# W5

Postcode district covering Ealing and West Acton, in Ealing.

W5 is a postcode district covering Ealing and West Acton, in Ealing. Median sale price £627,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 120.0 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code W5. 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 W5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £627,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W5 was £627,000 in 2025. Joint 128th 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/w5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 51,443** (2021). W5 had 51,443 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 184th 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/w5#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in W5 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/w5#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.3%** (January 2026). In W5, 90.3% 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/w5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=W5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in W5 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=W5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 575 homes were sold in W5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=W5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for W5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=W5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): W5 had 51,443 usual residents at the census.

## How W5 compares

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

| Measure | W5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £627,000 | 3rd cheapest | 20 postcode districts, W · 2025 |
| Population | 51,443 | 2nd most populated | 24 postcode districts, W · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 24 postcode districts, W · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.3% | 11th lowest | 24 postcode districts, W · Jan 2026 |

## Is W5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in W5 at a rate of 120.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 204.6 per 1,000 people across the W postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 519 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in W5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (1,438), violence and sexual offences (1,346) and other crime (1,061).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in W5 was 135.2 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 W5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so W5 has no single figure. Of its 30 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in W5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ealing 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001277) | 2,041 | 105.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.4% |
| [Ealing 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001278) | 2,081 | 175.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 80.2% |
| [Ealing 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001280) | 1,816 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.1% |
| [Ealing 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001209) | 1,683 | 94.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.1% |
| [Ealing 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001211) | 1,737 | 42.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.4% |
| [Ealing 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001279) | 1,492 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Ealing 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001281) | 1,573 | 31.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.4% |
| [Ealing 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001226) | 1,513 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.7% |
| [Ealing 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001228) | 1,834 | 90.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.9% |
| [Ealing 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001234) | 1,370 | 154.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.8% |
| [Ealing 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001352) | 1,584 | 58.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.5% |
| [Ealing 031A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001229) | 1,518 | 68.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Ealing 031B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001230) | 1,370 | 84.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.7% |
| [Ealing 031C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001232) | 1,558 | 38.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.6% |
| [Ealing 031D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001233) | 1,444 | 128.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| [Ealing 031E](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001237) | 1,563 | 98.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Ealing 031F](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001386) | 1,798 | 119.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.7% |
| [Ealing 032A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001303) | 1,725 | 78.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Ealing 039A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001300) | 1,615 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.8% |
| [Ealing 039B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001301) | 1,886 | 101.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 67.1% |
| [Ealing 039C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001302) | 1,602 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.7% |
| [Ealing 039D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001304) | 1,658 | 32.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.8% |
| [Ealing 041A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001225) | 1,811 | 201.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.6% |
| [Ealing 041B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001223) | 1,454 | 65.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.0% |
| [Ealing 041C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001273) | 1,675 | 67.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.6% |
| [Ealing 041D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001275) | 1,800 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.1% |
| [Ealing 042A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01034030) | 1,860 | 844.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 84.7% |
| [Ealing 042B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01034031) | 1,312 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.2% |
| [Ealing 042C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001236) | 1,476 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.4% |
| [Ealing 042D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001235) | 1,775 | 113.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.7% |

## Your MP

- [Ealing Central and Acton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ealing-central-and-acton): Dr Rupa Huq (Labour), MP since July 2024. 71% of the people here.
- [Ealing Southall](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ealing-southall): Deirdre Costigan (Labour), MP since July 2024. 20% of the people here.
- [Ealing North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ealing-north): James Murray (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 7.8% of the people here.
- [Brentford and Isleworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brentford-and-isleworth): Ruth Cadbury (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.7% of the people here.
- [Hammersmith and Chiswick](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hammersmith-and-chiswick): Andy Slaughter (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.4% 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 W5

[Ealing Broadway East](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/ealing-broadway-east), [Hanger Hill East](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/hanger-hill-east), [North Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/north-ealing), [Pitshanger](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/pitshanger), [South Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/south-ealing), [St Mary's](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/st-marys)

## Postcode sectors in W5

[W5 1 (193 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w5-1), [W5 2 (212 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w5-2), [W5 3 (196 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w5-3), [W5 4 (218 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w5-4), [W5 5 (138 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w5-5), [W5 9 (50 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w5-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in W5

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

## Postcode districts next to W5

[HA0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha0), [NW10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw10), [TW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tw8), [UB6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ub6), [W3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3), [W4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w4), [W7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w7), [W13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w13)

## Nearest rail stations

[Ealing Broadway (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.3015,51.5150), [Hanger Lane (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.2927,51.5302), [Ealing Broadway (950 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.3018,51.5148), [North Ealing (950 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.2889,51.5175)

## 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)

## W5 in brief

W5 is a postcode district covering Ealing and West Acton, in Ealing.
About 52,666 people lived in W5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £627,000 in 2025 across 575 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 120.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in W5 was £627,000 in 2025.
W5 had 51,443 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in W5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In W5, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: W5
- 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: 8.61 km²
- People, mid-2024: 52,666*
- Neighbourhoods: 30
- Output areas: 163

* 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

[W13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w13), [W3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w3), [TW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tw8), [NW10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nw10), [UB6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ub6), [HA0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ha0)

## Latest updates for W5

- 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/w5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w5#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w5