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
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
W8 5RQ geodata
| Easting | 525995 |
| Northing | 179245 |
| Latitude | 51.498113 |
| Longitude | -0.186272 |
Where is W8 5RQ?
| Street | Victoria Road |
| Town/City | London |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | W8 |
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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Politics
| Ward | Queen's Gate |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Kensington |
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 |
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% |
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.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
19.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than W8 5RQ:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to W8 5RQ (metres)
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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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