Hanwell Broadway
vs Pitshanger
Pitshanger has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Hanwell Broadway. Homes in Pitshanger sold for a median of £725,000, 27% above Hanwell Broadway. Pitshanger has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Hanwell Broadway has 15,290 residents in 6,193 households; Pitshanger has 15,165 in 5,911. Pitshanger has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 4.3 percentage points more than Hanwell Broadway (Ealing: 12%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (29% and 29%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 36% of homes in Hanwell Broadway and 44% in Pitshanger. Pitshanger has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 50%, 5.9 percentage points more than Hanwell Broadway (Ealing: 46%). Hanwell Broadway has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 5.4 percentage points more than Pitshanger (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £570,000 in Hanwell Broadway and £725,000 in Pitshanger, against £530,000 across Ealing.
Surroundings
Pitshanger has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 6.3 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 137 in Pitshanger. The typical postcode is 230 m from the nearest school in Hanwell Broadway and 332 m in Pitshanger. The typical postcode is 529 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hanwell Broadway and 580 m in Pitshanger. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Hanwell Broadway and 89% in Pitshanger.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 153 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Hanwell Broadway and 72 in Pitshanger, 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.
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.
Pitshanger is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 15,165 people in 5,911 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £725,000 over the past two years, 37% above the Ealing median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% above the Ealing average.
More comparisons.
Hanwell Broadway and Pitshanger next to other wards of Ealing.