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W8 6HS

Abingdon · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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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 6HR 33 m
W8 6HT 43 m
W8 6PG 91 m
W8 6NU 96 m
W8 6HP 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W8 6HS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W8
Postcode sector
W8 6
Latitude
51.495765
Longitude
-0.200210
British National Grid easting
525,034
British National Grid northing
178,960

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
E00014076
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 011D · E01002817
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 011 · E02000587

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Pembroke Gardens, London, W8 6HS 26 March 2021 £3,300,000
12, Pembroke Gardens, London, W8 6HS 29 March 2018 £7,000,000
4a, Pembroke Gardens, London, W8 6HS 18 November 2015 £3,450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
325
Primary
139
Secondary
33

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

    Voluntary aided school

    243 m

  2. Kensington Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    389 m

  3. St James Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    641 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,640
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,349
  • Anti social behaviour 1,713
  • Other theft 1,578
  • Vehicle crime 969
  • Shoplifting 946

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

11 female, 11 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider W8 6 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
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

126

within 5 km

  • THE ABINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87701

    218 m

  • KENSINGTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    75 RUSSELL ROAD, LONDON, W14 8HW

    ODS code E87720

    619 m

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    627 m

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    687 m

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    708 m

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    746 m

  • NORTH END MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85003

    925 m

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    968 m

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    974 m

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    1.0 km

  • NORTH FULHAM SURGERY

    82 LILLIE ROAD, LONDON, SW6 1TN

    ODS code E85008

    1.0 km

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    1.1 km

  • STERNDALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85125

    1.2 km

  • WEST KENSINGTON GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85074

    1.2 km

  • GP AT HAND

    139 LILLIE ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, SW6 7SX

    ODS code E85124

    1.2 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.3 km

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.3 km

  • PORTLAND ROAD PRACTICE

    16 PORTLAND ROAD, LONDON, W11 4LA

    ODS code E87029

    1.4 km

  • BROOK GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    BUTE GARDENS, HAMMERSMITH, LONDON, W6 7EG

    ODS code E85020

    1.4 km

  • THE BUSH DOCTORS

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

    ODS code E85055

    1.6 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

  • Pembroke Road (W8)

    BCT · Earls Court

    0.1 miles

  • Scarsdale Villas

    BCT · Earls Court

    0.1 miles

  • Pembroke Road (W8)

    BCT · Earls Court

    0.1 miles

  • West Cromwell Road / Tesco

    BCT · Earls Court

    0.2 miles

  • Warwick Gardens (W14)

    BCT · Earls Court

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

25,616 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 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
4
Low risk addresses
5
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

325 open schools are in scope, including 139 primary and 33 secondary schools. St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 243 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

12,640 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,053.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,349 events.

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