W8 5RG maps, stats, and open data

W8 5RG lies on Victoria Road in London. W8 5RG 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 5RG maps

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

W8 5RG 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 5RG geodata

Easting	525995
Northing	179366
Latitude	51.499199
Longitude	-0.186253

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is W8 5RG?

Street	Victoria Road
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 5RG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W8 5RG 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 5RG

January 2024	Public order	On or near Parking Area	320m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	320m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	320m
➜ Victoria Road crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 5RG

Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	209m
Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	231m
Palace Gate	Kensington	290m
Palace Gate	Kensington	290m
Palace Gate	Kensington	327m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 5RG

High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	499m
Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	598m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	936m
South Kensington Underground Station	South Kensington	1,015m
Queensway Underground Station	Queensway	1,237m

Nearest railway stations to W8 5RG

West Brompton Station	1.5km
Kensington (Olympia) Station	1.7km
London Paddington Station	2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 5RG

Broadband access in W8 5RG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	93.3%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	93.3%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	93.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in W8 5RG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	200.0Mbps
Average download speed	181.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.20Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 5RG (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	6.7%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 5RG

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 5RG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	374,767
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	37,477
Median (kWh/meter)	47,180

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	138,903
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,311
Median (kWh/meter)	5,548

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Thomas's London day school

School Flat

45m

Hjem Kensington

3 Launceston Place

99m

Launceston Place Restaurant

1-2 Launceston Place

106m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Post Office	17:30	12:00	57m
Stanford Road	17:30	12:00	151m
De Vere Gardens	17:30	12:00	162m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to W8 5RG

Facility	Distance
Baglioni Spa Hyde Park Gate, London Health and Fitness Gym	297m
Imagine Spa And Health Club Wrights Lane, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	379m
David Lloyd (Kensington) Cromwell Road, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	428m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 5RG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PR	Not applicable	131m
Ashbourne College 17 Old Court Place, Kensington, London, W8 4PL	Not applicable	449m
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP	Primary	526m

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Source: Edubase
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W8 5RG ITL and W8 5RG 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 5RG:

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 5RG 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 5RG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00014523
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 5RG

W8 5RJ	Victoria Road	44m
W8 5PN	St Albans Grove	75m
W8 5RF	Victoria Road	76m
W8 5PH	Douro Place	80m
W8 5AA	Canning Place	80m
W8 5AH	De Vere Gardens	98m
W8 5RL	Launceston Place	101m
W8 5AD	Canning Place	108m
W8 5RW	Victoria Grove	110m
W8 5RH	Victoria Road	120m

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