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On Oxford Gardens, in North Kensington
What it's like at W10 5UJ: every home that has sold on Oxford Gardens since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
9 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 6 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Oxford Gardens; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
14 of the 214 homes on the street are owned by companies (1 overseas).
| 53, Oxford GardensSemi-detached | Jan 2025 | £3,370,000 | 184 m² | £18,315/m² | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53a, Oxford GardensTerraced | May 1996 | £302,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 1, 55, Oxford GardensFlat | Jul 2024 | £1,550,000 | 73 m² | £21,233/m² | 4 |
| Second Floor Flat, 55, Oxford GardensFlat | Feb 1997 | £156,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 3, 55, Oxford GardensFlat | Dec 2006 | £650,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 2, 55, Oxford GardensFlat | Sept 2000 | £225,000 | 53 m² | £4,245/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 57, Oxford GardensFlat | Apr 1999 | £235,000 | 61 m² | £3,852/m² | 2 |
| Flat 7, 57, Oxford GardensFlat | Oct 1996 | £67,000 | 68 m² | £985/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, 57, Oxford GardensFlat | Dec 2001 | £221,500 | 45 m² | £4,922/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3-8, 57, Oxford GardensFlat | Dec 2008 | £336,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Flat 6, 57, Oxford GardensFlat | May 2001 | £225,000 | 43 m² | £5,233/m² | 1 |
| Flat 8, 57, Oxford GardensFlat | Sept 2021 | £900,000 | 75 m² | £12,000/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3-7, 57, Oxford GardensFlat | Jan 2025 | £845,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat E, 61, Oxford GardensFlat · company-owned | Nov 1998 | £75,000 | 33 m² | £2,273/m² | 1 |
| Flat B, 61, Oxford GardensFlat | Dec 2002 | £122,500 | 51 m² | £2,402/m² | 1 |
| Flat C, 61, Oxford GardensFlat | Jul 2002 | £450,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat F, 63, Oxford GardensFlat | Dec 2010 | £1,010,000 | 132 m² | £7,652/m² | 3 |
| 63, Oxford GardensOther | Aug 2020 | £90,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 63c, Oxford GardensFlat | Dec 1998 | £129,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 63e, Oxford GardensOther | Jun 2022 | £1,575,000 | 95 m² | £16,579/m² | 5 |
| Garden Flat, 65, Oxford GardensFlat | Dec 2004 | £700,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 65, Oxford GardensDetached | Nov 2010 | £7,725,000 | 473 m² | £16,332/m² | 2 |
| Ground Floor Flat 1, 69, Oxford GardensFlat | Oct 2005 | £282,500 | – | – | 3 |
| Roof Space Above Flat 5, 69, Oxford GardensFlat | May 2000 | £212,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 5, 69, Oxford GardensFlat | Jun 2022 | £680,000 | 77 m² | £8,831/m² | 1 |
| First Floor Flat, 69, Oxford GardensFlat | Jul 2025 | £1,330,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 69a, Oxford GardensFlat | Jul 2000 | £550,000 | 124 m² | £4,435/m² | 2 |
| Garden Flat, 69a, Oxford GardensFlat | Jan 2022 | £1,750,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 71, Oxford GardensFlat | Aug 2005 | £595,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Second Floor Flat, 71, Oxford GardensFlat | Jun 2020 | £1,550,000 | – | – | 3 |
| First Floor Flat, 71, Oxford GardensFlat | Aug 2017 | £1,325,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 73, Oxford GardensDetached | May 2012 | £5,000,000 | 705 m² | £7,092/m² | 1 |
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 49% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Ladbroke Grove Underground station, a few minutes' walk (150 m). The nearest rail station is Shepherds Bush, 1.5 km away.
The nearest bus stop is Cambridge Gardens / Ladbroke Grove, 50 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 295, 7); 398 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 13% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
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 6 km away as the crow flies.
53% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Oxford Gardens Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 52% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Thomas Jones Primary School (0.7 km), with 9 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is All Saints Catholic College, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 51.3 · 19% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Kensington Aldridge Academy (0.5 km) and The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School (1.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (7.3 km) and St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (11 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 100 m away; Nisa (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Chiropractic Alchemy (250 m), with Spivack Chemist the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Gravity is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Mary's Hospital, 3.1 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Beast and Field is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Knight of Notting Hill Pub the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 160 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 71% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Oxford Gardens).
89 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pillar Box on North East Corner with Oxford Gardens | II | 110 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Kensington and Bayswater constituency: Joe Powell MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 2,903 (6.9%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 34%, Liberal Democrat 7%, Green Party 7%.
87 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near W10 5UJ →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Homes are mostly flats (81%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 69% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Portobello Green, 250 m away; for exercise, Westway Sports & Fitness (250 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 3.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 22.0 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 17 km away.
Most households own their home, 23% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 52% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Imperial College London, 3.1 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.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
On this street: 1 of 136 homes with certificates have solar panels, 3 a heat pump, and 11 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 92.8% | 68.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.1% | 10.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 1.5% | 20.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 214 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
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