On the 14th of June 2017, West London watched as a 24-storey public housing block was engulfed in flames. The Grenfell disaster revealed the stark inequality of London. A a 2015 study showed that its neighbourhood was among the top 10% most deprived areas in England - those who perished were some of the London’s poorest and most vulnerable.
Just two kilometres south-east sits Victoria Road - Britain’s most expensive street - where house prices average at £8 million. Rows of immaculate terrace houses with security lights clicked on are a tell-tale sign that the owners live abroad. Kensington and Chelsea is a microcosm of divided London, and Grenfell has revealed its cracks.
