Faraday Road Acton, Ealing
49 addresses across 2 postcodes (W3), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20600654.
- Sales: 46 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £945,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 32 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 10, D: 15, E: 4, G: 1).
- 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 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Acton Main Line, about 240 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 380 m away, and Acton Park (9.7 hectares) is about 770 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 18.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 9.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 26 to 30 m above sea level.
- Noise: 25 of its 49 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Horn Lane Surgery, about 100 m away, with 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 24% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 293 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £945,000 | £945,000 | £945,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £887,500 | £650,000 | £1,125,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £887,500 | £650,000 | £1,125,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £1,275,000 | £1,275,000 | £1,275,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £411,000 | £411,000 | £411,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £742,500 | £742,500 | £742,500 |
| 2015 | 2 | £935,000 | £925,000 | £945,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £815,000 | £815,000 | £815,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £543,750 | £497,500 | £590,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £415,000 | £415,000 | £415,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £405,000 | £405,000 | £405,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £422,500 | £300,000 | £545,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 2026 | 9 W3 6JB | Terraced | £945,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2025 | 23 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £650,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2025 | 15 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £900,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Feb 2025 | 11 W3 6JB | Terraced | £1,125,000 | |
| 18 Sep 2024 | 21 W3 6JB | Terraced | £650,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2024 | 20 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £1,125,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2021 | 26 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £760,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Aug 2020 | 14 W3 6JB | Terraced | £1,030,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Feb 2020 | 19 W3 6JB | Terraced | £1,275,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2019 | GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 8 W3 6JB | Flat or maisonette | £411,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 1 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £1,150,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Feb 2016 | 30 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £742,500 | |
| 11 Dec 2015 | 10 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £925,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2015 | 18 W3 6JB | Terraced | £945,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2014 | 19 W3 6JB | Terraced | £815,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2012 | 10 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £590,000 | |
| 27 Apr 2012 | 12 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £497,500 | |
| 6 May 2011 | 20 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £415,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2009 | 3 W3 6JB | Terraced | £405,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2008 | 6A W3 6JB | Flat or maisonette | £300,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jan 2008 | 17 W3 6JB | Terraced | £545,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2006 | 18 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £560,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2006 | 23 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 26 May 2006 | 6 W3 6JB | Flat or maisonette | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Aug 2005 | 21 W3 6JB | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 31 May 2005 | 8 W3 6JB | Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Feb 2005 | 6 W3 6JB | Flat or maisonette | £218,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Aug 2004 | 6A W3 6JB | Flat or maisonette | £225,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jul 2004 | 3 W3 6JB | Terraced | £405,000 | |
| 12 May 2003 | 9 W3 6JB | Terraced | £365,000 | |
| 31 May 2002 | 21 W3 6JB | Terraced | £130,723 | |
| 2 Nov 2001 | 1 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2001 | FIRST FLOOR FLAT, 7 W3 6JB | Flat or maisonette | £76,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Sep 2000 | 9 W3 6JB | Terraced | £240,000 | |
| 18 Aug 1999 | 9 W3 6JB | Terraced | £240,000 | |
| 5 Aug 1999 | 18 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £335,000 | |
| 9 Jul 1999 | 19 W3 6JB | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 30 Nov 1998 | 6 W3 6JB | Flat or maisonette | £102,000 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Oct 1997 | 8 W3 6JB | Flat or maisonette | £92,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Sep 1997 | 11 W3 6JB | Terraced | £249,000 | |
| 25 Apr 1997 | 18 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 7 Mar 1997 | 1 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £134,000 | |
| 9 Aug 1996 | 26 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £107,000 | |
| 26 Jul 1996 | 3 W3 6JB | Terraced | £139,000 | |
| 14 Mar 1996 | 5 W3 6JB | Terraced | £123,000 | |
| 1 Aug 1995 | 15 W3 6JB | Semi-detached | £130,500 |
Energy performance certificates
32 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 91 m². Most common: Flat (13); House, semi-detached (8); House, mid-terrace (7). Built: 1900-1929 (13); 1930-1949 (6); before 1900 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (14); rented (private) (9); rented (social) (4).
