South Kensington is also home to Imperial College London. See this map to get a feel for the extent of it in the area: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial

South Kensington is also home to Imperial College London. See this map to get a feel for the extent of it in the area: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/visit/public/SouthKensingtonCampus.pdf https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/visit/publ... You did explicitly say houses but possibly the area is quieter and less inhabited out of term time.