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Lady Margaret
vs Northolt West End

Northolt West End has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Lady Margaret. Homes in Lady Margaret sold for a median of £505,000, 31% above Northolt West End. Northolt West End has more green space nearby (24% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Ealing with Lady Margaret highlighted
202 postcodes
Map of Ealing with Northolt West End highlighted
279 postcodes
Map of Ealing
city average

People

Lady Margaret has 16,679 residents in 4,925 households; Northolt West End has 16,542 in 5,604. Lady Margaret has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 3.7 percentage points more than Northolt West End (Ealing: 12%). Northolt West End has the higher share of people living alone: 23%, 5 percentage points more than Lady Margaret (Ealing: 27%).

16,679Residents (2021)
16,542Residents (2021)
367,115Residents (2021)
4,925Households
5,604Households
133,657Households
19.3%Aged 15–29
19.8%Aged 15–29
20.0%Aged 15–29
13.6%Aged 65 and over
9.9%Aged 65 and over
12.1%Aged 65 and over
17.6%Living alone
22.6%Living alone
26.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Lady Margaret (44%) and flats in Northolt West End (49%). Lady Margaret has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 58%, 16.8 percentage points more than Northolt West End (Ealing: 46%). Lady Margaret has the higher share of private renting: 32%, 6.9 percentage points more than Northolt West End (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £505,000 in Lady Margaret and £385,000 in Northolt West End, against £530,000 across Ealing.

£505,000Median sale price
£385,000Median sale price
£530,000Median sale price
57.6%Owner-occupied
40.8%Owner-occupied
46.2%Owner-occupied
31.9%Private renting
25.0%Private renting
34.0%Private renting
9.4%Social renting
32.5%Social renting
17.5%Social renting
5.3%Detached houses
3.1%Detached houses
5.1%Detached houses
27.7%Semi-detached houses
26.7%Semi-detached houses
21.9%Semi-detached houses
43.5%Terraced houses
17.4%Terraced houses
23.4%Terraced houses
17.5%Flats
48.8%Flats
34.5%Flats

Surroundings

Northolt West End has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 24%, 10.2 percentage points more than Lady Margaret (Ealing: 14%). A typical postcode has 136 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Lady Margaret, and 110 in Northolt West End. The typical postcode is 332 m from the nearest school in Lady Margaret and 387 m in Northolt West End. The typical postcode is 1,872 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Lady Margaret and 2,119 m in Northolt West End. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Lady Margaret and 94% in Northolt West End.

13.3%Green space within 500 m
23.5%Green space within 500 m
13.6%Green space within 500 m
136Services within 15 min (median)
110Services within 15 min (median)
152Services within 15 min (median)
332 mNearest school (median)
387 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.9 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
150Postcodes in flood risk areas
94.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 87 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Lady Margaret and 104 in Northolt West End, 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.

87Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
104Recorded 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.

Lady Margaret

Lady Margaret is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 16,679 people in 4,925 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £505,000 over the past two years, 5% below the Ealing median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Ealing average.

Northolt West End

Northolt West End is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 16,542 people in 5,604 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £385,000 over the past two years, 27% below the Ealing median. On average 24% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 73% above the Ealing average.

More comparisons.

Lady Margaret and Northolt West End next to other wards of Ealing.