W4 1EB Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Southfield. 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 F (34% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bedford Park (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 1 AND 3, BLENHEIM ROAD, grade II
- 10, BLENHEIM ROAD, grade II
- 11, BLENHEIM ROAD, grade II
- 12, BLENHEIM ROAD, grade II
- 13, BLENHEIM ROAD, grade II
- 15, BLENHEIM ROAD, grade II
- 17, BLENHEIM ROAD, grade II
- 19-25, BLENHEIM ROAD, grade II
- 1A AND 1B, BLENHEIM ROAD, grade II
- 35, WOODSTOCK ROAD W4, grade II
- 36, THE AVENUE W4, grade II
- 37, WOODSTOCK ROAD W4, grade II
- 39-45, WOODSTOCK ROAD W4, grade II
- 5 AND 7, BLENHEIM ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Ground, first, second and third floors of Power House, 74 Stanley Gardens, Acton, permissioned (470 m)
- Ground, first, second and third floors of Power House, 74 Stanley Gardens, Acton, permissioned (470 m)
- 14 - 16, STAMFORD BROOK AVENUE: up to 22 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- Land rear of 147 Chiswick High Road Chiswick, London W4 2DT: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- CHISWICK HEALTH CENTRE, Fishers Lane: up to 55 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- Garages at Mills Row, Chiswick, W4 5UP: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (910 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 5 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 | South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Acton Central 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Gunnersbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Turnham Green Underground Station | 540 m |
| Stamford Brook Underground Station | 840 m | |
| Chiswick Park Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Blandford Road (W4) Bedford Park | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 4.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Sainsburys Chiswick Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 46 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 40 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Bedford Park Surgery | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 18 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bedford Park Pharmacy | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 27 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dentist@Chiswick | 250 m |
| Hospital | Hammersmith Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Chiswick Police Station | 880 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Wendell Park 1.7 ha | 420 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Acton Park 9.7 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,830 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Southfields Recreation Ground 4.9 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,750 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 19 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael and All Angels, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m south. 247 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south |
| The Tabard | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m south |
| 14, South Parade W4 | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m south-west |
| St Peter's Square | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-east |
| Walpole House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km south-east |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 1.5 km south-east |
| Corney Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south |
| Leg o' Mutton Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south |
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 2.7 km south |
| Holland Park | Wood | 3.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 19.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 71% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 78% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.