| Postcode | W8 5WT |
|---|---|
| Post Town | London |
| Nearest station | High Street Kensington (0 km) |
| Bus stops |
Kensington Palace (E)
High Street Kensington (W)
Collingham Road Sainsbury's (E)
Palace Gate (E)
Palace Gate (N)
Queens Gate Terrace (N)
|
| London travel zone | 1 |
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
|
| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.499261 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.188402 | |
| Easting | 525846 | |
| Northing | 179369 | |
| Grid reference | TQ258793 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 695146 5709095 | |
| what3words | take.pile.area | |
| FixPhrase | cringe magnesium swell turbulent | |
| Plus code | 9C3XFRX6+PJ | |
| Altitude | 16 metres (51 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:00 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:30 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 41.8 KMs (26 miles) |
| Parish | Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area | E43000210 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Queen's Gate | E05009401 |
| London Borough | Kensington and Chelsea | E09000020 |
| County | Greater London | E11000009 |
| Constituency (2024) | Kensington and Bayswater | E14001310 |
| MP | Joe Powell | Labour |
| Police force | Metropolitan Police | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Inner London - West | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | London | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | December 1996 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | June 1998 |
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode sector mean (mainly PO Boxes) |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Kensington and Chelsea | E63012062 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00014532 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 2D2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Kensington and Chelsea 010C | E01002890 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Kensington and Chelsea 010C | E01002890 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Queen's Gate | E02000586 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Queen's Gate | E02000586 |
| Travel to work area | London | E30000234 |