W5 postcode area · Ealing
The W5 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Ealing, Hounslow. Area Scores range from 22 to 84 across them. Every full W5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The W5 district contains both ends of the scale: Pitshanger at 84 out of 100 (#1,067 of 6,856 in England) against North Acton at 22, a 62-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £408,000 in Brentford East to £820,784 in Northfields — a 2.0× gap within the W5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Ealing and Hounslow — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 W5 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PitshangerEaling | 1,067 | 84 | £765,000 |
| NorthfieldsEaling | 2,123 | 69 | £820,784 |
| South EalingEaling | 2,480 | 64 | £582,500 |
| North EalingEaling | 2,884 | 58 | £770,000 |
| Ealing Broadway WestEaling | 3,076 | 55 | £610,000 |
| Ealing Broadway EastEaling | 3,227 | 53 | £517,000 |
| Ealing Common & Twyford AveEaling | 3,282 | 52 | £704,000 |
| St Mary'sEaling | 3,652 | 47 | £695,000 |
| Brentford CentralHounslow | 4,365 | 36 | £532,500 |
| Drayton Green & ClevelandEaling | 4,543 | 34 | £730,000 |
| Kew Bridge & Gunnersbury ParkHounslow | 4,632 | 32 | £512,500 |
| Hanger Hill EastEaling | 4,755 | 31 | £435,000 |
| Brentford EastHounslow | 5,030 | 27 | £408,000 |
| West EalingEaling | 5,290 | 23 | £520,000 |
| North ActonEaling | 5,318 | 22 | £409,312 |
People living in W5 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 29% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 17%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 29% |
| Managers & directors | 17% |
| Associate professional | 17% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 42% · No religion 29% · Muslim 14%
Born outside the UK: 46%
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 W5
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the W5 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around W5.
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.