W8 5LJ

a postcode in Kensington and Chelsea

Introduced in January 1980

W8 5LJ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with W8 5LJ

Marloes Road - 38 properties, USRN 21700344

Lexham Gardens - 1 property, USRN 21701204

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4957 / 51°29'44"N

Longitude: -0.192 / 0°11'31"W

UTM Reference: 30U 694914 5708687

OS Easting: 525606

OS Northing: 178964

OS Grid: TQ256789

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 1L.20

Mapcode Global: VHGQY.MNCS

Open Location Code: 9C3XFRW5+76

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91vl68

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 3c1

Multicultural and Educated Urbanites
Diverse Educated Urban Singles
Centrally Located Professionals

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 22698 / 32844

7th decile
somewhat less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for W8 5LJ on Thursday 18 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:40
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:55
Sunrise	04:42
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:01
Sunset	21:20
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:08
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:22

Hours of daylight today	04:12 to 21:50
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:50 to 04:13
Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises	07:21
Moon sets	23:10

For a full sun and moon calendar for W8 5LJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in W8 5LJ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
17 September 2021	Second Floor Flat C, 12 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£955,000
28 November 2017	12b - 12c Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£2,350,000
30 March 2016	Ground Floor Flat, 4 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£1,053,200
27 January 2014	Flat a, 12 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£860,000
3 July 2013	8a Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£1,184,152
13 August 2009	8 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£540,000
15 April 2005	Flat a, 12 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£460,000
30 April 2004	12b Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£1,120,000
8 May 2003	Flat D, 12 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£655,000
15 April 2002	8a Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£445,000
14 December 2001	Flat 5, 8 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£97,500
28 November 2001	12b Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£827,500
12 July 2001	Flat a, 12 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£395,000
23 March 2001	Flat D, 12 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£567,000
19 December 2000	Lower Ground Floor Flat, 8a Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£240,000
9 March 2000	12b Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£710,000
25 January 2000	Top Floor Flat, 4 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£435,000
3 December 1999	First Floor Flat, 8 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£262,500
14 August 1998	Flat a, 12 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£275,000
30 April 1998	Flat D, 12 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£446,000
2 March 1998	12b Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£647,500
26 September 1997	Flat a, 12 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£285,000
12 July 1995	4 Marloes Road, London W8 5LJ	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£151,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for W8 5LJ

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Kensington and Bayswater

MP

Joe Powell Labour

London Assembly

Assembly Constituency

West Central

Assembly Member

James Small-Edwards Labour

Londonwide Members

Assembly Members

Elly Baker Labour

Emma Best Conservative

Andrew Boff Conservative

Hina Bokhari Liberal Democrat

Zoë Garbett Green

Alessandro Georgiou Conservative

Susan Hall Conservative

Lord Bailey of Paddington Conservative

Zack Polanski Green

Caroline Russell Green

Alex Wilson Reform UK

Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council

London borough ward

Abingdon

Councillors

Sarah Addenbrooke Conservative

Anne Cyron Conservative

James Husband Conservative

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for W8 5LJ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00014073		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01002812	Kensington and Chelsea 013A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02000589	Kensington and Chelsea 013	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05009388	Abingdon	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	22 May 2014	DLUHC
E09000020	Kensington and Chelsea	London Boroughs	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000007	London	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001310	Kensington and Bayswater	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000001	Metropolitan Police	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000234	London	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E32000014	West Central	London Assembly Constituencies	Electoral	6 May 2010	Greater London Authority
E33034890		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000051	London	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000256	NHS North West London ICB - W2U3Z	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000003	London	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2013	ODS
E43000210	Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000027	North West London Health and Care Partnership	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2019	NHS
E56000021	North West and South West London	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2019	NHS England
E61000001	Greater London Authority	Greater London Authority	Administrative	3 July 2000	ONS
E63012062	Kensington and Chelsea	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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