W8 6TE

Abingdon · Kensington and Chelsea · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Postcode district
W8
Postcode sector
W8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W8 6TA 0 m
W8 6TR 13 m
W8 6TS 34 m
W8 6TY 36 m
W8 5RY 46 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W8 6TE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2018
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W8
Postcode sector
W8 6
Latitude
51.500479
Longitude
-0.193324
British National Grid easting
525,499
British National Grid northing
179,496

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
E00014043
Lower layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 011C · E01002816
Middle layer super output area
Kensington and Chelsea 011 · E02000587

Postcode source versions

Explore W8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Wrights Lane, London, W8 6TE 29 January 2004 £410,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
329
Primary
141
Secondary
32
  1. St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    198 m
  2. Ashbourne College

    Other independent school

    367 m
  3. Thomas's Kensington

    Other independent school

    413 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,259
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,670
  • Other theft 1,926
  • Anti social behaviour 1,520
  • Vehicle crime 1,018
  • Theft from the person 969

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

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

129

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87016

    128 m

  • SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 SCARSDALE PLACE, LONDON, W8 5SX

    ODS code E87715

    166 m

  • THE ABINGDON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87701

    555 m

  • EMPEROR'S GATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87043

    673 m

  • THE SURGERY

    7 KYNANCE PLACE, LONDON, SW7 4QS

    ODS code E87702

    689 m

  • HEALTH AND WELLBEING CENTRE, EARLS COURT

    2B HOGARTH ROAD, LONDON, SW5 0PT

    ODS code Y03441

    854 m

  • EARLS COURT MEDICAL CENTRE

    248 EARLS COURT ROAD, LONDON, SW5 9AD

    ODS code E87047

    971 m

  • STANHOPE MEWS SURGERY

    7 STANHOPE MEWS WEST, LONDON, SW7 5RB

    ODS code E87013

    1.0 km

  • KENSINGTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    75 RUSSELL ROAD, LONDON, W14 8HW

    ODS code E87720

    1.1 km

  • ROSARY GARDEN SURGERY

    45 ROSARY GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 4NQ

    ODS code E87048

    1.2 km

  • BROMPTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E87746

    1.3 km

  • PORTLAND ROAD PRACTICE

    16 PORTLAND ROAD, LONDON, W11 4LA

    ODS code E87029

    1.3 km

  • EARLS COURT SURGERY

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

    ODS code E87750

    1.3 km

  • THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY

    45A PEMBRIDGE VILLAS, LONDON, W11 3EP

    ODS code E87061

    1.4 km

  • LANCASTER GATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LEINSTER TERRACE, LONDON, W2 3ET

    ODS code E87722

    1.4 km

  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTH CENTRE

    40 PRINCES GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 1LY

    ODS code E87677

    1.5 km

  • NORTH END MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85003

    1.6 km

  • WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    241 WESTBOURNE GROVE, LONDON, W11 2SE

    ODS code E87007

    1.6 km

  • NORTH FULHAM SURGERY

    82 LILLIE ROAD, LONDON, SW6 1TN

    ODS code E85008

    1.6 km

  • STERNDALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85125

    1.6 km

Showing 20 of 129 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • High Street Kensington Station

    BCT · High Street Kensington

    0.0 miles
  • High Street Kensington Station

    BCT · High Street Kensington

    0.0 miles
  • High Street Kensington Station

    TMU · High Street Kensington

    0.0 miles
  • High Street Kensington Station

    BCT · High Street Kensington

    0.0 miles
  • High Street Kensington Underground Station

    MET · High Street Kensington

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

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

24,543 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
5 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

329 open schools are in scope, including 141 primary and 32 secondary schools. St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 198 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,259 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,021.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,670 events.

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