Central Greenford · Ealing · Ealing North constituency · 51.55249, -0.35497
UB5 4LJ— Central Greenford, Ealing Location and area intelligence for UB5 4LJ, Central Greenford, Ealing Top-rated schools set this area apart
Schools 75% Safety 79/100 Transport 32/100 Yield 4.40%
Best for: Families, Owner-occupiers
Top schools, limited transport — ideal for car-owning families
UB5 4LJ 49 Liveability 79 Safety 32 Transport
Families Schools, safety, green space, family amenities Match: Strong Professionals Commute, connectivity, restaurants, gyms Match: Weak Investors Yield, gentrification, liquidity, pipeline Match: Strong First-time buyers Affordability, mortgage, stamp duty, value Match: Moderate Key facts for UB5 4LJ Full postcode UB5 4LJ
Postcode district UB5
Borough London Borough of Ealing
Ward Central Greenford
Latitude 51.552493
Longitude -0.354974
Parliamentary constituency Ealing North
Country England
Region Greater London
Area Profile & Benchmarks Area identity and London comparisons
Area Identity
Suburban
High Socially diverse / deprived
Good Neutral Risk: Low
London Benchmarks
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🎓 School Smart
“Top-rated schools set this area apart”
Schools 18 Apr Nearest schools and Ofsted ratings
Excellent for families
★ Top school within 1km
★★
Primary
Greenwood Primary School
Good · 4 min walk
KS2: 106.7
—
Secondary
William Perkin Church of England High School
Not yet inspected · 22 min walk
P8: +0.87 A8: 59.0
100% of local schools rated Good or Outstanding
Childcare
Childcare
Hillview Nursery School
Not inspected · 22 min walk
3 primaries · 0 secondaries · 0 childcare — within 1km
Safety 5 Jun Crime rates and local incidents
MEDIUM CRIME
54.2 incidents per 1,000 residents
↑ Rising 108.0% +106% vs borough
Crime by type
Violence & sexual offences 34%
Crime is 17% below London average
Property Prices, sales volume and market trends
⚠️ Low transaction volume — very few sales recorded. Price figures may not reflect the wider area. Treat with caution.
EPC breakdown
Based on 35 properties · Confidence: high
Street mix
Semi 67% Terraced 25% Flat 4% Other 4%
LHA rates — Outer West London
Shared room £576/mo
1 bedroom £1000/mo
2 bedrooms £1300/mo
3 bedrooms £1475/mo
4 bedrooms £1800/mo
Current mortgage rates
2-year fixed 4.58%
5-year fixed 4.32%
SVR 7.25%
Bank of England (monthly average)
Energy & construction
Solar yield 853 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Rebuild cost estimate £176,500
Rebuild cost per m² £2,500/m²
BCIS London average 2024. Excludes land value. Use for building insurance sum insured guidance only.
Construction era 1950-1966
Walls System built, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Roof Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation
Heating fuel mains gas (not community)
Glazing Fully double glazed
Council tax band Band D Annual charge £1,955
Price growth potential Low
Transport 1 May Public transport accessibility and links
🚇 South Harrow Underground Station Piccadilly line
16.2 min walk Nearby stations
🚂 Northolt Park National Rail
8 min walk 🚇 Northolt Underground Station Central
13 min walk 🚇 Greenford Underground Station Central
16 min walk 🚇 Sudbury Hill Underground Station Piccadilly
17 min walk 🚇 South Harrow Underground Station Piccadilly
17 min walk 🚌 4 bus routes · 7 stops within 400m · 39 buses/hr peak
Central London commute times
▎ marker = outer-London average per hub. ↓ green = below average. ↑ orange = above average. ≈ grey = at average. · Source: TfL Journey Planner (sector-level)
Parking & EV Car parks, spaces and charging points
Nearest car park 571m
Santander docks (800m) 0
Nearest cycle dock 9.1 km
Connectivity Broadband and mobile coverage
Mobile operators
EE O2 Vodafone Three
Avg download speed 464 Mbps
Median download 435 Mbps
Superfast coverage 100%
All operators 5G 95%
Broadband providers
BT Sky TalkTalk Vodafone Virgin Media
Environment 22 Apr Flood risk, air quality and noise
Surface water NONE
No assessed surface water flood risk Air quality LOW
NO₂: 36.0 µg/m³ · PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Radon risk LOW
0.5% of local properties affected ULEZ zone · £12.50/day CCZ: 13.6 km away ✗ Not Green Belt ✗ Not AONB 12% green space Tree canopy: 43%
Nearest SSSI: Harrow Weald SSSI — 7.9 km
Energy
Solar: 853 kWh/kWp/yr Heat pump: Suitable EPC upgrade: Medium
Ground stability
Geology: SAND AND GRAVEL
Subsidence risk: Low
Shrink-swell: Low
Running sand risk: Medium
Landslide records (2km): 2
Landslide susceptibility: Medium
Climate Local weather conditions and energy potential
Solar yield 853.4 kWh/kWp/yr
Heat pump suitable Yes
EPC upgrade cost Medium
Source: Met Office UK Climate Averages 1991-2020
Health GP, dental and hospital access
THE BARNABAS MEDICAL CTRE
GIRTON ROAD, UB5 4SQ
3 min walk
Nearest hospital Cygnet Hospital · 2.0 km
Nearest A&E LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST · 3.4 km
A&E 4hr targetNHS target: 95% · London avg: ~68% 59.2%
Amenities Shops, restaurants, parks and more
Nearest supermarket Abis Cash & Carry · 1.1 km
Nearby shops
Londis Off Licence 254 m
Costcutter 332 m
Best Booze 780 m
Hafiz Shahzad Halal Meat 781 m
Nearby cafes
Café Express 317 m
YummYpl 375 m
CaffCafe 1.2 km
Nearby restaurants
The Cod Father 324 m
Morley's 337 m
Spicy Night 761 m
Hollywood Pizza 775 m
Nearby pubs
The Greenwood Hotel 252 m
The Office 319 m
O'Donnell's Bar 907 m
The Shawl 1.2 km
Nearby health
The Grove Medical Practice 605 m
Food hygiene (5-star) 58% of 36
Business Local businesses registered here
Dissolved (last 12 months) 0
Right-to-buy sales (5yr) 226
High street
A High street health
Registered businesses
CES ECO PARK HOLDINGS LIMITED
EDDEN GROUP LTD
KVLM ACCOUNTANCY LTD
PHYSIO VITA LTD
SBRN ASSET MANAGEMENT FINANCE LIMITED
+1 more
Investment Investment grade, yield and market outlook
Score reflects rental yield, demand & liquidity — not capital appreciation. See Price growth potential below.
