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W14 8QA

In Kensington and Chelsea · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
None identified
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
244
Incidents · Neighbourhood · 12 months
Median price
£910,000
Sold prices · W14 8QA only · 12 months
Area overview

The median sold price for the postcode W14 8QA is around £910,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 244 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around W14 8QA (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.

Based on official dataUpdated 2026-08

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
None identified
Surface water
None identified
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-06Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.

Sept 21Aug 26

Range £445,000 – £2,210,000

Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.

Median sale price
£910,000
W14 8QA only · 12 months
Sales
3
W14 8QA only · 12 months

By property type

Median sold price by type across W14 8, last 24 months.

  • Flat£782,872(192 sales)
  • Terraced£2,805,000(25 sales)
  • Detached£15,600,000(5 sales)
  • Semi-detachedToo few sales(3 sales)

Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.

W14 8QA median £910,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £1,080,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).

Land Registry release · 2026-08

Recorded crime

Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.

Incidents
244
Neighbourhood · 12 months
Most common type
Violence and sexual offences

How it compares

  • Crime: 1.4× the typical Kensington and Chelsea neighbourhood
  • Crime: 2.2× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood

Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Kensington and Chelsea and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.

Police.uk release · 2026-08

Broadband coverage

Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in W14 8QA, compared with 93.6% across Kensington and Chelsea and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 72.5% of premises across Kensington and Chelsea (England: 77.9%).

Gigabit-capable
100%
Superfast 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Below the USO
0%
Coverage compared: % of premises, July 2025
Type of broadbandThis postcodeKensington and ChelseaEnglandUK
Full fibrefibre all the way to the premisesn/a72.5%77.9%77.5%
Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available100%93.6%86.7%85.9%
Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available100%98.8%97.7%97.5%
Below the USOno decent connection available0%0%0.1%0.14%
This is coverage — what networks can reach premises — not the speed any one home gets. Postcode figures cover every premises in the postcode. Ofcom does not publish full fibre per postcode, so that figure is for the whole council area. "Below the USO" means a premises cannot get a decent connection (10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload) from a fixed line or fixed wireless network.

Deprivation

This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 64% of neighbourhoods in England.

Compared with Kensington and Chelsea: more deprived than 65% of its 101 neighbourhoods.

Selected measures

Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.

  • Income3of 10
  • Employment3of 10
  • Crime3of 10
  • Living environment3of 10
A relative ranking of small areas (LSOAs, roughly 1,500 residents each) on income, employment, health, education, crime, housing and environment. It describes the area as a whole, not any household or home. The ranking covers England only; Welsh postcodes use the separate Welsh index.
Neighbourhood E01002814 · published October 2025Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Council tax

Most homes here are Band G (36%). Average Band D in Kensington and Chelsea is £1,666.65 for 2026/27.

That is 30% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.

Average Band G in Kensington and Chelsea: £2,777.75 for 2026/27.

Homes by band in this neighbourhood

Share of the 1,960 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.

  • Band A3%
  • Band B2%
  • Band C1%
  • Band D12%
  • Band E8%
  • Band F27%
  • Band G36%
  • Band H11%
Bands are for the neighbourhood (LSOA, roughly 1,500 residents), not one street or home. The Valuation Office Agency rounds counts to the nearest 10. Charges are council-wide averages including parish and adult social care precepts; a home’s bill depends on its band, its parish and any discounts.

Nearest schools

The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.

