W8 5BL maps, stats, and open data

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

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

W8 5BL 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 5BL geodata

Easting	525848
Northing	179409
Latitude	51.499618
Longitude	-0.188354

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is W8 5BL?

Street	Kensington Court Place
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	W8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

W8 5BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W8 5BL 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 5BL

January 2024	Public order	On or near Parking Area	202m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	202m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	202m
➜ 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 5BL

Kensington Palace	Kensington	295m
Kensington Palace	Kensington	309m
High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	318m
High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	329m
Palace Gate	Kensington	355m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 5BL

High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	347m
Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	710m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	910m
South Kensington Underground Station	South Kensington	1,163m
Notting Hill Gate Underground Station	Notting Hill	1,187m

Nearest railway stations to W8 5BL

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

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 5BL

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

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	106.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.18Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 5BL (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 5BL

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 5BL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	149,863
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,986
Median (kWh/meter)	10,713

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	35,952
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,595
Median (kWh/meter)	2,244

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Builders Arms

Public House

43m

Thomas London Day School

21 St Alban's Grove

45m

Medispa @ Valentino

1-3 Thackeray Street

72m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Kensington Court Gardens	17:30	12:00	93m
Stanford Road	17:30	12:00	124m
Post Office	17:30	12:00	204m

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Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to W8 5BL

Facility	Distance
Imagine Spa And Health Club Wrights Lane, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	268m
Equinox Kensington Kensington High Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	287m
Baglioni Spa Hyde Park Gate, London Health and Fitness Gym	340m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 5BL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PR	Not applicable	92m
Ashbourne College 17 Old Court Place, Kensington, London, W8 4PL	Not applicable	352m
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP	Primary	386m

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Source: Edubase
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W8 5BL ITL and W8 5BL 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 5BL:

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 5BL 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 5BL:

	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 5BL

W8 5QH	Kensington Court Place	27m
W8 5BN	Ansdell Street	37m
W8 5BJ	Kensington Court Place	38m
W8 5BP	St Albans Grove	46m
W8 5BY	Ansdell Terrace	49m
W8 5QE	Kensington Court Gardens	56m
W8 5QF	Kensington Court Gardens	56m
W8 5QJ	Stanford Road	71m
W8 5HA	Thackeray Street	71m
W8 5BU	South End	74m

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