W3 6PG Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: East Acton. Region: London.
Streets
- Horn Lane, Acton: 21 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 D (37% 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
- ACT6 Acton Crossrail Station and 239-307 Horn Lane, W3, not permissioned (370 m)
- ACT6 Acton Crossrail Station and 239-307 Horn Lane, W3, not permissioned (370 m)
- OIS4b Site 10 Western Avenue Site, Land Between Cotton Avenue And Anderson Close, not permissioned (690 m)
- OIS4b Site 10 Western Avenue Site, Land Between Cotton Avenue And Anderson Close, not permissioned (690 m)
- ACT2 Acton Gateway, Steyne Road / High Street Acton, W3, not permissioned (690 m)
- ACT2 Acton Gateway, Steyne Road / High Street Acton, W3, not permissioned (690 m)
- OIS4a Site 9 Western Avenue Site, land at 208 Western Avenue (TfL site 9), not permissioned (730 m)
- OIS4a Site 9 Western Avenue Site, land at 208 Western Avenue (TfL site 9), not permissioned (730 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 4 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 26 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 70%, gigabit 70% 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 | 370 m |
| Acton Central 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 740 m | |
| South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | West Acton Underground Station | 930 m |
| North Acton Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Ealing Common Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Faraday Road Acton | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Sandall Road Ealing | 2.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | Club des Sports - Acton Car Park | 930 m |
| EV charging points | 39 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Horn Lane Surgery | 60 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Horn Lane Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 17 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Acton Perfect Smile | 410 m |
| Hospital | Central Middlesex Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Acton Police Station | 740 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 650 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Springfield Gardens 2.2 ha | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Acton Park 9.7 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,580 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest North Acton Playing Fields 8.9 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Great Western Allotments 8,610 m² | 490 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*), 810 m south-east. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Goldsmiths' Almshouses and Railings Fronting Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south-east |
| The Elms | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m south-west |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km south-west |
| Walpole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-west |
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km south-west |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 3.4 km south |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 3.4 km south-east |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.4 km south |
| Holland Park | Wood | 4.7 km east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 19 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 21 |
21 of the postcode's 21 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 18% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 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) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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 Horn Lane.