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W3 8FA

South Acton · Ealing · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8FT 17 m
W3 8FU 31 m
W3 8DR 44 m
W3 8FB 51 m
W3 8FJ 61 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W3 8FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W3
Postcode sector
W3 8
Latitude
51.501395
Longitude
-0.272015
British National Grid easting
520,035
British National Grid northing
179,466

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
E00179097
Lower layer super output area
Ealing 033D · E01001357
Middle layer super output area
Ealing 033 · E02000270

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
225
Primary
102
Secondary
31

  1. Acton Gardens Primary School

    Community school

    200 m

  2. South Acton Childrens Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    287 m

  3. Ark Priory Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    547 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,412
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,797
  • Anti social behaviour 1,115
  • Vehicle crime 975
  • Other theft 714
  • Shoplifting 692

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
88

42 female, 46 male

Postcode households
29
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 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider W3 8 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

83

within 5 km

  • CHISWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E85130

    63 m

  • GP SURGERY @ ACTON GARDENS

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

    ODS code E85075

    63 m

  • THE MILL HILL SURGERY

    111 AVENUE ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 8QH

    ODS code E85107

    452 m

  • ACTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    253 ACTON LANE, LONDON, W4 5DG

    ODS code E85687

    456 m

  • THE ACTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85109

    551 m

  • CROWN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85019

    678 m

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85028

    755 m

  • THE CHURCHFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    64 CHURCHFIELD ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 6DL

    ODS code E85640

    903 m

  • THE BEDFORD PARK SURGERY

    55 SOUTH PARADE, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 5LH

    ODS code E85066

    905 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

    1.3 km

  • THE HORN LANE SURGERY

    156 HORN LANE, ACTON, LONDON, W3 6PH

    ODS code E85677

    1.5 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    97 THE VALE, ACTON, LONDON, W3 7RG

    ODS code E85635

    1.5 km

  • GLEBE STREET SURGERY

    1 GLEBE STREET, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 2BD

    ODS code E85683

    1.5 km

  • GROVE PARK TERRACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85746

    1.9 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE, DR KUKAR

    13 OLLGAR CLOSE, LONDON, W12 0NF

    ODS code E85748

    2.1 km

  • ASHCHURCH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85032

    2.1 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85636

    2.1 km

  • THE WESTWAY SURGERY

    13 WESTWAY, SHEPHERDS BUSH, LONDON, W12 0PT

    ODS code E85005

    2.2 km

Showing 20 of 83 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

  • Palmerston Road Stanley Road

    BCT · South Acton

    0.1 miles

  • Palmerston Road Stanley Road

    BCT · South Acton

    0.1 miles

  • All Saints Road

    BCT · South Acton

    0.1 miles

  • Newton Avenue

    BCT · South Acton

    0.1 miles

  • South Acton Rail Station

    RLY · South Acton

    0.1 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

225 open schools are in scope, including 102 primary and 31 secondary schools. Acton Gardens Primary School is the nearest published school at 200 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,412 published events cover 12 months, averaging 617.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,797 events.

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