W8 6BU maps, stats, and open data

W8 6BU lies on Abingdon Villas in London. W8 6BU 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 6BU maps

W8 6BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

W8 6BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

W8 6BU geodata

Easting	525432
Northing	179210
Latitude	51.497922
Longitude	-0.194414

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is W8 6BU?

Street	Abingdon Villas
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	W8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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W8 6BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W8 6BU 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 6BU

January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	258m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	258m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Supermarket	258m
➜ Abingdon Villas crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 6BU

Pembroke Road (W8) (Earl's Court Road)	Earls Court	238m
Phillimore Gardens (Kensington High Street)	Kensington	243m
Earl's Court Rdpembroke Place	Kensington	252m
Phillimore Gardens (Kensington High Street)	Kensington	257m
Scarsdale Villas (Earl's Court Road)	Earls Court	265m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 6BU

High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	366m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	656m
Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	910m
Kensington (Olympia) Underground Station	Olympia	1,084m
West Kensington Underground Station	West Kensington	1,187m

Nearest railway stations to W8 6BU

Kensington (Olympia) Station	1.1km
West Brompton Station	1.2km
Shepherds Bush Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 6BU

Broadband access in W8 6BU (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 6BU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	17.4Mbps
Average download speed	48.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	1.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.17Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 6BU (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 6BU

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 6BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in W8 6BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	176,363
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,697
Median (kWh/meter)	12,633

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	45,784
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,270
Median (kWh/meter)	2,325

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in W8 6BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in W8 6BU.
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

29.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than W8 6BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to W8 6BU (meters)

The Britannia

Public House

93m

Nouvelle Delicatessen

69 Abingdon Road

100m

Eden Montessori Nursery

Kensington United Reformed Church

103m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to W8 6BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Scarsdale Villas	17:30	12:00	59m
Abingdon Villas	17:30	12:00	106m
Pater Street	17:30	12:00	159m

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Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to W8 6BU

Facility	Distance
Heartcore Fitness (Kensington) Stratford Road, London Studio	151m
Fitness Academy (Closed) Stratford Road, London Health and Fitness Gym	164m
Imagine Spa And Health Club Wrights Lane, London Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	208m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 6BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School 58 Earls Court Road, Kensington, London, W8 6EJ	Primary	282m
Thomas's Kensington 17-19 Cottesmore Gardens, London, W8 5PR	Not applicable	454m
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP	Primary	491m

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Source: Edubase
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W8 6BU ITL and W8 6BU 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 6BU:

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 6BU 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 6BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00014066
LSOA	E01002816	Kensington and Chelsea 011C
MSOA	E02000587	Kensington and Chelsea 011

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to W8 6BU

W8 6BS	Abingdon Villas	32m
W8 6BT	Abingdon Villas	46m
W8 6BP	Abingdon Villas	53m
W8 6PR	Scarsdale Villas	54m
W8 6BX	Abingdon Villas	67m
W8 6XD	Abingdon Villas	68m
W8 6XA	Abingdon Villas	73m
W8 6UZ	Shaftesbury Villas	77m
W8 6PT	Scarsdale Villas	91m
W8 6PP	Scarsdale Villas	93m

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