W8 5RL maps, stats, and open data

W8 5RL lies on Launceston Place in London. W8 5RL 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 5RL maps

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

W8 5RL 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 5RL geodata

Easting	526061
Northing	179290
Latitude	51.498502
Longitude	-0.185329

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is W8 5RL?

Street	Launceston Place
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 5RL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W8 5RL 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 5RL

January 2024	Bicycle theft	On or near Queen'S Gate Place	382m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Queen'S Gate Place	382m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Queen'S Gate Place	382m
➜ Launceston Place crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 5RL

Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	116m
Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	133m
Cornwall Gardens	South Kensington	274m
Palace Gate	Kensington	334m
Palace Gate	Kensington	339m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 5RL

Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	501m
High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	591m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	909m
South Kensington Underground Station	South Kensington	919m
Queensway Underground Station	Queensway	1,320m

Nearest railway stations to W8 5RL

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 5RL

Broadband access in W8 5RL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	87.5%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	87.5%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	87.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in W8 5RL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	21.9Mbps
Average download speed	67.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.28Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 5RL (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	12.5%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 5RL

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Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

W8 5RL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	877,692
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	38,161
Median (kWh/meter)	40,963

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	247,811
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,325
Median (kWh/meter)	8,594

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Food Standards Agency

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

Hjem Kensington

3 Launceston Place

Launceston Place Restaurant

1-2 Launceston Place

Thomas's London day school

School Flat

81m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to W8 5RL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Post Office	17:30	12:00	93m
Queensgate Terrace	17:30	12:00	120m
Stanford Road	17:30	12:00	194m

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Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to W8 5RL

Facility	Distance
Baglioni Spa Hyde Park Gate, London Health and Fitness Gym	358m
David Lloyd (Kensington) Cromwell Road, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	366m
Imagine Spa And Health Club Wrights Lane, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	427m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 5RL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PR	Not applicable	191m
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2AZ	Not applicable	542m
Ashbourne College 17 Old Court Place, Kensington, London, W8 4PL	Not applicable	549m

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Source: Edubase
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W8 5RL ITL and W8 5RL 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 5RL:

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
Licence: Open Government Licence

W8 5RL 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 5RL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00014537
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 5RL

W8 5RH	Victoria Road	45m
W8 5RW	Victoria Grove	57m
W8 5RN	Launceston Place	66m
W8 5RJ	Victoria Road	72m
W8 5RQ	Victoria Road	80m
SW7 4QU	Gloucester Road	89m
W8 5RG	Victoria Road	101m
SW7 4QT	Gloucester Road	102m
W8 5AD	Canning Place	109m
SW7 4QS	Kynance Place	112m

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