Ealing Broadway
vs Walpole
Ealing Broadway has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Walpole. Homes in Walpole sold for a median of £750,000, 25% above Ealing Broadway. Walpole has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Ealing Broadway has 13,921 residents in 6,222 households; Walpole has 14,753 in 6,203. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (13% and 13%). Ealing Broadway has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 3 percentage points more than Walpole (Ealing: 27%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Ealing Broadway (45%) and terraced houses in Walpole (27%). Walpole has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 52%, 13.5 percentage points more than Ealing Broadway (Ealing: 46%). Ealing Broadway has the higher share of private renting: 49%, 13.9 percentage points more than Walpole (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £598,750 in Ealing Broadway and £750,000 in Walpole, against £530,000 across Ealing.
Surroundings
Walpole has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 5.6 percentage points more than Ealing Broadway (Ealing: 14%). A typical postcode has 319 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ealing Broadway, and 372 in Walpole. The typical postcode is 396 m from the nearest school in Ealing Broadway and 468 m in Walpole. The typical postcode is 511 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ealing Broadway and 606 m in Walpole. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Ealing Broadway and 85% in Walpole.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 186 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ealing Broadway and 133 in Walpole, 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.
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.
Ealing Broadway is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 13,921 people in 6,222 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £598,750 over the past two years, 13% above the Ealing median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 47% below the Ealing average.
Walpole is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 14,753 people in 6,203 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £750,000 over the past two years, 42% above the Ealing median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% below the Ealing average.
More comparisons.
Ealing Broadway and Walpole next to other wards of Ealing.