UB5 postcode area guide — Ealing
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the UB5 postcode district in Ealing — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in UB5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
89.9%
Gigabit-capable
89.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the UB5 postcode district (Ealing) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 803 postcodes Ofcom measures in UB5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89.9%.
Around 0.1% of premises in UB5 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in UB5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| UB5 4AA | 100% | 0% |
| UB5 4AB | 100% | 0% |
| UB5 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| UB5 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| UB5 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| UB5 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| UB5 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| UB5 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| UB5 4AL | 100% | 90% |
| UB5 4AP | 100% | 93.5% |
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Mobile signal around Ealing
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Ealing district (161,417 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
100%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in UB5
Police recorded 372 incidents within about a mile of the centre of UB5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 129 | 34.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 106 | 28.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 31 | 8.3% |
| Other theft | 23 | 6.2% |
| Public order | 21 | 5.6% |
| Drugs | 15 | 4.0% |
| Robbery | 14 | 3.8% |
| Burglary | 12 | 3.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in UB5
Based on 236 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in UB5 is £368,750, down 15.2% on the previous year (£435,000).
Semi-detached
£525,000
55 sales
Terraced
£470,000
69 sales
Flat / maisonette
£257,000
107 sales
Latest recorded sales in UB5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2026 | £225,000 | Flat | Old Ruislip Road | UB5 5UR |
| 5 May 2026 | £362,000 | Terraced | Martin Drive | UB5 4BG |
| 2 May 2026 | £520,000 | Semi-detached | Hazeltree Lane | UB5 6XA |
| 1 May 2026 | £575,000 | Terraced | Clauson Avenue | UB5 4PS |
| 1 May 2026 | £291,000 | Flat | Old Ruislip Road | UB5 6QG |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Flat | Carr Road | UB5 4RD |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £257,000 | Flat | Waxlow Way | UB5 6FN |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £275,000 | Flat | Taywood Road | UB5 6GF |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Old Ruislip Road | UB5 6QG |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Old Ruislip Road | UB5 6QG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Ealing demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Ealing district (367,114 residents, 133,657 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.5% |
| 15–29 | 27.2% |
| 30–44 | 23.7% |
| 45–64 | 17.5% |
| 65+ | 12.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 46.3% |
| Private rented | 34.3% |
| Social rented | 9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around UB5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Reed Academy | All-through | 3–19 | 1,639 | UB5 5LQ |
| Gifford Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 917 | UB5 6BU |
| Islip Manor High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 772 | UB5 4HP |
| Greenwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 613 | UB5 4QG |
| Willow Tree Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 462 | UB5 5FE |
| Wood End Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 415 | UB5 4LB |
| Petts Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 242 | UB5 4HB |
| Downe Manor Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 237 | UB5 6NW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in UB5
188 rated food businesses operate in UB5. 97 hold the top rating of 5, 43 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 2023The Mandeville Arms Harvester, Aguona, Alec Reed Academy, All Saints Nursery, Alpine Food & Wine.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in UB5
From a sample of 227 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 UB5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 55% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
15%
Band C
39%
Band D
39%
Band E
5%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Ealing
Landlines around UB5 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.