W5 4ER Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Northfield. Region: London.
Streets
- Chandos Avenue, Ealing: 51 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 C (39% of about 900 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Clayponds Gardens Site A, Brentford, W5 4RG: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Clayponds Gardens Site B, Brentford, W5 4RE: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Snooker Centre, Cranmer Avenue, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Snooker Centre, Cranmer Avenue, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- 92-94, WINDMILL ROAD: up to 9 homes, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Layton Court - Hounslow '5000 Pledge', GARAGES TO THE REAR OF, LAYTON COURT, BROOK LANE NORTH: up to 6 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Layton Court, Brook Lane North, Brentford, TW8 0QL: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Car park adjacent to Fawley House, 30 Boston Park Road, Brentford, TW8 9JF: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (880 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 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 51 addresses are between 19 m and 22 m above sea level (22 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 | Brentford 977,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Kew Bridge 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Ealing Broadway 15 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | South Ealing Underground Station | 390 m |
| Northfields Underground Station | 530 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Boston Manor Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest South Ealing Road | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ealing Community Church Car Park | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ealing Park Health Centre | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest South Ealing Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Junction Road (Dental Surgery) | 220 m |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Police Safer Neighbourhood Team Ealing Common | 130 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Gunnersbury Park 75 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,610 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chilton Avenue Allotments North 220 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 87 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 266 and 268 Northfield Avenue W 13, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m (0.3 miles) west. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 266 and 268 Northfield Avenue W 13 | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Boston Manor House, Boston Manor Park | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Walpole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Hog Hole | Tidal water | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Trumper's Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 51 | 51 |
7 of the postcode's 51 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Ealing: see them on the Ealing page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 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 | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 64% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Chandos Avenue.