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Dormers Wells
vs Lady Margaret

Dormers Wells has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Lady Margaret. Homes in Lady Margaret sold for a median of £505,000, in line with Dormers Wells. Lady Margaret has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Ealing with Dormers Wells highlighted
Dormers Wells
225 postcodes
Map of Ealing with Lady Margaret highlighted
Lady Margaret
202 postcodes
Map of Ealing
Ealing
city average

People

Dormers Wells has 15,189 residents in 4,669 households; Lady Margaret has 16,679 in 4,925. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (14% and 14%). Dormers Wells has the higher share of people living alone: 21%, 3.5 percentage points more than Lady Margaret (Ealing: 27%).

15,189Residents (2021)
16,679Residents (2021)
367,115Residents (2021)
4,669Households
4,925Households
133,657Households
20.3%Aged 15–29
19.3%Aged 15–29
20.0%Aged 15–29
14.1%Aged 65 and over
13.6%Aged 65 and over
12.1%Aged 65 and over
21.1%Living alone
17.6%Living alone
26.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Dormers Wells (37%) and terraced houses in Lady Margaret (44%). Lady Margaret has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 58%, 13.1 percentage points more than Dormers Wells (Ealing: 46%). Lady Margaret has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 3.9 percentage points more than Dormers Wells (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £495,000 in Dormers Wells and £505,000 in Lady Margaret, against £530,000 across Ealing.

£495,000Median sale price
£505,000Median sale price
£530,000Median sale price
44.5%Owner-occupied
57.6%Owner-occupied
46.2%Owner-occupied
28.0%Private renting
31.9%Private renting
34.0%Private renting
25.4%Social renting
9.4%Social renting
17.5%Social renting
5.1%Detached houses
5.3%Detached houses
5.1%Detached houses
26.9%Semi-detached houses
27.7%Semi-detached houses
21.9%Semi-detached houses
24.7%Terraced houses
43.5%Terraced houses
23.4%Terraced houses
37.1%Flats
17.5%Flats
34.5%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (13% and 13%). A typical postcode has 134 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dormers Wells, and 136 in Lady Margaret. The typical postcode is 315 m from the nearest school in Dormers Wells and 332 m in Lady Margaret. The typical postcode is 1,348 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dormers Wells and 1,872 m in Lady Margaret. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Dormers Wells and 95% in Lady Margaret.

13.2%Green space within 500 m
13.3%Green space within 500 m
13.6%Green space within 500 m
134Services within 15 min (median)
136Services within 15 min (median)
152Services within 15 min (median)
315 mNearest school (median)
332 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
150Postcodes in flood risk areas
77.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 97 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Dormers Wells and 87 in Lady Margaret, against 120 across Ealing. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

97Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
87Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
120Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Dormers Wells

Dormers Wells is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 15,189 people in 4,669 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £495,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Ealing median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Ealing average.

Lady Margaret

Lady Margaret is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 16,679 people in 4,925 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £505,000 over the past two years, 5% below the Ealing median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Ealing average.

More comparisons.

Dormers Wells and Lady Margaret next to other wards of Ealing.

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