Area Information for Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W8 5RL
Summary Back to Top
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Basic Information
Area Type | Urban |
Local Authority | Kensington and Chelsea |
Ward | Queen's Gate |
Constituency | Kensington and Bayswater * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link. |
Region | London |
Country | England |
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About the Demographic Information
The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W8 5RL is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.
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Housing (31 Sales) Back to Top
House Prices
We have found 31 property sales in Launceston Place since the beginning of 1995.
Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.
Housing Types Embed This Back to Top
This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.
Housing Types | |
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Detached | 2 |
Semi-Detached | 32 |
Terraced | 25 |
Flat (Purpose-Built) | 50 |
Flat (Converted) | 4 |
Residence in Converted Building inc. former schools, churches, warehouses | 1 |
Residence in Commercial Building | 1 |
Total | 115 |
Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top
The area containing Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London contains a higher-than-average level of rented housing (excluding social housing) - 51% of household spaces. This contrasts with the national average of just over 19.5%.
Housing Tenure | |
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Owned Outright | 44 |
Owned with Mortgage | 10 |
Shared Ownership | 1 |
Rented: From Council | 0 |
Rented: Other Social | 1 |
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents | 55 |
Rented: Other | 4 |
Rent Free | 0 |
Total | 115 |
Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top
This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.
Housing Occupancy | |
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One Person | 25 |
Two People | 51 |
Three People | 11 |
Four People | 23 |
Five People | 4 |
Six People | 2 |
Seven People | 0 |
8+ People | 0 |
Total | 116 |
Household Composition Embed This Back to Top
The area containing Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.
Household Composition | |
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1 Person Household | 24 |
Family Household | 81 |
Other Household | 12 |
Total | 117 |
Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top
Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.
Household Deprivation | |
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Not Deprived | 89 |
Deprived In One Dimension | 20 |
Deprived In Two Dimensions | 5 |
Deprived In Three Dimensions | 1 |
Deprived In Four Dimensions | 0 |
Total | 115 |
People Back to Top
Gender Embed This
Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Kensington and Bayswater constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 47% male.
Gender | |
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Male | 132 |
Female | 151 |
Total | 283 |
Age Groups Embed This Back to Top
Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.
Age Groups | |
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0-4 | 13 |
5-9 | 14 |
10-14 | 18 |
15-19 | 20 |
20-24 | 4 |
25-29 | 12 |
30-34 | 9 |
35-39 | 17 |
40-44 | 17 |
45-49 | 32 |
50-54 | 29 |
55-59 | 20 |
60-64 | 20 |
65-69 | 8 |
70-74 | 22 |
75-79 | 12 |
80-84 | 10 |
85+ | 7 |
Total | 284 |
Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top
The postcode W8 5RL does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.
Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).
Relationship Status | |
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Single | 49 |
Married | 157 |
Separated | 4 |
Divorced | 13 |
Widowed | 8 |
Total | 231 |
Health Embed This Back to Top
Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.
Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.
It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.
This area is fit as a fiddle, with over 94% of the population reporting themselves as being in Good or Very Good health at this address.
Health | |
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Very Good | 211 |
Good | 55 |
Fair | 14 |
Bad | 3 |
Very Bad | 0 |
Total | 283 |
Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top
Launceston Place and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents that are degree educated or similar - 67% of the resident population. On average, around 33.6% of census respondents fall in to this category.
The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.
Highest Qualification Level Achieved | |
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Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) | 158 |
Apprenticeship | 4 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 28 |
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 10 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 11 |
No GCSEs or Equivalent | 14 |
Other | 11 |
Total | 236 |
Culture Back to Top
Ethnic Group Embed This
As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with this area being 79% white.
As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.
There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.
Ethnic Group | |
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White | 224 |
Mixed Ethnicity | 9 |
Indian | 12 |
Pakistani | 1 |
Chinese | 1 |
Other Asian | 17 |
Other Black/African/Caribbean | 2 |
Arab | 10 |
Other | 8 |
Total | 284 |
Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top
In this area (Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London), only 37% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, so the majority of the residents of this area were not born in the UK.
At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.
Country of Birth | |
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United Kingdom | 104 |
European Union | 68 |
Rest of Europe | 12 |
Africa | 7 |
Middle East and Asia | 36 |
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) | 54 |
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) | 3 |
Total | 284 |
Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top
In this area (Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London), only 37% of the residents were born in the United Kingdom, with 29% of the residents residing in the UK for 10 years or more.
At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.
The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".
