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W8 5LN

Abingdon · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Abingdon
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater
Postcode district
W8
Postcode sector
W8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W8 6PR 17 m
W8 6BX 28 m
W8 6PT 52 m
W8 6LE 61 m
W8 6BU 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W8 5LN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W8
Postcode sector
W8 5
Latitude
51.497819
Longitude
-0.193415
British National Grid easting
525,500
British National Grid northing
179,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Kensington and Chelsea · E09000020
Electoral ward
Abingdon · E05009388
Parish or community
E43000210
Westminster constituency
Kensington and Bayswater · E14001310
Output area
E00014070
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 011A · E01002813
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 011 · E02000587

Postcode source versions

Explore W8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
330
Primary
141
Secondary
32

  1. St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    348 m

  2. Thomas's Kensington

    Other independent school

    391 m

  3. St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    486 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,925
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,767
  • Other theft 1,772
  • Anti social behaviour 1,525
  • Vehicle crime 1,020
  • Shoplifting 909

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
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

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

125

within 5 km straight-line

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    204 m

  • THE ABINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87701

    321 m

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    406 m

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    522 m

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    559 m

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    618 m

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    676 m

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    882 m

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    962 m

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    965 m

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    1.0 km

  • KENSINGTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    75 RUSSELL ROAD, LONDON, W14 8HW

    ODS code E87720

    1.1 km

  • NORTH FULHAM SURGERY

    82 LILLIE ROAD, LONDON, SW6 1TN

    ODS code E85008

    1.3 km

  • NORTH END MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 NORTH END ROAD, WEST KENSINGTON, LONDON, W14 9PR

    ODS code E85003

    1.3 km

  • PORTLAND ROAD PRACTICE

    16 PORTLAND ROAD, LONDON, W11 4LA

    ODS code E87029

    1.5 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.5 km

  • GP AT HAND

    139 LILLIE ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 7SX

    ODS code E85124

    1.6 km

  • STERNDALE SURGERY

    MILSON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, 1-13 MILSON ROAD, LONDON, W14 0LJ

    ODS code E85125

    1.6 km

  • WEST KENSINGTON GP SURGERY

    MILSON ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, 1-13 MILSON ROAD, LONDON, W14 0LJ

    ODS code E85074

    1.6 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    1.7 km

Showing 20 of 125 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • High Street Kensington Underground Station

    PLT · High Street Kensington

    0.2 miles

  • High Street Kensington Underground Station

    PLT · High Street Kensington

    0.2 miles

  • Phillimore Gardens

    BCT · Kensington

    0.2 miles

  • Phillimore Gardens

    BCT · Kensington

    0.2 miles

  • High Street Kensington Station

    BCT · High Street Kensington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Kensington and Chelsea 011A, 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

26,149 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

330 open schools are in scope, including 141 primary and 32 secondary schools. St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 348 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,925 published events cover 12 months, averaging 993.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,767 events.

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