W7 2HE Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hanwell Broadway. 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 (32% of about 780 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
- HAN3 Wickes 83-101 Boston Road, W7, pending decision (410 m)
- HAN3 Wickes 83-101 Boston Road, W7, pending decision (410 m)
- HAN2b 158-164 Uxbridge Road and 1-3 Westminster Terrace, W7, not permissioned (480 m)
- HAN2b 158-164 Uxbridge Road and 1-3 Westminster Terrace, W7, not permissioned (480 m)
- HAN2a 144-158 Uxbridge Road, W7, permissioned (500 m)
- HAN2a 144-158 Uxbridge Road, W7, permissioned (500 m)
- OIS8c St Bernard's Hospital Phase S3, permissioned (610 m)
- OIS8c St Bernard's Hospital Phase S3, permissioned (610 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 13 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 | Hanwell 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m |
| Drayton Green 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| West Ealing 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Boston Manor Underground Station | 1.4 km |
| Northfields Underground Station | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Lower Boston Road Hanwell | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 3.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 4.2 km |
| Car parks | Ealing Community Church Car Park | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 22 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 9.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Westseven GP | 830 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bravo Pharmacy | 620 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hanwell Smiles | 590 m |
| Hospital | Ealing Hospital | 520 m |
| Police station | Police Safer Neighbourhood Team Elthorne | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Warren Farm Nature Reserve 23 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,900 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 4,860 m² | 310 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest William Hobbayne Community Gardens 3,030 m² | 90 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 52 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hanwell flight of locks and brick boundary wall of St Bernard's Hospital, a scheduled monument, 520 m west. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hanwell flight of locks and brick boundary wall of St Bernard's Hospital | Scheduled monument | 520 m west |
| City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 780 m north-east |
| Church of St Thomas the Apostle | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m east |
| Wharncliffe Viaduct | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m north-west |
| Windmill Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.2 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 770 m north |
| Long Wood | Wood | 840 m south |
| Trumper's Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Willow Tree Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km north-west |
| Johnsons Island | Island | 3.4 km south-east |
| Horsenden Hill | Hill | 4.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.6 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 8 |
3 of the postcode's 8 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 15% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 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.