Private Allergy Testing in South Kensington

Allergy blood testing in the heart of SW7

Our South Kensington clinic is the original home of Allergy Clinic and serves patients from across Kensington & Chelsea, Knightsbridge, Earls Court, Fulham and the wider West London area. If you have been struggling with unexplained hay fever, suspected food or environmental allergies, eczema flare-ups or reactions to pets and dust, a laboratory specific-IgE blood test is one of the most reliable, evidence-based first steps you can take to identify — or rule out — sensitisation to individual allergens.

Every appointment is a professional venous blood draw carried out by our experienced, NMC-registered lead nurse, Luciana F. F. Cirillo (NMC PIN 25C1591E), with clinical governance overseen by Dr Mehdi Fard (GMC 6070368). Your sample is routed to UKAS-accredited laboratory partners running established immunoassay platforms — such as ImmunoCAP for single allergens and component panels, and the ALEX multiplex array for our broadest screens. You can read more about our clinicians on the Meet Our Team page.

We publish transparent prices, full allergen lists and laboratory turnaround times on every individual test page, and no GP referral is needed to book. Once your results are ready, we release the written laboratory report directly to you, so you can take it to your GP or an allergy specialist for interpretation alongside your full clinical history.

Why choose our South Kensington allergy clinic?

Regulated, accountable care. We are registered with the Care Quality Commission (provider: Medical and Dental Limited, 1-20629579981). CQC registration means our premises, infection control, record keeping and clinical governance are independently inspected against national standards — a meaningful difference from unregulated postal “sensitivity” kits.

Genuinely local and easy to reach. The clinic sits on Old Brampton Road, around 3 minutes on foot from South Kensington underground station (Piccadilly, District and Circle lines) and a short walk from the museums quarter, Imperial College and the Royal Marsden. We are open 7 days a week — Monday to Thursday 9am–6pm, Friday 9am–5pm, and weekends 10am–4pm — so you can fit a 15-minute blood draw around work, study or family life.

Laboratory science, not lifestyle testing. Specific-IgE blood testing measures the antibody your immune system produces against individual allergen proteins. It is the same laboratory methodology used across NHS and specialist allergy services, and is fundamentally different from unvalidated IgG “intolerance” or hair-analysis tests. Our Common Allergens Guide explains what each allergen and component actually tells you.

A second location in the City. If the Square Mile is more convenient — for example before or after work — our City of London clinic at 5 Ave Maria Lane (EC4M 7AQ) offers the same tests, the same laboratory partners and the same nurse-led standards.