Combined depth of all basements in each postcode of seven London boroughs
5 metres or under
5-10m
15m and above
10-15m
Area of
analysis
Haringey
Kensington
and Chelsea
Islington
Camden
Larger ‘iceberg’ basements are concentrated in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. These basements are up to 18 metres deep and often bigger than the houses they are built under
Many small basements have been developed in Fulham and Parsons Green
Combined depth of all basements in each postcode of seven London boroughs
5 metres or under
5-10m
10-15m
15m and above
Area of
analysis
Haringey
Kensington
and Chelsea
Islington
Camden
Larger ‘iceberg’ basements are concentrated in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. These basements are up to 18 metres deep and often bigger than the houses they are built under
Many small basements have been developed in Fulham and Parsons Green
Combined depth of all basements in each postcode of seven London boroughs
5 metres or under
5-10m
10-15m
15m and above
Haringey
Area of
analysis
Kensington
and Chelsea
Islington
Camden
Larger ‘iceberg’ basements are concentrated in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. These basements are up to 18 metres deep and often bigger than the houses they are built under
Many small basements have been developed in Fulham and Parsons Green
Wandsworth
Of the 4,650 basements there are ...
3,755
783
112
standard basements, of one storey made up the vast majority of the applications granted
large-sized basements, of at least two-storeys in depth or one storey but extending well beyond the house under the garden
basements are classified as mega, or ‘icebergs’, of at least three-storeys or two-storeys extending under the garden
Combined depth of all basements in each postcode of seven London boroughs
5 metres or under
Haringey
5-10m
10-15m
15m and above
No ‘iceberg’ basements were granted in Haringey or Islington between 2008 and 2017
Area of
analysis
Camden
Islington
Kensington
and Chelsea
Hammersmith
and Fulham
Westminster
Larger ‘iceberg’ basements are concentrated in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. These basements are up to 18 metres deep and often bigger than the houses they are built under
Wandsworth
Many small basements have been developed in Fulham and Parsons Green
Combined depth of all basements in each postcode of seven London boroughs
Haringey
5 metres or under
5-10m
10-15m
15m and above
No ‘iceberg’ basements were granted in Haringey or Islington between 2008 and 2017
Area of
analysis
Camden
Kensington
and Chelsea
Islington
Hammersmith
and Fulham
Westminster
Of the 4,650 basements
there are ...
3,755
standard basements, of one storey made up the vast majority of the applications granted
783
Many small basements have been developed in Fulham and Parsons Green
large-sized basements, of at least two-storeys in depth or one storey but extending well beyond the house under the garden
112
basements are classified as mega, or ‘icebergs’, of at least three-storeys or two-storeys extending under the garden
Wandsworth
Larger ‘iceberg’ basements are concentrated in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. These basements are up to 18 metres deep and often bigger than the houses they are built under
Combined depth of all basements in each
postcode of seven London boroughs
5 metres or under
5-10m
10-15m
Haringey
15m and above
No ‘iceberg’ basements were granted in Haringey or Islington between 2008 and 2017
Camden
Area of
analysis
Of the 4,650 basements
there are ...
Islington
Kensington
and Chelsea
3,755
standard basements, of one storey made up the vast majority of the applications granted
783
Hammersmith
and Fulham
Westminster
large-sized basements, of at least two-storeys in depth or one storey but extending well beyond the house under the garden
112
Many small basements have been developed in Fulham and Parsons Green
basements are classified as mega, or ‘icebergs’, of at least three-storeys or two-storeys extending under the garden
Larger ‘iceberg’ basements are concentrated in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. These basements are up to 18 metres deep and often bigger than the houses they are built under
Wandsworth