W5 2RU Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ealing Broadway. Region: London.
Streets
- Mount Park Road, Ealing: 61 addresses
- Montpelier Road, Ealing: 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 E (27% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Montpelier Park (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade II*
- 46, MOUNT PARK ROAD, grade II
- LAMP STAMDARD AT JUNCTION OF MOUNT PARK ROAD AND PARK HILL, grade II
- THE VICARAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- EAL2 Ealing Broadway Crossrail Station, Station Broadway, W5, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- EAL2 Ealing Broadway Crossrail Station, Station Broadway, W5, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- EAL3c Arcadia - BBC/Villiers House Car Park, W5, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- EAL3c Arcadia - BBC/Villiers House Car Park, W5, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- 12-13 Carlton Road, W5, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- 12-13 Carlton Road, W5, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- EAL3b Arcadia - 9-42 The Broadway, W5, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- EAL3b Arcadia - 9-42 The Broadway, W5, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 62 addresses are between 43 m and 47 m above sea level (45 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 58%, gigabit 58% 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 | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| West Ealing 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Drayton Green 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Ealing Broadway Underground Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| North Ealing Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Hanger Lane Underground Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Montpelier Road Ealing | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road Ealing | 100 m |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Q-Park Dickens Yard | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 24 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Queens Walk Practice | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lewis Pharmacy | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bupa Dental Care (Haven Green) | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Ealing Hospital Child Health | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Pitshanger Lane, Ealing Cashzone | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Montpelier Park 1.9 ha | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Hanger Hill Park 13 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,180 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m north-east. 30 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north-east |
| Parish Church of Christ the Saviour | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Walpole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Horsenden Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) south |
| Horsenden Wood | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
| Hog Hole | Tidal water | 4 km (2.5 miles) 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 60 | 62 | 62 |
2 of the postcode's 62 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 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 26% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 62% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Mount Park Road.