Norwood Green
vs Southall West
Southall West has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 21% in Norwood Green. Homes in Southall West sold for a median of £440,000, 6% above Norwood Green. Norwood Green has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Norwood Green has 15,742 residents in 4,929 households; Southall West has 7,591 in 2,112. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (11% and 11%). Norwood Green has the higher share of people living alone: 22%, 1.6 percentage points more than Southall West (Ealing: 27%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Norwood Green (43%) and terraced houses in Southall West (40%). Southall West has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 40%, 1.6 percentage points more than Norwood Green (Ealing: 46%). Southall West has the higher share of private renting: 34%, 8.9 percentage points more than Norwood Green (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £415,000 in Norwood Green and £440,000 in Southall West, against £530,000 across Ealing.
Surroundings
Norwood Green has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 11.9 percentage points more than Southall West (Ealing: 14%). A typical postcode has 116 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Norwood Green, and 155 in Southall West. The typical postcode is 276 m from the nearest school in Norwood Green and 310 m in Southall West. The typical postcode is 1,004 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Norwood Green and 901 m in Southall West. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Norwood Green and 91% in Southall West.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 140 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Norwood Green and 114 in Southall West, 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.
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 West is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 7,591 people in 2,112 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £440,000 over the past two years, 17% below the Ealing median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% below the Ealing average.
More comparisons.
Norwood Green and Southall West next to other wards of Ealing.