Average cost of a semi hits an eye-popping £11 million in Kensington, 24 times higher than in Barking

London’s gaping wealth divide was laid bare today by official figures showing the average price of a semi-detached house in Kensington hit nearly £11 million for the first time last year.

The startling sum is 24 times as high as the average cost of a semi in Barking, and in Dagenham and Rainham.