W5 2ER Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ealing Broadway. Region: London.
Streets
- Eaton Rise, Ealing: 88 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 (31% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Mount Park (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- EAL3c Arcadia - BBC/Villiers House Car Park, W5, not permissioned (510 m)
- EAL3c Arcadia - BBC/Villiers House Car Park, W5, not permissioned (510 m)
- 12-13 Carlton Road, W5, permissioned (510 m)
- 12-13 Carlton Road, W5, permissioned (510 m)
- EAL2 Ealing Broadway Crossrail Station, Station Broadway, W5, not permissioned (550 m)
- EAL2 Ealing Broadway Crossrail Station, Station Broadway, W5, not permissioned (550 m)
- EAL7 Longfield Avenue Car Park, W5, not permissioned (550 m)
- EAL7 Longfield Avenue Car Park, W5, not permissioned (550 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 88 addresses are between 35 m and 43 m above sea level (38 m on average).
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 | Ealing Broadway 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 530 m |
| West Ealing 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Drayton Green 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Ealing Broadway Underground Station | 520 m |
| North Ealing Underground Station | 1.2 km | |
| Ealing Common Underground Station | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Castlebar Road Ealing | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 400 m |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 3.8 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Dickens Yard | 550 m |
| EV charging points | 25 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 540 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 11.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Queens Walk Practice | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lewis Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bupa Dental Care (Haven Green) | 260 m |
| Hospital | Ealing Hospital Child Health | 910 m |
| Police station | Police Safer Neighbourhood Team Elthorne | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest NatWest | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Haven Green 1.8 ha | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Walpole Park 13 ha | 800 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,180 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m north. 46 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north |
| Parish Church of Christ the Saviour | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south |
| Entrance Archway and Gates at Pitzhanger Manor at North East End of Park | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m south |
| Bridge at Northern End of Walpole Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m south |
| Walpole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km south |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-east |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 2.6 km west |
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south |
| Long Wood | Wood | 3.3 km south-west |
| Horsenden Hill | Hill | 3.4 km north-west |
| Hog Hole | Tidal water | 3.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 52% | 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) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 10% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Eaton Rise.