High deprivation
IMD England
High · 14.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for W11 1QA
Postcode
W11 1QA
Coordinates
51.5152, -0.2108
Grid reference
TQ242811
Easting
524,243
Northing
181,101
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGQ8Q+3M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Kensington and Chelsea
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Kensington and Chelsea
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9438
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9438 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near W11 1QA
England & WalesCrime trends · near W11 1QA
Counts are for Notting Dale electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22
YoY -12%
483215
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
28
YoY +27%
322212
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY —
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
137
YoY +25%
1417610
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Other White18.5%
White Brit.17.4%
Bangladeshi14.9%
African8.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group8.0%
+ 9 other groups · 32.3%
Religion
Christian47.4%
Not answered22.8%
Muslim15.4%
No religion12.0%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
35–4919.7%
50–6419.6%
25–3414.7%
10–159.2%
20–248.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Other23.8%
Any member 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.4%
+ 8 other households · 35.8%
Administrative Information
Kensington and Chelsea
Local Authority
Council AreaKensington and Bayswater E14001310
Constituency
E14001310Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Notting Dale
Constituency code
E14001310
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Kensington and Chelsea
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Kensington and Chelsea
Sub ICB Location
NHS West and North London ICB - W2U3Z
Cancer Alliance
West London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Kensington and Chelsea 005C E01002879
E01002879MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Kensington and Chelsea 005 E02000581
E02000581LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Kensington and Chelsea 005C E01002879
E01002879MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kensington and Chelsea 005 E02000581
E02000581Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1981
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> PresentJune 1981 — Introduced
Postcode W11 1QA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 9438
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01002879 and MSOA E02000581 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode W11 1QA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near W11 1QA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
93%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–13FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 58%
Attainment 8
54.0
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 0–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
90%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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