W3 8EE Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: South Acton. 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 D (24% of about 930 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
- ACT 1 Acton Town Station Approach, 83-85 Gunnersbury Lane Acton, W3, not permissioned (310 m)
- ACT 1 Acton Town Station Approach, 83-85 Gunnersbury Lane Acton, W3, not permissioned (310 m)
- ACT2 Acton Gateway, Steyne Road / High Street Acton, W3, not permissioned (380 m)
- ACT2 Acton Gateway, Steyne Road / High Street Acton, W3, not permissioned (380 m)
- South Action Estate - Phases 7.2-11 (excluding 9.1), permissioned (430 m)
- South Action Estate - Phases 7.2-11 (excluding 9.1), permissioned (430 m)
- Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, permissioned (570 m)
- Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, Acton, permissioned (570 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 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 27 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Acton Central 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Acton Main Line 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Acton Town Underground Station | 460 m |
| Ealing Common Underground Station | 820 m | |
| West Acton Underground Station | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Hillcrest Road (W3) Acton | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 2.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 50 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 13.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Crown Street Surgery | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pyramid Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 20 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Klaudiusz Krolikowski Limited | 200 m |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Acton Police Station | 290 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Twyford Crescent Gardens 4,210 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Springfield Gardens 2.2 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Woodlands 6,930 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Jerome Allotments 2,130 m² | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 5.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Elms, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m north. 28 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Elms | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km south-west |
| Walpole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 940 m south-west |
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south-west |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 2.4 km south |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 3.9 km south-east |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 3.9 km south |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 4.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 9 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 25 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 35 |
34 of the postcode's 35 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 17% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 20% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.