W3 8EL
The median sold price for the postcode W3 8EL is around £370,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 102 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around W3 8EL (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £147,414 – £742,500
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across W3 8, last 24 months.
- Flat£420,000(200 sales)
- Terraced£770,000(49 sales)
- Semi-detached£990,000(19 sales)
- DetachedToo few sales(3 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
W3 8EL median £370,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £515,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 29% below the typical Ealing neighbourhood
- Crime: about the same as the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Ealing and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 87.9% of premises in W3 8EL, compared with 90.8% across Ealing and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 71.6% of premises across Ealing (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Ealing | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 71.6% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 87.9% | 90.8% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 96.6% | 99.1% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 59% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Ealing: more deprived than 37% of its 199 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income3of 10
- Employment4of 10
- Crime5of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (32%). Average Band D in Ealing is £2,138.53 for 2026/27.
That is 11% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Ealing: £1,900.92 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 800 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A9%
- Band B4%
- Band C32%
- Band D26%
- Band E11%
- Band F9%
- Band G9%
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Acton Gardens Primary School0.2 miles (380 m)Ofsted, May 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Ark Priory Primary Academy0.5 miles (850 m)Ofsted, June 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles (960 m)Ofsted, November 2023: Outstanding (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for St Vincent's Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Ark Acton Academy0.2 miles (250 m)Ofsted, February 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Ark Acton Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Ark Soane Academy0.3 miles (440 m)Ofsted, March 2024: OutstandingOfsted reports for Ark Soane Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Twyford Church of England High School0.4 miles (650 m)Ofsted, October 2023: OutstandingOfsted reports for Twyford Church of England High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to W3 8EL is Acton Town Underground Station, 0.1 miles (160 m) away in a straight line. There are 17 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.1 miles (160 m)Acton Town Underground Station
- 0.5 miles (740 m)South Acton Rail Station
- 0.6 miles (980 m)Ealing Common Underground Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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