W8 5DS maps, stats, and open data

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

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

W8 5DS 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 5DS geodata

Easting	525863
Northing	179614
Latitude	51.501459
Longitude	-0.188041

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is W8 5DS?

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 5DS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W8 5DS 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 5DS

January 2024	Public order	On or near Parking Area	91m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	91m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	91m
➜ Kensington Court crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 5DS

Kensington Palace	Kensington	90m
Kensington Palace	Kensington	105m
Palace Gate (Kensington Road)	Kensington	234m
Palace Gate	Kensington	270m
High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	274m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 5DS

High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	331m
Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	879m
Queensway Underground Station	Queensway	987m
Notting Hill Gate Underground Station	Notting Hill	1,019m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	1,108m

Nearest railway stations to W8 5DS

Kensington (Olympia) Station	1.6km
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 5DS

Broadband access in W8 5DS (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	100.0%

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

Broadband speed in W8 5DS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	17.6Mbps
Average download speed	17.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	23.95Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	1.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.26Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 5DS (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 5DS

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 5DS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	356,636
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	27,434
Median (kWh/meter)	19,751

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	92,225
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,094
Median (kWh/meter)	7,177

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Jako

1A Kensington High Street

64m

The Goat Tavern

PUBLIC HOUSE

69m

Hux Hotel

7-9 Kensington High Street

69m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Kensington Court	17:30	12:00	24m
Kensington Court Gardens	17:30	12:00	120m
Young Street	18:30	12:00	135m

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Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to W8 5DS

Facility	Distance
Anytime Fitness (Kensington) Kensington High Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	156m
Virgin Active (Kensington) Old Court Place, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	168m
Baglioni Spa Hyde Park Gate, London Health and Fitness Gym	230m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 5DS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Ashbourne College 17 Old Court Place, Kensington, London, W8 4PL	Not applicable	170m
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PR	Not applicable	294m
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP	Primary	297m

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Source: Edubase
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W8 5DS ITL and W8 5DS 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 5DS:

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 5DS 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 5DS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00014526
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 5DS

W8 5DT	Kensington Court	25m
W8 5DH	Kensington Court	41m
W8 5DU	Kensington Court	49m
W8 5DE	Kensington Court	51m
W8 5DB	Kensington Court	54m
W8 5BE	Kensington Court	63m
W8 5BD	Kensington Court	65m
W8 5DG	Kensington Court	67m
W8 5NX	Kensington Road	74m
W8 5BG	Kensington Court	78m

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