UB5 5TP Ealing
Live postcode, introduced May 2003. Ward: Northolt Mandeville. Region: London.
Streets
- Poppy Close, Northolt: 41 addresses
- Abbott Close, Northolt: 1 address
- Bluebell Close, Northolt: 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 C (46% of about 840 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
- Highway adjacent to Northolt High School, permissioned (400 m)
- Highway adjacent to Northolt High School, permissioned (400 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 43 addresses are between 46 m and 47 m above sea level (46 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 | Northolt Park 176,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| South Ruislip 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Greenford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Northolt Underground Station | 650 m |
| South Ruislip Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Eastcote Lane (UB5) Northolt | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillingdon Underground Station North Hillingdon | 5.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 9.4 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Great Central Avenue | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 10.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Islip Manor Medical Centre | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Northolt Village Pharmacy | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church End Dental Centre | 590 m |
| Hospital | Roxbourne Hospital | 2.3 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Co-operative | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Islip Manor Park 6.0 ha | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 21 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Brighton Drive Allotments 1,790 m² | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 40 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 860 m south-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m south-east |
| Northolt Manor, moated site | Scheduled monument | 880 m south-east |
| Moated site at Down Barns Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 9.8 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Roxbourne | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km west |
| Ten Acre Wood | Wood | 2.8 km west |
| Lane Covert | Wood | 2.8 km west |
| Horsenden Hill | Hill | 3.6 km east |
| Ickenham Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km west |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 5.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.3 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 43 |
10 of the postcode's 43 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 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) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 20% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 62% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Poppy Close.