Around average
IMD England
High · 14.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
London
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Coordinates & Location for W8 6DF
Postcode
W8 6DF
Coordinates
51.4947, -0.1983
Grid reference
TQ251788
Easting
525,170
Northing
178,843
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XFRV2+VM
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.
19131
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19131 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 W8 6DF
England & WalesCrime trends · near W8 6DF
Counts are for Abingdon 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
28
YoY +27%
433322
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
50
YoY +9%
553719
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY -60%
16104
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1073
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Other White29.4%
White Brit.23.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group12.9%
Other Asian7.5%
Other ethnic group: Arab5.1%
+ 9 other groups · 21.7%
Religion
Christian47.0%
No religion25.7%
Muslim12.9%
Not answered7.4%
Buddhist1.9%
+ 3 other religions · 5.1%
Age groups
35–4926.1%
25–3418.6%
50–6416.8%
20–2411.6%
65–748.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 18.0%
Households
Other34.1%
Any member 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.4%
+ 7 other households · 22.5%
Administrative Information
Kensington and Chelsea
Local Authority
Council AreaKensington and Bayswater E14001310
Constituency
E14001310Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Abingdon
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 011B E01002815
E01002815MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Kensington and Chelsea 011 E02000587
E02000587LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Kensington and Chelsea 011B E01002815
E01002815MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kensington and Chelsea 011 E02000587
E02000587Urban: 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
5:41 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 26 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:41 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 26 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode W8 6DF 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: 19131
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01002815 and MSOA E02000587 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode W8 6DF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near W8 6DF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
89%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
76%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentOut of boroughGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
39.2
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 13–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
21.4
PrimaryIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentBoys · Ages 4–8FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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