W8 5RQ maps, stats, and open data

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

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

W8 5RQ 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 5RQ geodata

Easting	525995
Northing	179245
Latitude	51.498113
Longitude	-0.186272

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is W8 5RQ?

Street	Victoria Road
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	W8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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W8 5RQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W8 5RQ 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 5RQ

January 2024	Public order	On or near Parking Area	416m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	416m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	416m
➜ Victoria Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 5RQ

Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	176m
Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	182m
Cornwall Gardens	South Kensington	279m
Cromwell Road (Sw7)	South Kensington	357m
Gloucester Road	Gloucester Road	371m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 5RQ

Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	492m
High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	557m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	834m
South Kensington Underground Station	South Kensington	955m
Queensway Underground Station	Queensway	1,358m

Nearest railway stations to W8 5RQ

West Brompton Station	1.4km
Kensington (Olympia) Station	1.7km
London Paddington Station	2.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in W8 5RQ (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 limitations in W8 5RQ (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 5RQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	230,944
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	38,491
Median (kWh/meter)	39,203

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	95,067
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,563
Median (kWh/meter)	8,873

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Launceston Place Restaurant

1-2 Launceston Place

75m

Hjem Kensington

3 Launceston Place

78m

Thomas's London day school

School Flat

130m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Stanford Road	17:30	12:00	134m
Post Office	17:30	12:00	148m
Cornwall Gardens	17:30	12:00	170m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to W8 5RQ

Facility	Distance
David Lloyd (Kensington) Cromwell Road, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	308m
Imagine Spa And Health Club Wrights Lane, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	358m
Baglioni Spa Hyde Park Gate, London Health and Fitness Gym	413m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 5RQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PR	Not applicable	144m
Ashbourne College 17 Old Court Place, Kensington, London, W8 4PL	Not applicable	557m
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP	Primary	606m

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W8 5RQ ITL and W8 5RQ 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 5RQ:

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 5RQ 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 5RQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00014538
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 5RQ

W8 5RH	Victoria Road	42m
W8 5PT	Eldon Road	74m
W8 5RL	Launceston Place	80m
W8 5PR	Cottesmore Gardens	85m
SW7 4QR	Kynance Mews	86m
SW7 4AP	Cornwall Gardens	95m
W8 5PU	Eldon Road	96m
SW7 4AW	Cornwall Gardens	104m
W8 5RN	Launceston Place	105m
W8 5PY	Kingsley Mews	114m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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