W5 3PP Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ealing Common. 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 D (35% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ealing Common (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
- 34 Elm Grove, permissioned (350 m)
- 34 Elm Grove, permissioned (350 m)
- EAL1 Eastern Gateway, 51-53 The Mall, W5, not permissioned (550 m)
- EAL1 Eastern Gateway, 51-53 The Mall, W5, not permissioned (550 m)
- EAL4a Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, The Broadway/High Street, W5, not permissioned (570 m)
- EAL4a Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, The Broadway/High Street, W5, not permissioned (570 m)
- Land to rear of 11-15 The Mall, W5, permissioned (640 m)
- Land to rear of 11-15 The Mall, W5, permissioned (640 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 2 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 29 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 | Ealing Broadway 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m |
| West Ealing 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Ealing Common Underground Station | 620 m |
| Ealing Broadway Underground Station | 740 m | |
| North Ealing Underground Station | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest The Common / Warwick Dene Ealing | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 1.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.6 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 670 m |
| EV charging points | 29 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Florence Road Surgery | 410 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 21 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ealing Dental Specialists Limited | 490 m |
| Hospital | Ealing Hospital Child Health | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Police Safer Neighbourhood Team Ealing Common | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® Unit 59 Ealing Broadway Centre Lloyds Bank | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,840 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Walpole Park 13 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 880 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Popefield Playing Fields 2.8 ha | 660 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ascott Allotments 5.0 ha | 790 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Entrance Archway and Gates at Pitzhanger Manor at North East End of Park, a listed building (Grade I), 730 m west. 54 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Entrance Archway and Gates at Pitzhanger Manor at North East End of Park | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m west |
| Pitzhanger Manor House | Listed building, Grade I | 730 m west |
| Parish Church of Christ the Saviour | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m south-west |
| Walpole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 900 m west |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km south |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-east |
| Hog Hole | Tidal water | 2.5 km south |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 3.1 km west |
| Trumper's Wood | Wood | 3.1 km south-west |
| Horsenden Hill | Hill | 4.6 km north-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 42 |
3 of the postcode's 42 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 66% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 69% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.