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Thinking of living at W8 4RP? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 91% met the expected standard |
| St Mary Abbots CofE Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 89% met the expected standard |
| St James & St John Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 95% met the expected standard |
| Holland Park School | Secondary | 600 m | Attainment 8: 59.4 · 31.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 67.2 · 38.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Westminster Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 48.3 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Marylebone Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 48.6 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kensington Aldridge Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 54 · 15.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ashbourne College | Independent | 350 m | 13.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pembridge Hall School | Independent | 650 m | – |
| Southbank International School Kensington | Independent | 650 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Virgin Active (Kensington) | 400 m | 70 |
| Tennis | Campden Hill Lawn Tennis Club | 640 m | 63 |
| Fitness | Body Works West | 1.0 km | 31 |
| Yoga | The Life Centre Notting Hill | 320 m | 25 |
| Squash | Porchester Centre | 1.3 km | 23 |
| Football | Decathlon | 630 m | 22 |
| Rowing | Fulham Reach Boat Club | 3.2 km | 19 |
| Pilates | Heartcore Fitness | 480 m | 10 |
| Multi-sport | Decathlon | 630 m | 10 |
| Cricket | Blue Bangers | 850 m | 10 |
| Athletics | Paddington Recreation Ground | 2.7 km | 8 |
| Darts | Flight Club Victoria | 3.5 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Hyde Park Bowling Green | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Skateboard | Royal Oak (Meanwhile 2) Skatepark | 1.5 km | 6 |
| Boxing | 12x3 Gym | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Climbing | City Bouldering | 2.2 km | 6 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 64. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 68% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Notting Hill Gate Underground station, a few minutes' walk (450 m). The nearest rail station is Kensington (Olympia), 1.6 km away, with 2.8m journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Sheffield Terrace, 200 m away, with a bus about every 2 minutes on weekdays (routes 70, 52, 328, 27); 224 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 12 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 5 km away as the crow flies.
52% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Fox Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 91% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Holland Park School, 600 m away; Attainment 8: 59.4 · 31.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School (1.2 km) and Kensington Aldridge Academy (1.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (8.4 km) and The Tiffin Girls' School (11.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 200 m away; Huntsworths Wine Company (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kensington Eye centre (250 m), with Calder Pharmacy Of Notting Hill the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Old School Barbers is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Mary's Hospital, 2.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 77 restaurants and cafés and 11 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
BC Atelier is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Churchill Arms the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 183 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 97% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Kensington, Kensington Palace).
There are 109 listed buildings.
72 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Homes are mostly flats (74%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 68% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is St Mary Abbots Gardens, 450 m away; for exercise, The Life Centre Notting Hill (300 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 1.8 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 23.4 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London City is 17 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 18 km.
Many neighbours rent: 45% of households rent privately and 8% socially.
It's highly educated: 71% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Imperial College London, 1.1 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.