Hanwell Broadway
vs Northfield

Hanwell Broadway has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Northfield. Homes in Northfield sold for a median of £720,000, 26% above Hanwell Broadway. Northfield has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 11%).

Hanwell Broadway

282 postcodes

Northfield

209 postcodes

Ealing

city average

People

Hanwell Broadway has 15,290 residents in 6,193 households; Northfield has 14,839 in 5,811. Northfield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 3.1 percentage points more than Hanwell Broadway (Ealing: 12%). Hanwell Broadway has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 4.2 percentage points more than Northfield (Ealing: 27%).

15,290Residents (2021)

14,839Residents (2021)

367,115Residents (2021)

6,193Households

5,811Households

133,657Households

17.5%Aged 15–29

15.8%Aged 15–29

20.0%Aged 15–29

10.8%Aged 65 and over

13.9%Aged 65 and over

12.1%Aged 65 and over

29.3%Living alone

25.1%Living alone

26.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Hanwell Broadway (36%) and terraced houses in Northfield (42%). Northfield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 18.9 percentage points more than Hanwell Broadway (Ealing: 46%). Hanwell Broadway has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 3.2 percentage points more than Northfield (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £570,000 in Hanwell Broadway and £720,000 in Northfield, against £530,000 across Ealing.

£570,000Median sale price

£720,000Median sale price

£530,000Median sale price

44.3%Owner-occupied

63.2%Owner-occupied

46.2%Owner-occupied

32.4%Private renting

29.2%Private renting

34.0%Private renting

19.7%Social renting

7.0%Social renting

17.5%Social renting

2.3%Detached houses

2.7%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

12.7%Semi-detached houses

20.1%Semi-detached houses

21.9%Semi-detached houses

28.7%Terraced houses

41.6%Terraced houses

23.4%Terraced houses

36.1%Flats

19.0%Flats

34.5%Flats

Surroundings

Northfield has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 3.9 percentage points more than Hanwell Broadway (Ealing: 14%). A typical postcode has 213 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hanwell Broadway, and 247 in Northfield. The typical postcode is 230 m from the nearest school in Hanwell Broadway and 262 m in Northfield. The typical postcode is 529 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hanwell Broadway and 453 m in Northfield. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Hanwell Broadway and 91% in Northfield.

10.5%Green space within 500 m

14.4%Green space within 500 m

13.6%Green space within 500 m

213Services within 15 min (median)

247Services within 15 min (median)

152Services within 15 min (median)

230 mNearest school (median)

262 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

529 mNearest tram or rail (median)

453 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

22Postcodes in flood risk areas

0Postcodes in flood risk areas

150Postcodes in flood risk areas

87.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

90.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

90.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 153 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Hanwell Broadway and 80 in Northfield, 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.

153Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

80Recorded 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.

Hanwell Broadway

Hanwell Broadway is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 15,290 people in 6,193 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £570,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Ealing median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 23% below the Ealing average.

Northfield

Northfield is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 14,839 people in 5,811 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £720,000 over the past two years, 36% above the Ealing median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% above the Ealing average.

More comparisons.

Hanwell Broadway and Northfield next to other wards of Ealing.

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