# W8 7PA: area report for a postcode in Kensington and Chelsea

W8 7PA 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 W8 7PA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) › [W8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8) › [W8 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8-7)

## Around this postcode

- **166 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 58% on July. Kensington and Chelsea 008D: 146 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.1962,51.5069,W87PA
- **Notting Hill Gate, 250 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.1962,51.5069,W87PA
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.1962,51.5069,W87PA
- **No property in W8 7PA 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=-0.1962,51.5069,W87PA
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Kensington and Chelsea 008D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.1962,51.5069,W87PA
- **£1,232,640 average price**: For the whole of Kensington and Chelsea, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.1962,51.5069,W87PA
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.1962,51.5069,W87PA
- **16 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.1962,51.5069,W87PA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at W8 7PA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.1962,51.5069,W87PA
- **Moderate road and rail noise at W8 7PA**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.1962,51.5069,W87PA
- **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=-0.1962,51.5069,W87PA
- **20.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.1962,51.5069,W87PA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fox Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fox-primary-school-e100482) | Primary | 70 m (1 minute on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holland Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holland-park-school-e149632) | Secondary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 58.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Southbank International School Kensington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southbank-international-school-kensington-e100542) | Independent | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wetherby School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wetherby-school-e100519) | Independent | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Pembridge Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pembridge-hall-school-e100531) | Independent | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-abbots-cofe-primary-school-e100497) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kensington Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kensington-park-school-e100536) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ashbourne College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashbourne-college-e100537) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £2,400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £650,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| July 2026 | £2,600,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| November 2024 | £2,800,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| January 2023 | £4,300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £2,235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| December 2023 | £2,650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Notting Hill Gate (250 m, 3 minutes on foot); Holland Park (650 m, 8 minutes on foot); High Street Kensington (690 m, 9 minutes on foot); Queensway (730 m, 9 minutes on foot); Bayswater (830 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HOLLAND PARK SURGERY (620 m); THE PEMBRIDGE VILLAS SURGERY (680 m); PORTLAND ROAD PRACTICE (820 m); WESTBOURNE GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE (860 m); SCARSDALE MEDICAL CENTRE (890 m)
- Pharmacies: CALDER PHARMACY OF NOTTING HILL (220 m); BOOTS (270 m); NOTTING HILL PHARMACY (310 m); BOOTS (710 m); HILLCREST PHARMACY (790 m)
- Dental practices: NOTTING HILL DENTAL SURGERY (310 m); BAHL DENTAL PRACTICE (360 m); 42 THE DENTAL PRACTICE (380 m); MOIRA WONG ORTHODONTICS (470 m); 80 KENSINGTON DENTAL CLINIC (640 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Notting Hill Gate SF (270 m, Marks and Spencer); Whole Foods Market Notting Hill Gate (270 m, Whole Foods Market); Tesco Notting Hill Gate Express (280 m, Tesco); Little Waitrose Notting Hill Gate (340 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Kensington Church Street Local (360 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 008D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.3** (2025). Kensington and Chelsea 008D has a deprivation score of 11.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,272nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,252,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Kensington and Chelsea 008D was £1,252,500 in 2025. Joint 217th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,715** (2021). Kensington and Chelsea 008D had 1,715 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,885th 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: 86.7%** (January 2026). In Kensington and Chelsea 008D, 86.7% 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.

## W8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £1,627,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W8 was £1,627,500 in 2025. 7th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,696** (2021). W8 had 17,696 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,147th least 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 W8 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: 94.3%** (January 2026). In W8, 94.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea)
- Centre: 51.5069, -0.1962

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=-0.1962,51.5069,W87PA

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