UB6 0AA Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Central Greenford. Region: London.
Streets
- Rockware Avenue, Greenford: 41 addresses
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 (37% of about 1,110 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)
- OIS7c Greenford Green - South of Rockware Avenue, not permissioned (30 m)
- OIS7c Greenford - South of Rockware Avenue, not permissioned (30 m)
- OIS7a Former GSK site, Greenford Green, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- OIS7a Former GSK site, Greenford Green, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 41 addresses are between 24 m and 27 m above sea level (26 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Greenford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 120 m |
| South Greenford 52,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Sudbury Hill Harrow 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Greenford Underground Station | 140 m |
| Perivale Underground Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Sudbury Hill Underground Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Greenford | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Clarendon Road Ealing | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Greenford Station Car Park (TfL) | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest BP | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Greenford Road Med.ctr. | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parade Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dentael | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Clementine Churchill Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Wembley Police Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cayton Green Park 2.9 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 21 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 570 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Oldfield Recreation Ground 2.0 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stanley Avenue Allotments 3,900 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of the Holy Cross (Old Church), a listed building (Grade I), 860 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of the Holy Cross (Old Church) | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Holy Cross New Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Iron Age settlement on Horsenden Hill, Greenford | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Northolt Manor, moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Medieval moated site, 454m south-west of Sudbury Golf Club House | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horsenden Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Horsenden Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Willow Tree Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
| The Roxbourne | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) west |
| Northwick Park | Wood | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.3 | 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 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 24 | 23 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 3 | 41 |
37 of the postcode's 41 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 38 from railways, 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 | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 31% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 42% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 56% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 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 Rockware Avenue.