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W8 5TS

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 5SE 37 m
W8 5EE 38 m
W8 5HF 38 m
W8 5TT 38 m
W8 5HP 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W8 5TS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W8
Postcode sector
W8 5
Latitude
51.501453
Longitude
-0.190591
British National Grid easting
525,686
British National Grid northing
179,609

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
E00190463
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 010B · E01002889
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 010 · E02000586

Postcode source versions

Explore W8

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
334
Primary
138
Secondary
31

  1. St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    133 m

  2. Ashbourne College

    Other independent school

    162 m

  3. Thomas's Kensington

    Other independent school

    344 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,415
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,574
  • Other theft 1,950
  • Anti social behaviour 1,500
  • Shoplifting 1,069
  • Theft from the person 1,062

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

127

within 5 km straight-line

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    249 m

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    265 m

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    599 m

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    646 m

  • THE ABINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87701

    749 m

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    969 m

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    983 m

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    1.1 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.2 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    1.3 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.3 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    1.3 km

  • KENSINGTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    75 RUSSELL ROAD, LONDON, W14 8HW

    ODS code E87720

    1.3 km

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    1.4 km

  • PORTLAND ROAD PRACTICE

    16 PORTLAND ROAD, LONDON, W11 4LA

    ODS code E87029

    1.4 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    1.4 km

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    1.6 km

  • THE GARWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PICKERING HOUSE, HALLFIELD ESTATE, LONDON, W2 6HF

    ODS code E87009

    1.6 km

  • NEWTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87681

    1.7 km

  • NORTH FULHAM SURGERY

    82 LILLIE ROAD, LONDON, SW6 1TN

    ODS code E85008

    1.8 km

Showing 20 of 127 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • High Street Kensington Station

    BCT · High Street Kensington

    98 m

  • High Street Kensington Station

    BCT · High Street Kensington

    115 m

  • High Street Kensington Underground Station

    MET · High Street Kensington

    159 m

  • High Street Kensington Underground Station

    PLT · High Street Kensington

    159 m

  • High Street Kensington Underground Station

    PLT · High Street Kensington

    162 m

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.

Evidence in context

Schools

334 open schools are in scope, including 138 primary and 31 secondary schools. St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 133 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,415 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,035 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,574 events.

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