The typical property in W8
W8 covers Kensington (Abingdon, Holland, Campden and Queen's Gate edges), a central London Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea outcode with Kensington Palace, Kensington Gardens, the Royal Borough's principal high street and some of the most expensive residential stock in the UK.
Area summary
W8 is a Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea outcode covering Kensington (the principal area, including Kensington High Street, Kensington Church Street and the residential streets between Holland Park and Hyde Park). Kensington Palace (royal residence, currently the official London residence of the Prince and Princess of Wales) sits in Kensington Gardens (in adjacent W8 / W11 boundary). Housing is dominated by stucco-fronted Italianate terraced stock and substantial Victorian / Edwardian mansion-block stock around Kensington Church Street, Phillimore Gardens and Holland Park Road. Phillimore Gardens (the most expensive residential street in the UK by average property value in recent ONS data) sits in W8.
High Street Kensington (District, Circle), Kensington (Olympia) and Notting Hill Gate stations serve the outcode.
What the data shows
Researched facts
Buyer notes
- Multiple conservation areas restrict external alterations
- Ultra-prime central London, freehold values among the highest in the UK
- Mansion-block service charges typically £15-30k per year
The full W8 data page
Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.
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