W3 postcode area guide — Ealing

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Broadband & internet speeds in W3

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the W3 postcode district (Ealing) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,090 postcodes Ofcom measures in W3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.7%.

Around 0% of premises in W3 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.

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Mobile signal around Ealing

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Ealing district (161,417 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in W3

Police recorded 782 incidents within about a mile of the centre of W3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 W3

Based on 390 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in W3 is £493,500, down 4.7% on the previous year (£518,000).

Latest recorded sales in W3

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around W3

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 W3

548 rated food businesses operate in W3. 271 hold the top rating of 5, 100 are rated 4, and 62 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1070 Kitchen, A Pint Of Hops, A.P.P.L.E., Accent Catering Services At ARK Soane Academy, Achieve Together.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in W3

From a sample of 236 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 W3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 W3 typically use:

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What's it like living in W3?

Postcodes in W3

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Frequently asked questions

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.