W4 5EW Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Southfield. Region: London.
Streets
- Cunnington Street, Acton: 5 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 (33% of about 1,120 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
- 100 Bollo Lane, permissioned (320 m)
- 100 Bollo Lane, permissioned (320 m)
- Garages at Mills Row, Chiswick, W4 5UP: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Warehouse to the rear of Innovation House, 17-27 Stirling Road, Acton, permissioned (490 m)
- Warehouse to the rear of Innovation House, 17-27 Stirling Road, Acton, permissioned (490 m)
- 361-365, Chiswick High Road: up to 34 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 396-400, Chiswick High Road: up to 34 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Garages at Garth Court, Chiswick, W4 4QL: up to 3 homes, permissioned (680 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 8 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 | 280 m |
| Gunnersbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m | |
| Acton Central 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Chiswick Park Underground Station | 310 m |
| Gunnersbury Underground Station | 780 m | |
| Turnham Green Underground Station | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Acton Green | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 3.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Sainsburys Chiswick Car Park | 420 m |
| EV charging points | 48 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 13.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Bedford Park Surgery | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Sabel Pharmacy LTD | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 25 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chiswick Dental Care | 480 m |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police Service | 880 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Acton Green Common 4.5 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,870 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 14, South Parade W4, a listed building (Grade II*), 660 m east. 164 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 14, South Parade W4 | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m east |
| Voysey House | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south-east |
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| The Tabard | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km east |
| Chiswick House | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.5 km south-east |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km west |
| Chiswick House | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 1.6 km south-west |
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 1.9 km south-east |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 2.7 km south-east |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 3.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the postcode's 5 addresses is 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 64% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 71% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Cunnington Street.