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UB5 postcode area · Ealing

The UB5 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon. Area Scores range from 10 to 54 across them. Every full UB5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the UB5 district: South Ruislip scores 55 out of 100 (#3,090 of 6,856 nationally) while Northolt South sits at 11 — neighbours on the map, 44 points apart on the index. 5 of the 10 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £295,000 in Greenford West to £520,000 in Earlsmead — a 1.8× gap within the UB5 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Ealing, Harrow and Hillingdon — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,202a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime77per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied51%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the UB5 district

£425,000median home sold over the past year · +12.6% over 5 years · +8.1% over the year · 256 sales
Detached—
Semi-detached£525,000
Terraced£475,500
Flat£271,000
Ealing£535,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
South RuislipHillingdon 3,09055 £499,500
EarlsmeadHarrow 4,15939 £520,000
Alexandra ParkHarrow 4,16639 £506,500
Whitton Avenue WestEaling 4,39236 £467,500
Yeading BrooksideHillingdon 4,55734 £500,000
Northolt EastEaling 4,73531 £482,500
Greenford WestEaling 5,53719 £295,000
Northolt WestEaling 5,64018 £452,500
Kingshill AvenueEaling 5,70817 £477,500
Northolt SouthEaling 6,10611 £307,500

People living in UB5 Census 2021

Residents93,274
Median age (est.)36
Density5,314per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above35%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 13%25–44 31%45–64 25%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 21%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 17%Other: 19%
One person 22%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 17%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 38%Asian: 34%Black: 14%Mixed: 5%Other: 10%
White 38%Asian 34%Black 14%Mixed 5%Other 10%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · Muslim 19% · Hindu 15%

Born outside the UK: 48%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in UB5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the UB5 district.

Greenford Northolt Yeading

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around UB5.

UB6 UB1 UB4 HA2 HA4 HA1 UB3 W7

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.