W8 6LU
a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Kensington and Chelsea
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.5015 / 51°30'5"N
Longitude: -0.2036 / 0°12'13"W
OS Eastings: 524782
OS Northings: 179594
OS Grid: TQ247795
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR C9.1BH
Mapcode Global: VHGQY.FJ69
Plus Code: 9C3XGQ2W+JG
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91vm50
What Three Birds: shoveler.redstart.rook
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Summary
W8 6LU is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Kensington and Chelsea. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is H.
The estimated average residential property price, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, is approximately £441,292.
Commercial rateable values range from £192 to £17,500 with an average of £11,048. The most common recorded business types are Offices and Garden Centre.
In the 2011 census, there were 1 people resident in W8 6LU, of which 1 were male and 0 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
W8 6LU is in the London travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Kensington and Chelsea Primary Care Trust.
W8 6LU is approximately 21m (69ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in W8 6LU
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing W8 6LU
2d1: Cosmopolitans - Aspiring and Affluent - Urban Cultural Mix
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for W8 6LU
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
10/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near W8 6LU include Aldi, Asda, Budgens, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Waitrose, M&S Simply Food, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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W8 6LU at other websites
- Air quality forecast for W8 6LU at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at W8 6LU at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near W8 6LU at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near W8 6LU at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near W8 6LU at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to W8 6LU at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near W8 6LU at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near W8 6LU at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near W8 6LU at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of W8 6LU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
London Borough
Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council
Ward
Holland
Councillors
Johnny Thalassites (Conservative)
Aarien Areti (Conservative)
Lucy Knight (Conservative)
London Assembly
London Assembly constituency
West Central
Assembly Member
Tony Devenish (Conservative)
The London Assembly also has eleven London-wide members elected via the d'Hondt (party list) system. These are not shown here.
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Kensington
MP
Felicity Buchan (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for W8 6LU.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near W8 6LU.
Primary
St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School
58 Earls Court Road, Kensington, London, W8 6EJ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 11
Outstanding
St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School
2 Kensington Church Court, Kensington, London, W8 4SP
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Masbro Road, London, W14 0LT
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Secondary
Holland Park School
Airlie Gardens, Campden Hill Road, London, W8 7AF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School
89 Addison Road, London, W14 8BZ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Sacred Heart High School
212 Hammersmith Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 7DG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 19
Outstanding
Sion-Manning Catholic Girls' School
St Charles Square, London, W10 6EL
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Westminster Academy
The Naim Dangoor Centre, 255 Harrow Road, London, W2 5EZ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College
Munster Road, Fulham, London, SW6 6BP
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is very high.