Ealing Common
vs South Acton
Ealing Common has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in South Acton. Homes in Ealing Common sold for a median of £630,000, 27% above South Acton. Ealing Common has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Ealing Common has 16,237 residents in 6,819 households; South Acton has 17,619 in 7,574. Ealing Common has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 4.6 percentage points more than South Acton (Ealing: 12%). South Acton has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 4.2 percentage points more than Ealing Common (Ealing: 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 31% of homes in Ealing Common and 58% in South Acton. Ealing Common has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 44%, 12.1 percentage points more than South Acton (Ealing: 46%). Ealing Common has the higher share of private renting: 40%, 6.3 percentage points more than South Acton (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £630,000 in Ealing Common and £495,000 in South Acton, against £530,000 across Ealing.
Surroundings
Ealing Common has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 7.6 percentage points more than South Acton (Ealing: 14%). A typical postcode has 293 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ealing Common, and 321 in South Acton. The typical postcode is 508 m from the nearest school in Ealing Common and 223 m in South Acton. The typical postcode is 467 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ealing Common and 363 m in South Acton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Ealing Common and 78% in South Acton.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 95 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ealing Common and 187 in South 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.
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.
South Acton is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 17,619 people in 7,574 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £495,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Ealing median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 40% below the Ealing average.
More comparisons.
Ealing Common and South Acton next to other wards of Ealing.