W8 4RU

Campden · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Campden
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Postcode district
W8
Postcode sector
W8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W8 4RZ 29 m
W8 4EB 42 m
W8 4ED 44 m
W8 4RS 52 m
W8 4DU 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W8 4RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W8
Postcode sector
W8 4
Latitude
51.508111
Longitude
-0.193743
British National Grid easting
525,449
British National Grid northing
180,344

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Kensington and Chelsea · E09000020
Electoral ward
Campden · E05009390
Parish or community
E43000210
Westminster constituency
Kensington and Bayswater · E14001310
Output area
E00014142
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 008D · E01002827
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 008 · E02000584

Postcode source versions

Explore W8

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Courtlands, 2, Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4RU 29 May 2024 £10,000,000
59a, 3, Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4RU 29 May 2024 £10,000,000
55a, Flat 2, Palace Gardens Terrace, London, W8 4RU 22 October 2021 £875,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
339
Primary
132
Secondary
36
  1. Fox Primary School

    Community school

    235 m
  2. Wetherby School

    Other independent school

    374 m
  3. Pembridge Hall School

    Other independent school

    382 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16,102
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,259
  • Shoplifting 2,284
  • Other theft 2,109
  • Anti social behaviour 1,775
  • Theft from the person 1,355

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

19 female, 16 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.5
W8 4 residents
3,238

Age bands in W8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

404 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

388 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.5%

964 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

943 residents

Age 65 and over
14.7%

466 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider W8 4 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.

GP practices

130

within 5 km

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    590 m

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

    LOWER GROUND FLOOR, 12 PHILLIMORE WALK, LONDON, W8 7RX

    ODS code E87016

    747 m

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    817 m

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    828 m

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    917 m

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    985 m

  • PORTLAND ROAD PRACTICE

    16 PORTLAND ROAD, LONDON, W11 4LA

    ODS code E87029

    993 m

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    993 m

  • PORTOBELLO MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code Y00200

    1.2 km

  • THE NOTTING HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    14 CODRINGTON MEWS, LONDON, W11 2EH

    ODS code E87065

    1.2 km

  • COLVILLE HEALTH CENTRE

    51 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, W11 1PA

    ODS code E87067

    1.2 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.3 km

  • GRAND UNION HEALTH CENTRE

    209 HARROW ROAD, PADDINGTON, LONDON, W2 5EH

    ODS code E87637

    1.3 km

  • THE ABINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

    88-92 EARLS COURT ROAD, KENSINGTON, LONDON, W8 6EG

    ODS code E87701

    1.4 km

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

    FIRST FLOOR, 49 EMPERORS GATE, LONDON, SW7 4HJ

    ODS code E87043

    1.4 km

  • THE WESTBOURNE GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00902

    1.4 km

  • THE FORELAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    188 WALMER ROAD, LONDON, W11 4EP

    ODS code E87706

    1.4 km

  • KENSINGTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    75 RUSSELL ROAD, LONDON, W14 8HW

    ODS code E87720

    1.6 km

  • WOODFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87741

    1.6 km

  • MEANWHILE GARDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    UNIT 5, 1-31 ELKSTONE ROAD, LONDON, W10 5NT

    ODS code E87026

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 130 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

  • Notting Hill Gate Station

    BCT · Notting Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Palace Gardens Terr/ Notting Hill Gate

    BCT · Kensington

    0.1 miles
  • Notting Hill Gate Station

    BCT · Notting Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Notting Hill Gate Station

    BCT · Notting Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Sheffield Terrace

    BCT · Kensington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kensington and Chelsea 008D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,439 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
10
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

Property market

The five-year median is £10,000,000 from 3 recorded sales in W8 4RU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Kensington and Chelsea is £1,250,149 in June 2026, down 14.7% year on year.

Schools

339 open schools are in scope, including 132 primary and 36 secondary schools. Fox Primary School is the nearest published school at 235 m.

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

Recorded crime

16,102 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,341.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,259 events.

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