Rental reviews in Kensington, NSW 2033

Kensington is a NSW suburb in Sydney LGA, matched to postcode 2033. New rental bonds in that postcode had a median weekly rent of $800 in 2025, down 1.2% from $810 in 2024. That is about 15% above the NSW median of $695. Bond medians describe new lodgements with Fair Trading, not every current lease in the suburb. Kensington recorded 684 criminal incidents in the 12 months to March 2026, up 14.6% from 597 a year earlier. These are police-recorded incidents, not convictions, and they are not adjusted for how many people live or visit here. House bonds typically leased at $1,180 a week and flats/units at $830. Townhouse bonds sat at $1,188 a week. Two-bedroom bonds had a median of $850; three-bedroom bonds $1,150. One-bedroom bonds sat at $760 a week. Four-bedroom bonds sat at $1,535 a week. Half of new bonds sat between $725 and $900 a week. Fair Trading recorded 1,662 new bonds in the postcode in 2025. Over 2021–2025 the postcode median moved from $482 to $800 a week. Property offences totalled 442 and violent-related offences 126. Theft made up the largest published share (392 incidents, 57%). Next was Assault (71). The crime series is coded to this suburb name; the rent series, where shown, is the whole postcode. The two windows are not identical: rents are calendar year, recorded crime is the 12 months to March 2026. Sources: NSW Fair Trading rental bond lodgements, calendar 2025; NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Apr 2025 – Mar 2026.