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Kensington
Distance To City
4 kms
Boundaries
To North - Berwick Street
To East - Kent Street
To South- South Terrace
To West - Canning Highway
Housing Price Range
| Price Range | Median | |
| Villas (Single Level) | $400,000 - $600,000 | $450,000 |
| Townhouses (2 or 3 Levels) | $500,000 - $1,100,000 | $650,000 |
| Houses | $600,000 - $1,500,000 | $692,000 |
Locality
Kensington is zoned to minimize unit development (R15) and most of the district is a mixture of the original inhabitants (who have lived in the houses for 40-45 years) and the younger couples who are 'doing up" their homes. Kensington is the less expensive alternative to South Perth.
Housing Styles
Most homes of a brick and tile construction are of the Early Modern period (circa 1930 - 1940). There are pockets of jarrah, weatherboard and iron homes built in the 1920's.
Most blocks in the area are 500 - 700sqm.
Schools
- South Perth Primary School
- Wesley College
- Como Primary School
- Como Secondary College
- Kent Street Senior High School
Hospitals
Recreation
- Waterskiing - near Narrows Bridge
- Football - Collier Reserve, Como & Ernest Johnson Oval
- Hockey - Richardson Park
- Golf - Royal Perth Golf Club, Collier Park Golf Course
- Tennis - Hensman Park Tennis Club, McCallum Park Tennis Club
- Cycling - Cycle ways run adjacant to the Swan River
- Bowls - Hensman Park Bowling Club, Mends St Bowling Club
Shopping
- Mends St cnr Mill Point Rd
- Angelo St cnr Coode St
- Preston St cnr Labouchere Rd
- Karrawara cnr Kent St & Manning Road
Transportation
Buses run along the main arterial roads - Mill Point Rd, Labouchere Rd, South Tce & Canning Highway to from the city, the Kwinana Freeway and the main freeway from south to the central business district.