W5 3QS postcode in Ealing, England

W5 3QS is a postcode in Ealing, in the Hanger Hill ward. It is in the Ealing Central and Acton parliamentary constituency and the Metropolitan Police area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 40% of homes and businesses can get it. Ealing: 89% Typical price £585,000 Homes sold in W5 3, last 12 months. ▲ 0.4% on the year before Nearest station Ealing Broadway 1.7 km in a straight line

Where W5 3QS is, and what is near it

Map of W5 3QS and what is near it Map of W5 3QS: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the W5 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. W5 3AA: also in W5 3W5 3AB: also in W5 3W5 3AD: also in W5 3W5 3AE: also in W5 3W5 3AF: also in W5 3W5 3AG: also in W5 3W5 3AH: also in W5 3W5 3AJ: also in W5 3W5 3AL: also in W5 3W5 3AP: also in W5 3W5 3AQ: also in W5 3W5 3AR: also in W5 3W5 3AS: also in W5 3W5 3AT: also in W5 3W5 3AU: also in W5 3W5 3AX: also in W5 3W5 3AZ: also in W5 3W5 3BF: also in W5 3W5 3BH: also in W5 3W5 3BJ: also in W5 3W5 3BL: also in W5 3W5 3BP: also in W5 3W5 3BQ: also in W5 3W5 3BS: also in W5 3W5 3BT: also in W5 3W5 3BU: also in W5 3W5 3BW: also in W5 3W5 3BX: also in W5 3W5 3BY: also in W5 3W5 3BZ: also in W5 3W5 3DA: also in W5 3W5 3DB: also in W5 3W5 3DD: also in W5 3W5 3DE: also in W5 3W5 3DF: also in W5 3W5 3DH: also in W5 3W5 3DJ: also in W5 3W5 3DL: also in W5 3W5 3DN: also in W5 3W5 3DP: also in W5 3W5 3DR: also in W5 3W5 3DW: also in W5 3W5 3EA: also in W5 3W5 3EB: also in W5 3W5 3ED: also in W5 3W5 3EE: also in W5 3W5 3EF: also in W5 3W5 3EG: also in W5 3W5 3EH: also in W5 3W5 3EL: also in W5 3W5 3EP: also in W5 3W5 3EQ: also in W5 3W5 3ER: also in W5 3W5 3ES: also in W5 3W5 3ET: also in W5 3W5 3EU: also in W5 3W5 3EW: also in W5 3W5 3EX: also in W5 3W5 3EZ: also in W5 3W5 3HA: also in W5 3W5 3HB: also in W5 3W5 3HD: also in W5 3W5 3HE: also in W5 3W5 3HF: also in W5 3W5 3HH: also in W5 3W5 3HJ: also in W5 3W5 3HL: also in W5 3W5 3HR: also in W5 3W5 3HT: also in W5 3W5 3HU: also in W5 3W5 3HX: also in W5 3W5 3HY: also in W5 3W5 3NE: also in W5 3W5 3QP: also in W5 3W5 3RA: also in W5 3W5 3RH: also in W5 3W5 3RJ: also in W5 3W5 3RL: also in W5 3W5 3RN: also in W5 3W5 3RS: also in W5 3W5 3RU: also in W5 3W5 3RW: also in W5 3W5 3RY: also in W5 3W5 3SA: also in W5 3W5 3SB: also in W5 3W5 3SD: also in W5 3W5 3SE: also in W5 3W5 3SF: also in W5 3W5 3SP: also in W5 3W5 3SS: also in W5 3W5 3SU: also in W5 3W5 3SX: also in W5 3W5 3TD: also in W5 3W5 3TJ: also in W5 3W5 3UB: also in W5 3W5 3UL: also in W5 3W5 3UQ: also in W5 3W5 3UR: also in W5 3W5 3UT: also in W5 3 Ealing Common W5 3QS Map of W5 3QS and what is near it Map of W5 3QS: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the W5 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Ealing Common W5 3QS
  • W5 3QS
  • Other postcodes in W5 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5289, longitude -0.2920)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after W5 3QS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at W5 3QS?

Every home and business at W5 3QS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 40% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)40% can get it

Ealing: 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Ealing: 99%

The line marks the figure across Ealing.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at W5 3QS?

BinDayBuddy has not read London Borough of Ealing's days for W5 3QS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for W5 3QS on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is W5 3QS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include W5 3QS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Ealing

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for W5 3QS: 8,224 properties in Ealing are at high risk (4.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Ealing

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of W5 3QS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near W5 3QS?

Homes in W5 3 sold for a typical £585,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, up 0.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£585,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£582,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,910,500 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £1,400,000 17 sales
  • Terraced 3 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £496,000 52 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole W5 district: a typical £616,500 from 376 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in W5 3QS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in W5 3QS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at W5 3QS

The Food Standards Agency lists 8 food businesses at W5 3QS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near W5 3QS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around W5 3QS. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (62%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around W5 3QS

Band D in Ealing for 2026‑27: £2,139. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,426 (band A) to £4,277 (band H); band C, the most common, is £1,901.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,426
Band Babout 50 (6%)£1,663
Band Cabout 250 (29%)£1,901
Band Dabout 190 (22%)£2,139
Band Eabout 130 (15%)£2,614
Band Fwithheld£3,089
Band Gabout 150 (17%)£3,564
Band Habout 70 (8%)£4,277

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 62% 1919 to 1939
  4. 27% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Ealing before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of W5 3QS is in (ONS area E01001278), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near W5 3QS?

The nearest open schools to W5 3QS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near W5 3QS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to W5 3QS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of W5 3QS is Ealing Broadway Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Ealing Broadway Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Stonebridge Park Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Hanger Lane Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 150 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ashbourne Road (w5), 33 m away.

More stations near W5 3QS, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near W5 3QS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of W5 3QS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near W5 3QS?

4 within 1 km 61 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of W5 3QS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 550 mWalk
  • London-Park Royal Supercharger Charging point · 16 chargers · CCS, Tesla · up to 250 kW 650 mWalk
  • Shell Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near W5 3QS?

The nearest to the centre of W5 3QS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to W5 3QS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near W5 3QS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of W5 3QS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near W5 3QS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of W5 3QS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near W5 3QS?

The nearest vets to the centre of W5 3QS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is W5 3QS in a conservation area?

The centre of W5 3QS is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near W5 3QS?

Police.uk records 455 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of W5 3QS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour120 reports
Violence and sexual offences105 reports
Shoplifting64 reports
Vehicle crime47 reports
Other theft32 reports
Burglary20 reports

Also: public order 18, drugs 15, robbery 12, theft from the person 10, other crime 6, criminal damage and arson 3, possession of weapons 2, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for W5 3QS

Ward
Hanger Hill
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Ealing
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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