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Ealing Common
vs Walpole

Ealing Common has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Walpole. Homes in Walpole sold for a median of £750,000, 19% above Ealing Common. Ealing Common has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Ealing with Ealing Common highlighted
Ealing Common
294 postcodes
Map of Ealing with Walpole highlighted
Walpole
243 postcodes
Map of Ealing
Ealing
city average

People

Ealing Common has 16,237 residents in 6,819 households; Walpole has 14,753 in 6,203. Ealing Common has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 1.5 percentage points more than Walpole (Ealing: 12%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (31% and 30%).

16,237Residents (2021)
14,753Residents (2021)
367,115Residents (2021)
6,819Households
6,203Households
133,657Households
21.5%Aged 15–29
17.0%Aged 15–29
20.0%Aged 15–29
14.0%Aged 65 and over
12.5%Aged 65 and over
12.1%Aged 65 and over
31.1%Living alone
30.4%Living alone
26.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Ealing Common (31%) and terraced houses in Walpole (27%). Walpole has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 52%, 7.5 percentage points more than Ealing Common (Ealing: 46%). Ealing Common has the higher share of private renting: 40%, 5 percentage points more than Walpole (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £630,000 in Ealing Common and £750,000 in Walpole, against £530,000 across Ealing.

£630,000Median sale price
£750,000Median sale price
£530,000Median sale price
44.0%Owner-occupied
51.5%Owner-occupied
46.2%Owner-occupied
40.3%Private renting
35.3%Private renting
34.0%Private renting
14.5%Social renting
12.2%Social renting
17.5%Social renting
7.8%Detached houses
4.1%Detached houses
5.1%Detached houses
19.9%Semi-detached houses
18.9%Semi-detached houses
21.9%Semi-detached houses
13.2%Terraced houses
27.2%Terraced houses
23.4%Terraced houses
30.9%Flats
24.5%Flats
34.5%Flats

Surroundings

Ealing Common has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 2.9 percentage points more than Walpole (Ealing: 14%). A typical postcode has 293 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ealing Common, and 372 in Walpole. The typical postcode is 508 m from the nearest school in Ealing Common and 468 m in Walpole. The typical postcode is 467 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ealing Common and 606 m in Walpole. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Ealing Common and 85% in Walpole.

15.7%Green space within 500 m
12.8%Green space within 500 m
13.6%Green space within 500 m
293Services within 15 min (median)
372Services within 15 min (median)
152Services within 15 min (median)
508 mNearest school (median)
468 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
467 mNearest tram or rail (median)
606 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)
85.5%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 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.

95Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
133Recorded 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.

Walpole

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.

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