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W8 postcode area · Kensington and Chelsea

The W8 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kensington and Chelsea. Area Scores range from 28 to 82 across them. Every full W8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the W8 district: Notting Hill South scores 82 out of 100 (#1,232 of 6,856 nationally) while Earl's Court sits at 29 — neighbours on the map, 53 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £837,000 in Earl's Court to £1,706,250 in Kensington Abingdon — a 2.0× gap within the W8 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£69,507a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime114per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied38%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the W8 district

£1,580,000median home sold over the past year · -14.8% over 5 years · -6.9% over the year · 245 sales
Detached£2,678,000
Semi-detached£5,050,000
Terraced£3,500,000
Flat£1,312,250
Kensington and Chelsea£1,150,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Notting Hill SouthKensington and Chelsea 1,23282 £1,500,000
Kensington AbingdonKensington and Chelsea 1,30781 £1,706,250
Queen's GateKensington and Chelsea 1,38380 £1,620,000
Kensington GardensKensington and Chelsea 2,44564 £959,700
Holland ParkKensington and Chelsea 2,60362 £1,213,000
Earl's CourtKensington and Chelsea 4,87229 £837,000

People living in W8 Census 2021

Residents41,683
Median age (est.)39
Density11,586per km²
No qualifications8%
Degree or above66%
No car or van58%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 14%25–44 32%45–64 28%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 49%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 13%Private rent 49%

Households

One person: 42%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 7%Other: 16%
One person 42%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 7%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 30% · Professional 30% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors30%
Professional30%
Associate professional17%
Caring & leisure6%
Administrative5%
Sales & customer service3%
Elementary3%
Skilled trades3%
Process & plant1%

Ethnic group

White: 63%Asian: 15%Black: 5%Mixed: 6%Other: 11%
White 63%Asian 15%Black 5%Mixed 6%Other 11%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 26% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 62%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in W8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the W8 district.

Kensington Notting Hill

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around W8.

SW5 W14 SW7 W2 SW10 SW6 SW3 W6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.