Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
London
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from this address. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Ada Lovelace Church of England High School
Last published allocation was 1,099 m. This address is 544 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
- The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This address is 707 m (straight line).
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Coordinates & Location for W5 2EF
Postcode
W5 2EF
Coordinates
51.5144, -0.2958
Grid reference
TQ183808
Easting
518,354
Northing
180,872
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGP73+QM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Ealing
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Ealing
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19341
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19341 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near W5 2EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near W5 2EF
Counts are for Ealing Common electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY -33%
31209
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
18
YoY stable
44279
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY stable
20124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.30.9%
Other White28.5%
Other Asian6.9%
Indian6.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.2%
+ 8 other groups · 21.6%
Religion
Christian39.6%
No religion34.8%
Muslim9.6%
Not answered7.5%
Hindu3.5%
+ 2 other religions · 4.9%
Age groups
25–3428.5%
35–4926.8%
50–6413.3%
20–246.4%
≤45.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.0%
Households
Other27.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over14.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.0%
+ 8 other households · 23.1%
Administrative Information
Ealing
Local Authority
Council AreaEaling Central and Acton E14001207
Constituency
E14001207Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Ealing Common
Constituency code
E14001207
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Ealing, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Ealing
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Ealing
Sub ICB Location
NHS West and North London ICB - W2U3Z
Cancer Alliance
West London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Ealing 042D E01001235
E01001235MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Ealing 042 E02006969
E02006969LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Ealing 020D E01001235
E01001235MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Ealing 020 E02000257
E02000257Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:40 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:40 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1991
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~35 years
Active Duration
1991 -> PresentJanuary 1991 — Introduced
Postcode W5 2EF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 19341
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001235 and MSOA E02006969 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode W5 2EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1991
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~35 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near W5 2EF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–6FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 25%
Attainment 8
64.4
Last published allocation was 1,099 m. This address is 544 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
82%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 35%
Attainment 8
56.5
Last year all on-time applicants were offered a place. This address is 707 m (straight line).
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 4–13FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentGirls · Ages 3–12
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 13–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
25.9
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 6–15FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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