W9 postcode area · Westminster
The W9 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Brent, Camden, Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster. Area Scores range from 8 to 80 across them. Every full W9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the W9 district: Kensington Abingdon scores 81 out of 100 (#1,307 of 6,856 nationally) while Westbourne sits at 8 — neighbours on the map, 72 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £565,000 in Westbourne to £1,706,250 in Kensington Abingdon — a 3.0× gap within the W9 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Brent, Camden, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 W9 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington AbingdonKensington and Chelsea | 1,307 | 81 | £1,706,250 |
| Little VeniceWestminster | 2,438 | 64 | £870,000 |
| St John's Wood SouthWestminster | 3,350 | 51 | £875,000 |
| Maida ValeWestminster | 3,604 | 47 | £833,750 |
| Abbey RoadWestminster | 3,631 | 47 | £905,000 |
| Queens ParkBrent | 4,043 | 41 | £737,125 |
| Kilburn EastCamden | 5,825 | 15 | £585,000 |
| Maida HillWestminster | 5,887 | 14 | £580,000 |
| Queen's Park GardensWestminster | 5,887 | 14 | £750,000 |
| Golborne & SwinbrookKensington and Chelsea | 6,058 | 12 | £622,500 |
| WestbourneWestminster | 6,277 | 8 | £565,000 |
People living in W9 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 28% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 18%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 28% |
| Managers & directors | 20% |
| Associate professional | 18% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Skilled trades | 4% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 38% · No religion 24% · Muslim 22%
Born outside the UK: 51%
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 W9
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the W9 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around W9.
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.