W7 2HH Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hanwell Broadway. Region: London.
Streets
- Osterley Park View Road, London: 80 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 (40% of about 800 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 (290 m)
- HAN3 Wickes 83-101 Boston Road, W7, pending decision (290 m)
- HAN2b 158-164 Uxbridge Road and 1-3 Westminster Terrace, W7, not permissioned (490 m)
- HAN2b 158-164 Uxbridge Road and 1-3 Westminster Terrace, W7, not permissioned (490 m)
- HAN2a 144-158 Uxbridge Road, W7, permissioned (490 m)
- HAN2a 144-158 Uxbridge Road, W7, permissioned (490 m)
- HAN1 64-88 Uxbridge Road, W7, pending decision (530 m)
- HAN1 64-88 Uxbridge Road, W7, pending decision (530 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 80 addresses are between 13 m and 21 m above sea level (17 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 | Hanwell 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m |
| Drayton Green 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| West Ealing 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Boston Manor Underground Station | 1.3 km |
| Northfields Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Rosebank Road Hanwell | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 4.1 km |
| Car parks | Ealing Community Church Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 23 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 9.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Westseven GP | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Church Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hanwell Smiles | 520 m |
| Hospital | Ealing Hospital | 660 m |
| Police station | Police Safer Neighbourhood Team Elthorne | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Warren Farm Nature Reserve 23 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,900 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 4,860 m² | 280 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest William Hobbayne Community Gardens 3,030 m² | 150 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 52 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 600 m north-east. 14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 600 m north-east |
| Church of St Thomas the Apostle | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south-east |
| Hanwell flight of locks and brick boundary wall of St Bernard's Hospital | Scheduled monument | 720 m west |
| Wharncliffe Viaduct | Listed building, Grade I | 920 m north-west |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 930 m north-east |
| Windmill Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.1 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 800 m north |
| Long Wood | Wood | 830 m south |
| Trumper's Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Johnsons Island | Island | 3.3 km south-east |
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km 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 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 64 | 80 |
16 of the postcode's 80 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Osterley Park View Road.