Perivale
vs Pitshanger
Perivale has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Pitshanger. Homes in Pitshanger sold for a median of £725,000, 39% above Perivale. Perivale has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Perivale has 16,185 residents in 5,672 households; Pitshanger has 15,165 in 5,911. Pitshanger has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 2.1 percentage points more than Perivale (Ealing: 12%). Pitshanger has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 4.5 percentage points more than Perivale (Ealing: 27%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Perivale (34%) and flats in Pitshanger (44%). Perivale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 55%, 4.5 percentage points more than Pitshanger (Ealing: 46%). Perivale has the higher share of private renting: 36%, 8.5 percentage points more than Pitshanger (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £520,000 in Perivale and £725,000 in Pitshanger, against £530,000 across Ealing.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (17% and 17%). A typical postcode has 87 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Perivale, and 137 in Pitshanger. The typical postcode is 452 m from the nearest school in Perivale and 332 m in Pitshanger. The typical postcode is 534 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Perivale and 580 m in Pitshanger. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Perivale and 89% in Pitshanger.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 106 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Perivale 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.
Perivale is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 16,185 people in 5,672 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £520,000 over the past two years, in line with the Ealing median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 26% above 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.
Perivale and Pitshanger next to other wards of Ealing.