UB2 5QL Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Norwood Green. Region: London.
Streets
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 C (69% of about 750 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 1.0 km
- 70-72 King Street, Southall, permissioned (260 m)
- 70-72 King Street, Southall, permissioned (260 m)
- SOU9a 2-16 Western Road - Car wash and Coach/Skip storage yard, Western Road, pending decision (390 m)
- SOU9a 2-16 Western Road - Car wash and Coach/Skip storage yard, Western Road, pending decision (390 m)
- SOU8a The Green, The Green/Featherstone Road/Dominion Road, not permissioned (650 m)
- SOU8a The Green, The Green/Featherstone Road/Dominion Road, not permissioned (650 m)
- 1A Priory Way, Southall, permissioned (720 m)
- 1A Priory Way, Southall, permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 addresses are about 31 m above sea level.
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 | Southall 7.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m |
| Hayes and Harlington 8.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Hanwell 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Norwood Gardens Norwood Green | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 5.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 6.7 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Featherstone Terrace Car Park | 590 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 430 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 6.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Welcome Practice | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gill Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Baljeet Singh Chawla | 260 m |
| Hospital | Ealing Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 540 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Manor House Grounds 1.0 ha | 490 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Norwood Green 3.0 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.1 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bixley Field Allotments 2.4 ha | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 4.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Southall Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 470 m north. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Southall Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m north |
| Windmill Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Osterley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.0 km east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 6.3 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moat House Covert | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Dog Kennel Covert | Wood | 2.3 km west |
| Willow Tree Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north |
| Long Wood | Wood | 3.0 km east |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 3.1 km north-east |
| Trumper's Wood | Wood | 3.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 56 | 70 |
14 of the postcode's 70 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 30% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 57% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 11% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.