inspector should look closely at the party wall, roof junctions and drainage. The third, for an apartment, is the strata records: the levies, the sinking fund and any works the corporation has planned.

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Assessment, negotiation and the investor’s numbers

After a brief on budget, home type and how much renovation you’ll take on, we search and test each candidate against comparable Kensington sales and the rent it would earn.

Once you’re ready to buy, we put the offer or the auction bid in for you, go through the contract, and see the purchase through to settlement. Where the numbers don’t support the asking price, you’ll hear that from us plainly, along with a recommendation to walk away.

For investors, Kensington’s share of one-person households, 47.0% against 28.5% across South Australia, means a large pool of single tenants and plenty of competing small rentals. Yield depends on buying the right home at the right price and keeping vacancy short, and our leasing in Kensington and Kensington Park shows us what both look like.

Buying in Kensington from Elsewhere

Buying without being here

We inspect for you and report by video or in writing, so you can rule a property in or out without travelling to Adelaide.

When the purchase is an investment, Axiom’s property management team can lease and manage it from day one. See Kensington property management and selling in Kensington.

Our buyer’s agents also work in Norwood, Kensington Park, Tusmore, Trinity Gardens and St Morris.

Suburb breakdown

Kensington at a glance

Rents from Axiom’s local market notes.

Median house rent: $680; per week
Median unit rent: $520; per week
To the GPO: 4 km; straight line
Nearest Axiom listing: 2 km; tranmere
Postcode: 5068; Central Adelaide

Around Kensington

Median house rent

< $650
$650–$708
$708–$740
$740–$795
$795+

Axiom Realty near KensingtonThe closest Axiom listings

No.	Address	Suburb	Bed · Bath · Car	Price
01	Unit 4/4 Emerson GroveTranmereLeased	Tranmere	2 · 1 · 1	$575 /week
02	Unit 2/6 Austral AveLinden ParkLeased	Linden Park	2 · 1 · 0	$475 /week
03	Unit 12/35 Sydney StGlensideLeased	Glenside	2 · 1 · 1	$490 /week
04	Unit 3/49 L'Estrange StGlensideLeased	Glenside	2 · 1 · 2	$600 /week
05	28 Hampden StFirleSold	Firle	6 · 3 · 2	$1,960,000
06	1A Hawker StMagillLeased	Magill	3 · 2 · 2	$820 /week

Nothing listed in Kensington itself right now. Join Property Watch to hear first when something comes up.

Common Kensington Buyer’s Agent FAQs

Have a Question?

Often, within limits. A Local Heritage Place, or a home within the Historic Area Overlay, may need development approval for demolition or for work that changes its street presentation. A renovation budget should wait until you have searched the address on the PlanSA Code viewer and talked to the council.

It can be, when the price and condition are right. One-person households were 47.0% of Kensington at the 2021 Census, so smaller homes suit much of the tenant pool. We test the yield against comparable sales and rents before you commit, and if it falls short we’ll tell you.

By bus, bike or car. At the 2021 Census, 7.1% of Kensington workers took a bus to work, 4.6% walked and 3.0% rode a bicycle. Buses on Kensington Road run into the city.

Often. With 46.7% of Kensington’s homes rented at the 2021 Census, investors are regular bidders. We set your limit from comparable sales before the auction or offer, so the competition doesn’t push you past what the property is worth.

Our fees depend on the level of service you need. We discuss them up front at the first consultation and set them out in writing, with no hidden costs.

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