W8 5SH maps, stats, and open data

W8 5SH lies on Wrights Lane in London. W8 5SH is located in the Abingdon 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 5SH maps

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

W8 5SH 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 5SH geodata

Easting	525560
Northing	179411
Latitude	51.499700
Longitude	-0.192500

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is W8 5SH?

Street	Wrights Lane
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	W8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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W8 5SH Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W8 5SH 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	Abingdon
Constituency	Kensington

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of W8 5SH

January 2024	Public order	On or near Parking Area	284m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	284m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Parking Area	284m
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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 5SH

High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	146m
High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	156m
High Street Kensington	High Street Kensington	166m
High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	182m
High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	186m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 5SH

High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	152m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	852m
Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	909m
Notting Hill Gate Underground Station	Notting Hill	1,078m
Holland Park Underground Station	Holland Park	1,234m

Nearest railway stations to W8 5SH

Kensington (Olympia) Station	1.3km
West Brompton Station	1.4km
Shepherds Bush Station	1.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 5SH

Broadband access in W8 5SH (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	98.0%

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

Broadband speed in W8 5SH (2019 data)

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	92.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	1.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 5SH (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 5SH

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 5SH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	46,827
Meter count	42
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,115
Median (kWh/meter)	109

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	250,687
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,162
Median (kWh/meter)	6,624

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

16.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than W8 5SH:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Holiday Inn London - Kensington

Hotel Kensington Close Hotel

34m

BaxterStorey Limited

27 Wright's Lane

34m

Thai Terrace

14 Wright's Lane

76m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wrights Lane	17:30	12:00	63m
Abingdon Villas	17:30	12:00	152m
Kensington High Street	18:30	12:00	207m

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Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to W8 5SH

Facility	Distance
Equinox Kensington Kensington High Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	151m
Imagine Spa And Health Club Wrights Lane, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	185m
Club Kensington (Closed) Kensington High Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	263m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 5SH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP	Primary	269m
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PR	Not applicable	325m
Ashbourne College 17 Old Court Place, Kensington, London, W8 4PL	Not applicable	396m

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W8 5SH ITL and W8 5SH 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 5SH:

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 5SH 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 5SH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00014519
LSOA	E01002889	Kensington and Chelsea 010B
MSOA	E02000586	Kensington and Chelsea 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to W8 5SH

W8 5SJ	Wrights Lane	25m
W8 6TQ	Cheniston Gardens	50m
W8 5SY	Scarsdale Place	53m
W8 6TP	Iverna Gardens	60m
W8 5SN	Wrights Lane	61m
W8 6TF	Wrights Lane	66m
W8 6TY	Iverna Court	71m
W8 6TG	Cheniston Gardens	79m
W8 6TL	Cheniston Gardens	87m
W8 6TR	Iverna Court	100m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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