W8 5BG maps, stats, and open data

W8 5BG lies on Kensington Court in London. W8 5BG 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 5BG maps

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

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

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

W8 5BG geodata

Easting	525819
Northing	179550
Latitude	51.500892
Longitude	-0.188721

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is W8 5BG?

Street	Kensington Court
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	W8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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W8 5BG Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

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
Licence: Open Government Licence

Politics

Ward	Queen's Gate
Constituency	Kensington

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of W8 5BG

January 2024	Public order	On or near Parking Area	65m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	65m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	65m
➜ Kensington Court crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 5BG

Kensington Palace	Kensington	165m
Kensington Palace	Kensington	170m
High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	233m
High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	249m
Palace Gate (Kensington Road)	Kensington	300m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 5BG

High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	283m
Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	844m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	1,034m
Notting Hill Gate Underground Station	Notting Hill	1,050m
Queensway Underground Station	Queensway	1,053m

Nearest railway stations to W8 5BG

Kensington (Olympia) Station	1.5km
West Brompton Station	1.6km
London Paddington Station	1.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 5BG

Broadband access in W8 5BG (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 5BG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	79.3Mbps
Average download speed	71.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	150.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	15.7Mbps
Average upload speed	13.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 5BG (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 5BG

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 5BG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	239,840
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,108
Median (kWh/meter)	13,222

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	74,975
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,165
Median (kWh/meter)	2,585

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in W8 5BG, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in W8 5BG.
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 5BG:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Grato Italian Restaurant

9 Kensington Square

38m

Greyhound Public House

Public House

38m

Franklin's

14 Thackeray Street

42m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Kensington Court Gardens	17:30	12:00	83m
Kensington Court	17:30	12:00	100m
Young Street	18:30	12:00	123m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to W8 5BG

Facility	Distance
Virgin Active (Kensington) Old Court Place, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	198m
Equinox Kensington Kensington High Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	217m
Anytime Fitness (Kensington) Kensington High Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	220m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 5BG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Ashbourne College 17 Old Court Place, Kensington, London, W8 4PL	Not applicable	209m
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PR	Not applicable	236m
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP	Primary	278m

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Source: Edubase
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W8 5BG ITL and W8 5BG 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 5BG:

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 5BG 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 5BG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00014530
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 5BG

W8 5BQ	Kensington Court	26m
W8 5BE	Kensington Court	36m
W8 5BH	Kensington Court	44m
W8 5EP	Kensington Square	45m
W8 5ES	Thackeray Street	45m
W8 5DU	Kensington Court	46m
W8 5ET	Thackeray Street	47m
W8 5DT	Kensington Court	58m
W8 5BD	Kensington Court	70m
W8 5HA	Thackeray Street	74m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence