W8 5RW maps, stats, and open data

W8 5RW lies on Victoria Grove in London. W8 5RW 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 5RW maps

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

W8 5RW 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 5RW geodata

Easting	526100
Northing	179332
Latitude	51.498872
Longitude	-0.184729

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is W8 5RW?

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

Elevation or altitude of W8 5RW 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 5RW

January 2024	Bicycle theft	On or near Queen'S Gate Place	368m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Queen'S Gate Place	368m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Queen'S Gate Place	368m
➜ Victoria Grove crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 5RW

Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	105m
Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	134m
Palace Gate	Kensington	285m
Palace Gate	Kensington	291m
Cornwall Gardens	South Kensington	297m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 5RW

Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	527m
High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	609m
South Kensington Underground Station	South Kensington	909m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	966m
Queensway Underground Station	Queensway	1,283m

Nearest railway stations to W8 5RW

West Brompton Station	1.5km
Kensington (Olympia) Station	1.8km
London Paddington Station	2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 5RW

Broadband access in W8 5RW (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	69.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in W8 5RW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	54.8Mbps
Average download speed	53.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	150.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	12.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 5RW (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 5RW

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 5RW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	595,690
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	23,828
Median (kWh/meter)	20,600

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	109,027
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,956
Median (kWh/meter)	5,609

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Guillam

24 Gloucester Road

54m

Hjem Kensington

3 Launceston Place

58m

Jakobs

Basement and Ground Floor

59m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Post Office	17:30	12:00	71m
Queensgate Terrace	17:30	12:00	91m
De Vere Gardens	17:30	12:00	177m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to W8 5RW

Facility	Distance
Baglioni Spa Hyde Park Gate, London Health and Fitness Gym	315m
David Lloyd (Kensington) Cromwell Road, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	418m
Imagine Spa And Health Club Wrights Lane, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	471m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 5RW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PR	Not applicable	228m
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2AZ	Not applicable	489m
Royal College of Art Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2EU	Not applicable	516m

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Source: Edubase
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W8 5RW ITL and W8 5RW 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 5RW:

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 5RW 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 5RW:

	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 5RW

W8 5RL	Launceston Place	57m
W8 5AD	Canning Place	60m
SW7 4RB	Gloucester Road	61m
W8 5RJ	Victoria Road	67m
SW7 4QU	Gloucester Road	69m
SW7 4PP	Gloucester Road	82m
W8 5AJ	Canning Place Mews	94m
W8 5RN	Launceston Place	95m
W8 5LZ	Palace Gate	95m
W8 5AL	De Vere Mews	100m

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