Where is W8?

W8 is in the county of Greater London. It is 5km west of the city of London, and contains the settlement of Kensington. W8 is a postcode district, also known as an outcode or outbound code.

W8 on a map

The below map shows where W8 is, and the boundary of the W8 postcode district:

Postal Boundaries © GEOLYTIX copyright and database right 2012

What county is W8 in?

W8 is in the county of Greater London.

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This data was derived from the below datasets:
Source: GEOLYTIX Postal Geometries
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Source: Ordnance Survey Ceremonial Counties
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Which cities, towns and villages are in W8?

KensingtonSettlement

What are the nearest towns to W8?

Position of W8 relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of W8 to the centre of the town.

north17km
W8 is 17km north of Ewell
north-east18km
W8 is 18km north-east of Sunbury-on-Thames
south18km
W8 is 18km south of Borehamwood
north-east19km
W8 is 19km north-east of Esher
north19km
W8 is 19km north of Epsom
south-east20km
W8 is 20km south-east of Bushey
north20km
W8 is 20km north of Banstead
north-east20km
W8 is 20km north-east of Ashford
north-east20km
W8 is 20km north-east of Walton-on-Thames
south22km
W8 is 22km south of Potters Bar

What are the nearest cities to W8?

Position of W8 relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of W8 to the centre of the city.

west5km
W8 is 5km west of London
west5km
W8 is 5km west of City of Westminster
west7km
W8 is 7km west of City of London
south30km
W8 is 30km south of St Albans
south-west53km
W8 is 53km south-west of Chelmsford
west63km
W8 is 63km west of Southend-on-Sea
south-east72km
W8 is 72km south-east of Milton Keynes
north75km
W8 is 75km north of Brighton and Hove
east79km
W8 is 79km east of Oxford
south81km
W8 is 81km south of Cambridge

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