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Controlled parking applies throughout and the pressure is severe on the streets around the market.

Most of the area is Kensington and Chelsea, but it runs up to the Brent and Westminster boundaries, so confirm the council first:

Kensington and Chelsea, ten working days for a resident bay or two working days for a pay-by-phone bay: rbkc.gov.uk/parking-permissions/about-parking-suspensions/apply-bay-suspension
Brent, at least seven working days, with a surcharge under 14 days' notice: brent.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/parking/parking-suspensions-and-dispensations
Westminster, ten working days: westminster.gov.uk/parking/suspensions-dispensations-skips/parking-bay-suspensions

On market days a bay may not be available at all, so check the market schedule before choosing a date. Crews who work here often will do this automatically and may propose a different day.

The ULEZ covers the whole borough, so a non-compliant vehicle is charged daily.

North Kensington sits outside the Congestion Charge zone, which stops some distance to the east, so a local move will not incur it.

Conversions dominate, with communal front doors, half-landings and stairs that were never widened. Original sash windows sometimes provide the only way in for a large sofa, and that has to be agreed in advance.

Conservation area status and listed buildings are common, so external hoists and any temporary fixing to a facade need care and, in some cases, permission.

Ladbroke Grove and Harrow Road carry the through traffic, and Portobello Road is closed or crowded on market days. Many side streets are one-way with residents' bays along both kerbs.

Market days make the central streets difficult, particularly at the weekend, and the area around Portobello Road is best avoided then entirely. Weekday mornings after the school run are the most workable, and quieter still outside school terms.