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Thinking of living at W7 2QL? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklands Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| St Mark's Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Fielding Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| St John's Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 82% met the expected standard |
| Elthorne Park High School | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 57.2 · 25% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Drayton Manor High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 56 · 21.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bolder Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 45.6 · 10.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Nishkam School West London | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 62.4 · 31.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gunnersbury Catholic School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 63.5 · 32.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| New Level Academy | Independent | 850 m | – |
| Insights Independent School | Independent | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 5.5 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Elthorne Park (Hanwell) | 450 m | 51 |
| Football | Goals Gillette Corner | 1.7 km | 19 |
| Cricket | Osterley Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 15 |
| Swimming | Golds Gym (Hanwell) | 760 m | 14 |
| Rugby union | 1st XV Pitch | 1.7 km | 13 |
| Golf | Wyke Green Golf Club | 1.0 km | 9 |
| Bowls | Ealing Conservative & Unionist Bowling Club | 2.3 km | 9 |
| Multi-sport | Osterley Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Squash | Actonians Sports Club | 3.5 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Lampton Park Cycling Hub | 4.1 km | 4 |
| Badminton | Elthorne Sports Centre | 580 m | 3 |
| Rugby | Grasshoppers Rugby Football Club | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Osterley Sports & Athletics Centre Athletic Track | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Yoga | Triyoga | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Netball | Elthorne Sports Centre | 580 m | 2 |
| Fitness | The Gym | 1.9 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 41. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Hanwell, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 1.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bond Street.
The nearest bus stop is Cumberland Road (W7), 400 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes E8, 195).
Rail is a big part of life: 14% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Central London is 15 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Oaklands Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 76% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Elthorne Park High School, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 57.2 · 25% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Drayton Manor High School (1 km) and Gunnersbury Catholic School (2.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Tiffin Girls' School (9.3 km) and Tiffin School (11 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily Studley Grange, 450 m away, with Langley's Shellfish closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Elthorne Park Surgery (900 m), with Church Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Whalecutz is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Ealing Hospital, 2.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 67% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 23 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Aces Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Fox the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 115 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 45% flats and 3% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 58% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 456 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Trumpers Field, 200 m away; for exercise, Warren Farm Radio Flyers (550 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 12 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
42 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Avenue House School |
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| Independent |
| 2.1 km |
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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 17.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 9.1 km away.
Most households own their home, 31% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of West London, 2.5 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.