W7 2PH Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Norwood Green. Region: London.
Streets
- Green Lane, London: 4 addresses
- Windmill Lane, Southall: 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 D (42% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, St Mark's Church and Canal (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- OIS8c St Bernard's Hospital Phase S3, permissioned (420 m)
- OIS8c St Bernard's Hospital Phase S3, permissioned (420 m)
- HAN2b 158-164 Uxbridge Road and 1-3 Westminster Terrace, W7, not permissioned (590 m)
- HAN2b 158-164 Uxbridge Road and 1-3 Westminster Terrace, W7, not permissioned (590 m)
- HAN2a 144-158 Uxbridge Road, W7, permissioned (610 m)
- HAN2a 144-158 Uxbridge Road, W7, permissioned (610 m)
- HAN3 Wickes 83-101 Boston Road, W7, pending decision (630 m)
- HAN3 Wickes 83-101 Boston Road, W7, pending decision (630 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 2 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 5 addresses are between 10 m and 16 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.0 km |
| Drayton Green 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| West Ealing 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Boston Manor Underground Station | 1.6 km |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Ealing Hospital Hanwell | 470 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 3.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 4.5 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Havelock Road, UB2 | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 21 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 8.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Westseven GP | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bravo Pharmacy | 760 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hanwell Smiles | 750 m |
| Hospital | Ealing Hospital | 430 m |
| Police station | Police Safer Neighbourhood Team Elthorne | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 760 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Warren Farm Nature Reserve 23 ha | 30 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,900 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 4,860 m² | 480 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Billets Hart Allotments 1.5 ha | 100 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 49 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, 280 m north-west. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hanwell flight of locks and brick boundary wall of St Bernard's Hospital | Scheduled monument | 280 m north-west |
| Windmill Bridge | Scheduled monument | 760 m west |
| Wharncliffe Viaduct | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m north |
| Roman Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m south-west |
| City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km north-east |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 800 m north |
| Long Wood | Wood | 920 m south-east |
| Trumper's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Willow Tree Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km north-west |
| Johnsons Island | Island | 3.6 km south-east |
| Horsenden Hill | Hill | 4.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 5 | 5 |
None of the postcode's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 49% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 93% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 23% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 32% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Green Lane.