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W8 5DA

Queen's Gate · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Queen's Gate
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater
Postcode district
W8
Postcode sector
W8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W8 5BA 16 m
W8 5BB 16 m
W8 5ED 28 m
W8 5DZ 35 m
W8 5EA 41 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W8 5DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W8
Postcode sector
W8 5
Latitude
51.501899
Longitude
-0.189219
British National Grid easting
525,780
British National Grid northing
179,661

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Kensington and Chelsea · E09000020
Electoral ward
Queen's Gate · E05009401
Parish or community
E43000210
Westminster constituency
Kensington and Bayswater · E14001310
Output area
E00014520
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 010B · E01002889
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 010 · E02000586

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
341
Primary
143
Secondary
31

  1. Ashbourne College

    Other independent school

    92 m

  2. St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    208 m

  3. Thomas's Kensington

    Other independent school

    353 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,803
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,620
  • Other theft 2,021
  • Anti social behaviour 1,537
  • Theft from the person 1,144
  • Shoplifting 1,072

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
W8 5 residents
4,475

Age bands in W8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

612 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

599 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

1,312 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.9%

1,450 residents

Age 65 and over
12.7%

576 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider W8 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
60%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

126

within 5 km

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    335 m

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    365 m

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    577 m

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    655 m

  • THE ABINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87701

    848 m

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    970 m

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    1.0 km

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    1.2 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    1.2 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.2 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.3 km

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    1.3 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    237-335 OLD BROMPTON ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0EA

    ODS code E87746

    1.4 km

  • PORTLAND ROAD PRACTICE

    16 PORTLAND ROAD, LONDON, W11 4LA

    ODS code E87029

    1.4 km

  • KENSINGTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    75 RUSSELL ROAD, LONDON, W14 8HW

    ODS code E87720

    1.4 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

    269 OLD BROMPTON ROAD, EARLS COURT, LONDON, SW5 9JA

    ODS code E87750

    1.5 km

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    1.5 km

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    1.6 km

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    1.6 km

  • NORTH FULHAM SURGERY

    82 LILLIE ROAD, LONDON, SW6 1TN

    ODS code E85008

    1.9 km

Showing 20 of 126 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kensington Palace

    BCT · Kensington

    0.1 miles

  • Kensington Palace

    BCT · Kensington

    0.1 miles

  • High Street Kensington Station

    BCT · High Street Kensington

    0.1 miles

  • Holland St /High St Kensington

    BCT · Kensington

    0.1 miles

  • High Street Kensington Station

    BCT · High Street Kensington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kensington and Chelsea 010B, 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

26,445 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

341 open schools are in scope, including 143 primary and 31 secondary schools. Ashbourne College is the nearest published school at 92 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

12,803 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,066.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,620 events.

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