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Ealing Common
vs East Acton

East Acton has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Ealing Common. Homes in Ealing Common sold for a median of £630,000, 31% above East Acton. Ealing Common has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Ealing with Ealing Common highlighted
Ealing Common
294 postcodes
Map of Ealing with East Acton highlighted
East Acton
273 postcodes
Map of Ealing
Ealing
city average

People

Ealing Common has 16,237 residents in 6,819 households; East Acton has 15,415 in 5,987. Ealing Common has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 3.9 percentage points more than East Acton (Ealing: 12%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (31% and 30%).

16,237Residents (2021)
15,415Residents (2021)
367,115Residents (2021)
6,819Households
5,987Households
133,657Households
21.5%Aged 15–29
24.5%Aged 15–29
20.0%Aged 15–29
14.0%Aged 65 and over
10.1%Aged 65 and over
12.1%Aged 65 and over
31.1%Living alone
30.2%Living alone
26.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 31% of homes in Ealing Common and 48% in East Acton. Ealing Common has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 44%, 10.6 percentage points more than East Acton (Ealing: 46%). Ealing Common has the higher share of private renting: 40%, 1 percentage point more than East Acton (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £630,000 in Ealing Common and £482,500 in East Acton, against £530,000 across Ealing.

£630,000Median sale price
£482,500Median sale price
£530,000Median sale price
44.0%Owner-occupied
33.4%Owner-occupied
46.2%Owner-occupied
40.3%Private renting
39.3%Private renting
34.0%Private renting
14.5%Social renting
24.9%Social renting
17.5%Social renting
7.8%Detached houses
3.9%Detached houses
5.1%Detached houses
19.9%Semi-detached houses
20.2%Semi-detached houses
21.9%Semi-detached houses
13.2%Terraced houses
10.4%Terraced houses
23.4%Terraced houses
30.9%Flats
47.6%Flats
34.5%Flats

Surroundings

Ealing Common has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 5.5 percentage points more than East Acton (Ealing: 14%). A typical postcode has 293 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ealing Common, and 257 in East Acton. The typical postcode is 508 m from the nearest school in Ealing Common and 431 m in East Acton. The typical postcode is 467 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ealing Common and 482 m in East Acton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Ealing Common and 82% in East Acton.

15.7%Green space within 500 m
10.2%Green space within 500 m
13.6%Green space within 500 m
293Services within 15 min (median)
257Services within 15 min (median)
152Services within 15 min (median)
508 mNearest school (median)
431 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
467 mNearest tram or rail (median)
482 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
150Postcodes in flood risk areas
89.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
82.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 95 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ealing Common and 95 in East Acton, 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.

95Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
95Recorded 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.

Ealing Common

Ealing Common is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 16,237 people in 6,819 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £630,000 over the past two years, 19% above the Ealing median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% above the Ealing average.

East Acton

East Acton is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 15,415 people in 5,987 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £482,500 over the past two years, 9% below the Ealing median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% below the Ealing average.

More comparisons.

Ealing Common and East Acton next to other wards of Ealing.

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