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W3 8AP

South Acton · Ealing · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
London
Ward
South Acton
Local authority
Ealing
Constituency
Ealing Central and Acton
Postcode district
W3
Postcode sector
W3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
W3 8AS 42 m
W3 8AU 61 m
W3 8AQ 64 m
W3 8ZS 64 m
W3 8AX 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W3 8AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W3
Postcode sector
W3 8
Latitude
51.502513
Longitude
-0.269163
British National Grid easting
520,230
British National Grid northing
179,595

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Ealing · E09000009
Electoral ward
South Acton · E05013536
Parish or community
E43000199
Westminster constituency
Ealing Central and Acton · E14001207
Output area
E00006726
Lower layer super output area
Ealing 033D · E01001357
Middle layer super output area
Ealing 033 · E02000270

Postcode source versions

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Property

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
74, Newton Avenue, London, W3 8AP 6 April 2021 £525,000
72, Newton Avenue, London, W3 8AP 11 December 2015 £618,500
80, Newton Avenue, London, W3 8AP 10 March 2015 £475,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
235
Primary
110
Secondary
30

  1. Acton Gardens Primary School

    Community school

    288 m

  2. Ark Priory Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    322 m

  3. South Acton Childrens Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    334 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,586
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,815
  • Anti social behaviour 1,122
  • Vehicle crime 944
  • Shoplifting 888
  • Other theft 705

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

13 female, 11 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.0
W3 8 residents
12,225

Age bands in W3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

2,111 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,418 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.5%

5,064 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.1%

2,640 residents

Age 65 and over
10.1%

1,263 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider W3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Gigabit-capable
88.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

87

within 5 km

  • CHISWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E85130

    264 m

  • GP SURGERY @ ACTON GARDENS

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

    ODS code E85075

    264 m

  • ACTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    253 ACTON LANE, LONDON, W4 5DG

    ODS code E85687

    267 m

  • THE ACTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85109

    418 m

  • THE MILL HILL SURGERY

    111 AVENUE ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 8QH

    ODS code E85107

    470 m

  • CROWN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85019

    630 m

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85028

    660 m

  • THE CHURCHFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    64 CHURCHFIELD ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 6DL

    ODS code E85640

    719 m

  • THE BEDFORD PARK SURGERY

    55 SOUTH PARADE, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 5LH

    ODS code E85066

    870 m

  • CHISWICK HEALTH PRACTICE

    FISHERS LANE, LONDON, W4 1RX

    ODS code E85030

    1.2 km

  • WEST4 GPS

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

    ODS code E85040

    1.2 km

  • HOLLY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85658

    1.2 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    97 THE VALE, ACTON, LONDON, W3 7RG

    ODS code E85635

    1.3 km

  • THE HORN LANE SURGERY

    156 HORN LANE, ACTON, LONDON, W3 6PH

    ODS code E85677

    1.4 km

  • GLEBE STREET SURGERY

    1 GLEBE STREET, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 2BD

    ODS code E85683

    1.5 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE, DR KUKAR

    13 OLLGAR CLOSE, LONDON, W12 0NF

    ODS code E85748

    1.8 km

  • ASHCHURCH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85032

    1.9 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    INVER COURT, INVERMEAD CLOSE, HAMMERSMITH, LONDON, W6 0QG

    ODS code E85636

    1.9 km

  • THE WESTWAY SURGERY

    13 WESTWAY, SHEPHERDS BUSH, LONDON, W12 0PT

    ODS code E85005

    2.0 km

  • GROVE PARK TERRACE SURGERY

    25 GROVE PARK TERRACE, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 3JL

    ODS code E85746

    2.0 km

Showing 20 of 87 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Newton Avenue

    BCT · South Acton

    0.0 miles

  • All Saints Road

    BCT · South Acton

    0.1 miles

  • Petersfield Road

    BCT · Acton

    0.1 miles

  • Meon Road

    BCT · Acton

    0.2 miles

  • Wilkinson Way

    BCT · Bedford Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ealing 033D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,693 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
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

Schools

235 open schools are in scope, including 110 primary and 30 secondary schools. Acton Gardens Primary School is the nearest published school at 288 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,586 published events cover 12 months, averaging 632.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,815 events.

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