Living in Ealing
Facts from named public sources, each with its date, set side by side. We do not rank the towns.
General information only, not financial or property advice.
Last checked: 10 November 2026
This page sets facts from named public sources, each with its date, about the London Borough of Ealing, side by side. We do not rank the towns as better or worse, and we do not invent figures where the sources only publish a borough-wide number.
The seven towns
The London Borough of Ealing is made up of seven towns. West Ealing is an area of Ealing town, not a seventh town. Each town has its own page in this guide.
| Town | From the council's town page | Postcode stated by the council | Our guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | The council's Acton town page is the source for the overview on our Acton guide. That page does not state a postcode in the text we used. | Not stated on the town page we used | Acton guide |
| Ealing | The council says Ealing includes the borough's main shopping and business centre, also known as Ealing Broadway. It lists neighbourhoods under W5, West Twyford under NW10, and Argyle Road and West Ealing under W13. West Ealing is an area of Ealing town. | W5; W13 (West Ealing); NW10 (West Twyford) | Ealing guide |
| Greenford | The council says Greenford is within the UB6 postcode district. | UB6 | Greenford guide |
| Hanwell | The council describes Hanwell as well connected, with the Elizabeth line, the Grand Union Canal and the River Brent running through it. Our Hanwell guide is kept short. | Not stated on the town page we used | Hanwell guide |
| Northolt | The council's Northolt town page names Northala Fields and a weekly Northolt parkrun among local green spaces and activities. | Not stated on the town page we used | Northolt guide |
| Perivale | The council mentions the Grand Union Canal, Horsenden Hill and the Perivale Hive library among local spaces. | Not stated on the town page we used | Perivale guide |
| Southall | The council says most of Southall sits between the two branches of the Grand Union Canal and stretches south to take in Norwood Green and its village. | Not stated on the town page we used | Southall guide |
Sources: Ealing Council's Acton town page; Ealing Council's Ealing town page; Ealing Council's Greenford town page; Ealing Council's Hanwell town page; Ealing Council's Northolt town page; Ealing Council's Perivale town page; Ealing Council's Southall town page. Last checked: 10 November 2026.
Where the postcode column says the town page we used does not state a postcode, we leave the gap rather than guess.
The photograph here is an illustrative picture of trees on grassland. It is not a photograph of a named place in the borough.
Population
The Office for National Statistics Census 2021 page for Ealing says the population increased by 8.5%, from just over 338,400 in 2011 to around 367,100 in 2021. It also says that was a greater percentage increase than in London as a whole (7.7%) and than in England (6.6%). These figures are for the borough, not for each town. We have not found a Census 2021 table from the ONS that matches the seven towns one-for-one, so we do not publish a town-by-town population comparison.
Sources: Office for National Statistics: How life has changed in Ealing, Census 2021. Last checked: 10 November 2026.
House prices
The ONS housing prices page for Ealing says the average house price in Ealing was £590,000 in August 2026 (provisional), which was 1.8% higher than in August 2025. That figure is for the local authority as a whole. Average prices from the ONS are not published for each of the seven towns on the pages we checked, so we do not show a town-by-town price table.
Sources: Office for National Statistics: Housing prices in Ealing. Last checked: 10 November 2026.
Council tax
Ealing Council publishes council tax amounts for 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The council explains that each home is placed in one of eight bands, based on what it might have sold for in April 1991. The same bands and amounts apply across the borough; they are not set town by town.
| Band | Range of 1991 values | Greater London Authority | Ealing Council | Total 2026 to 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Up to £40,000 | £340.34 | £1,085.35 | £1,425.69 |
| B | £40,000 to £52,000 | £397.06 | £1,266.23 | £1,663.29 |
| C | £52,000 to £68,000 | £453.79 | £1,447.13 | £1,900.92 |
| D | £68,000 to £88,000 | £510.51 | £1,628.02 | £2,138.53 |
| E | £88,000 to £120,000 | £623.96 | £1,989.81 | £2,613.77 |
| F | £120,000 to £160,000 | £737.40 | £2,351.58 | £3,088.98 |
| G | £160,000 to £320,000 | £850.85 | £2,713.37 | £3,564.22 |
| H | More than £320,000 | £1,021.02 | £3,256.04 | £4,277.06 |
Sources: Ealing Council: Council tax bands 2026 to 2027. Last checked: 10 November 2026.
Getting around
Journey times vary by time of day and by disruptions, so we do not publish typical travel times of our own. Use TfL's journey planner to check a specific trip. Our town guides note the stations named in the sources we used, including Elizabeth line stations at Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hanwell and Southall, which TfL's Elizabeth line station information (September 2025) lists with step-free access to all platforms.
Sources: Transport for London: Journey planner; Transport for London: Elizabeth line station information (September 2025). Last checked: 10 November 2026.
Checked by the About Ealing team. Last checked: 10 November 2026. Details can change. Please check the linked source before you travel or visit. To report a mistake, use our corrections page.
The photograph here is an illustrative picture of a brick railway arch. It is not a photograph of a named station or viaduct in the borough.
