W3 6JS Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: East Acton. Region: London.
Streets
- Eastbourne Avenue, Acton: 14 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 (23% of about 620 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
- OIS4b Site 10 Western Avenue Site, Land Between Cotton Avenue And Anderson Close, not permissioned (390 m)
- OIS4b Site 10 Western Avenue Site, Land Between Cotton Avenue And Anderson Close, not permissioned (390 m)
- OIS4a Site 9 Western Avenue Site, land at 208 Western Avenue (TfL site 9), not permissioned (470 m)
- OIS4a Site 9 Western Avenue Site, land at 208 Western Avenue (TfL site 9), not permissioned (470 m)
- Big Yellow Storage (Wales Farm Road), not permissioned (600 m)
- Big Yellow Storage (Wales Farm Road), not permissioned (600 m)
- Big Yellow Storage (Wales Farm Road), not permissioned (600 m)
- ACT6 Acton Crossrail Station and 239-307 Horn Lane, W3, not permissioned (600 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 14 addresses are between 30 m and 31 m above sea level (30 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 | Acton Main Line 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m |
| Acton Central 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m | |
| South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | North Acton Underground Station | 1.1 km |
| East Acton Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| West Acton Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Joseph Avenue North Acton | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Sandall Road Ealing | 2.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Club des Sports - Acton Car Park | 580 m |
| EV charging points | 35 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Horn Lane Surgery | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Horn Lane Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Acton Perfect Smile | 680 m |
| Hospital | Central Middlesex Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Acton Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 810 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,690 m² | 70 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Acton Park 9.7 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,580 m² | 700 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest North Acton Playing Fields 8.9 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 460 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Goldsmiths' Almshouses and Railings Fronting Road, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m south-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Goldsmiths' Almshouses and Railings Fronting Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south-east |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km south-west |
| St Peter's Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-west |
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km south-west |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 3.2 km south-east |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south |
| Holland Park | Wood | 4.2 km east |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 14 |
2 of the postcode's 14 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 24% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 27% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 60% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Eastbourne Avenue.