Avg monthly rent £1,569 London avg: £1,950/mo
Gross yield 4.40% (average) London avg: 3.8% Gentrification score 13/100
Right-to-buy sales (5yr)Above average for outer London — neighbourhood in transition 226
Rental market
Mixed / transient Tenant profile
Future outlook
Infrastructure pipeline
Infrastructure score 0/100
Bakerloo Extension route 18,770m
Crossrail 2 route 15,627m
Demographics 22 Apr Population, deprivation and income
Decile 3/10
More deprived than average
Index of Multiple Deprivation
Rank: 8,886 nationally
1,920
Est. population
8,187/km²
Suburban High density Socially diverse / deprived
Employment & lifestyle
Managerial / professional 27%
Routine / semi-routine 24%
No car household 27%
Unemployed 5%
No qualifications 20%
Housing tenure (Census 2021)
Planning Conservation areas and development
Live planning apps (800m) 20
Major developments (800m) 0
Planning apps (12 months) 4
Planning apps (3 years) 13
CIL rate (residential) £120/m²
Japanese knotweed sites (400m) 0
Housing pipeline (800m)
Largest scheme 39 homes · ORIEL YOUTH CENTRE & OPEN SPACE ADJ., 161, ORIEL YOUTH CENTRE & OPEN SPACE ADJ., 161, CARR ROAD, UB5
Named schemes (500m)
LAND REAR OF, 28-58, LAND REAR OF, 28-58, WOOD END LANE, UB5 23 homes
completed LAND BETWEEN, 84-96, LAND BETWEEN, 84-96, LANCASTER ROAD, UB5 18 homes
completed Land at, 1-12, Grainger Close, Northolt, UB5 4LF 9 homes
completed 121-123 Wood End Lane, 121-123, Wood End Lane, Northolt, UB5 4JP 7 homes
completed Land forming part of 37-38, Land forming part of 37-38, Blenheim Road, Northolt, UB5 4TW 3 homes
completed
Politics Local councillors and MP
MP James Murray (Labour (Co-op))
Councillors
Munir Abbasi Labour
Valery Patricia Ryan Labour
Sanjai Kumar Kohli Labour
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The bottom line
UB5 4LJ offers exceptional schools (100% Good/Outstanding), low crime and fast broadband — strong value for Families and Owner-occupiers who can accept its trade-offs.
The catch: 65 min to waterloo — above average for this zone.
Less suited to Car-free commuters.
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Data freshness When each data source was last updated
gp 1 May
cqc 8 May
epc 18 Apr
imd 24 Apr
lha 18 Apr
tfl 1 May
prow 21 Apr
ptal 17 Apr
seed 17 Apr
crime 5 Jun
flood 22 Apr
radon 18 Apr
census 25 Apr
mobile 18 Apr
nhs ae 5 Jun
parking 4 May
schools 1 May
streets 18 Apr
planning 1 Jun
amenities 4 May
broadband 18 Apr
buildings 18 Apr
bus stops 4 May
elections 9 May
ethnicity 7 Jun
gp survey 18 Apr
green belt 18 Apr
parliament 19 Apr
tfl cycles 2 May
air quality 19 May
bgs geology 18 Apr
councillors 9 May
dfe schools 18 Apr
fsa hygiene 1 May
green space 22 Apr
demographics 22 Apr
voa property 24 Apr
bgs landslide 18 Apr
bus frequency 7 Jun
national rail 1 May
rental market 2 Jun
claimant count 18 Apr
street profile 8 Jun
water provider 9 Jun
companies house 18 Apr
housing pipeline 18 Apr
population density 18 Apr
Trusted official data sources Office for
National Statistics