Rectory Road Acton, Ealing
1 address across 1 postcode (W3), about 110 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 20601436.
- 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 C; Band D in Ealing costs £2,139 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Acton Central, about 640 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Springfield Gardens, is about 160 m 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 23 to 25 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 2 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hillcrest Surgery, about 80 m away, with 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 50% of households owned their home and 55% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1,156 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 C (30% of about 1,190 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 (70 m)
- ACT2 Acton Gateway, Steyne Road / High Street Acton, W3, not permissioned (70 m)
- Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, permissioned (380 m)
- Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, Acton, permissioned (380 m)
- ACT4 Beechworth House, 40-48 High Street, Acton, W3, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- ACT4 Beechworth House, 40-48 High Street, Acton, W3, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- South Action Estate - Phases 7.2-11 (excluding 9.1), permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- South Action Estate - Phases 7.2-11 (excluding 9.1), permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 22 September 2026 to 28 September 2026: THAMES WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, 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 13 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 street's 2 addresses are between 23 m and 25 m above sea level (24 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W3 6NP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Acton Central 1.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Acton Main Line 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| South Acton 747,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Acton Town Underground Station | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Ealing Common Underground Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| West Acton Underground Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Acton Market Place | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Montpelier Road / St Peters Way Ealing | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kew Pier | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Club des Sports - Acton Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 52 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest ubitricity | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hillcrest Surgery | 80 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pyramid Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 18 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Beauty Acton | 170 m |
| Hospital | Clayponds Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Acton Police Station | 190 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Springfield Gardens 2.2 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Acton Park 9.7 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,580 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Woodlands 6,930 m² | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jerome Allotments 2,130 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 9 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Elms, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m (0.3 miles) west. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Elms | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Goldsmiths' Almshouses and Railings Fronting Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Gunnersbury Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Walpole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | World Heritage Site | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Barons Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Potomac | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Oliver's Island | Island | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Small Profits | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
| Woodland Walk | Wood | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
| Conolly Dell | Valley | 4.8 km (3 miles) west |
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 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2 of the street's 2 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 | 250 m | No published inspection |
| Ark Soane Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 340 m | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 350 m | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Twyford Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 370 m | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| South Acton Childrens Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ark Priory Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 610 m (0.4 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 |
| Acton Gardens Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 660 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 Byron Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ark Acton Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 760 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 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| East Acton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Star Lounge W3 9NU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2023 |
| Hawana Hawak W3 9NU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 9 Aug 2024 |
| Lebanese Star Restaurant W3 9NU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Mash And Smash W3 9NU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Grill Cartel Acton W3 9NU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Amisa Lounge W3 9NU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Chicken Spot W3 9NJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 4 Good | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Food Palace W3 9NJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 4 Good | 20 May 2025 |
| Mini Mart Horn Lane W3 9NJ | Retailers - other | 50 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 Oct 2024 |
| SA Food & Wine W3 9NJ | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jul 2023 |
| Acton Food And Wine W3 9NJ | Retailers - other | 50 m | 4 Good | 6 Dec 2023 |
| Mama Shop W3 9NJ | Retailers - other | 70 m | 4 Good | 14 Mar 2024 |
| Nineveh Limited W3 9NJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Morrisons W3 9LA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 120 m | 4 Good | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Abadan W3 9LA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 415 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 256 |
| Public order | 115 |
| Drugs | 70 |
| Other theft | 62 |
| Shoplifting | 51 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 38 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Robbery | 23 |
| Theft from the person | 22 |
| Bicycle theft | 13 |
| Other crime | 13 |
| Possession of weapons | 11 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (347); On or near Shrublands Lane (234); On or near Woodlands Avenue (85); On or near Crown Street (83); On or near Steyne Road (65).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 12% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- W3 6NP: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Narrow Street · King Street · Derwentwater Road · High Street · Hooper's Mews · Billington Mews · Market Place · Crown Street · Atkinson Road · Mount Place · Stuart Road · Shrublands Lane
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.