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W14

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Kensington and Brook Green, in Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea.

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 W14 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In W14, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£635,000
118th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
35,416
636th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How W14 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

W14Middle
Median sale price20 postcode districts, W · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in W20 areas from £526,000 to £4,250,000. The middle area is £787,500. W14 is £635,000.
£635,0004th cheapest
Population24 postcode districts, W · 2021
Population: every postcode district in W24 areas from 100 to 58,327. The middle area is 23,776. W14 is 35,416.
35,4169th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage24 postcode districts, W · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in W24 areas from 83.8% to 97.3%. The middle area is 91.2%. W14 is 95.7%.
95.7%3rd highest
Claimant rate22 postcode districts, W · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in W22 areas from 1.2% to 7.0%. The middle area is 3.9%. W14 is 4.2%.
4.2%10th highest

Is W14 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in W14 at a rate of 94.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 204.6 per 1,000 people across W.

In August 2026 alone, 271 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in W14.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (892), violence and sexual offences (863) and other crime (626).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in W14 was 99.6 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 W14, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so W14 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

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

Neighbourhoods in W14

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Hammersmith and Fulham 007A1,62943.8 per 1,000698.9%
Hammersmith and Fulham 007C1,760122.2 per 1,000499.9%
Hammersmith and Fulham 010A1,465113.0 per 1,000791.3%
Hammersmith and Fulham 010B1,66348.2 per 1,000699.5%
Hammersmith and Fulham 010C1,645131.7 per 1,000388.9%
Hammersmith and Fulham 010E1,50269.2 per 1,000596.3%
Hammersmith and Fulham 012A1,505164.0 per 1,000685.4%
Hammersmith and Fulham 012C1,26199.5 per 1,000299.8%
Hammersmith and Fulham 012D1,68740.1 per 1,000694.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 012E1,51591.6 per 1,000798.4%
Hammersmith and Fulham 012F1,361137.8 per 1,000588.5%
Hammersmith and Fulham 014B1,33583.5 per 1,000597.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 014C1,386113.5 per 1,000899.8%
Hammersmith and Fulham 014D1,50498.0 per 1,000492.4%
Hammersmith and Fulham 015B1,379111.6 per 1,000699.4%
Hammersmith and Fulham 015C1,76364.0 per 1,000597.5%
Hammersmith and Fulham 015D1,71099.8 per 1,000299.6%
Hammersmith and Fulham 015E1,454227.8 per 1,000292.6%
Kensington and Chelsea 009A1,48040.2 per 1,000986.2%
Kensington and Chelsea 009B1,83382.7 per 1,000697.8%
Kensington and Chelsea 009C1,680140.5 per 1,000497.3%
Kensington and Chelsea 009D1,35536.1 per 1,000997.7%
Kensington and Chelsea 009E1,74098.4 per 1,000588.1%
Kensington and Chelsea 015A2,231106.9 per 1,000491.8%

MPs for W14

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

Middle areas in W146

Postcode sectors in W144

Councils W14 covers2

Towns in W142

Postcode districts next to W146

Nearest rail stations4

More in the W postcode area2

W14 in brief

W14 is a postcode district covering Kensington and Brook Green, in Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea.

About 35,845 people lived in W14 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £635,000 in 2025 across 433 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 94.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in W14 was £635,000 in 2025.

W14 had 35,416 usual residents at the census.

In W14, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In W14, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.