W11 2ED Kensington and Chelsea
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Colville. 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 F (30% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ladbroke (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Article 4 - No 100, Article 4 - No 106.
- Tree preservation orders: in a protected area: 3.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE ELECTRIC CINEMA, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Westmead 4 Tavistock Road London W11 1BA, permissioned (550 m)
- Westmead, Tavistock Road, not permissioned (550 m)
- Plot 5-6 Acklam Road, London W10: up to 32 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- Plot 5-6 Acklam Road, London W10: up to 32 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- 1-31 Elkstone Road: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (740 m)
- 34-36 Hereford Road London W2 5AJ, permissioned (780 m)
- 9 Silchester Road, London, W10: up to 18 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- 9 Silchester Road, London, W10: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (790 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 17 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 | 1.4 km |
| Kensington Olympia 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| London Paddington 70 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Ladbroke Grove Underground Station | 430 m |
| Westbourne Park Underground Station | 680 m | |
| Latimer Road Underground Station | 910 m | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Portobello Road Ladbroke Grove | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Finchley Road Underground Station | 3.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Little Venice Waterbus Stop | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Westway Sports Centre Car Park | 910 m |
| EV charging points | 91 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 18.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 18.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 23 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Colville Health Centre | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 25 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Evans Pharmacy | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 29 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 90 m |
| Hospital | St Charles Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Notting Hill Police Station | 770 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 22 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,770 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ladbroke Square Gardens 2.8 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 17 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Avondale Park 1.8 ha | 680 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,320 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 22 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Electric Cinema, a listed building (Grade II*), 0 m. 215 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Electric Cinema | Listed building, Grade II* | 0 m |
| All Saints Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-east |
| Ladbroke Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 430 m south |
| Presbytery of St Mary of the Angels Roman Catholic Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m east |
| Brunel Estate | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 680 m north-east |
| Pottery kiln in Walmer Road | Scheduled monument | 720 m south-west |
| Kensington Palace | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church | World Heritage Site | 5.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holland Park | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Portobello Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Round Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km south-east |
| The Fountains | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 3.9 km north-east |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 4.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 22.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 16.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 35 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 39 |
39 of the postcode's 39 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.