Greenford Broadway sits at the heart of Ealing’s western edge, functioning as a compact town-centre ward with a long shopping parade, small businesses and pockets of light industry clustered along the rail and canal corridors. It benefits from good transport links - notably Greenford station, easy access to the A40 and the towpaths of the Grand Union Canal and the banks of the River Brent - which give the area a mix of urban convenience and nearby green waterways.
The ward’s roots go back to medieval times and it expanded through 19th- and 20th-century industry and housing; today it is socially and culturally diverse, reflected in independent shops, South Asian and Eastern European food outlets and community venues. Recent regeneration and housing projects aim to improve public spaces and facilities while keeping the lively, mixed-community character that many locals value.
Postcode districts covering Greenford Broadway
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 5.1 miles
- Islington 11.1 miles
- City of Westminster 8.8 miles
- Bexley 22.4 miles
- Sutton 14.3 miles
- Croydon 17 miles
- Slough 10.4 miles
- Harrow 4.6 miles
- High Wycombe 17.9 miles
- Watford 9.1 miles
- Woking 17.9 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 16 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lady Margaret Ward 0.4 miles
- Dormers Wells Ward 0.9 miles
- Central Greenford Ward 1 mile
- Yeading Ward 1.2 miles
- Northolt Mandeville Ward 1.3 miles
- Southall Broadway Ward 1.3 miles
- Northolt West End Ward 1.3 miles
- North Hanwell Ward 1.4 miles
- Southall West Ward 1.6 miles
- Ealing Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Belmore Ward 1.7 miles
- Perivale Ward 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Greenford Broadway
UB5 6RN, UB6 9RS, UB6 9NQ, UB6 9EH, UB5 6FT, UB6 9EQ, UB5 6SR, UB6 9UB, UB6 9PP … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 5.7 miles
- London City Airport 18.2 miles
- Greenford Station 1.2 miles
- South Greenford Railway Station 1.3 miles
Hotels near Greenford Broadway Ad
- The Drayton Court Hotel 4 2.3 miles
- The Fox & Goose Hotel 3 3 miles
- Bridge Hotel 3 0.9 miles
- Rosemay Hotel 4 2.5 miles
- Eurotraveller Hotel Premier @ Harrow 3 2.8 miles
- Hotel Xanadu 4 2.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London-Ealing 3 2.2 miles
- Novotel London Brentford Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- The Green W7 2 miles
- STAYBRIDGE SUITES LONDON-HEATHROW BATH ROAD 4 5.4 miles
Schools in Greenford Broadway
- Gifford Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary School Primary
- Ravenor Primary School Primary
- Stanhope Primary School Primary
- The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Secondary
Local points of interest
- Church Road Stadium 2.7 miles
- Osterley House Country house 2.9 miles
- Griffin Park Stadium 4 miles
- Wembley Stadium Stadium 4.1 miles
- Swakeleys House Historic site 4.2 miles
- Syon Park House Estate 4.3 miles
- Burlington Gardens Shopping centre 4.6 miles
- Brunel University University 4.6 miles
- Uxbridge College College 4.7 miles
- Richmond Palace Gatehouse Historic site 5.3 miles
- Twickenham Stoop Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles
- Loftus Road Stadium 5.9 miles