W3 postcode area · Ealing

The W3 postcode district spans 16 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow, Westminster. Area Scores range from 17 to 80 across them. Every full W3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the W3 district: Marylebone & Park Lane scores 80 out of 100 (#1,342 of 6,856 nationally) while Old Oak & Wormwood sits at 18 — neighbours on the map, 63 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £409,312 in North Acton to £1,610,000 in Marylebone & Park Lane — a 3.9× gap within the W3 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hounslow and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£53,881a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime136per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied39%

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 W3 district

£540,000median home sold over the past year · -1.8% over 5 years · +10.9% over the year · 473 sales
Detached£1,063,875
Semi-detached£930,000
Terraced£885,000
Flat£420,000
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
Marylebone & Park LaneWestminster 1,34280 £1,610,000
Bedford ParkEaling 1,82273 £965,000
Chiswick North WestEaling 2,19968 £606,250
Chiswick ParkHounslow 2,45964 £650,000
North EalingEaling 2,88458 £770,000
Ravenscourt Park NorthHammersmith and Fulham 2,89858 £675,000
Ealing Common & Twyford AveEaling 3,28252 £704,000
Acton Noel Road & Lynton RoadEaling 3,91243 £625,000
East ActonEaling 4,50934 £465,334
AskewHammersmith and Fulham 4,52934 £530,000
South ActonEaling 4,59833 £507,500
Kew Bridge & Gunnersbury ParkHounslow 4,63232 £512,500
Wormholt RoadHammersmith and Fulham 4,74231 £758,500
Acton CentralEaling 4,99527 £557,475
North ActonEaling 5,31822 £409,312
Old Oak & WormwoodHammersmith and Fulham 5,64018 £813,375

People living in W3 Census 2021

Residents135,416
Median age (est.)36
Density6,605per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above55%
No car or van50%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 13%25–44 37%45–64 23%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 23%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional17%
Elementary7%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 57%Asian: 15%Black: 11%Mixed: 7%Other: 10%
White 57%Asian 15%Black 11%Mixed 7%Other 10%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 29% · Muslim 16%

Born outside the UK: 49%

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 W3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the W3 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around W3.

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.