W2 postcode area guide — Ealing
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the W2 postcode district in Ealing — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in W2
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.7%
Gigabit-capable
78.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the W2 postcode district (Ealing) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,074 postcodes Ofcom measures in W2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.5%.
Around 0.3% of premises in W2 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 W2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| W2 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| W2 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| W2 1AF | 86.7% | 0% |
| W2 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| W2 1AJ | 100% | 95.6% |
| W2 1AL | 2.5% | 0% |
| W2 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| W2 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| W2 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
| W2 1AR | 100% | 100% |
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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 W2
Police recorded 1,734 incidents within about a mile of the centre of W2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 429 | 24.7% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 337 | 19.4% |
| Other theft | 235 | 13.6% |
| Shoplifting | 215 | 12.4% |
| Theft from the person | 117 | 6.7% |
| Burglary | 94 | 5.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 83 | 4.8% |
| Public order | 70 | 4.0% |
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 W2
Based on 334 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in W2 is £750,000, down 14.8% on the previous year (£880,000).
Semi-detached
£3,250,000
3 sales
Terraced
£2,125,000
35 sales
Flat / maisonette
£630,000
280 sales
Latest recorded sales in W2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £385,000 | Flat | Alfred Road | W2 5ET |
| 21 May 2026 | £790,000 | Flat | Sheldon Square | W2 6DQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £1,087,000 | Flat | Lancaster Gate | W2 3NA |
| 14 May 2026 | £800,000 | Flat | Newcastle Place | W2 1DB |
| 11 May 2026 | £2,200,000 | Flat | Lancaster Gate | W2 3NP |
| 8 May 2026 | £1,950,000 | Flat | Maida Avenue | W2 1TQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £710,000 | Flat | Archery Steps | W2 2YF |
| 5 May 2026 | £4,650,000 | Semi-detached | Park Place Villas | W2 1SP |
| 1 May 2026 | £775,000 | Flat | Park Steps | W2 2YQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £664,170 | Flat | Westbourne Terrace | W2 3UW |
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 W2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,003 | W2 5EZ |
| Marylebone Boys' School | Secondary | 11–19 | 561 | W2 1QZ |
| Pembridge Hall School | Not applicable | 4–11 | 426 | W2 4EH |
| Wetherby School | Not applicable | 3–8 | 314 | W2 4ED |
| Edward Wilson Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 254 | W2 5TL |
| St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 250 | W2 5PR |
| Hallfield Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 223 | W2 6JJ |
| Kensington Park School | Not applicable | 11–20 | 173 | W2 4AT |
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 W2
835 rated food businesses operate in W2. 498 hold the top rating of 5, 131 are rated 4, and 67 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 101 West, 104 Restaurant, 1Rebel, Abc Hyde Park Hotel, Aberdeen Steak House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in W2
From a sample of 564 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 W2 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
54%
Band D
32%
Band E
9%
Band F
1%
Band G
0%
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 W2 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.