# W7

Postcode district covering Hanwell, Greenford and West Ealing, in Ealing.

W7 is a postcode district covering Hanwell, Greenford and West Ealing, in Ealing. Median sale price £550,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 79.5 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code W7. 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 W7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £550,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in W7 was £550,000 in 2025. Joint 197th 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/w7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 30,625** (2021). W7 had 30,625 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 891st 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/w7#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in W7 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/w7#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.9%** (January 2026). In W7, 92.9% 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/w7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=W7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in W7 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=W7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 259 homes were sold in W7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=W7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for W7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=W7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): W7 had 30,625 usual residents at the census.

## How W7 compares

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

| Measure | W7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £550,000 | 2nd cheapest | 20 postcode districts, W · 2025 |
| Population | 30,625 | 11th most populated | 24 postcode districts, W · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | – | 24 postcode districts, W · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.9% | 8th highest | 24 postcode districts, W · Jan 2026 |

## Is W7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in W7 at a rate of 79.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 204.6 per 1,000 people across the W postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 193 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in W7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (782), anti-social behaviour (698) and other crime (362).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in W7 was 81.0 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 W7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so W7 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in W7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ealing 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001282) | 1,619 | 54.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Ealing 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001283) | 1,781 | 116.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Ealing 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001285) | 1,769 | 114.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.2% |
| [Ealing 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001286) | 1,669 | 59.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |
| [Ealing 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001287) | 1,618 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.8% |
| [Ealing 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001206) | 1,578 | 82.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 84.4% |
| [Ealing 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001284) | 1,720 | 62.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.9% |
| [Ealing 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001288) | 1,476 | 80.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.6% |
| [Ealing 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001289) | 1,337 | 75.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.0% |
| [Ealing 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001290) | 2,050 | 57.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 73.0% |
| [Ealing 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001255) | 1,589 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Ealing 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001251) | 1,809 | 119.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.5% |
| [Ealing 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001252) | 2,466 | 152.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.2% |
| [Ealing 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001253) | 2,128 | 78.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.6% |
| [Ealing 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001254) | 1,747 | 64.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.8% |
| [Ealing 035A](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/neighbourhood/e01001248) | 1,593 | 52.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.8% |

## Your MP

- [Ealing Southall](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ealing-southall): Deirdre Costigan (Labour), MP since July 2024. 55% of the people here.
- [Ealing North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ealing-north): James Murray (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 45% 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 W7

[Brent Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/brent-valley), [Cuckoo Park](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/cuckoo-park), [Hanwell](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing/hanwell)

## Postcode sectors in W7

[W7 1 (153 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w7-1), [W7 2 (135 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w7-2), [W7 3 (215 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w7-3), [W7 9 (7 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w7-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in W7

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

## Postcode districts next to W7

[TW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tw7), [TW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tw8), [UB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ub1), [UB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ub2), [UB6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ub6), [W5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w5), [W13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w13)

## Nearest rail stations

[Castle Bar Park (650 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.3316,51.5229), [Drayton Green (750 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.3302,51.5166), [Hanwell (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.3386,51.5118), [West Ealing (1.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.3201,51.5135)

## 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)

## W7 in brief

W7 is a postcode district covering Hanwell, Greenford and West Ealing, in Ealing.
About 31,376 people lived in W7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £550,000 in 2025 across 259 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 79.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in W7 was £550,000 in 2025.
W7 had 30,625 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in W7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In W7, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: W7
- Postcode area: [W](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w)
- Constituency: [Ealing Southall †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ealing-southall)
- Council: [Ealing †](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing)
- Area: 4.20 km²
- People, mid-2024: 31,376*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 88

* 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), [UB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ub1), [UB6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ub6), [UB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ub2), [TW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tw8), [TW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tw7)

## Latest updates for W7

- 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/w7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w7#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/w7