Ealing Common
vs Hanger Hill
Ealing Common has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Hanger Hill. Homes in Hanger Hill sold for a median of £650,000, 3% above Ealing Common. Ealing Common has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Ealing Common has 16,237 residents in 6,819 households; Hanger Hill has 16,759 in 6,640. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (14% and 15%). Ealing Common has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 1.5 percentage points more than Hanger Hill (Ealing: 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 31% of homes in Ealing Common and 38% in Hanger Hill. Hanger Hill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 51%, 6.9 percentage points more than Ealing Common (Ealing: 46%). Hanger Hill has the higher share of private renting: 42%, 1.5 percentage points more than Ealing Common (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £630,000 in Ealing Common and £650,000 in Hanger Hill, against £530,000 across Ealing.
Surroundings
Ealing Common has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 3.6 percentage points more than Hanger Hill (Ealing: 14%). A typical postcode has 293 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ealing Common, and 115 in Hanger Hill. The typical postcode is 508 m from the nearest school in Ealing Common and 354 m in Hanger Hill. The typical postcode is 467 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ealing Common and 381 m in Hanger Hill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Ealing Common and 90% in Hanger Hill.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 95 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ealing Common and 90 in Hanger Hill, 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 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.
Hanger Hill is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 16,759 people in 6,640 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £650,000 over the past two years, 23% above the Ealing median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the Ealing average.
More comparisons.
Ealing Common and Hanger Hill next to other wards of Ealing.