The UK Postcode Database

W8 5SH

a postcode in Kensington and Chelsea

Introduced in January 1980
W8 5SH 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 5SH

Wright's Lane - 50 properties, USRN 21700596

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4997 / 51°29'58"N

Longitude: -0.1925 / 0°11'32"W

UTM Reference: 30U 694862 5709133

OS Easting: 525560

OS Northing: 179411

OS Grid: TQ255794

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0J.ZK

Mapcode Global: VHGQY.MK3P

Open Location Code: 9C3XFRX5+V2

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91vl69

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 3c2

  • Multicultural and Educated Urbanites
  • Diverse Educated Urban Singles
  • Career Progression

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 26867 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for W8 5SH 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 today04:12 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 5SH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in W8 5SH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
19 April 2024 Flat 602, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £1,700,000
15 March 2024 Flat 603a, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £1,500,000
28 April 2023 Flat 603, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £895,000
22 November 2022 Penthouse 1, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £3,250,000
30 September 2022 Car Parking Space 5 on Level B3, Sovereign Court, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Other property type Leasehold £102,000
9 May 2022 Flat 306, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £795,000
28 January 2022 Flat 105, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £1,225,000
30 September 2021 Car Parking Space 12, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Other property type Leasehold £1,300,000
1 April 2020 Car Parking Space 5 on Level B3, Sovereign Court, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Other property type Leasehold £100,000
4 July 2019 Flat 201, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £2,100,000
19 May 2015 Flat 203a, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £1,620,000
29 August 2014 Flat 301, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £2,400,000
24 July 2014 Flat G05, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £1,720,000
17 December 2010 Flat 405, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £1,350,000
6 July 2010 Flat 206, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £760,000
15 April 2009 Flat 402, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £1,335,000
30 May 2008 Flat 106, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £1,225,000
5 October 2007 Flat 603a, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £1,041,000
27 April 2007 Flat 103, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £550,000
6 September 2006 Flat 306, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £435,000
31 August 2006 Flat 206, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £432,000
15 December 2005 Penthouse 5, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £1,330,000
5 July 2004 Flat 305, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £650,000
10 May 2004 Flat 103, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £395,000
29 March 2004 Flat 603a, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £650,000
16 January 2004 Flat 205, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £545,000
12 September 2003 Flat 503, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £385,000
25 July 2002 Flat 203a, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £590,000
21 June 2002 Flat 303, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £419,000
1 February 2002 Penthouse 7, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £603,000
30 April 2001 Flat 202, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £780,000
8 September 2000 Flat 503, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £345,000
5 July 2000 Penthouse 1, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £1,300,000
19 April 2000 Flat 203, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £305,000
21 December 1999 Flat 602, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £635,000
20 December 1999 Penthouse 6, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £835,000
1 December 1999 Penthouse 5, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £865,000
8 October 1999 Penthouse 3, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £835,000
24 June 1999 Flat 105, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £506,750
25 May 1999 Penthouse 1, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £1,028,000
22 April 1999 Penthouse 2, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £900,000
23 March 1999 Penthouse 7, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £603,000
19 March 1999 Flat 303a, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £470,000
21 January 1999 Flat 105, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £424,500
22 December 1998 Flat 202, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £585,000
8 December 1998 Flat 503, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £282,000
3 December 1998 Flat 301, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £565,000
3 December 1998 Flat 505, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £482,000
1 December 1998 Flat 501, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £589,000
1 December 1998 Flat 602, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £632,000
1 December 1998 Flat 401, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £577,000
1 December 1998 Flat 305, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £470,000
1 December 1998 Flat 601, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £604,000
30 November 1998 Flat 506, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £278,720
27 November 1998 Flat 302, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £662,000
27 November 1998 Flat 605, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £491,815
27 November 1998 Flat 203a, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £491,900
27 November 1998 Flat 603a, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £490,000
27 November 1998 Flat 106, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £486,000
27 November 1998 Flat 403a, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £467,500
27 November 1998 Flat 603, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £297,000
27 November 1998 Flat 606, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £300,000
27 November 1998 Flat 402, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £613,000
27 November 1998 Flat 303, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £270,000
27 November 1998 Flat 306, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £265,000
27 November 1998 Flat 203, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £261,530
27 November 1998 Flat G03a, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £398,300
26 November 1998 Flat 103a, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £498,000
26 November 1998 Flat 206, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £260,000
26 November 1998 Flat 205, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £441,900
25 November 1998 Flat 403, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £277,740
20 November 1998 Flat 102, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £618,000
20 November 1998 Flat 405, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £480,000
20 November 1998 Flat 103, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £256,000
19 November 1998 Flat 201, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £645,000
19 November 1998 Flat 406, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £250,260
16 November 1998 Flat 502, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £595,000
21 February 1997 Flat G05, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £395,000
9 October 1996 Flat 503a, Sovereign Court, 29, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SH Flat/apartment Leasehold £479,000

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 5SH

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 5SH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00014519 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00190463 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01002889 Kensington and Chelsea 010B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02000586 Kensington and Chelsea 010 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
E33030299 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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