W7 3QA Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hanwell Broadway. Region: London.
Streets
- Azalea Close, London: 84 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 (57% of about 1,120 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
- HAN1 64-88 Uxbridge Road, W7, pending decision (290 m)
- HAN1 64-88 Uxbridge Road, W7, pending decision (290 m)
- EAL19 Western Gateway, 131-141 Broadway, W13, not permissioned (320 m)
- EAL19 Western Gateway, 131-141 Broadway, W13, not permissioned (320 m)
- EAL18 130-140 Brodway, W13, not permissioned (360 m)
- EAL18 130-140 Brodway, W13, not permissioned (360 m)
- EAL17a Chignell Place, 112-126 Broadway, 1-10 Chignell Place, W13, not permissioned (420 m)
- EAL17a Chignell Place, 112-126 Broadway, 1-10 Chignell Place, W13, not permissioned (420 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 14 at medium risk and 15 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 24 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% 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 | 480 m |
| Drayton Green 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 740 m | |
| West Ealing 2.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Boston Manor Underground Station | 1.7 km |
| Northfields Underground Station | 1.7 km | |
| South Ealing Underground Station | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Michael Gaynor Close Hanwell | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 2.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 4.1 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Dickens Yard | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 31 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 9.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Westseven GP | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hanwell Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 90 m |
| Hospital | Ealing Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Police Safer Neighbourhood Team Elthorne | 510 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest SGN Ltd - Hanwell Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,090 m² | 570 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Brent Meadow 3.4 ha | 770 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 4,860 m² | 600 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Framfield Allotments 2.8 ha | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 8.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 150 m north. 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 150 m north |
| City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 310 m south |
| Wharncliffe Viaduct | Listed building, Grade I | 910 m west |
| Church of St Thomas the Apostle | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Hanwell flight of locks and brick boundary wall of St Bernard's Hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Windmill Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 660 m west |
| Long Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Trumper's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km east |
| Johnsons Island | Island | 3.6 km south-east |
| Horsenden Hill | Hill | 4.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 31 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 26 |
| Under 55 | 47 | 58 |
37 of the postcode's 84 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 26 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 17% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 25% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Azalea Close.