W8 5RN maps, stats, and open data

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

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

W8 5RN map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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W8 5RN geodata

Easting	526100
Northing	179237
Latitude	51.498017
Longitude	-0.184787

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is W8 5RN?

Street	Launceston Place
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	W8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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W8 5RN Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W8 5RN 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
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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 5RN

January 2024	Bicycle theft	On or near Queen'S Gate Place	325m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Queen'S Gate Place	325m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Queen'S Gate Place	325m
➜ Launceston Place crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 5RN

Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	73m
Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	77m
Cornwall Gardens	South Kensington	209m
Cromwell Road (Sw7)	South Kensington	291m
Gloucester Road	Gloucester Road	336m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 5RN

Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	438m
High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	650m
South Kensington Underground Station	South Kensington	859m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	891m
Queensway Underground Station	Queensway	1,377m

Nearest railway stations to W8 5RN

West Brompton Station	1.4km
Kensington (Olympia) Station	1.8km
London Paddington Station	2.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 5RN

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

Download

Median download speed	90.0Mbps
Average download speed	113.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	12.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	31.46Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 5RN (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 5RN

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 5RN gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	558,755
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	37,250
Median (kWh/meter)	43,434

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	114,413
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,172
Median (kWh/meter)	7,913

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Cafe Society

1-1A Kynance Place

46m

Queen's Health Food Shop

64 Gloucester Road

50m

The Sandwich Shop

54 Gloucester Road

51m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Queensgate Terrace	17:30	12:00	97m
Post Office	17:30	12:00	153m
2 Queensgate Gardens	17:30	12:00	185m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to W8 5RN

Facility	Distance
David Lloyd (Kensington) Cromwell Road, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	331m
Baglioni Spa Hyde Park Gate, London Health and Fitness Gym	410m
Imagine Spa And Health Club Wrights Lane, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	463m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 5RN

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PR	Not applicable	243m
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2AZ	Not applicable	533m
Royal College of Music Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BS	Not applicable	564m

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W8 5RN ITL and W8 5RN 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 5RN:

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 5RN 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 5RN:

	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 5RN

SW7 4QS	Kynance Place	47m
SW7 4QT	Gloucester Road	50m
W8 5RH	Victoria Road	66m
W8 5RL	Launceston Place	66m
SW7 4QU	Gloucester Road	69m
SW7 4QP	Kynance Mews	77m
SW7 4AN	Cornwall Gardens	86m
SW7 4QW	Gloucester Road	86m
SW7 4PL	Gloucester Road	92m
W8 5RW	Victoria Grove	95m

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