# W14 8HN: area report for a postcode in Kensington and Chelsea

W14 8HN is a postcode in Kensington and Chelsea.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Kensington and Chelsea. Open the map at W14 8HN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) › [W14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w14) › [W14 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w14-8)

## Around this postcode

- **68 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Kensington and Chelsea 009C: 141 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.2079,51.4978,W148HN
- **Kensington (Olympia), 150 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.2079,51.4978,W148HN
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.2079,51.4978,W148HN
- **No property in W14 8HN listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.2079,51.4978,W148HN
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Kensington and Chelsea 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.2079,51.4978,W148HN
- **£1,232,640 average price**: For the whole of Kensington and Chelsea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.2079,51.4978,W148HN
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.2079,51.4978,W148HN
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.2079,51.4978,W148HN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W14 8HN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.2079,51.4978,W148HN
- **Loud road and rail noise at W14 8HN**: Road 71 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.2079,51.4978,W148HN
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.2079,51.4978,W148HN
- **20.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.2079,51.4978,W148HN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wetherby Pembridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-pembridge-e151698) | Independent | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Kensington Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kensington-primary-academy-e140213) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James Senior Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-senior-girls-school-e100527) | Independent | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St James Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-preparatory-school-e131268) | Independent | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e100350) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-and-st-philips-cofe-primary-school-e100493) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ecole Française de Londres Jacques Prévert](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ecole-francaise-de-londres-jacques-prevert-e100371) | Independent | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cardinal-vaughan-memorial-rc-school-e141931) | Secondary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 61.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £5,549,999 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2025 | £540,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £345,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| April 2024 | £1,399,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £570,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £722,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2024 | £531,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £412,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Kensington (Olympia) (150 m, 2 minutes on foot); Kensington Olympia (170 m, 2 minutes on foot); West Kensington (820 m, 10 minutes on foot); Barons Court (920 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: KENSINGTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (80 m); WEST KENSINGTON GP SURGERY (650 m); STERNDALE SURGERY (650 m); THE ABINGDON HEALTH CENTRE (770 m); BROOK GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: H LLOYD CHEMIST (220 m); FORREST PHARMACY (690 m); PESTLE & MORTAR (800 m); NORTH END PHARMACY (900 m); DOCTOR CARE PHARMACLINIC (990 m)
- Dental practices: SMILE KENSINGTON (370 m); ASHCROFT HOUSE (DENTAL SURGERY) (430 m); ORACARE DENTAL (520 m); ARK DENTAL PRACTICE (610 m); 118 - 120 HAMMERSMITH ROAD (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Kensington Addison Road Local (210 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Olympia Express (370 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Hammersmith North End Crescent Local (620 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Kensington Superstore (680 m, Tesco); Waitrose Kensington (690 m, Waitrose)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £1,232,640** (July 2026). Kensington and Chelsea’s average house price was £1,232,640 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 14.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £52,576** (2025). Full-time workers living in Kensington and Chelsea earned a median of £52,576 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 6th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 23.4×** (2025). A home in Kensington and Chelsea costs 23.4 times local full-time pay. Least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 20.3** (2025). Kensington and Chelsea has a deprivation score of 20.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Kensington and Chelsea 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.9** (2025). Kensington and Chelsea 009C has a deprivation score of 24.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,146th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £575,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kensington and Chelsea 009C was £575,000 in 2025. Joint 3,050th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,680** (2021). Kensington and Chelsea 009C had 1,680 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,363rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.3%** (January 2026). In Kensington and Chelsea 009C, 97.3% 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.

## W14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £635,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W14 was £635,000 in 2025. Joint 118th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,416** (2021). W14 had 35,416 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 636th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in W14 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.7%** (January 2026). In W14, 95.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea)
- Centre: 51.4978, -0.2079

Council: [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) (London borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Kensington and Bayswater](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kensington-and-bayswater): Joe Powell (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.2079,51.4978,W148HN

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