Ealing
Borough · London · United Kingdom
West London borough called the "Queen of the Suburbs" around Ealing Broadway, with Acton closer in and the very diverse town of Southall further out. The Elizabeth line has cut journey times.
Overview
Good for
Families and commuters; parks and Elizabeth lineWatch out for
Busy A40 and North Circular; crowding at Ealing BroadwayNeighborhoods
Rent
The median monthly rent of a two-bedroom home in Ealing was £1,902 in 2025/26, 7% below the London average. It is the 16th most expensive of 33 boroughs.
| Home size | Median rent / month |
|---|---|
| Room | £800 |
| Studio | £1,300 |
| 1 bedroom | £1,600 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,902 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,500 |
| 4+ bedrooms | £3,350 |
Median monthly rent of two-bedroom homes let privately, as recorded by Rent Officers (ONS). Rents vary a lot by street and building, and ONS advises caution when comparing areas because the sample is not random. Source: ONS – Private rental market in London, April 2025 to March 2026.
Rent by postcode district in Ealing
Median monthly rent recorded in each postcode district (ONS). Districts are placed in the borough that contains their centre and often spill into neighbouring boroughs; small samples make these figures rougher than the borough ones.
| District | Includes (wards) | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| UB1 | Dormers Wells, Hayes Town, Lady Margaret, Norwood Green, Southall Broadway, Southall West | – | £1,950 |
| UB2 | Hayes Town, Heston East, Heston West, Norwood Green, Pinkwell, Southall Broadway | £1,550 | £2,000 |
| UB5 | Central Greenford, Greenford Broadway, Lady Margaret, North Greenford, Northolt Mandeville, Northolt West End | £1,250 | £1,600 |
| UB6 | Central Greenford, Dormers Wells, Greenford Broadway, Harrow on the Hill, Lady Margaret, North Greenford | £1,325 | £1,800 |
| W3 | Chiswick Gunnersbury, College Park & Old Oak, Ealing Common, East Acton, Hanger Hill, North Acton | £1,700 | £2,100 |
| W5 | Brentford East, Brentford West, Chiswick Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway, Ealing Common, Hanger Hill | £1,550 | £1,931 |
| W7 | Hanwell Broadway, Northfield, North Hanwell, Norwood Green, Pitshanger, Walpole | £1,475 | £1,700 |
| W13 | Ealing Broadway, Hanwell Broadway, Northfield, Pitshanger, Walpole | £1,500 | £1,800 |
- 1,550–1,700
- 1,700–1,800
- 1,800–2,000
- 2,000–2,350
- 2,350–3,563
Who lives here
| Ealing | London | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 367,115 | 8,799,725 |
| One-person households | 26.7% | 29.3% |
| Children under 15 | 18.4% | 18.1% |
| Aged 15–24 | 12.1% | 12.3% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12.1% | 11.9% |
| Social housing rentals | 17.5% | 23.1% |
| Private rentals | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 48.2% | 46.8% |
Source: ONS – Census 2021 (Nomis: TS007A, TS054, TS003) (2021).
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Getting around
- Elizabeth, Central, District, Piccadilly lines
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