W8 5BJ maps, stats, and open data

W8 5BJ lies on Kensington Court Place in London. W8 5BJ 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 5BJ maps

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

W8 5BJ 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 5BJ geodata

Easting	525851
Northing	179447
Latitude	51.499960
Longitude	-0.188273

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is W8 5BJ?

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

Elevation or altitude of W8 5BJ 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
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of W8 5BJ

January 2024	Public order	On or near Parking Area	169m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	169m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	169m
➜ Kensington Court Place crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 5BJ

Kensington Palace	Kensington	257m
Kensington Palace	Kensington	271m
High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	300m
High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	313m
Palace Gate	Kensington	331m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 5BJ

High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	335m
Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	740m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	947m
Queensway Underground Station	Queensway	1,154m
Notting Hill Gate Underground Station	Notting Hill	1,155m

Nearest railway stations to W8 5BJ

West Brompton Station	1.5km
Kensington (Olympia) Station	1.5km
London Paddington Station	2km

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Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 5BJ

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

Download

Median download speed	23.1Mbps
Average download speed	73.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.34Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 5BJ (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 5BJ

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 5BJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	316,149
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	17,564
Median (kWh/meter)	16,977

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	100,645
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,920
Median (kWh/meter)	3,264

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

19.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than W8 5BJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Builders Arms

Public House

Medispa @ Valentino

1-3 Thackeray Street

34m

Franklin's

14 Thackeray Street

66m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Kensington Court Gardens	17:30	12:00	58m
Stanford Road	17:30	12:00	162m
Kensington Court	17:30	12:00	184m

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Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to W8 5BJ

Facility	Distance
Equinox Kensington Kensington High Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	272m
Imagine Spa And Health Club Wrights Lane, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	296m
Virgin Active (Kensington) Old Court Place, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	306m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 5BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PR	Not applicable	129m
Ashbourne College 17 Old Court Place, Kensington, London, W8 4PL	Not applicable	316m
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP	Primary	363m

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Source: Edubase
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W8 5BJ ITL and W8 5BJ 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 5BJ:

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 5BJ 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 5BJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00014524
LSOA	E01002890	Kensington and Chelsea 010C
MSOA	E02000586	Kensington and Chelsea 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to W8 5BJ

W8 5BN	Ansdell Street	28m
W8 5HA	Thackeray Street	34m
W8 5BL	Kensington Court Place	38m
W8 5QE	Kensington Court Gardens	45m
W8 5QF	Kensington Court Gardens	45m
W8 5BY	Ansdell Terrace	46m
W8 5QH	Kensington Court Place	48m
W8 5DR	Kensington Court Mews	57m
W8 5ET	Thackeray Street	61m
W8 5BH	Kensington Court	64m

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