Find W8 5LW in Kensington and Chelsea and explore the information recorded for it. The interactive map shows the postcode’s position and an approximate address-derived outline, with exact-postcode facts and wider neighbourhood statistics clearly identified below.
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Core details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
Exact postcode record
Postcode details
Postcode
W8 5LW
Postcode without spaces
W85LW
Status
Active postcode
User type
Large user postcode
Introduced
August 1992
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
51.4966900
Longitude
-0.1916150
British National Grid
525,628 E, 179,078 N
Containing official geographies
Country
England
Region
London
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Output Area (2021)
E00014071
LSOA (2021)
E01002812
MSOA (2021)
E02000589
Electoral ward
E05009388
Westminster constituency
E14001310
The red outline is an approximate convex hull generated from geocoded property locations and offset outwards by about 25 metres; it is not an official postcode boundary.
Ward and Constituency
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
The search is currently limited to records whose own postcode begins with W8. Distances are approximate straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crime in the Local LSOA
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Containing LSOA · E01002812
11 recorded incidents
Kensington and Chelsea 013A includes W8 5LW and other nearby postcodes.
Crime type
Incidents
Anti-social behaviour
5
Violence and sexual offences
3
Burglary
1
Other theft
1
Vehicle crime
1
Crime figures apply to the whole Kensington and Chelsea 013A LSOA, not only to W8 5LW. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
W8 5LW Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the W8 5LW postcode?
W8 5LW is in Kensington and Chelsea, England.
What do the deprivation figures for W8 5LW describe?
The deprivation figures describe the containing Lower Layer Super Output Area, not only the individual postcode.
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