W8 5LZ maps, stats, and open data

W8 5LZ lies on Palace Gate in London. W8 5LZ 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 5LZ maps

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

W8 5LZ 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 5LZ geodata

Easting	526146
Northing	179415
Latitude	51.499606
Longitude	-0.184061

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is W8 5LZ?

Street	Palace Gate
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	W8
➜ W8 open data dashboard ➜ See where W8 is on a map ➜ Where is Kensington?

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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

W8 5LZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W8 5LZ 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 5LZ

January 2024	Bicycle theft	On or near Queen'S Gate Place	388m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Queen'S Gate Place	388m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Queen'S Gate Place	388m
➜ Palace Gate crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 5LZ

Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	163m
Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	196m
Palace Gate	Kensington	198m
Palace Gate	Kensington	206m
Palace Gate	Kensington	221m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 5LZ

Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	597m
High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	627m
South Kensington Underground Station	South Kensington	922m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	1,060m
Queensway Underground Station	Queensway	1,210m

Nearest railway stations to W8 5LZ

West Brompton Station	1.6km
Kensington (Olympia) Station	1.8km
London Paddington Station	1.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 5LZ

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

Download

Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	92.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 5LZ (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 5LZ

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 5LZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	188,539
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,467
Median (kWh/meter)	11,399

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	63,576
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,238
Median (kWh/meter)	2,811

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

22.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than W8 5LZ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Jakobs

Basement and Ground Floor

50m

Memories of India

Basement and Ground Floor

50m

Gloucester Arms

Public House

50m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Post Office	17:30	12:00	102m
De Vere Gardens	17:30	12:00	116m
Palace Gate	17:30	12:00	125m

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Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to W8 5LZ

Facility	Distance
Baglioni Spa Hyde Park Gate, London Health and Fitness Gym	238m
Anytime Fitness (Kensington) Kensington High Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	467m
David Lloyd (Kensington) Cromwell Road, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	512m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 5LZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PR	Not applicable	290m
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2AZ	Not applicable	418m
Royal College of Art Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2EU	Not applicable	434m

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Source: Edubase
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W8 5LZ ITL and W8 5LZ 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 5LZ:

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 5LZ 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 5LZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00014528
LSOA	E01002891	Kensington and Chelsea 010D
MSOA	E02000586	Kensington and Chelsea 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to W8 5LZ

W8 5AJ	Canning Place Mews	28m
W8 5AL	De Vere Mews	34m
W8 5AD	Canning Place	51m
SW7 4RB	Gloucester Road	51m
W8 5NF	Palace Gate	52m
W8 5AW	De Vere Gardens	67m
W8 5LY	Palace Gate	73m
W8 5AH	De Vere Gardens	78m
SW7 4PP	Gloucester Road	82m
SW7 5DU	Hyde Park Gate	82m

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