W5 3RL postcode in Ealing, England

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

Where W5 3RL is, and what is near it

Map of W5 3RL and what is near it Map of W5 3RL: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the W5 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 4 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. W5 3AA: 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 3BS: also in W5 3W5 3BX: also in W5 3W5 3BZ: also in W5 3W5 3HF: also in W5 3W5 3HH: also in W5 3W5 3HJ: also in W5 3W5 3HL: also in W5 3W5 3HN: also in W5 3W5 3HP: also in W5 3W5 3HQ: 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 3JB: also in W5 3W5 3JD: also in W5 3W5 3JE: also in W5 3W5 3JF: also in W5 3W5 3JG: also in W5 3W5 3JS: also in W5 3W5 3JT: also in W5 3W5 3LA: also in W5 3W5 3LB: also in W5 3W5 3LD: also in W5 3W5 3LG: also in W5 3W5 3LH: also in W5 3W5 3LJ: also in W5 3W5 3LL: also in W5 3W5 3LP: also in W5 3W5 3LR: also in W5 3W5 3LS: also in W5 3W5 3NA: also in W5 3W5 3NB: also in W5 3W5 3ND: also in W5 3W5 3NE: also in W5 3W5 3NH: also in W5 3W5 3NJ: also in W5 3W5 3NN: also in W5 3W5 3NS: also in W5 3W5 3NT: also in W5 3W5 3NU: also in W5 3W5 3NW: also in W5 3W5 3NY: also in W5 3W5 3PA: also in W5 3W5 3PB: also in W5 3W5 3PE: also in W5 3W5 3PF: also in W5 3W5 3PG: also in W5 3W5 3PH: also in W5 3W5 3PJ: also in W5 3W5 3PL: also in W5 3W5 3PN: also in W5 3W5 3PP: also in W5 3W5 3PQ: also in W5 3W5 3PR: also in W5 3W5 3PS: also in W5 3W5 3PY: also in W5 3W5 3QA: also in W5 3W5 3QF: also in W5 3W5 3QH: also in W5 3W5 3RG: also in W5 3W5 3RH: also in W5 3W5 3RJ: also in W5 3W5 3RN: also in W5 3W5 3RP: also in W5 3W5 3RR: 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 3SH: also in W5 3W5 3SJ: also in W5 3W5 3SL: also in W5 3W5 3SN: also in W5 3W5 3SP: also in W5 3W5 3SQ: also in W5 3W5 3SR: also in W5 3W5 3SS: also in W5 3W5 3ST: also in W5 3W5 3SU: also in W5 3W5 3SW: also in W5 3W5 3SX: also in W5 3W5 3TA: also in W5 3W5 3TD: also in W5 3W5 3TJ: also in W5 3W5 3TR: also in W5 3W5 3TT: also in W5 3W5 3TU: also in W5 3W5 3TX: also in W5 3W5 3TY: also in W5 3W5 3UA: also in W5 3W5 3UB: also in W5 3W5 3UH: also in W5 3W5 3UJ: also in W5 3W5 3UL: also in W5 3W5 3UP: also in W5 3W5 3UQ: also in W5 3W5 3UR: also in W5 3W5 3UT: also in W5 3W5 3XA: also in W5 3W5 3XB: also in W5 3W5 3XH: also in W5 3 Acton Main Line station 1.5 kmEaling Common W5 3RL Map of W5 3RL and what is near it Map of W5 3RL: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the W5 3 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 4 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Ealing Common W5 3RL
  • W5 3RL
  • Other postcodes in W5 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

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 51.5138, longitude -0.2884)

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 3RL?

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 3RL?

Every home and business at W5 3RL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 3RL?

London Borough of Ealing's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for W5 3RL 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 3RL 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 3RL.

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 3RL: 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 3RL 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 3RL?

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
12 months to August 2025
£582,500
12 months to August 2026
£585,000

▲ 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

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 3RL

HM Land Registry records 9 standard sales of homes in W5 3RL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 March 2025. The middle sale was £650,000, from £350,000 to £860,000. Across W5 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £585,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

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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

What council tax band are homes near W5 3RL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around W5 3RL. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (40%). 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 3RL

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 D, the most common, is £2,139.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,426
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,663
Band Cabout 90 (13%)£1,901
Band Dabout 240 (35%)£2,139
Band Eabout 190 (28%)£2,614
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,089
Band Gabout 70 (10%)£3,564
Band Habout 20 (3%)£4,277

When the homes were built

  1. 40% Before 1900
  2. 37% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 3RL is in (ONS area E01001234), 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 3RL?

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

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near W5 3RL, 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 3RL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of W5 3RL is Ealing Broadway Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Ealing Broadway Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Acton Main Line Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
  • Ealing Common Underground Station Underground, metro or tram 400 mWalk

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Gunnersbury Avenue (W5), 317 m away.

More stations near W5 3RL, 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 3RL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of W5 3RL, 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 3RL?

17 within 1 km 136 within 3 km

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

  • Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger 50 mWalk
  • Ubitricity Charging point · 1 charger 200 mWalk
  • Source London Charging point · 2 chargers 350 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 3RL?

The nearest to the centre of W5 3RL, 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 3RL?

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 3RL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of W5 3RL, 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 3RL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of W5 3RL, 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 3RL?

The nearest vets to the centre of W5 3RL 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 3RL in a conservation area?

The centre of W5 3RL 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 3RL?

Police.uk records 689 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of W5 3RL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour187 reports
Violence and sexual offences163 reports
Shoplifting97 reports
Vehicle crime57 reports
Other theft42 reports
Public order34 reports

Also: drugs 31, burglary 22, theft from the person 20, robbery 14, other crime 10, possession of weapons 7, bicycle theft 3, criminal damage and arson 2.

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 3RL

Ward
Ealing Common
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
London
Country
England
Built-up area
Ealing
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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