NW8 8QU

Abbey Road · Westminster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westminster
Postcode district
NW8
Postcode sector
NW8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NW8 8RA 32 m
NW8 8QY 33 m
NW8 9UG 42 m
NW8 8QX 49 m
NW8 9HG 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NW8 8QU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
NW
Postcode district
NW8
Postcode sector
NW8 8
Latitude
51.527231
Longitude
-0.176392
British National Grid easting
526,600
British National Grid northing
182,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Westminster · E09000033
Parish or community
E43000236
Output area
E00023909
Lower layer super output area
Westminster 003E · E01004729
Middle layer super output area
Westminster 003 · E02000962

Postcode source versions

Explore NW8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
354
Primary
144
Secondary
33
  1. Gateway Academy

    Academy converter

    382 m
  2. St Joseph's RC Primary School

    Academy converter

    404 m
  3. L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire

    Other independent school

    653 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,511
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,656
  • Other theft 2,307
  • Anti social behaviour 2,218
  • Theft from the person 1,467
  • Shoplifting 1,417

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NW8 8 residents
10,579

Age bands in NW8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,652 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.4%

1,824 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

3,061 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

2,448 residents

Age 65 and over
14.2%

1,491 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

140

within 5 km straight-line

  • CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87052

    386 m

  • LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND

    ODS code E87006

    386 m

  • LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE

    GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG

    ODS code E87011

    565 m

  • WELLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE

    16 WELLINGTON ROAD, ST JOHNS WOOD, LONDON, NW8 9SP

    ODS code E87754

    665 m

  • ST JOHNS WOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRAMPTON HOUSE, 60 GROVE END ROAD, LONDON, NW8 9NH

    ODS code E87609

    698 m

  • PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ

    ODS code E87008

    733 m

  • THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ

    ODS code E87663

    735 m

  • THE RANDOLPH SURGERY

    235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH

    ODS code E87046

    779 m

  • MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    40 BIDDULPH MANSIONS, ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1HT

    ODS code E87010

    869 m

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

    HEALTH AT THE STOWE, 260 HARROW ROAD, LONDON, W2 5ES

    ODS code Y00902

    1.3 km

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    1.3 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    85 ABBEY ROAD, LONDON, NW8 0AG

    ODS code F83019

    1.3 km

  • CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY

    95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ

    ODS code E87070

    1.4 km

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    1.5 km

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE 7E, WOODFIELD ROAD, LONDON, W9 3XZ

    ODS code E87741

    1.6 km

  • ELGIN CLINIC

    40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT

    ODS code E87038

    1.6 km

  • BELSIZE PRIORY MEDICAL PRACTICE (GROUP)

    ABBEY CENTRE, 172A BELSIZE ROAD, LONDON, NW6 4BJ

    ODS code F83658

    1.6 km

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BAYSWATER CENTRE 14-18, NEWTON ROAD, LONDON, W2 5LT

    ODS code E87681

    1.6 km

  • CONNAUGHT SQUARE PRACTICE

    41 CONNAUGHT SQUARE, LONDON, W2 2HL

    ODS code E87037

    1.7 km

  • KILBURN PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 MILE WALK, LONDON, NW6 5HB

    ODS code E84042

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 140 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • St John's Wood Road / Lord's Cricket Grd

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles
  • St Johns Wood Road

    BCT · Maida Vale

    0.1 miles
  • St John's Wood Road / Lord's Cricket Grd

    BCT · Lisson Grove

    0.1 miles
  • Clifton Road / Maida Vale

    BCT · Maida Vale

    0.1 miles
  • St Johns Wood Road

    BCT · Maida Vale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 003E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,338 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

354 open schools are in scope, including 144 primary and 33 secondary schools. Gateway Academy is the nearest published school at 382 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

16,511 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,375.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,656 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.