W10 6SU Kensington and Chelsea
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Notting Dale. Region: London.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Kensington and Chelsea in 2026-27: Band D £1,667 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,111 | £1,296 | £1,481 | £1,667 | £2,037 | £2,407 | £2,778 | £3,333 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (50% of about 520 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 - No 100.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Latimer Community Church, 116 Bramley Road, London, W10 6SU: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (10 m)
- 9 Silchester Road, London, W10: up to 18 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- 9 Silchester Road, London, W10: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (110 m)
- 54 St Helen's Gardens, London, W10 6LH: up to 8 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 54 St Helen's Gardens, London, W10 6LH: up to 7 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- M&S White City Site 54 Wood Lane London W12 7RQ: up to 1,814 homes, pending decision (520 m)
- 1-14 Latimer Road, London, W10 6RQ: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Imperial College, 80 Wood Lane, W12 0TT: up to 132 homes, permissioned (580 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 8 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shepherd's Bush 6.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Kensal Green 1,000,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Kensington Olympia 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Latimer Road Underground Station | 240 m |
| Ladbroke Grove Underground Station | 530 m | |
| White City Underground Station | 630 m | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Crowthorne Road North Kensington | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 4.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Little Venice Waterbus Stop | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Westway Sports Centre Car Park | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 74 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 17.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 24 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Foreland Medical Centre | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 27 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bramley Pharmacy | 30 m |
| NHS dentists | 24 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ladbroke Grove Dental Care | 560 m |
| Hospital | St Charles Hospital | 760 m |
| Police station | Notting Hill Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,550 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Kensington Memorial Park 2.8 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 18 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Avondale Park 1.8 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,750 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 9.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pottery kiln in Walmer Road, a scheduled monument, 710 m south-east. 74 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pottery kiln in Walmer Road | Scheduled monument | 710 m south-east |
| Church of St Francis Assisi | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m south-east |
| The Electric Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m east |
| Ladbroke Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 910 m south-east |
| Brunel Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 6.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Portobello Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north |
| Holland Park | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south-east |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 3.7 km south-west |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 4.5 km north-east |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 21.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the postcode's 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 4% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 85% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 19% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 36% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.