Birkbeck Road Ealing
31 addresses across 2 postcodes (W5), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20600180.
- Sales: 42 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £550,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 10, E: 6).
- 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 E; Band D in Ealing costs £2,139 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Brentford, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bramley Road Rest Garden, is about 360 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 18.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 17 to 18 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ealing Park Health Centre, about 400 m (0.2 miles) away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 63% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 112 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £950,000 | £950,000 | £950,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £575,000 | £575,000 | £575,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £880,000 | £870,000 | £920,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £725,000 | £725,000 | £725,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £472,000 | £472,000 | £472,000 |
| 2013 | 5 | £676,450 | £320,000 | £745,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £597,500 | £585,000 | £610,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £585,000 | £585,000 | £585,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £278,000 | £278,000 | £278,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £484,000 | £470,000 | £498,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £497,000 | £497,000 | £497,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2024 | 5B W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £550,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Feb 2022 | 25 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £950,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2021 | 2 W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £575,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jul 2018 | 12 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £880,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2018 | 22 W5 4ES | Terraced | £870,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2018 | 8 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £920,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2015 | 20 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £725,000 | |
| 16 May 2014 | 2 W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £472,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jul 2013 | 1 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £745,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jul 2013 | 1 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £745,000 | |
| 8 Jul 2013 | 16 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £670,000 | |
| 30 May 2013 | 21 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £676,450 | |
| 4 Mar 2013 | 5B W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £320,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Jun 2012 | 11 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £610,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2012 | 6 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £585,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2011 | 16 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £585,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2010 | 2 W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £278,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Oct 2009 | 6 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £470,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2009 | 14 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £498,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2008 | 25 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £497,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2007 | 2 W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £289,950 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Dec 2006 | 5B W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £293,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Aug 2005 | 9 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £428,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2005 | 2A W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £208,500 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Apr 2005 | 21 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £458,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2003 | 21 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £400,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2003 | 28 W5 4ES | Terraced | £300,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2003 | 2 W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £218,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Nov 2002 | 5B W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £233,500 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Aug 2002 | 16 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £365,000 | |
| 26 Nov 2001 | 5A W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Feb 2001 | 2A W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £157,500 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Jan 2000 | 1 W5 4ES | Terraced | £238,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Dec 1999 | 16 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 19 Jul 1999 | 5A W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 1998 | 5 W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | |
| 30 Jun 1998 | 5B W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Aug 1997 | 2 W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Apr 1997 | 10 W5 4ES | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 11 Apr 1997 | 22 W5 4ES | Terraced | £153,000 | |
| 27 Mar 1997 | 2A W5 4ES | Flat or maisonette | £73,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 May 1996 | 25 W5 4ES | Semi-detached | £161,000 |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 104 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (13); Maisonette, semi-detached (2); Flat (2). Built: 1900-1929 (16); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (48% of about 1,290 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)
- Clayponds Gardens Site A, Brentford, W5 4RG: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Snooker Centre, Cranmer Avenue, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Snooker Centre, Cranmer Avenue, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Clayponds Gardens Site B, Brentford, W5 4RE: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- 92-94, WINDMILL ROAD: up to 9 homes, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Car park adjacent to Fawley House, 30 Boston Park Road, Brentford, TW8 9JF: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Layton Court, Brook Lane North, Brentford, TW8 0QL: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Layton Court - Hounslow '5000 Pledge', GARAGES TO THE REAR OF, LAYTON COURT, BROOK LANE NORTH: up to 6 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 17 m and 18 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W5 4ES | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| W5 4EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Brentford 977,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Kew Bridge 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Syon Lane 869,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Northfields Underground Station | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| South Ealing Underground Station | 570 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Boston Manor Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Julien Road Northfields | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / Eaton Rise Ealing | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ealing Community Church Car Park | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 26 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 10.7 km (6.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ealing Park Health Centre | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bramley Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Junction Road (Dental Surgery) | 120 m |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Police Safer Neighbourhood Team Ealing Common | 370 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boston Express Food & Wine | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bramley Road Rest Garden 7,150 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Boston Manor Park 13 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Durston House Playing Field 1.5 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chilton Avenue Allotments North 220 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 266 and 268 Northfield Avenue W 13, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m north-west. 26 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| 266 and 268 Northfield Avenue W 13 | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-west |
| Boston Manor House, Boston Manor Park | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Walpole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Kew Palace (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Lots Ait | Island | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Hog Hole | Tidal water | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Trumper's Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 31 | 31 |
7 of the street's 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ealing Fields Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 100 m | No published inspection |
| Little Ealing Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 260 m | No published inspection |
| Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 260 m | No published inspection |
| Gunnersbury Catholic School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 390 m | Outstanding (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady and St John's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Fielding Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Grange Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lionel Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Brentford School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Elthorne Park High School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Green Dragon Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Food Group At Ealing Fields High School W5 4EJ | School/college/university | 120 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Sporty Zone 22 At Ealing Fields High School W5 4EJ | School/college/university | 120 m | 4 Good | 3 Aug 2023 |
| Association Of Roman Catholic Hungarians W5 4EA | Other catering premises | 120 m | Exempt | |
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery W5 4EH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 120 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2026 |
| Busy Bees At Ealing Northfields W5 4DP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 18 Feb 2026 |
| The Plough W5 4XB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2025 |
| Slate Grill W5 4XB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 5 Aug 2025 |
| 369 Cafe W5 4UB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Windmill Convenience Store W5 4UR | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2024 |
| ISS Facility Services Education At Little Ealing Primary School W5 4EA | School/college/university | 260 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Little Runners At Little Ealing Primary School W5 4EA | School/college/university | 260 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Fennies Day Nurseries W5 4XP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2025 |
| Horseshoe Cafe W5 4UB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 18 Feb 2025 |
| Minals W5 4UB | Retailers - other | 290 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 29 Oct 2024 |
| West Kebab & Fish Bar W5 4UB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 25 |
| Other theft | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Birkbeck Road (18); On or near Ealing Park Gardens (17); On or near Chandos Avenue (15); On or near Junction Road (13); On or near Carlyle Road (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 14% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 8 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band E, house, semi-detached (lodged 28 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Radbourne Avenue · Little Ealing Lane · Rochester Mews · Hollies Road · Northfield Avenue · Ealing Park Gardens · Julien Road · Murray Road · Gumleigh Road · Convent Gardens · Wellington Road · Junction Road
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.