Schools
353 open schools are in scope, including 143 primary and 32 secondary schools. Arnold House School is the nearest published school at 462 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
NW8 9LA
Abbey Road · Westminster · England
Updated September 2026
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- Ward
- Abbey Road
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Postcode district
- NW8
- Postcode sector
- NW8 9
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- NW8 9LA
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 January 1980
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- NW
- Postcode district
- NW8
- Postcode sector
- NW8 9
- Latitude
- 51.529798
- Longitude
- -0.176073
- British National Grid easting
- 526,615
- British National Grid northing
- 182,786
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- London · E12000007
- Local authority district
- Westminster · E09000033
- Electoral ward
- Abbey Road · E05013792
- Parish or community
- E43000236
- Westminster constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster · E14001172
- Output area
- E00023896
- Lower layer super output area
- Westminster 003C · E01004726
- Middle layer super output area
- Westminster 003 · E02000962
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore NW8
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 353
- Primary
- 143
- Secondary
- 32
- 462 m
Arnold House School
Other independent school
- 501 m
St Joseph's RC Primary School
Academy converter
- 539 m
Woodside School
Other independent special school
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 15,341
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 3,468
- Other theft 2,043
- Anti social behaviour 2,029
- Shoplifting 1,447
- Theft from the person 1,334
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- 5
- Postcode households
- 2
- Residents per household
- 2.5
- NW8 9 residents
- 6,877
4 female, 1 male
Age bands in NW8 9
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 13.1%
- Age 15 to 24
- 10.1%
- Age 25 to 44
- 39.4%
- Age 45 to 64
- 23.4%
- Age 65 and over
- 13.9%
843 residents
651 residents
2,534 residents
1,507 residents
896 residents
This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NW8 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.
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.
Fixed broadband coverage
Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Planning applications
Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.
- Available records
- 99
- Records since 17 September 2020
- 27
- Latest available record date
- 27 February 2025
London Borough of Camden
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.
Latest available applications
- 2025/0357/T Decision dated 27 February 2025 958 m away
REAR GARDEN: Acacia (T1) - Thin canopy by 10% and remove all suckering growth from crown. 1 x Quercus suber (T2) -Thin canopy 20%. Reduce crown height and spread reduced by 15%, up to 1m. 7 x Quercus suber (T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8 & T9) - Reduce canopies 15%, up to 1.5m.
45 Queen's Grove London NW8 6HH
London Borough of Camden No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA - 2025/0352/T Decision dated 26 February 2025 941 m away
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Lime (Tilia Europaea) (T1) - Prune canopy back to previous pruning points and remove all suckering growth and diseased wood.
46 Queen's Grove London NW8 6HH
London Borough of Camden No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA - 2023/3815/P Decision dated 9 July 2024 938 m away
Installation of ASHPs to rear garden within timber enclosure. (Retrospective)
47 Queen's Grove London NW8 6HH
London Borough of Camden Granted - 2024/2305/P Decision dated 26 June 2024 960 m away
Observation to the adjoining City of Westminster for 24/02028/FULL for 'Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of rear extensions at lower ground, ground and first floor levels with associated lowering of part of rear garden to create terrace; Installation of new staircase structure and platform to side at ground floor level; Alterations to fenestration; and associated external alterations. Internal alterations, including changes to plan form' (Linked with 24/02029/LBC).
29 Norfolk Road London NW8 6AU
London Borough of Camden No objection - 2024/2571/T Decision dated 26 June 2024 958 m away
DD 5 Day Notice REAR GARDEN: 1 x Birch (T1) - Fell to ground level.
45 Queen's Grove London NW8 6HH
London Borough of Camden No Objection to Emergency Works (CA) - 2023/5357/P Decision dated 2 April 2024 938 m away
Enlargement of existing rear dormer window and removal of rooflight
47 Queen's Grove London NW8 6HH
London Borough of Camden Granted - 2024/0402/T Decision dated 14 March 2024 925 m away
FRONT GARDEN: 1 x Robinia (T2) - Crown reduce by 2m.
48 Queen's Grove London NW8 6HH
London Borough of Camden Approve Works (TPO) - 2024/0493/P Decision dated 20 February 2024 893 m away
Demolition of the existing garage, rear conservatory and part of main building; erection of extension to rear at lower ground floor level with terrace at ground floor level, two storey side extension and two dormers to rear; Alterations to fenestration; installation of Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) in front lightwell; and associated external alterations.
26 Queen's Grove London NW8 6HJ
London Borough of Camden No objection - 2023/4485/P Decision dated 5 February 2024 925 m away
Upwards extension including mansard roof extension and new fenestration arrangement to the Coach House.
