W5 3LJ

POSTCODE

W5 3LJ is a postcode in Ealing Common.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.5115, -0.2886
OS grid TQ188805 (518,855, 180,560)
IMD England
4/10
#12809
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 6.3 per 1k
MoM -28% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XGP66+HG
Most deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
IMD England
Around average · 6.3 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£525,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 1,941 sales
-1.9%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
London
Region

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.
12809
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12809 out of 33,755 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 & Wales
Property sales · W5 3LJ
HM Land Registry · Ealing
Average price
£636,519
Median price: £525,000
Median -1.9% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,941 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '24 – Jun '26Jun '26: 1 sales · avg £1,750,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.8m£1.5m£1.3m
Oct '24Jun '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near W5 3LJ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near W5 3LJ

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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27
YoY +35%
392510
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
22
YoY -35%
462911
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY -56%
35204
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
1073
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
34
YoY stable
523313
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · violent crime rising

101
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,370
White Brit.34.0%
Other White22.7%
Other Asian6.6%
Indian5.2%
Other ethnic group: Arab5.2%
+ 9 other groups · 26.4%

Religion

Total residents: 1,370
Christian38.4%
No religion32.0%
Muslim14.6%
Not answered9.2%
Hindu2.3%
+ 2 other religions · 3.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,373
25–3427.1%
35–4925.4%
50–6413.9%
65–746.5%
20–246.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.1%

Households

Total households: 606
One person: other25.4%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
+ 9 other households · 30.2%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Ealing Common

    Underground

    133 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • North Ealing Underground Station

    Underground

    671 m straight lineabout 8 min
  • West Acton

    Underground

    884 m straight lineabout 11 min

Bus stops

  • Ealing Common

    Bus · Stop ET · east

    88 m straight lineabout 1 min
  • Ealing Common

    Bus · Stop EK · west

    173 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • Gunnersbury Avenue (W5)

    Bus · Stop EP · north

    259 m straight lineabout 3 min
  • Gunnersbury Avenue (W5)

    Bus · Stop ES · south-west

    271 m straight lineabout 3 min
  • Birch Grove

    Bus · Stop EJ · west

    318 m straight lineabout 4 min

Coordinates & Location for W5 3LJ

England
Country
Ealing
Local Authority
Ealing Common
Ward
London
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
W5 3LJ
Coordinates
51.5115, -0.2886
Grid reference
TQ188805
Easting
518,855
Northing
180,560
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3XGP66+HG
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

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

Administrative Information

Ealing
Local Authority
Council Area
Ealing Central and Acton E14001207
Constituency
E14001207
Metropolitan 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 England
West 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 027B E01001234
E01001234
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Ealing 027 E02000264
E02000264
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Ealing 027B E01001234
E01001234
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Ealing 027 E02000264
E02000264
Urban: 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

7:31 AM6:00 PM
7:31 AM
Sunrise
6:00 PM
Sunset
10 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:31 AM
Sunset (today)
6:00 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode W5 3LJ 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001234 and MSOA E02000264 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 12809
Present — Active
Postcode W5 3LJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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