W5 postcode area guide — Ealing

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Broadband & internet speeds in W5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the W5 postcode district (Ealing) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 935 postcodes Ofcom measures in W5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.2%.

Around 0% of premises in W5 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 W5

Police recorded 624 incidents within about a mile of the centre of W5 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 W5

Based on 372 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in W5 is £585,000, up 3.1% on the previous year (£567,500).

Latest recorded sales in W5

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 W5

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 W5

557 rated food businesses operate in W5. 313 hold the top rating of 5, 80 are rated 4, and 48 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Accent Catering Services At Durston House School, Aktiva Camps At Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Apple Tree, Aramark @ Ealing Green College, Arise Coffee Roasters.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in W5

From a sample of 170 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 W5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% 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 W5 typically use:

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What's it like living in W5?

Postcodes in W5

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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.