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Norwood Green
vs Southall Green

Norwood Green has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Southall Green. Homes in Southall Green sold for a median of £425,000, in line with Norwood Green. Norwood Green has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 6%).

Map of Ealing with Norwood Green highlighted
249 postcodes
Map of Ealing with Southall Green highlighted
183 postcodes
Map of Ealing
city average

People

Norwood Green has 15,742 residents in 4,929 households; Southall Green has 16,046 in 4,342. Norwood Green has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 1.2 percentage points more than Southall Green (Ealing: 12%). Norwood Green has the higher share of people living alone: 22%, 6.5 percentage points more than Southall Green (Ealing: 27%).

15,742Residents (2021)
16,046Residents (2021)
367,115Residents (2021)
4,929Households
4,342Households
133,657Households
21.3%Aged 15–29
20.7%Aged 15–29
20.0%Aged 15–29
11.0%Aged 65 and over
9.8%Aged 65 and over
12.1%Aged 65 and over
21.7%Living alone
15.2%Living alone
26.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Norwood Green (43%) and terraced houses in Southall Green (32%). Southall Green has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 40%, 2.1 percentage points more than Norwood Green (Ealing: 46%). Southall Green has the higher share of private renting: 45%, 19.7 percentage points more than Norwood Green (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £415,000 in Norwood Green and £425,000 in Southall Green, against £530,000 across Ealing.

£415,000Median sale price
£425,000Median sale price
£530,000Median sale price
38.1%Owner-occupied
40.2%Owner-occupied
46.2%Owner-occupied
25.4%Private renting
45.1%Private renting
34.0%Private renting
30.7%Social renting
13.1%Social renting
17.5%Social renting
9.4%Detached houses
7.9%Detached houses
5.1%Detached houses
20.6%Semi-detached houses
23.3%Semi-detached houses
21.9%Semi-detached houses
19.6%Terraced houses
31.7%Terraced houses
23.4%Terraced houses
42.5%Flats
23.1%Flats
34.5%Flats

Surroundings

Norwood Green has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 13.3 percentage points more than Southall Green (Ealing: 14%). A typical postcode has 116 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Norwood Green, and 117 in Southall Green. The typical postcode is 276 m from the nearest school in Norwood Green and 254 m in Southall Green. The typical postcode is 1,004 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Norwood Green and 911 m in Southall Green. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Norwood Green and 89% in Southall Green.

19.6%Green space within 500 m
6.3%Green space within 500 m
13.6%Green space within 500 m
116Services within 15 min (median)
117Services within 15 min (median)
152Services within 15 min (median)
276 mNearest school (median)
254 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
911 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
6Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
150Postcodes in flood risk areas
78.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
89.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
90.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 140 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Norwood Green and 191 in Southall Green, 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.

140Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
191Recorded 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.

Norwood Green

Norwood Green is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 15,742 people in 4,929 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £415,000 over the past two years, 22% below the Ealing median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% above the Ealing average.

Southall Green

Southall Green is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 16,046 people in 4,342 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £425,000 over the past two years, 20% below the Ealing median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 54% below the Ealing average.

More comparisons.

Norwood Green and Southall Green next to other wards of Ealing.