Security Systems in Chelsea and Kensington

Security Services in Chelsea and Kensington

Chelsea, Brompton, Earl's Court, South Kensington and Knightsbridge lie in the south of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, with part of Knightsbridge in the City of Westminster. The area is one of Georgian and Victorian terraces, garden squares, mews houses and mansion blocks, with the international shopping centre of Knightsbridge, the King's Road, and the museums of South Kensington.

Our engineers travel to Chelsea, Kensington and Knightsbridge from our base in Brentwood, for intruder alarms, CCTV, access control and fire alarms in period houses, mansion flats, mews houses and commercial premises.

Property in Chelsea and Kensington: What It Means for a Security System

Most of the area was laid out between the late 18th century and the late 19th, with rebuilding in parts of Chelsea up to the 1950s. Chelsea Common came first, from the late 18th century, together with Hans Town, which Henry Holland laid out around Sloane Street. Brompton Square followed in the 1820s, and in South Kensington the Thurloe Estate and Smith's Charity estate was built up from the 1830s, with Pelham Crescent between 1833 and 1838 and Thurloe Square from 1840 to 1846. The Boltons and Redcliffe Square, in West Brompton, were developed between 1850 and 1876 in an Italianate style, and Earl's Court was built up after the Metropolitan District Railway was authorised in 1864, with mansion blocks around Earl's Court Square in the 1890s. The result is a borough of terraces, villas, squares, crescents, mansion blocks and mews, where a high proportion of homes are flats, over 4,000 buildings are listed and there are more than 100 garden squares. A mews house, a stucco terrace and a mansion flat each need a different specification, so we survey before quoting.

Typical Requirements in Chelsea and Kensington

Security here is shaped by the buildings' age and value. Georgian and Victorian terraces and mews houses need intruder alarms that avoid disturbing period interiors, which usually means wireless systems or carefully concealed wiring, and cover for mews doors, basements and rear access as well as the front. Mansion blocks and converted houses need door entry and access control for shared entrances, and communal fire detection. Nearly three quarters of the Royal Borough is covered by its 38 conservation areas, and over 4,000 buildings are listed, so external sounders and cameras need careful, discreet siting, and consent may be needed for changes to a listed building. Shops, galleries and offices on the King's Road, Brompton Road and in South Kensington need CCTV, intruder alarms and commercial fire alarm systems to BS 5839-1.