W7 3RH Ealing
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: North Hanwell. Region: London.
Streets
- Mayfield Gardens, London: 46 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 (59% of about 510 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)
- GRE2 Greenford Crossroads, 311-319 Ruilsip Road East and 412-424 Greenford Road, UB6, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- GRE2 Greenford Crossroads, 311-319 Ruilsip Road ast and 412-424 Greenford Road, UB6, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 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 5 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 46 addresses are between 21 m and 32 m above sea level (26 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 | Castle Bar Park 113,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Drayton Green 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Hanwell 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bordars Road Greenford | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Greenford Avenue Fhp | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Greenford Chemist | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Acre Medical Services | 350 m |
| Hospital | Ealing Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Police Safer Neighbourhood Team Elthorne | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sgn Ltd - Hanwell | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brent River Park 19 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Drayton Manor High School Playing Field 4.6 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Lane Allotments 6,940 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 880 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Cemetery, Hanwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| City of Westminster Cemetery, Hanwell | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Hanwell flight of locks and brick boundary wall of St Bernard's Hospital | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Willow Tree Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Long Wood | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Trumper's Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Horsenden Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Johnsons Island | Island | 5 km (3.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 46 | 46 |
9 of the postcode's 46 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 31% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Mayfield Gardens.