W3 6SD

South Acton · Ealing · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Local authority
Ealing
Postcode district
W3
Postcode sector
W3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W3 6DY 47 m
W3 6SE 48 m
W3 6DZ 52 m
W3 6SJ 59 m
W3 6PZ 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W3 6SD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W3
Postcode sector
W3 6
Latitude
51.510124
Longitude
-0.265128
British National Grid easting
520,490
British National Grid northing
180,448

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
E00006006
Lower layer super output area
Ealing 025A · E01001200
Middle layer super output area
Ealing 025 · E02000262

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
55, Shakespeare Road, Acton, London, W3 6SD 23 April 2010 £662,500
51, Shakespeare Road, Acton, London, W3 6SD 29 September 2006 £492,500
55, Shakespeare Road, Acton, London, W3 6SD 19 March 2004 £533,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
241
Primary
115
Secondary
28
  1. Derwentwater Primary School

    Community school

    286 m
  2. Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    298 m
  3. Ark Byron Primary Academy

    Free schools

    370 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,492
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,175
  • Anti social behaviour 1,201
  • Vehicle crime 706
  • Other theft 675
  • Shoplifting 557

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
4.5
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider W3 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

101

within 5 km

  • THE CHURCHFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    64 CHURCHFIELD ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 6DL

    ODS code E85640

    182 m

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85028

    521 m

  • THE ACTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85109

    559 m

  • THE HORN LANE SURGERY

    156 HORN LANE, ACTON, LONDON, W3 6PH

    ODS code E85677

    560 m

  • CROWN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85019

    673 m

  • THE MILL HILL SURGERY

    111 AVENUE ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 8QH

    ODS code E85107

    849 m

  • ACTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    253 ACTON LANE, LONDON, W4 5DG

    ODS code E85687

    925 m

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    97 THE VALE, ACTON, LONDON, W3 7RG

    ODS code E85635

    1.0 km

  • CHISWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E85130

    1.1 km

  • GP SURGERY @ ACTON GARDENS

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

    ODS code E85075

    1.1 km

  • CLOISTER ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85680

    1.3 km

  • THE WESTWAY SURGERY

    13 WESTWAY, SHEPHERDS BUSH, LONDON, W12 0PT

    ODS code E85005

    1.3 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE, DR KUKAR

    13 OLLGAR CLOSE, LONDON, W12 0NF

    ODS code E85748

    1.5 km

  • THE BEDFORD PARK SURGERY

    55 SOUTH PARADE, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 5LH

    ODS code E85066

    1.6 km

  • THE BOILEAU ROAD SURGERY

    104 BOILEAU ROAD, EALING, LONDON, W5 3AJ

    ODS code E85694

    1.8 km

  • ASHCHURCH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85032

    1.8 km

  • CHISWICK HEALTH PRACTICE

    FISHERS LANE, LONDON, W4 1RX

    ODS code E85030

    1.9 km

  • WEST4 GPS

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

    ODS code E85040

    1.9 km

  • HOLLY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85658

    2.0 km

  • CANBERRA OLD OAK SURGERY

    PARKVIEW CFH, CRANSTON CT, 56 BLOEMFONTEIN ROAD, WHITE CITY, LONDON, W12 7FG

    ODS code Y02906

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 101 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Acton Central Station

    RSE · Acton

    0.1 miles
  • Acton Central Rail Station

    RLY · Acton

    0.1 miles
  • Acton Central Station

    RSE · Acton

    0.1 miles
  • Acton Old Town Hall

    BCT · Acton

    0.3 miles
  • Acton Central Station

    BCT · Acton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ealing 025A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,786 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

241 open schools are in scope, including 115 primary and 28 secondary schools. Derwentwater Primary School is the nearest published school at 286 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,492 published events cover 12 months, averaging 624.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,175 events.

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