HA0 1DU Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Perivale. Region: London.
Streets
- May Gardens, London: 24 addresses
- Rainbird Close, London: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Ealing in 2026-27: Band D £2,139 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,426 | £1,663 | £1,901 | £2,139 | £2,614 | £3,089 | £3,564 | £4,277 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (88% of about 520 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Sainsbury's Alperton: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Carphone Warehouse 416 Ealing Road: up to 120 homes, permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- 245-249 and 253 Ealing Road: up to 89 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- 245-249 and 253 Ealing Road (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Alperton Industrial Sites: up to 829 homes, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- Westgate House, Westgate, W5, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- Westgate House, Westgate, W5, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- Minavil House, Rosemont Road, Wembley, HA0: up to 251 homes, pending decision (940 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 25 addresses are between 25 m and 26 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Greenford 52,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Castle Bar Park 113,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Ealing Broadway 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Alperton Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Perivale Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Hanger Lane Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alperton Lane Perivale | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Clarendon Road Ealing | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bizspace Perivale Car Park | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brunswick Surgery | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Click Health | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sillicon Dental Centre | 240 m |
| Hospital | Ealing Hospital Child Health | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pitshanger Park 18 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,390 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9.3 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brentham Allotments 3.9 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Main Front Block to Hoover Factory, a listed building (Grade II*), 710 m (0.4 miles) west. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Main Front Block to Hoover Factory | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Canteen Block to Hoover Factory | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Medieval moated site, 454m south-west of Sudbury Golf Club House | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Iron Age settlement on Horsenden Hill, Greenford | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Walpole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horsenden Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Horsenden Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
| Long Wood | Wood | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-west |
| Northwick Park | Wood | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
11 of the postcode's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 25 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Ealing: see them on the Ealing page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on May Gardens.