Pitshanger
vs Walpole

Pitshanger has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Walpole. Homes in Walpole sold for a median of £750,000, 3% above Pitshanger. Pitshanger has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 13%).

Pitshanger

264 postcodes

Walpole

243 postcodes

Ealing

city average

People

Pitshanger has 15,165 residents in 5,911 households; Walpole has 14,753 in 6,203. Pitshanger has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 2.6 percentage points more than Walpole (Ealing: 12%). Walpole has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 1.9 percentage points more than Pitshanger (Ealing: 27%).

15,165Residents (2021)

14,753Residents (2021)

367,115Residents (2021)

5,911Households

6,203Households

133,657Households

18.4%Aged 15–29

17.0%Aged 15–29

20.0%Aged 15–29

15.1%Aged 65 and over

12.5%Aged 65 and over

12.1%Aged 65 and over

28.5%Living alone

30.4%Living alone

26.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Pitshanger (44%) and terraced houses in Walpole (27%). Walpole has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 52%, 1.3 percentage points more than Pitshanger (Ealing: 46%). Walpole has the higher share of private renting: 35%, 8.3 percentage points more than Pitshanger (Ealing: 34%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £725,000 in Pitshanger and £750,000 in Walpole, against £530,000 across Ealing.

£725,000Median sale price

£750,000Median sale price

£530,000Median sale price

50.2%Owner-occupied

51.5%Owner-occupied

46.2%Owner-occupied

27.0%Private renting

35.3%Private renting

34.0%Private renting

21.3%Social renting

12.2%Social renting

17.5%Social renting

3.6%Detached houses

4.1%Detached houses

5.1%Detached houses

21.8%Semi-detached houses

18.9%Semi-detached houses

21.9%Semi-detached houses

20.6%Terraced houses

27.2%Terraced houses

23.4%Terraced houses

44.4%Flats

24.5%Flats

34.5%Flats

Surroundings

Pitshanger has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 4 percentage points more than Walpole (Ealing: 14%). A typical postcode has 137 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Pitshanger, and 372 in Walpole. The typical postcode is 332 m from the nearest school in Pitshanger and 468 m in Walpole. The typical postcode is 580 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Pitshanger and 606 m in Walpole. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Pitshanger and 85% in Walpole.

16.8%Green space within 500 m

12.8%Green space within 500 m

13.6%Green space within 500 m

137Services within 15 min (median)

372Services within 15 min (median)

152Services within 15 min (median)

332 mNearest school (median)

468 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

580 mNearest tram or rail (median)

606 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

18Postcodes in flood risk areas

0Postcodes in flood risk areas

150Postcodes in flood risk areas

89.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

85.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

90.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 72 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Pitshanger and 133 in Walpole, 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.

72Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

133Recorded 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.

Pitshanger

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.

Walpole

Walpole is one of 24 wards in Ealing, home to 14,753 people in 6,203 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £750,000 over the past two years, 42% above the Ealing median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% below the Ealing average.

More comparisons.

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