Length of Residence | |
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Born in The United Kingdom | 104 |
10+ Years | 83 |
5-10 Years | 36 |
2-5 Years | 23 |
Less Than 2 Years | 38 |
Total | 284 |
Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top
Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to W8 5RL.
Passport(s) Held | |
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None | 4 |
United Kingdom | 146 |
European Union | 77 |
Rest of Europe | 3 |
African Countries | 1 |
Middle East or Asia | 12 |
North America or Caribbean | 34 |
Central and South America | 5 |
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) | 1 |
Religion Embed This Back to Top
The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.
Religion | |
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No Religion | 50 |
Christian | 175 |
Buddhist | 2 |
Hindu | 5 |
Jewish | 8 |
Muslim | 7 |
Sikh | 0 |
Other Religion | 5 |
Not Stated | 28 |
Total | 280 |
Employment Back to Top
Economic Activity Embed This
This address within the Queen's Gate ward is entrepreneurial, with a larger than average concentration of residents that are self-employed - 20% of the resident population. On average, around 9.3% of census respondents were self-employed. Male residents were more than twice as likely to be self-employed than women.
Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.
The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.
Economic Activity | |
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Full-Time Employee | 67 |
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) | 13 |
Self Employed (No Subordinates) | 34 |
Self Employed (With Subordinates) | 13 |
Unemployed | 1 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 20 |
Retired | 40 |
Looking After Home or Family | 33 |
Long-Term Sick or Disabled | 1 |
Other | 10 |
Total | 232 |
Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top
This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.
Occupation Group | |
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Managers, Directors and Senior Officials | 58 |
Professional Occupations | 35 |
Associate Professional Occupations | 14 |
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations | 2 |
Skilled Trades Occupations | 2 |
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations | 7 |
Sales and Customer Service Occupations | 2 |
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives | 1 |
Elementary Occupations | 4 |
Total | 125 |
Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top
Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).
Socio-Economic Classification | |
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Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional | 88 |
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional | 45 |
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations | 9 |
Own Account Worker/Small Employer | 35 |
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation | 4 |
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations | 10 |
Semi-Routine Occupation | 8 |
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed | 15 |
Full-time Student | 17 |
Total | 231 |
Policing and Crime Back to Top
Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W8 5RL is within the Queen's Gate policing neighbourhood, under the Metropolitan Police Service force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.
Neighbourhood Team
Crime: | Click here to view crimes committed near Launceston Place |
Neighbourhood Team Address |
Queen's Gate |
Force Website: | https://www.met.police.uk/ |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.
Nearby Services Back to Top









Below are the details of the closest services to Kensington and Chelsea. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for W8 5RL.
Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top
Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W8 5RL. The nearest railway station is West Brompton, approximately 0.9 miles away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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West Brompton | 0.9 miles |
Kensington Olympia | 1 mile |
London Paddington | 1.3 miles |
Shepherd's Bush | 1.5 miles |
Imperial Wharf | 1.7 miles |
London Victoria | 1.8 miles |
Bond Street (Elizabeth line) | 1.9 miles |
London Marylebone | 1.9 miles |
Battersea Park | 2.2 miles |
Queenstown Road (Battersea) | 2.3 miles |
Clapham Junction | 2.5 miles |
Wandsworth Town | 2.6 miles |
Queens Park (London) | 2.6 miles |
Tottenham Court Road (Elizabeth line) | 2.7 miles |
Kilburn High Road | 2.7 miles |
London Charing Cross | 2.7 miles |
Kensal Green | 2.8 miles |
Vauxhall | 2.8 miles |
Wandsworth Road | 2.9 miles |
Putney | 2.9 miles |
Nearest Tube/DLR Stations Back to Top
Listed here are the 20 closest Tube and Docklands Light Railway stations to Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W8 5RL. The nearest Tube station is Gloucester Road, approximately 550 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Gloucester Road Tube Station | 550 yards |
High Street Kensington Tube Station | 650 yards |
Earl's Court Tube Station | 0.6 miles |
South Kensington Tube Station | 0.6 miles |
Queensway Tube Station | 0.8 miles |
Notting Hill Gate Tube Station | 0.9 miles |
West Brompton Tube Station | 0.9 miles |
West Brompton Overground Station | 0.9 miles |
Bayswater Tube Station | 1 mile |
Lancaster Gate Tube Station | 1 mile |
Holland Park Tube Station | 1.1 miles |
Kensington (Olympia) Tube Station | 1.1 miles |
West Kensington Tube Station | 1.1 miles |
Kensington (Olympia) Overground Station | 1.1 miles |
Knightsbridge Tube Station | 1.1 miles |
Paddington Tube Station | 1.3 miles |
Sloane Square Tube Station | 1.3 miles |
Barons Court Tube Station | 1.3 miles |
Fulham Broadway Tube Station | 1.3 miles |
Paddington (H&C Line)-Underground Tube Station | 1.4 miles |
Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W8 5RL. The nearest is St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School, approximately 690 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* | Ofsted Rating |
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St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School | 690 yards |
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Our Lady of Victories RC Primary School | 830 yards |
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St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School | 0.6 miles |
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Bousfield Primary School | 0.6 miles |
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St Cuthbert with St Matthias CofE Primary School | 0.7 miles |
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Fox Primary School | 0.8 miles |
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Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School | 0.9 miles |
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Kensington Primary Academy | 0.9 miles |
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Marlborough Primary School | 0.9 miles |
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Servite RC Primary School | 0.9 miles |
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Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W8 5RL. The nearest is Ashbourne College, approximately 600 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* | Ofsted Rating |
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Ashbourne College | 600 yards | |
Holland Park School | 0.8 miles |
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St. Thomas More Language College | 1.1 miles | |
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School | 1.2 miles |
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The London Oratory School | 1.2 miles |
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Chelsea Academy | 1.4 miles |
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Marylebone Boys' School | 1.5 miles |
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The Fulham Boys School | 1.5 miles |
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Westminster Academy | 1.6 miles |
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Sacred Heart High School | 1.7 miles |
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Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W8 5RL. The nearest is The Surgery, approximately 130 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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The Surgery | 130 yards |
Emperor's Gate Surgery | 280 yards |
Scarsdale Medical Centre | 500 yards |
Stanhope Mews Surgery | 560 yards |
Holland Park Surgery | 780 yards |
Rosary Garden Surgery | 800 yards |
Health and Wellbeing Centre, Earls Court | half a mile |
The Abingdon Health Centre | 0.5 miles |
Earls Court Medical Centre | 0.6 miles |
Imperial College Health Centre | 0.6 miles |
Nearest Dentists Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W8 5RL. The nearest is 80 Kensington Dental Clinic, approximately 650 yards away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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80 Kensington Dental Clinic | 650 yards |
Kensington Dental Practice | 700 yards |
NHS Dentist - Earls Court | half a mile |
Earls Court Dental Practice | 0.5 miles |
Earls Court Dental Clinic | 0.5 miles |
Imperial College Dental Surgery | 0.6 miles |
Oracare Dental | 0.7 miles |
Knightsbridge Orthodontics Limited | 0.8 miles |
Dr Jeet Parekh and Mrs Mala Parekh | 0.8 miles |
Dental Surgery - Bahl & Moselhi | 0.9 miles |
Nearest Hospitals Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W8 5RL. The nearest is Cromwell Hospital, approximately 620 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Cromwell Hospital | 620 yards |
The Royal Marsden Hospital (London) | 0.8 miles |
Royal Brompton Hospital | 0.9 miles |
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital | 1 mile |
St Mary's Hospital (HQ) | 1.4 miles |
Hammersmith & Fulham Mental Health Unit | 1.6 miles |
Charing Cross Hospital | 1.7 miles |
Lister Hospital | 1.7 miles |
Western Eye Hospital | 1.8 miles |
Nightingale Hospital | 1.8 miles |
Nearest Opticians Back to Top
Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Launceston Place, Kensington and Chelsea, London, W8 5RL. The nearest is Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Kensington Sainsbury's, approximately 440 yards away.
Name | Approximate Distance* |
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Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Kensington Sainsbury's | 440 yards |
Boots-Kensington - High St | 500 yards |
Boots-Kensington - High St (in Boots UK) | 640 yards |
University Vision | 640 yards |
Bromptons Opticians | 650 yards |
David Clulow Opticians | 650 yards |
Vision Express | 700 yards |
Kensington Eye Centre Ltd | 800 yards |
David Faulder Opticians | 0.5 miles |
Joy Optical | 0.5 miles |
* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.
Broadband Connectivity Back to Top
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Broadband in W8 5RL
This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.
Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.
Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? | Yes |
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? | Yes |
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? | Yes |
Maximum Download Speed Available | 1000Mbps+ |
Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top
Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.
Supplier | Customer Rating |
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Plusnet | 76.2% |
Zen Internet | 75.8% |
Post Office | 74% |
EE Broadband | 73.4% |
NOW TV | 70.8% |
Vodafone | 70% |
Sky Digital | 69.2% |
BT Broadband | 67.4% |
Virgin Media | 67.4% |
TalkTalk | 65.2% |
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