Area Analysis Kensington and Chelsea, London

W8 House Prices, Crime & Local Stats

Comprehensive demographic deep-dive and infrastructure audit for the W8 postcode area.

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Population

18,229

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Avg Age

40

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Avg Income

£ 64,080 /yr

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Employed

50%

Neighbourhood Index

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Score 1–10 — how this postcode ranks nationally (10 = top 10%)

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1/10
family_restroomFamily
1/10
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10/10
workEmployment
8/10
diversity_3Diversity
10/10
paymentsAffluence
10/10
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4/10
homeHome Ownership
2/10
trending_upInvestment
3/10
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Area Character

W8 is a mixed residential postcode — average age 40, 43% owner-occupied, spanning a wide range of household types and life stages. Crime rates in this specific area are higher than average. Property prices average £2.0M. Property prices are trending down 27.3% year-on-year.

home £1,958,333 median price
verifiedPublished by PostcodeInfo.uk · · Sources: ONS Census 2021, police.uk, Land Registry

W8 is a postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea, London, covering 690 active and 780 retired postcodes.

The largest share of W8 (46%) is characterised by a professional neighbourhood with a strong European worker community, alongside a highly educated, professional area — tech, finance, research workers (32%). Overall, W8 is a varied district — different streets can feel quite different in character.

Property: Average house prices in W8 are around £2.0M, down 27.3% year-on-year. Safety: Crime runs above average across W8 at 458 per 1,000 residents — driven partly by commercial activity and transport hubs. Individual street-level data is available by selecting a specific postcode below. An average age of 40 points to a settled, predominantly family community — stable, long-term residents alongside newer arrivals.

Select any postcode below to explore street-level crime, nearby schools, sold house prices, and census data — or view the full W8 demographics profile for district-wide census breakdowns.

mapGeographic Location

Demographic Deep-Dive

Census-aligned analysis of population structure and socioeconomic drivers.

Ethnicity Profile

White / British69.5%
Asian / British Asian11.8%
Black / African / Caribbean3.2%
Other / Mixed15.5%

Economic Activity

50%Active
FT: 37%
Unemployed: 3%

gavel Crime Overview 12 Months (up to 2026-01)

Recent reported incidents and common crime categories.

Other theft1498
Violence and sexual offences1374
Anti-social behaviour1242
Theft from the person970
Vehicle crime779

school Local Schools

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Fox Primary School

Outstanding408 pupils
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St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School

Requires Improvement193 pupils
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St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School

Good178 pupils
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Holland Park School

Inadequate

storefront Nearby Amenities

hotel

Hotel, B&B, Guest House

6 nearby
  • 1 Lexham Gardens Hotel
  • Adoratrices Convent
  • Lexham Gardens by Cheval Maison
  • London Lodge Hotel
  • Safestay
  • + 1 more
restaurant

Restaurant, Cafe

140 nearby
  • Healthy Ambitions Limited
  • Jacuzzi
  • Rosso
  • Panis Aureus
  • ADORA PIZZA
  • + 135 more
fastfood

Takeaway Shop

10 nearby
  • Banh Me
  • Ben's Cookies
  • Eat well at
  • Genji Inc
  • High Spirit
  • + 5 more
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Retailers - Other

30 nearby
  • A Food and Wine
  • Aldimashqi (Kensington) Ltd
  • Amazon Fresh Stores
  • Boots UK Ltd
  • L'art Du Chocolat/Leonidas
  • + 25 more
local_bar

Pub, NightClub

16 nearby
  • Churchill Arms
  • Devonshire Arms
  • Drop Kensington
  • Elephant & Castle
  • Greyhound Public House
  • + 11 more
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Supermarkets

5 nearby
  • Marks & Spencer
  • Sainsbury's
  • Waitrose
  • Whole Foods Market
  • Wilko