W8 7HY maps, stats, and open data

W8 7HY lies on Observatory Gardens in London. W8 7HY is located in the Campden 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 7HY maps

W8 7HY map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024
Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2024; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0

W8 7HY geodata

Easting	525281
Northing	179877
Latitude	51.503950
Longitude	-0.196352

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is W8 7HY?

Street	Observatory Gardens
Town/City	London
Country	England
Postcode District	W8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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W8 7HY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W8 7HY as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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	Campden
Constituency	Kensington

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of W8 7HY

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Campden Hill Road	109m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Inverness Gardens	316m
October 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Campden Hill Road	109m
➜ Observatory Gardens crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 7HY

Sheffield Terrace (Kensington Church Street)	Kensington	275m
Holland St High St Kensington (Kensington Church Street)	Kensington	340m
Sheffield Terrace (Kensington Church Street)	Kensington	349m
York House Place High St Ken (Kensington Church Street)	Kensington	353m
High Street Kensington (Kensington High Street)	High Street Kensington	388m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 7HY

High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	406m
Notting Hill Gate Underground Station	Notting Hill	576m
Holland Park Underground Station	Holland Park	738m
Queensway Underground Station	Queensway	953m
Bayswater Underground Station	Bayswater	1,096m

Nearest railway stations to W8 7HY

Kensington (Olympia) Station	1.2km
Shepherds Bush Station	1.5km
West Brompton Station	1.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 7HY

Broadband access in W8 7HY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	98.3%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	98.3%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	98.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in W8 7HY (2019 data)

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Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	89.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	2.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 7HY (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	1.7%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for W8 7HY

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 7HY gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in W8 7HY by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	104,268
Meter count	56
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,862
Median (kWh/meter)	279

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	890,801
Meter count	54
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,496
Median (kWh/meter)	14,385

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in W8 7HY, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in W8 7HY.
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

22.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than W8 7HY:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to W8 7HY (meters)

Ffiona

51 Kensington Church Street

202m

Sainsbury's

61-65 Kensington Church Street

202m

Lolly's Coffee

45 Kensington Church Street

202m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to W8 7HY

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Observatory Gardens	17:30	12:00	19m
Upper Phillimore Walk	17:30	12:00	149m
Holland Street	17:30	12:00	186m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to W8 7HY

Facility	Distance
Holland Park School Airlie Gardens, London Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch, Outdoor Tennis Courts	314m
Campden Hill Lawn Tennis Club Aubrey Walk, London Indoor Tennis Centre, Outdoor Tennis Courts	409m
Equinox Kensington Kensington High Street, London Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	454m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to W8 7HY

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Holland Park School Airlie Gardens, London, W8 7AF	Secondary	314m
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School 2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP	Primary	352m
Fox Primary School Fox Primary School , Kensington Place, London, W8 7PP	Primary	377m

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W8 7HY ITL and W8 7HY 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 7HY:

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 7HY 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 7HY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00014129
LSOA	E01002825	Kensington and Chelsea 008B
MSOA	E02000584	Kensington and Chelsea 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to W8 7HY

W8 7NU	Campden House Close	30m
W8 7NT	Hornton Street	58m
W8 7NR	Hornton Street	63m
W8 7AA	Campden Hill Road	67m
W8 7AB	Tor Gardens	69m
W8 4HX	Tor Gardens	83m
W8 7HL	Campden Hill Road	84m
W8 7HN	Campden Hill Road	84m
W8 7HP	Campden Hill Road	84m
W8 7HR	Campden Hill Road	84m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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