Ealing: house prices, crime and schools

London borough · 199 neighbourhoods

Homes here sell for a typical £6,800 per m², up 0.5% in a year. Police record 83.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year (London 98.1), and there are 82 state schools.

Is Ealing a good place to live?

Safer than 59% of London's boroughs, prices up 0.5% in a year, 82 state schools (13 Outstanding), and a 12-minute typical walk to a station.

Crime
83.5 crimes per 1,000 residents a yearsafer than 59% of London's boroughs
Prices
£6,800 per m², up 0.5% in a yearpricier than 56% of London's boroughs
Schools
82 state schools, 13 Outstandingprimaries nearby stronger than in 50% of London's boroughs
Green space
53% green landgreener than 68% of London's boroughs
Commute
12 min walk to a stationtypical walk from homes here · a longer walk than 53% of London's boroughs

Ranks among London's boroughs. Crime: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. Prices: HM Land Registry to August 2026, area price bands, never a home's value. Schools: DfE GIAS, Ofsted. Green: Copernicus Sentinel-2, summer 2025. Stations: walks along OpenStreetMap paths. Powered by TfL Open Data. How this is worked out

Areas

41 areas

Against London: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is London's middle.

  1. Bedford Park · W44 neighbourhoods£10,270 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  2. Chiswick North West · W44 neighbourhoods£9,050 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  3. Northfields · W135 neighbourhoods£8,510 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  4. St Mary's · W56 neighbourhoods£8,210 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  5. Elthorne Park · W74 neighbourhoods£8,170 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  6. Acton Noel Road & Lynton Road · W34 neighbourhoods£7,760 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  7. Drayton Green & Cleveland · W136 neighbourhoods£7,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  8. Ealing Common & Twyford Ave · W35 neighbourhoods£7,630 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  9. Ealing Broadway West · W136 neighbourhoods£7,600 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
  10. Pitshanger · W54 neighbourhoods£7,590 per m²PriceCrimeSchools

Price

£6,800/m²Pricier than 56% of boroughsOn map
Per m²
£6,800 per m² · typical London neighbourhood £6,400
By type
Flat £385k · Terraced £588k · Semi £676k · Detached £1.3m
1-year change
+0.5%
Neighbourhoods
199
Sources

HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the borough's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of London's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.

Safety

83.5 / 1,000Safer than 59% of boroughsOn map
Crime
83.5 per 1,000 a year · London 98.1
Among boroughs
Safer than 59%
Sources

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the borough's own figure; London pools every borough's crimes and residents.

Schools

82 state schools
Primary
65
Secondary
17
Outstanding
13
Primaries nearby
Stronger than in 50% of boroughs
School rankings
Sources

State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among London's primaries.

Getting around

12 min medianOn map
Station walk
12 min median · typical walk
Cycle lanes
31 km lanes · in the borough
Sources

The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the borough (TfL Cycling Infrastructure Database). Powered by TfL Open Data.

Green & quiet

53% greenOn map
Green space
53% green · typical neighbourhood
Noise
39% over 55 dB
Air
NO₂ 22 µg/m³
Sources

The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.

People

Census 2021
Household income
£70,600 a year · typical London neighbourhood £73,500
Social renting
13% of homes · typical London neighbourhood 17%
Most-deprived fifth
23% of its neighbourhoods
Least-deprived fifth
3% of its neighbourhoods
Sources

Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of London's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the borough's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.

Living costs

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Questions people ask about Ealing

Is Ealing safe?

Police recorded about 83.5 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026; safer than 59% of London's boroughs. Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, so visit at different times of day.

How much do homes cost in Ealing?

Homes sold for a typical £6,800 per m² in the year to August 2026, up 0.5% in a year; pricier than 56% of London's boroughs. These are area price bands from recorded sales, never a home's value.

How many schools are there in Ealing?

82 state schools, 13 Outstanding; primaries nearby stronger than in 50% of London's boroughs. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.

How far is Ealing from a station?

A 12-minute typical walk to a station from the typical home; a longer walk than 53% of London's boroughs. Walks are timed along mapped paths, not in a straight line.

How green is Ealing?

53% green land, from summer satellite images; greener than 68% of London's boroughs.