W8 5RU maps, stats, and open data

W8 5RU is located in the Queen's Gate electoral ward, within the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the English Parliamentary constituency of Kensington. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North West London ICB - W2U3Z and the police force is Metropolitan Police. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

W8 5RU maps

W8 5RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

W8 5RU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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W8 5RU geodata

Easting	526129
Northing	179356
Latitude	51.499080
Longitude	-0.184327

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is W8 5RU?

Country	England
Postcode District	W8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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W8 5RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of W8 5RU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Queen's Gate
Constituency	Kensington

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to W8 5RU

Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	110m
Queens Gate Terrace (Gloucester Road)	South Kensington	143m
Palace Gate	Kensington	258m
Palace Gate	Kensington	265m
Palace Gate	Kensington	282m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to W8 5RU

Gloucester Road Underground Station	Gloucester Road	543m
High Street Kensington Underground Station	High Street Kensington	627m
South Kensington Underground Station	South Kensington	899m
Earl's Court Underground Station	Earls Court	1,002m
Queensway Underground Station	Queensway	1,265m

Nearest railway stations to W8 5RU

West Brompton Station	1.5km
Kensington (Olympia) Station	1.8km
London Paddington Station	2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in W8 5RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	63.6%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in W8 5RU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	37.2Mbps
Average download speed	36.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	70.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.0Mbps
Average upload speed	7.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	17.51Mbps

Broadband limitations in W8 5RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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W8 5RU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in W8 5RU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	82,962
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,852
Median (kWh/meter)	10,717

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	23,915
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,986
Median (kWh/meter)	4,268

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in W8 5RU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in W8 5RU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

19.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than W8 5RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to W8 5RU (metres)

Sakurado London

Basement And Ground Floor

24m

Little India

Basement To Second Floor

24m

Jakobs

Basement and Ground Floor

24m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to W8 5RU

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Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Post Office	17:30	12:00	83m
Queensgate Terrace	17:30	12:00	84m
De Vere Gardens	17:30	12:00	160m

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Source: Dracos
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W8 5RU ITL and W8 5RU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for W8 5RU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLI	London
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLI3	Inner London - West
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLI33	Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
LAU 1 Code	Name
E09000020	Kensington and Chelsea

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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W8 5RU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for W8 5RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00014537
LSOA	E01002890	Kensington and Chelsea 010C
MSOA	E02000586	Kensington and Chelsea 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to W8 5RU

SW7 4RB	Gloucester Road	24m
W8 5RW	Victoria Grove	38m
W8 5AD	Canning Place	46m
SW7 4PP	Gloucester Road	55m
W8 5LZ	Palace Gate	61m
W8 5AJ	Canning Place Mews	69m
SW7 4QU	Gloucester Road	74m
W8 5AL	De Vere Mews	76m
SW7 5PJ	Queens Gate Terrace	88m
W8 5RJ	Victoria Road	91m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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