UB2 5LN Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

UB2 5LN is a postcode in Southall Green, Ealing, London, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near UB2 5LN, then scores the surrounding small area 38/100 - bottom 18% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around UB2 5LN are property market signals and schools and education, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for UB2 5LN is based on Hounslow 005 Census 2021. It covers 8,119 residents, 2,982 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 33, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 34% owner-occupied, 22% privately rented, 42% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 2/10.

For property prices near UB2 5LN, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the UB2 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £393k from 59 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near UB2 5LN can compare 11 state schools within one mile, including 11 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 9 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 1 records marked free and 9 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near UB2 5LN by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around UB2 5LN is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 10 HMO licences, 23 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.