48 Queen's Grove London NW8 6HH
London Borough of Camden Granted - 2023/4320/T Decision dated 9 November 2023 958 m away
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Magnolia (T1) - Fell to ground level.
45 Queen's Grove London NW8 6HH
London Borough of Camden No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA - 2023/4015/T Decision dated 20 October 2023 958 m away
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Birch (T1) - Prune back canopy to previous pruning points approx. 10% reduction, 1m canopy overall. Remove damaged and diseased branches. 1 x Acacia (T2) - Thin canopy crown density by approx. 20%. Remove water shoots, damaged and diseased branches.
45 Queen's Grove London NW8 6HH
London Borough of Camden No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA - 2023/1504/T Decision dated 19 May 2023 995 m away
REAR GARDEN: 1 x Maple (T1) - Reduce crown by 2m - 2.5m from all aspects.
42 Queen's Grove London NW8 6HH
London Borough of Camden No Objection to Works to Tree(s) in CA
Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.
GP practices
138
within 5 km
ST JOHNS WOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE
BRAMPTON HOUSE, 60 GROVE END ROAD, LONDON, NW8 9NH
ODS code E87609
411 m
WELLINGTON HEALTH CENTRE
16 WELLINGTON ROAD, ST JOHNS WOOD, LONDON, NW8 9SP
ODS code E87754
433 m
THIRD FLOOR LANARK ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE
165 LANARK ROAD, LONDON, W9 1NZ
ODS code E87663
665 m
CROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE
1 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND
ODS code E87052
673 m
LITTLE VENICE MEDICAL CENTRE
2 CROMPTON STREET, LONDON, W2 1ND
ODS code E87006
673 m
LISSON GROVE HEALTH CENTRE
GATEFORTH STREET, LONDON, NW8 8EG
ODS code E87011
734 m
THE RANDOLPH SURGERY
235A ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1NH
ODS code E87046
746 m
MAIDA VALE MEDICAL CENTRE
40 BIDDULPH MANSIONS, ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 1HT
ODS code E87010
894 m
PADDINGTON GREEN HEALTH CENTRE
4 PRINCESS LOUISE CLOSE, LONDON, W2 1LQ
ODS code E87008
1.0 km
ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE
85 ABBEY ROAD, LONDON, NW8 0AG
ODS code F83019
1.1 km
BELSIZE PRIORY MEDICAL PRACTICE (GROUP)
ABBEY CENTRE, 172A BELSIZE ROAD, LONDON, NW6 4BJ
ODS code F83658
1.4 km
SWISS COTTAGE SURGERY
2 WINCHESTER MEWS, SWISS COTTAGE, LONDON, NW3 3NP
ODS code F83665
1.5 km
THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY
HEALTH AT THE STOWE, 260 HARROW ROAD, LONDON, W2 5ES
ODS code Y00902
1.5 km
GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE
209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH
ODS code E87637
1.5 km
CRAWFORD STREET SURGERY
95-97 CRAWFORD STREET, LONDON, W1H 2HJ
ODS code E87070
1.6 km
KILBURN PARK MEDICAL CENTRE
6 MILE WALK, LONDON, NW6 5HB
ODS code E84042
1.6 km
ELGIN CLINIC
40 ELGIN AVENUE, LONDON, W9 3QT
ODS code E87038
1.6 km
WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE
THE MEDICAL CENTRE 7E, WOODFIELD ROAD, LONDON, W9 3XZ
ODS code E87741
1.7 km
THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE
PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF
ODS code E87009
1.7 km
ADELAIDE MEDICAL CENTRE
111 ADELAIDE ROAD, LONDON, NW3 3RY
ODS code F83020
1.8 km
Showing 20 of 138 matching practices.
Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.
Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Nearby transport
- 0.0 miles
Hall Road
BCT · Maida Vale
- 0.1 miles
Grove End Road
BCT · Maida Vale
- 0.1 miles
Grove End Road
BCT · Maida Vale
- 0.1 miles
St John's Wood Road / Lord's Cricket Grd
BCT · Lisson Grove
- 0.1 miles
Hall Road
BCT · Maida Vale
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Westminster 003C, 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
8 of 10
Overall England rank
24,626 of 33,755
- Income
- 8 of 10
- Employment
- 9 of 10
- Education and skills
- 9 of 10
- Health and disability
- 10 of 10
- Crime
- 8 of 10
- Housing and services
- 5 of 10
- Living environment
- 1 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.
Flood risk
Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.
- High risk addresses
- 0
- Medium risk addresses
- 0
- Low risk addresses
- 0
- Groundwater flood alert area
- Unlikely
Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
Evidence in context
Recorded crime
15,341 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,278.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,468 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.