# W3

Postcode district covering Acton, in Ealing.

W3 is a postcode district covering Acton, in Ealing. Median sale price £526,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 117.5 per 1,000 people. About 61,691 people.

Postcode district. Code W3. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an W3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £526,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W3 was £526,000 in 2025. 237th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 58,327** (2021). W3 had 58,327 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 107th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in W3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.8%** (January 2026). In W3, 83.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=W3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in W3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=W3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 554 homes were sold in W3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=W3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for W3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=W3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): W3 had 58,327 usual residents at the census.

## How W3 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | W3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £526,000 | cheapest | 20 postcode districts, W · 2025 |
| Population | 58,327 | most populated | 24 postcode districts, W · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 24 postcode districts, W · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 83.8% | lowest | 24 postcode districts, W · Jan 2026 |

## Is W3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in W3 at a rate of 117.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 204.6 per 1,000 people across the W postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 598 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in W3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (2,001), violence and sexual offences (1,765) and other crime (1,182).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in W3 was 102.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in W3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so W3 has no single figure. Of its 31 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in W3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ealing 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001196) | 1,617 | 147.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 74.8% |
| [Ealing 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001239) | 1,481 | 131.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 57.4% |
| [Ealing 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001247) | 2,269 | 507.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 80.9% |
| [Ealing 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01034026) | 2,511 | 144.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.4% |
| [Ealing 015G](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01034027) | 2,533 | 107.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 73.7% |
| [Ealing 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001195) | 1,824 | 82.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.3% |
| [Ealing 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001197) | 1,854 | 48.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.8% |
| [Ealing 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001198) | 1,561 | 58.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.4% |
| [Ealing 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001199) | 1,663 | 94.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.3% |
| [Ealing 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001240) | 1,825 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 57.2% |
| [Ealing 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001241) | 1,855 | 101.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 79.2% |
| [Ealing 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001242) | 1,624 | 76.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 84.8% |
| [Ealing 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001243) | 2,388 | 156.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.4% |
| [Ealing 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001244) | 2,792 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.1% |
| [Ealing 024F](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001245) | 2,170 | 181.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.0% |
| [Ealing 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001200) | 1,594 | 82.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.0% |
| [Ealing 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001201) | 1,595 | 56.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.0% |
| [Ealing 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001202) | 2,502 | 275.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 68.0% |
| [Ealing 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001203) | 1,688 | 138.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 81.8% |
| [Ealing 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001351) | 1,972 | 409.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 78.2% |
| [Ealing 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001231) | 2,045 | 104.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.6% |
| [Ealing 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001350) | 1,439 | 70.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.8% |
| [Ealing 027E](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001354) | 2,056 | 186.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 75.1% |
| [Ealing 033A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001353) | 1,415 | 70.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.7% |
| [Ealing 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001355) | 1,957 | 126.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.0% |
| [Ealing 033C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001356) | 1,495 | 105.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 72.7% |
| [Ealing 033D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001357) | 2,750 | 74.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 86.7% |
| [Ealing 033E](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001358) | 1,990 | 84.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 71.0% |
| [Ealing 034D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001381) | 1,877 | 141.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.3% |
| [Ealing 041E](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001274) | 1,611 | 39.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.6% |
| [Hounslow 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow/neighbourhood/e01002691) | 1,629 | 107.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.4% |

## Your MP

- [Ealing Central and Acton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ealing-central-and-acton): Dr Rupa Huq (Labour), MP since July 2024. 96% of the people here.
- [Hammersmith and Chiswick](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hammersmith-and-chiswick): Andy Slaughter (Labour), MP since July 2024. 3.7% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in W3

[Acton Central](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/acton-central), [Acton Noel Road & Lynton Road](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/acton-noel-road-and-lynton-road), [Ealing Common & Twyford Ave](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/ealing-common-and-twyford-ave), [East Acton](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/east-acton), [North Acton](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/north-acton), [South Acton](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/south-acton)

## Postcode sectors in W3

[W3 0 (161 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3-0), [W3 3 (8 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3-3), [W3 6 (297 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3-6), [W3 7 (263 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3-7), [W3 8 (265 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3-8), [W3 9 (164 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3-9)

## Council

[Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing)

## Towns in W3

[Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing), [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow)

## Postcode districts next to W3

[NW10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw10), [W2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2), [W4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w4), [W5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w5), [W12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w12)

## Nearest rail stations

[Acton Main Line (350 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.2668,51.5172), [Acton Central (600 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.2630,51.5087), [West Acton (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.2810,51.5180), [North Acton (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.2597,51.5235)

## More in the W postcode area

[All W postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## W3 in brief

W3 is a postcode district covering Acton, in Ealing.
About 61,691 people lived in W3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £526,000 in 2025 across 554 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 117.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in W3 was £526,000 in 2025.
W3 had 58,327 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in W3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In W3, 83.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: W3
- Postcode area: [W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w)
- Constituency: [Ealing Central and Acton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ealing-central-and-acton)
- Council: [Ealing †](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing)
- Area: 6.48 km²
- People, mid-2024: 61,691*
- Neighbourhoods: 31
- Output areas: 166

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[W5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w5), [NW10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw10), [W4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w4), [W12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w12), [W2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w2)

## Latest updates for W3

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3