Nearest primary schools

  1. Kensington Primary Academyunder 0.1 miles (40 m)
    Academy sponsor led · ages 3–11 · 221 pupils
    Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Kensington Primary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
  2. Voluntary aided school · ages 3–11 · Church of England · 220 pupils
  3. Voluntary aided school · ages 3–11 · Roman Catholic · 180 pupils
    Ofsted ungraded inspection, April 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Mary's Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗

Nearest secondary schools

  1. Academy converter · ages 11–18 · boys only · Roman Catholic · 1,034 pupils
    Ofsted report card, April 2026
    • Inclusion Strong standard
    • Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
    • Achievement Exceptional
    • Attendance and behaviour Exceptional
    • Personal development and wellbeing Exceptional
    • Post-16 provision Strong standard
    • Leadership and governance Exceptional
    • Safeguarding Met
    Ofsted reports for The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  2. Holland Park School0.7 miles (1.1 km)
    Academy converter · ages 11–18 · 1,376 pupils
    Ofsted report card, January 2026
    • Inclusion Strong standard
    • Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
    • Achievement Strong standard
    • Attendance and behaviour Exceptional
    • Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
    • Post-16 provision Strong standard
    • Leadership and governance Exceptional
    • Safeguarding Met
    Ofsted reports for Holland Park School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  3. Sacred Heart High School0.8 miles (1.2 km)
    Academy converter · ages 11–19 · girls only · Roman Catholic · 1,113 pupils
    Ofsted ungraded inspection, November 2023: School remains OutstandingOfsted reports for Sacred Heart High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, not walking or driving routes. Living near a school does not mean you are in its catchment area, so check admissions with the council. Ofsted stopped giving a single overall grade in September 2024, and inspections from November 2025 give a report card with a grade for each area. We show what Ofsted published for each school's latest inspection.
School list 12 October 2026 · Ofsted data to 31 August 2026Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted management information. Open Government Licence.

Public transport

The nearest station to W14 8QA is Kensington (Olympia) Underground Station, 0.2 miles (300 m) away in a straight line. There are 22 bus stops within 500 m.

Nearest station
0.2 miles (300 m)
Bus stops within 500 m
22

Nearest stations

  1. Kensington (Olympia) Underground Station
    Tram, metro or Underground · Olympia
    0.2 miles (300 m)
  2. Kensington (Olympia) Rail Station
    National Rail · Olympia
    0.2 miles (340 m)
  3. West Kensington Underground Station
    Tram, metro or Underground · West Kensington
    0.4 miles (630 m)
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, so the walk will be longer. This shows where stations and stops are, not how often services run. Bus stops are active on-street stops.

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

October 2026saved snapshot
Postcode median recorded at £910,000 · Crime: 244 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
August 2026saved snapshot
Postcode median recorded at £910,000 · Crime: 241 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
July 2026saved snapshot
Postcode median recorded at £910,000 · Crime: 250 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £890,000 · Crime: 241 incidents in the 12 months to June 2026
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £925,000 · Crime: 250 incidents in the 12 months to May 2026
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £945,000 · Crime: 255 incidents in the 12 months to April 2026
Show the full history (18 more months)
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £945,000 · Crime: 261 incidents in the 12 months to March 2026
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £945,000 · Crime: 267 incidents in the 12 months to February 2026
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £955,000 · Crime: 269 incidents in the 12 months to January 2026
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £950,000 · Crime: 273 incidents in the 12 months to December 2025
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £970,000 · Crime: 278 incidents in the 12 months to November 2025
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £955,000 · Crime: 283 incidents in the 12 months to October 2025
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £950,000 · Crime: 284 incidents in the 12 months to September 2025
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £950,000 · Crime: 296 incidents in the 12 months to August 2025
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £950,000 · Crime: 293 incidents in the 12 months to July 2025
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £970,000 · Crime: 287 incidents in the 12 months to June 2025
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £955,000 · Crime: 279 incidents in the 12 months to May 2025
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £940,000 · Crime: 270 incidents in the 12 months to April 2025
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £940,000 · Crime: 286 incidents in the 12 months to March 2025
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £995,000 · Crime: 283 incidents in the 12 months to February 2025
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £950,000 · Crime: 273 incidents in the 12 months to January 2025
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £995,000 · Crime: 275 incidents in the 12 months to December 2024
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £990,000 · Crime: 269 incidents in the 12 months to November 2024
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £975,000 · Crime: 272 incidents in the 12 months to October 2024

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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