Bilton Road
Ealing 005 · 4 sub-areas · 7,394 residents
Ealing 005 is a residential stretch of the London Borough of Ealing, home to around 7,400 people and notably owner-occupied by local standards — nearly 61% of households own their home. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for around £1,976 a month, broadly in line with the outer-west London tier but well above the UK average of around £1,200.
Bilton Road is a commuter neighbourhood within Ealing — train into London runs in around 20 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Overview
What's it like to live in Bilton Road?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £2,051 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Bilton Road in Ealing
Living in Bilton Road
This part of Ealing has a settled, suburban feel that sets it apart from the denser, more transient neighbourhoods closer to central London. With a high share of families — over one in five households is a couple with children — and relatively few single-person flats (just 18%), it's a place where people tend to put down roots rather than pass through.
Rents sit in the mid-range for west London. A one-bedroom runs around £1,583 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,976, and a three-bedroom around £2,336. Those figures are noticeably above the UK median but reflect what you'd expect for a part of outer London with a good tube connection and low crime relative to the city average. Buying isn't cheap either — the median sale price is just over £509,000, and on a median local salary it would take roughly seven years to save a deposit.
The population skews broadly across age groups, with under-18s making up just over a fifth of residents — higher than you'd see in inner-city neighbourhoods — which reflects the family-household concentration. Ethnic diversity is high, with a diversity index of 68, and fewer than half of residents were born in the UK, giving the area a genuinely international character.
Practically speaking, the nearest underground station is under 750 metres away, making central London reachable without a car. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.6 km away — about a 20-minute walk. Around a third of residents drive to work, and just under a quarter work from home, which is on the higher side and reflects a degree-educated workforce: 36% of residents hold a degree. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on how the neighbourhood breaks down.
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Frequently asked
- Is Ealing 005 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, family-oriented part of west London with strong tube access and high owner-occupation. Crime runs close to the national average, which is relatively reassuring for Greater London. The trade-off is cost — rents and sale prices are firmly in outer-London territory — and the local Ofsted picture is weaker than the national norm, with only around a third of nearby schools rated Good or Outstanding.
- What is the rent in Ealing 005?
- A one-bedroom flat runs around £1,583 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,976, and a three-bedroom around £2,336. These are estimates scaled from borough-level data using local sale prices, so treat them as a guide rather than a precise figure. Rents rose just under 1% over the past year — a slow pace by recent London standards.
- Is Ealing 005 safe?
- The recorded crime rate is around 81 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, which sits close to the UK national average of roughly 80 — relatively reassuring for a London neighbourhood. It's not a low-crime suburb, but it's not an outlier either. For street-level detail, the Metropolitan Police's crime mapping tool gives the most granular picture by specific road.
- What's the commute from Ealing 005 to central London?
- Around 20 minutes by public transport, which is competitive for outer west London. The nearest underground station is roughly 730 metres away — about a 9-minute walk. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.6 km, or a 20-minute walk. Around 27% of residents commute by public transport, and nearly a quarter work from home.
- Who lives in Ealing 005?
- It's a family-oriented, internationally diverse neighbourhood. Nearly 61% of households own their home — high for London — and over a fifth are couples with children. Fewer than 42% of residents were born in the UK, and the ethnic diversity index of 68 is high even by London standards. Around 36% of residents hold a degree.
- What schools are near Ealing 005?
- There are 48 schools within 2 km. Around 33% of those within typical catchment distance are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 545 metres away. Cross-check current catchment boundaries on the Ofsted website and Ealing Council's admissions pages before relying on proximity alone.