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W3 8TW

South Acton · Ealing · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8FF 7 m
W3 8BF 35 m
W3 8FD 38 m
W3 8FE 44 m
W3 8GJ 51 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
W3 8TW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2006
Postcode area
W
Postcode district
W3
Postcode sector
W3 8
Latitude
51.500267
Longitude
-0.271150
British National Grid easting
520,098
British National Grid northing
179,342

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
E00006737
Lower layer super output area
Ealing 033E · E01001358
Middle layer super output area
Ealing 033 · E02000270

Postcode source versions

Explore W3

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Maugham Court, Flat 88, Palmerston Road, London, W3 8TW 5 August 2002 £89,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
222
Primary
102
Secondary
29

  1. Acton Gardens Primary School

    Community school

    340 m

  2. South Acton Childrens Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    426 m

  3. Ark Priory Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    606 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,338
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,761
  • Anti social behaviour 1,112
  • Vehicle crime 986
  • Other theft 711
  • Shoplifting 665

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

83

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHISWICK FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code E85130

    197 m

  • GP SURGERY @ ACTON GARDENS

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

    ODS code E85075

    197 m

  • ACTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    253 ACTON LANE, LONDON, W4 5DG

    ODS code E85687

    429 m

  • THE MILL HILL SURGERY

    111 AVENUE ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 8QH

    ODS code E85107

    591 m

  • THE ACTON HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85109

    665 m

  • THE BEDFORD PARK SURGERY

    55 SOUTH PARADE, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 5LH

    ODS code E85066

    779 m

  • CROWN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85019

    813 m

  • HILLCREST SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85028

    883 m

  • THE CHURCHFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    64 CHURCHFIELD ROAD, ACTON, LONDON, W3 6DL

    ODS code E85640

    998 m

  • CHISWICK HEALTH PRACTICE

    FISHERS LANE, LONDON, W4 1RX

    ODS code E85030

    1.1 km

  • WEST4 GPS

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

    ODS code E85040

    1.1 km

  • HOLLY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85658

    1.1 km

  • GLEBE STREET SURGERY

    1 GLEBE STREET, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 2BD

    ODS code E85683

    1.4 km

  • THE VALE SURGERY

    97 THE VALE, ACTON, LONDON, W3 7RG

    ODS code E85635

    1.5 km

  • THE HORN LANE SURGERY

    156 HORN LANE, ACTON, LONDON, W3 6PH

    ODS code E85677

    1.6 km

  • GROVE PARK TERRACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85746

    1.7 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E85636

    2.0 km

  • ASHCHURCH SURGERY

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

    ODS code E85032

    2.0 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE, DR KUKAR

    13 OLLGAR CLOSE, LONDON, W12 0NF

    ODS code E85748

    2.0 km

  • CHISWICK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    95 BURLINGTON LANE, CHISWICK, LONDON, W4 3ET

    ODS code E85693

    2.1 km

Showing 20 of 83 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • South Acton Rail Station

    RLY · South Acton

    0.1 miles

  • South Acton Station

    RSE · South Acton

    0.1 miles

  • South Acton Station

    RSE · South Acton

    0.1 miles

  • Palmerston Road Stanley Road

    BCT · South Acton

    0.1 miles

  • Palmerston Road Stanley Road

    BCT · South Acton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Ealing 033E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,788 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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

222 open schools are in scope, including 102 primary and 29 secondary schools. Acton Gardens Primary School is the nearest published school at 340 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,338 published events cover 12 months, averaging 611.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,761 events.

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