Barlow Road Acton, Ealing
24 addresses across 2 postcodes (W3), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20600117.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £697,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 8, E: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Ealing costs £2,139 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 98% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Acton Central, about 880 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Springfield Gardens, is about 250 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 18.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 24 to 26 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Crown Street Surgery, about 250 m away, with 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 980 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 38% of households owned their home and 51% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 869 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | £697,500 | £380,000 | £1,015,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £249,995 | £249,995 | £249,995 |
| 2010 | 1 | £495,000 | £495,000 | £495,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £467,000 | £467,000 | £467,000 |
| 2005 | 7 | £249,473 | £203,423 | £258,500 |
| 2002 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2022 | 11 W3 9LJ | Flat or maisonette | £380,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 4 W3 9LJ | Semi-detached | £1,015,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2022 | 14 W3 9LJ | Detached | £950,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Nov 2016 | 12 W3 9LJ | Semi-detached | £700,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Mar 2014 | 10 W3 9LJ | Semi-detached | £790,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Nov 2012 | 15 W3 9LJ | Flat or maisonette | £249,995 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Jan 2010 | 6 W3 9LJ | Semi-detached | £495,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2007 | 4 W3 9LJ | Semi-detached | £467,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2005 | 11 W3 9LJ | Flat or maisonette | £258,500 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Oct 2005 | 15 W3 9LJ | Flat or maisonette | £258,500 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Oct 2005 | 5 W3 9LJ | Flat or maisonette | £249,473 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Oct 2005 | 9 W3 9LJ | Flat or maisonette | £249,473 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Oct 2005 | 3 W3 9LJ | Flat or maisonette | £244,678 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Oct 2005 | 7 W3 9LJ | Flat or maisonette | £207,953 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Oct 2005 | 1 W3 9LJ | Flat or maisonette | £203,423 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Aug 2002 | 10 W3 9LJ | Semi-detached | £425,000 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 54 m². Most common: Flat (7); House, semi-detached (5); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1900-1929 (5); 1930-1949 (4); 2003-2006 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (8); owner-occupied (5); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 street: most are in band D (34% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- ACT2 Acton Gateway, Steyne Road / High Street Acton, W3, not permissioned (210 m)
- ACT2 Acton Gateway, Steyne Road / High Street Acton, W3, not permissioned (210 m)
- Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, Acton, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- South Action Estate - Phases 7.2-11 (excluding 9.1), permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- South Action Estate - Phases 7.2-11 (excluding 9.1), permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- ACT 1 Acton Town Station Approach, 83-85 Gunnersbury Lane Acton, W3, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- ACT 1 Acton Town Station Approach, 83-85 Gunnersbury Lane Acton, W3, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 29 July 2026 to 26 August 2026: LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| W3 9LJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| W3 9LW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 24 m and 26 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W3 9LJ | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| W3 9LW | 100% | 98% | 98% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Acton Central 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Acton Main Line 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Acton Town Underground Station | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Ealing Common Underground Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) | |
| West Acton Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Denehurst Gardens Acton | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | National Car Parks | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 43 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crown Street Surgery | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pyramid Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dr Klaudiusz Krolikowski Limited | 120 m |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Acton Police Station | 90 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Springfield Gardens 2.2 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,580 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Woodlands 6,930 m² | 150 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jerome Allotments 2,130 m² | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 5.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Elms, a listed building (Grade II*), 220 m west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Elms | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m west |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Walpole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 24 | 24 |
17 of the street's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Ealing: see them on the Ealing page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twyford Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 130 m | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ark Soane Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 200 m | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 310 m | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Derwentwater Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ark Acton Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| South Acton Childrens Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Acton Gardens Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ark Priory Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Ark Byron Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| West Acton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peony Star W3 9BH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 4 Good | 17 Jan 2025 |
| Falafel / Best Turkish / Shawerma Express / New Chasing Dragon / Best Mangal Grill / Shanghai Express / Mei Mei Kitchen W3 9BH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Acton Day Nursery & Preschool W3 9BJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 120 m | 4 Good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Chaiiwala W3 9BY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 4 Good | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Mimik Sushi & Ramen W3 9BT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Fostok Halab W3 9QP | Retailers - other | 140 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Laya Fruit And Veg W3 9QP | Retailers - other | 140 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 14 Jan 2025 |
| Chai Spot W3 9BY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Chai Spot W3 9BY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Kapoor Food And Wine W3 9BY | Retailers - other | 160 m | 4 Good | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Morley's Fried Chicken W3 9BY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Forno Di Napoli W3 9BY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 4 Good | 6 Feb 2026 |
| Chicken Kitchen W3 9BY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 4 Good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| The Convenience Barn W3 9BY | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2025 |
| Amigos Burgers And Shakes W3 9BY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 317 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 200 |
| Public order | 82 |
| Drugs | 60 |
| Other theft | 45 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 20 |
| Robbery | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Possession of weapons | 10 |
| Other crime | 10 |
| Bicycle theft | 9 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (253); On or near Shrublands Lane (234); On or near Woodlands Avenue (85); On or near Steyne Road (65); On or near Denehurst Gardens (47).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 17% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Chatsworth Gardens · High Street · Acton Hill Mews · Shrublands Lane · Lexden Road · Denehurst Gardens · Billington Mews · Narrow Street · Woodlands Avenue · Rectory Road · Buxton Gardens · Crown Street
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.