# W10

Postcode district covering Kensington, Kensal Town and West Kilburn, in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.

W10 is a postcode district covering Kensington, Kensal Town and West Kilburn, in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster. Median sale price £735,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code W10. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an W10 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £735,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W10 was £735,000 in 2025. 61st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w10#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 35,564** (2021). W10 had 35,564 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 625th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w10#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in W10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w10#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.7%** (January 2026). In W10, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w10#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=W10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in W10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=W10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 241 homes were sold in W10 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=W10) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for W10.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=W10) (Census 2021, England and Wales): W10 had 35,564 usual residents at the census.

## How W10 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | W10 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £735,000 | 10th cheapest | 20 postcode districts, W · 2025 |
| Population | 35,564 | 8th most populated | 24 postcode districts, W · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 24 postcode districts, W · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.7% | 9th highest | 24 postcode districts, W · Jan 2026 |

## Is W10 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in W10 at a rate of 154.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 204.6 per 1,000 people across the W postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 719 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in W10.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,600), anti-social behaviour (1,226) and other crime (842).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in W10 was 162.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in W10, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so W10 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in W10

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002852) | 2,216 | 207.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.9% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002853) | 1,428 | 126.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002854) | 1,103 | 185.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002855) | 1,592 | 218.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.5% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002857) | 1,376 | 126.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.8% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002904) | 1,295 | 77.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002905) | 1,672 | 215.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.3% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002906) | 1,751 | 254.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 75.9% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002907) | 1,285 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002876) | 1,831 | 126.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.0% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002877) | 2,186 | 122.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 76.9% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002878) | 1,447 | 347.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.3% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002908) | 1,393 | 147.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002909) | 2,134 | 123.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002856) | 1,433 | 129.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.1% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002880) | 1,144 | 92.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.4% |
| [Westminster 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004719) | 1,824 | 85.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.9% |
| [Westminster 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004720) | 2,274 | 97.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 86.4% |
| [Westminster 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004721) | 1,881 | 128.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.8% |
| [Westminster 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/neighbourhood/e01004722) | 2,685 | 101.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.2% |

## Your MP

- [Kensington and Bayswater](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kensington-and-bayswater): Joe Powell (Labour), MP since July 2024. 70% of the people here.
- [Queen's Park and Maida Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/queens-park-and-maida-vale): Georgia Gould (Labour), MP since July 2024. 27% of the people here.
- [Ealing North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ealing-north): James Murray (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 2.6% of the people here.
- [Ealing Central and Acton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ealing-central-and-acton): Dr Rupa Huq (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.4% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in W10

[Golborne & Swinbrook](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/golborne-and-swinbrook), [Ladbroke Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/ladbroke-grove), [North Kensington](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/north-kensington), [Queen's Park Gardens](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster/queens-park-gardens)

## Postcode sectors in W10

[W10 4 (190 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w10-4), [W10 5 (270 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w10-5), [W10 6 (218 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w10-6), [W10 9 (14 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w10-9)

## Councils W10 covers

[Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea), [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster)

## Towns in W10

[City of Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/city-of-westminster), [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea)

## Postcode districts next to W10

[NW6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw6), [NW10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw10), [W2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2), [W9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w9), [W11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w11), [W12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w12)

## Nearest rail stations

[Ladbroke Grove (700 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.2104,51.5174), [Latimer Road (950 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.2178,51.5134), [Kensal Green (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.2250,51.5305), [Kensal Green (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.2251,51.5305)

## More in the W postcode area

[All W postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## W10 in brief

W10 is a postcode district covering Kensington, Kensal Town and West Kilburn, in Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.
About 35,286 people lived in W10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £735,000 in 2025 across 241 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 154.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in W10 was £735,000 in 2025.
W10 had 35,564 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in W10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In W10, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: W10
- Postcode area: [W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w)
- Constituency: [Kensington and Bayswater †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kensington-and-bayswater)
- Council: [Kensington and Chelsea †](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea)
- Area: 2.63 km²
- People, mid-2024: 35,286*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 112

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[W11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w11), [NW10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw10), [W9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w9), [W12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w12), [NW6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw6), [W2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2)

## Latest updates for W10

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W10

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w10, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w10#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w10