W8 6LU maps, stats, and open data

W8 6LU is located in the Holland 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 6LU maps

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

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W8 6LU geodata

Easting524782
Northing179594
Latitude51.501517
Longitude-0.203638

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Where is W8 6LU?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictW8
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W8 6LU Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation20m66ft

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

WardHolland
ConstituencyKensington

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of W8 6LU

June 2022Public orderOn or near Ilchester Place124m
June 2022Other theftOn or near Ilchester Place124m
June 2022Vehicle crimeOn or near Ilchester Place124m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 6LU

St Barnabas Church (W14) (Addison Road)Earls Court354m
Kensington High Street Earls Court Rd (Kensington High Street)Kensington384m
Kensington High Street Earls Court RdKensington430m
Warwick Gardens (W14) (Kensington High Street)Earls Court445m
Warwick Gardens (W14) (Kensington High Street)Earls Court453m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 6LU

Kensington (Olympia) Underground StationOlympia619m
Holland Park Underground StationHolland Park642m
High Street Kensington Underground StationHigh Street Kensington755m
Notting Hill Gate Underground StationNotting Hill995m
Shepherd's Bush (Central) Underground StationShepherd's Bush1,100m

Nearest railway stations to W8 6LU

Kensington (Olympia) Station0.6km
Shepherds Bush Station1.1km
West Brompton Station1.7km

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Broadband

Broadband access in W8 6LU (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband limitations in W8 6LU (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

22.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than W8 6LU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Holland Park Cafeteria
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Holland Park
5m
Holland Park Pre School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Holland Park Nursery
5m
Belvedere Restaurant
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Restaurant
5m

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Nearest post box to W8 6LU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Ilchester Place17:3012:00178m
Oakwood Court17:3012:00255m
Addison Road17:3012:00359m

Nearest sports facilities to W8 6LU

FacilityDistance
Holland Park
Kensington High Street, London
Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts
155m
Core Collective
Phillimore Walk, London
Studio
420m
Holland Park School
Airlie Gardens, London
Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch, Outdoor Tennis Courts
429m

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Nearest schools to W8 6LU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Holland Park School
Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF
Secondary429m
St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School
58 Earls Court Road, Kensington, London, W8 6EJ
Primary562m
Kensington Primary Academy
205 Warwick Road, (On the Corner of Kensington High Street), London, W14 8PU
Primary617m

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W8 6LU ITL and W8 6LU 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 6LU:

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 6LU 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 6LU:

CodeName
OAE00014384
LSOAE01002864Kensington and Chelsea 009A
MSOAE02000585Kensington and Chelsea 009

Nearest postcodes to W8 6LU

W14 8AAIlchester Place110m
W14 8EJAbbotsbury Road176m
W14 8ESAbbotsbury Road178m
W14 8ABMelbury Road197m
W14 8LDOakwood Court200m
W14 8ELAbbotsbury Road209m
W14 8EHAbbotsbury Road209m
W14 8EGAbbotsbury Close217m
W14 8NHPark Close231m
W14 8LWMelbury Road236m