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East Acton
vs Southfield

East Acton has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Southfield. Homes in Southfield sold for a median of £760,000, 58% above East Acton. East Acton has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Ealing with East Acton highlighted
East Acton
273 postcodes
Map of Ealing with Southfield highlighted
Southfield
309 postcodes
Map of Ealing
Ealing
city average

People

East Acton has 15,415 residents in 5,987 households; Southfield has 16,310 in 7,202. Southfield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 1.6 percentage points more than East Acton (Ealing: 12%). Southfield has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 2.3 percentage points more than East Acton (Ealing: 27%).

15,415Residents (2021)
16,310Residents (2021)
367,115Residents (2021)
5,987Households
7,202Households
133,657Households
24.5%Aged 15–29
16.6%Aged 15–29
20.0%Aged 15–29
10.1%Aged 65 and over
11.7%Aged 65 and over
12.1%Aged 65 and over
30.2%Living alone
32.5%Living alone
26.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, flats are the most common type of home: 48% of homes in East Acton and 34% in Southfield. Southfield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 52%, 18.7 percentage points more than East Acton (Ealing: 46%). East Acton has the higher share of private renting: 39%, 4.4 percentage points more than Southfield (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £482,500 in East Acton and £760,000 in Southfield, against £530,000 across Ealing.

£482,500Median sale price
£760,000Median sale price
£530,000Median sale price
33.4%Owner-occupied
52.1%Owner-occupied
46.2%Owner-occupied
39.3%Private renting
34.9%Private renting
34.0%Private renting
24.9%Social renting
10.3%Social renting
17.5%Social renting
3.9%Detached houses
2.8%Detached houses
5.1%Detached houses
20.2%Semi-detached houses
9.9%Semi-detached houses
21.9%Semi-detached houses
10.4%Terraced houses
28.4%Terraced houses
23.4%Terraced houses
47.6%Flats
33.7%Flats
34.5%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (10% and 10%). A typical postcode has 257 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in East Acton, and 340 in Southfield. The typical postcode is 431 m from the nearest school in East Acton and 387 m in Southfield. The typical postcode is 482 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in East Acton and 456 m in Southfield. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in East Acton and 93% in Southfield.

10.2%Green space within 500 m
9.6%Green space within 500 m
13.6%Green space within 500 m
257Services within 15 min (median)
340Services within 15 min (median)
152Services within 15 min (median)
431 mNearest school (median)
387 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
482 mNearest tram or rail (median)
456 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
82.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 95 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in East Acton and 88 in Southfield, 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
88Recorded 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.

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.

Southfield

Southfield is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 16,310 people in 7,202 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £760,000 over the past two years, 43% above the Ealing median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% below the Ealing average.

More comparisons.

East Acton and Southfield next to other wards of Ealing.

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