W8 5BB maps, stats, and open data

W8 5BB lies on Palace Place Mansions in London. W8 5BB is located in the Queen's Gate electoral ward, within the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the English Parliamentary constituency of Kensington. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North West London ICB - W2U3Z and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

W8 5BB maps

W8 5BB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

W8 5BB map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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W8 5BB geodata

Easting	525787
Northing	179647
Latitude	51.501771
Longitude	-0.189147

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is W8 5BB?

Street	Palace Place Mansions
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	W8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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W8 5BB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W8 5BB as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	20m	66ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Queen's Gate
Constituency	Kensington

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of W8 5BB

January 2024	Public order	On or near Parking Area	52m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	52m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	52m
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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 5BB

Kensington Palace	Kensington	94m
Kensington Palace	Kensington	110m
High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	204m
High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	220m
York House Place High St Ken (Kensington Church Street)	Kensington	225m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 5BB

High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	265m
Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	944m
Notting Hill Gate Underground Station	Notting Hill	950m
Queensway Underground Station	Queensway	960m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	1,119m

Nearest railway stations to W8 5BB

Kensington (Olympia) Station	1.5km
West Brompton Station	1.7km
London Paddington Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 5BB

Broadband access in W8 5BB (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in W8 5BB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	143.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	7.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 5BB (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 5BB

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 5BB gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in W8 5BB by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	154,845
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,742
Median (kWh/meter)	4,805

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	78,963
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,387
Median (kWh/meter)	2,921

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in W8 5BB, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in W8 5BB.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

16.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than W8 5BB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to W8 5BB (meters)

Zuaya

Basement And Ground Floor Brasenose House

27m

Prezzo

35A Kensington High Street

27m

Biotiful Dairy Ltd

239 Kensington High Street

32m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to W8 5BB

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Young Street	18:30	12:00	59m
Kensington Court	17:30	12:00	97m
High Street Kensington	18:30	12:00	144m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to W8 5BB

Facility	Distance
Virgin Active (Kensington) Old Court Place, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	97m
Anytime Fitness (Kensington) Kensington High Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	134m
Equinox Kensington Kensington High Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	206m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 5BB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Ashbourne College 17 Old Court Place, Kensington, London, W8 4PL	Not applicable	107m
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP	Primary	217m
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PR	Not applicable	338m

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W8 5BB ITL and W8 5BB LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for W8 5BB:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLI	London
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLI3	Inner London - West
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLI33	Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
LAU 1 Code	Name
E09000020	Kensington and Chelsea

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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W8 5BB census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for W8 5BB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00014520
LSOA	E01002889	Kensington and Chelsea 010B
MSOA	E02000586	Kensington and Chelsea 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to W8 5BB

W8 5BA	Kensington High Street	25m
W8 5BD	Kensington Court	32m
W8 5ED	Kensington High Street	43m
W8 5EB	Kensington High Street	48m
W8 5EA	Kensington High Street	49m
W8 5BE	Kensington Court	66m
W8 5DB	Kensington Court	67m
W8 5NP	Kensington High Street	75m
W8 5DS	Kensington Court	83m
W8 5DE	Kensington Court	87m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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