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W8 6FT

Abingdon · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
Abingdon
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Constituency
Kensington and Bayswater
Postcode district
W8
Postcode sector
W8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W8 6EJ 15 m
W8 6ES 18 m
W8 6ET 20 m
W8 6EX 52 m
W8 6ED 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W8 6FT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W8
Postcode sector
W8 6
Latitude
51.497765
Longitude
-0.198143
British National Grid easting
525,172
British National Grid northing
179,186

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
E00014067
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 011A · E01002813
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 011 · E02000587

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
42 - 50, Earls Court Road, London, W8 6FT 28 February 2003 £175,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
328
Primary
142
Secondary
32

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

    Voluntary aided school

    24 m

  2. Kensington Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    561 m

  3. St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    636 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,847
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,899
  • Anti social behaviour 1,605
  • Other theft 1,567
  • Vehicle crime 984
  • Shoplifting 897

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
W8 6 residents
5,143

Age bands in W8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

726 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

586 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.2%

1,602 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

1,405 residents

Age 65 and over
15.9%

814 residents

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
100%
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

128

within 5 km

  • THE ABINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87701

    200 m

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    476 m

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    481 m

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    675 m

  • KENSINGTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    75 RUSSELL ROAD, LONDON, W14 8HW

    ODS code E87720

    739 m

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    768 m

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    838 m

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    946 m

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    1.1 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    1.1 km

  • NORTH END MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85003

    1.2 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.2 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.2 km

  • NORTH FULHAM SURGERY

    82 LILLIE ROAD, LONDON, SW6 1TN

    ODS code E85008

    1.3 km

  • PORTLAND ROAD PRACTICE

    16 PORTLAND ROAD, LONDON, W11 4LA

    ODS code E87029

    1.3 km

  • STERNDALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85125

    1.3 km

  • WEST KENSINGTON GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85074

    1.3 km

  • GP AT HAND

    139 LILLIE ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 7SX

    ODS code E85124

    1.5 km

  • THE BUSH DOCTORS

    16-17 WEST 12 SHOPPING CENTRE, SHEPHERDS BUSH GREEN, LONDON, W12 8PP

    ODS code E85055

    1.6 km

  • BROOK GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BUTE GARDENS, HAMMERSMITH, LONDON, W6 7EG

    ODS code E85020

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 128 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

  • Pembroke Place

    BCT · Kensington

    0.0 miles

  • Earl's Court Road / Pembroke Place

    BCT · Kensington

    0.1 miles

  • The Design Museum

    BCT · Kensington

    0.1 miles

  • Pembroke Road (W8)

    BCT · Earls Court

    0.1 miles

  • Scarsdale Villas

    BCT · Earls Court

    0.1 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.

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
1
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

328 open schools are in scope, including 142 primary and 32 secondary schools. St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 24 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

11,847 published events cover 12 months, averaging 987.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,899 events.

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