W3 9EB Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: North Acton. Region: London.
Streets
- Horn Lane, Acton: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near Horn Lane, Acton: 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 D (28% of about 1,030 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 (220 m)
- ACT6 Acton Crossrail Station and 239-307 Horn Lane, W3, not permissioned (220 m)
- OIS4b Site 10 Western Avenue Site, Land Between Cotton Avenue And Anderson Close, not permissioned (580 m)
- OIS4b Site 10 Western Avenue Site, Land Between Cotton Avenue And Anderson Close, not permissioned (580 m)
- OIS4a Site 9 Western Avenue Site, land at 208 Western Avenue (TfL site 9), not permissioned (600 m)
- OIS4a Site 9 Western Avenue Site, land at 208 Western Avenue (TfL site 9), not permissioned (600 m)
- Big Yellow Storage (Wales Farm Road), not permissioned (640 m)
- Big Yellow Storage (Wales Farm Road), not permissioned (640 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 6 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 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 | 200 m |
| Acton Central 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m | |
| South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | West Acton Underground Station | 900 m |
| North Acton Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| North Ealing Underground Station | 1.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Faraday Road Acton | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Sandall Road Ealing | 2.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | Club des Sports - Acton Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 33 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Horn Lane Surgery | 130 m |
| Pharmacies | 16 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Horn Lane Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Acton Perfect Smile | 590 m |
| Hospital | Central Middlesex Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Acton Police Station | 910 m |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 830 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Friars Place Green 1,530 m² | 430 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Springfield Gardens 2.2 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest North Acton Playing Fields 8.9 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest Great Western Allotments 8,610 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 2.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Goldsmiths' Almshouses and Railings Fronting Road, a listed building (Grade II*), 900 m south-east. 9 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* | 900 m south-east |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km south-west |
| Walpole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km west |
| 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 | 2.1 km south-west |
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south-west |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 3.5 km south-east |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 3.5 km south |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.6 km south |
| Holland Park | Wood | 4.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 20.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.8 | 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 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
8 of the postcode's 8 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 21% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 33% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.