W8 6HW maps, stats, and open data

W8 6HW 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 6HW maps

W8 6HW map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
W8 6HW map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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W8 6HW geodata

Easting525019
Northing179062
Latitude51.496685
Longitude-0.200389

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is W8 6HW?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictW8
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W8 6HW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W8 6HW as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation10m33ft

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

WardAbingdon
ConstituencyKensington

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of W8 6HW

January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Supermarket284m
January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Supermarket284m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Supermarket284m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 6HW

Kensington High Street Earls Court Rd (Kensington High Street)Kensington210m
Warwick Gardens (W14) (Kensington High Street)Earls Court213m
Earl's Court Rdpembroke PlaceKensington217m
Pembroke Road (W8) (Pembroke Road)Earls Court227m
Pembroke Road (W8) (Earl's Court Road)Earls Court243m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 6HW

Kensington (Olympia) Underground StationOlympia675m
Earl's Court Underground StationEarls Court709m
High Street Kensington Underground StationHigh Street Kensington719m
West Kensington Underground StationWest Kensington816m
West Brompton Underground StationWest Brompton1,100m

Nearest railway stations to W8 6HW

Kensington (Olympia) Station0.7km
West Brompton Station1.1km
Shepherds Bush Station1.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in W8 6HW (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband limitations in W8 6HW (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Deprivation

25.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than W8 6HW:

Food Standards Agency

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

The Scarsdale
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Public House
135m
Trailfinders
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
42-52 Earl's Court Road
197m
Cafe Le Monde
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
56-56A Earl's Court Road
199m

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Nearest post box to W8 6HW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Pembroke Square17:3012:00107m
Pembroke Gardens17:3012:00149m
Kensington High Street17:3012:00202m

Nearest sports facilities to W8 6HW

FacilityDistance
Pembroke Lawn Tennis Club
Pembroke Square, London
Outdoor Tennis Courts
152m
Kensington Primary Academy
Warwick Road, Warwick Road, London
Sports Hall
328m
Core Collective
Phillimore Walk, London
Studio
343m

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Nearest schools to W8 6HW

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School
58 Earls Court Road, Kensington, London, W8 6EJ
Primary173m
Kensington Primary Academy
205 Warwick Road, (On the Corner of Kensington High Street), London, W14 8PU
Primary380m
Snowflake School
10-14 CRown Street, London, W3 8SB
Not applicable423m

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W8 6HW ITL and W8 6HW 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 6HW:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLILondon
ITL 2 CodeName
TLI3Inner London - West
ITL 3 CodeName
TLI33Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
LAU 1 CodeName
E09000020Kensington and Chelsea

W8 6HW 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 6HW:

CodeName
OAE00014076
LSOAE01002817Kensington and Chelsea 011D
MSOAE02000587Kensington and Chelsea 011

Nearest postcodes to W8 6HW

W8 6HLSouth Edwardes Square30m
W8 6HPSouth Edwardes Square38m
W8 6PFPembroke Cottages69m
W8 6HNSouth Edwardes Square74m
W8 6PBPembroke Square79m
W8 6HRPembroke Gardens Close81m
W8 6HHEdwardes Square101m
W8 6HSPembroke Gardens103m
W8 6HTPembroke Gardens115m
W8 6HXPembroke Studios132m