W3 6AU

South Acton · Ealing · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Ealing
Postcode district
W3
Postcode sector
W3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W3 6AY 31 m
W3 6AZ 34 m
W3 6DA 35 m
W3 6DL 47 m
W3 6AX 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W3 6AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2010
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W3
Postcode sector
W3 6
Latitude
51.508457
Longitude
-0.266142
British National Grid easting
520,424
British National Grid northing
180,261

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Ealing · E09000009
Parish or community
E43000199
Westminster constituency
Ealing Central and Acton · E14001207
Output area
E00006007
Lower layer super output area
Ealing 025D · E01001203
Middle layer super output area
Ealing 025 · E02000262

Postcode source versions

Explore W3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
234
Primary
110
Secondary
28
  1. Ark Byron Primary Academy

    Free schools

    278 m
  2. Derwentwater Primary School

    Community school

    291 m
  3. Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    342 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,408
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,124
  • Anti social behaviour 1,201
  • Vehicle crime 741
  • Other theft 661
  • Shoplifting 545

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
W3 6 residents
15,469

Age bands in W3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

2,230 residents

Age 15 to 24
22.9%

3,481 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.3%

5,212 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.6%

3,134 residents

Age 65 and over
7.5%

1,144 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

99

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE CHURCHFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    64 CHURCHFIELD ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 6DL

    ODS code E85640

    47 m

  • THE ACTON HEALTH CENTRE

    35-61 CHURCH ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 8QE

    ODS code E85109

    375 m

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

    GROUND FLOOR, 23-31 KING STREET, LONDON, W3 9LA

    ODS code E85028

    405 m

  • CROWN STREET SURGERY

    2 LOMBARD COURT, CROWN STREET, ACTON, LONDON, W3 8SA

    ODS code E85019

    543 m

  • THE MILL HILL SURGERY

    111 AVENUE ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 8QH

    ODS code E85107

    681 m

  • THE HORN LANE SURGERY

    156 HORN LANE, ACTON, LONDON, W3 6PH

    ODS code E85677

    712 m

  • ACTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    253 ACTON LANE, LONDON, W4 5DG

    ODS code E85687

    741 m

  • CHISWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

    UNIT A, KELTON HOUSE, CORBET GARDENS, LONDON, W3 8TF

    ODS code E85130

    878 m

  • GP SURGERY @ ACTON GARDENS

    UNIT A, KELTON HOUSE, CORBET GARDENS, LONDON, W3 8TF

    ODS code E85075

    878 m

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    97 THE VALE, ACTON, LONDON, W3 7RG

    ODS code E85635

    1.0 km

  • THE BEDFORD PARK SURGERY

    55 SOUTH PARADE, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 5LH

    ODS code E85066

    1.4 km

  • CLOISTER ROAD SURGERY

    41-43 CLOISTER ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 0DF

    ODS code E85680

    1.4 km

  • THE WESTWAY SURGERY

    13 WESTWAY, SHEPHERDS BUSH, LONDON, W12 0PT

    ODS code E85005

    1.4 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE, DR KUKAR

    13 OLLGAR CLOSE, LONDON, W12 0NF

    ODS code E85748

    1.6 km

  • CHISWICK HEALTH PRACTICE

    FISHERS LANE, LONDON, W4 1RX

    ODS code E85030

    1.7 km

  • WEST4 GPS

    CHISWICK HEALTH CENTRE, FISHERS LANE, LONDON, W4 1RX

    ODS code E85040

    1.7 km

  • HOLLY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    2A HOLLY ROAD, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 1NU

    ODS code E85658

    1.8 km

  • ASHCHURCH SURGERY

    134 ASKEW ROAD, SHEPHERDS BUSH, LONDON, W12 9BP

    ODS code E85032

    1.8 km

  • THE BOILEAU ROAD SURGERY

    104 BOILEAU ROAD, EALING, LONDON, W5 3AJ

    ODS code E85694

    1.9 km

  • GLEBE STREET SURGERY

    1 GLEBE STREET, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 2BD

    ODS code E85683

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 99 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Acton Central Station

    RSE · Acton

    0.1 miles
  • Acton Old Town Hall

    BCT · Acton

    0.1 miles
  • Acton Central Rail Station

    RLY · Acton

    0.1 miles
  • Acton Central Station

    RSE · Acton

    0.2 miles
  • Acton Central Station

    BCT · Acton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ealing 025D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,515 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

234 open schools are in scope, including 110 primary and 28 secondary schools. Ark Byron Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 278 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

7,408 published events cover 12 months, averaging 617.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,124 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.