# W8

Postcode district covering Kensington and Earl's Court, in Kensington and Chelsea.

W8 is a postcode district covering Kensington and Earl's Court, in Kensington and Chelsea. Median sale price £1,627,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code W8. 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 W8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=W8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in W8 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=W8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 290 homes were sold in W8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=W8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for W8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=W8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): W8 had 17,696 usual residents at the census.

## How W8 compares

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

| Measure | W8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £1,627,500 | 5th most expensive | 20 postcode districts, W · 2025 |
| Population | 17,696 | 12th least populated | 24 postcode districts, W · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 24 postcode districts, W · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.3% | 7th highest | 24 postcode districts, W · Jan 2026 |

## Is W8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in W8 at a rate of 152.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 204.6 per 1,000 people across the W postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 262 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in W8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (605), violence and sexual offences (550) and anti-social behaviour (497).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in W8 was 160.1 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 W8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so W8 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in W8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002824) | 1,229 | 73.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.5% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002825) | 1,785 | 118.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.6% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002826) | 1,256 | 397.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.8% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002827) | 1,715 | 145.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.7% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002828) | 1,189 | 191.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.5% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002889) | 1,558 | 226.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.4% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002890) | 1,398 | 122.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.5% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002813) | 1,484 | 97.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.9% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002815) | 1,162 | 52.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.6% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002816) | 1,056 | 255.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.3% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002817) | 1,346 | 192.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.5% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002865) | 1,449 | 101.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.6% |
| [Kensington and Chelsea 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/neighbourhood/e01002812) | 1,500 | 82.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.3% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in W8

[Kensington Abingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/kensington-abingdon), [Notting Hill South](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea/notting-hill-south)

## Postcode sectors in W8

[W8 4 (138 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8-4), [W8 5 (167 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8-5), [W8 6 (170 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8-6), [W8 7 (167 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8-7), [W8 9 (46 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in W8

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

## Postcode districts next to W8

[SW5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw5), [SW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw7), [W2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2), [W11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w11), [W14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w14)

## Nearest rail stations

[High Street Kensington (300 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1928,51.5011), [Notting Hill Gate (650 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1961,51.5091), [Queensway (850 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.1872,51.5103), [Holland Park (950 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.2057,51.5071)

## 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)

## W8 in brief

W8 is a postcode district covering Kensington and Earl's Court, in Kensington and Chelsea.
About 18,152 people lived in W8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £1,627,500 in 2025 across 290 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 152.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in W8 was £1,627,500 in 2025.
W8 had 17,696 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in W8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In W8, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: W8
- 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: 1.76 km²
- People, mid-2024: 18,152*
- Neighbourhoods: 13
- Output areas: 77

* 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

[SW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw7), [W14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w14), [W11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w11), [SW5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sw5), [W2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2)

## Latest updates for W8

- 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.

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w8