Area:
Acton

Postcode:
W3

Boroughs:
Ealing

Conservation areas:
Acton Park, Acton Center, Creffields, MillHill Park, Gunnersbury Park, Hanger Hill Garden estate.

Schools:
Ealing Education Authority: Acton high School, Ellen Wilkinson, Twyford C of E.
Private: Japanese School, King Fahad Academy, Greek School.

Council tax (Band D):
£1114

Properties:
Large stock of Victorian houses and 1-2-bed conversion flats.

Attracts:
Young professionals; people who can't afford Ealing, Hammersmith or Fulham; Japanese who moved because of the Japanese school.

Amenities:
Good ethnic restaurants (Thai and east European), theatres and concerts (the Questor Theatre in Ealing), Cinemas, three sport facilities, one swimming pool with restored Victorian Swimming baths, libraries. High street local shops and The Oaks shopping centre.

Transport:
Good and fast lines with trains and tubes.

Open spaces:
Varied with woods, rivers, high viewpoints and meadowland.

Crime rate:
118/1000 ; 16/32

Comments:
As it doesn't have the prestigious cachet of W4 it's then substantially cheaper but is just a step to the west of Bedford Park. Home of the BBC.

Problems:
Some aircraft noise from Heathrow (30 mn drive), overshadowed by Ealing.