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 D (31% of about 1,370 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)
- ACT6 Acton Crossrail Station and 239-307 Horn Lane, W3, not permissioned (330 m)
- ACT6 Acton Crossrail Station and 239-307 Horn Lane, W3, not permissioned (330 m)
- OIS4b Site 10 Western Avenue Site, Land Between Cotton Avenue And Anderson Close, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- OIS4b Site 10 Western Avenue Site, Land Between Cotton Avenue And Anderson Close, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- OIS4a Site 9 Western Avenue Site, land at 208 Western Avenue (TfL site 9), not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- OIS4a Site 9 Western Avenue Site, land at 208 Western Avenue (TfL site 9), not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Big Yellow Storage (Wales Farm Road), not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Big Yellow Storage (Wales Farm Road), not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 26 August 2026: BT, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor 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 1 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 6JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| W3 6NR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 49 addresses are between 26 m and 30 m above sea level (28 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W3 6JB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| W3 6NR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Acton Main Line 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 240 m |
| Acton Central 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | |
| South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | West Acton Underground Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| North Acton Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| East Acton Underground Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Faraday Road Acton | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunswick Road / Sandall Road Ealing | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Club des Sports - Acton Car Park | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 35 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Horn Lane Surgery | 100 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Horn Lane Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Acton Perfect Smile | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Central Middlesex Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Acton Police Station | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,690 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Acton Park 9.7 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,580 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North Acton Playing Fields 8.9 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Great Western Allotments 8,610 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Goldsmiths' Almshouses and Railings Fronting Road, a listed building (Grade II*), 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Goldsmiths' Almshouses and Railings Fronting Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Chiswick Eyot | Island | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south |
| Holland Park | Wood | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 18.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 9.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 49 | 49 |
25 of the street's 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derwentwater Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 800 m (0.5 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 |
| West Acton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| East Acton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| John Perryn Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Twyford Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ark Byron Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ark Soane Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ark Priory Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 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 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| South Acton Childrens Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horn Lane Filling Station W3 6PH | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jan 2025 |
| Sainsbury's W3 6NR | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 110 m | 5 Very good | 28 Mar 2024 |
| Co-Op W3 6PL | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 120 m | 5 Very good | 9 Sep 2025 |
| Acton Cafe W3 6PL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Horn Lane Post Office / J And J Expresss / J & J Express W3 6PL | Retailers - other | 150 m | 4 Good | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Chickenland Peri Peri W3 6PL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 4 Good | 11 May 2026 |
| Anil Food & Wine W3 6PL | Retailers - other | 150 m | 4 Good | 8 Apr 2026 |
| Balti House W3 6PL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 4 Good | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Balti House W3 6PL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 4 Good | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Hestia Housing And Support W3 9DU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 4 Good | 24 Jun 2024 |
| Asda Express Acton Main Line Station W3 6GN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 190 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| By Max W3 6GN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 4 Good | 13 May 2026 |
| J & K Food & Wine W3 6PA | Retailers - other | 210 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 8 Apr 2025 |
| A-Z News And Off Licence W3 6PA | Retailers - other | 210 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Chaston House W3 6HD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 20 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 76 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 53 |
| Shoplifting | 51 |
| Other theft | 27 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Friary Park Court (73); On or near Brougham Road (54); On or near Horn Lane (41); On or near Essex Road (24); On or near Birkbeck Avenue (24).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 22% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 28% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 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 street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 6 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
Brougham Road · Birkbeck Avenue · Allison Road · Horn Lane · Grafton Road · Messaline Avenue · Lynton Road · Emanuel Avenue · Grasmere Avenue · Essex Road · The Tiltwood · Westbourne Avenue
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.