Elthorne Park
Ealing 035 · 4 sub-areas · 6,608 residents
Ealing 035 is a residential neighbourhood in the London Borough of Ealing, home to around 6,600 people and notably owner-occupied for an area this close to central London. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,976 a month — comfortably below central London rates — and the public-transport journey to a major employment hub takes under 20 minutes.
Elthorne Park is a commuter neighbourhood within Ealing — train into London runs in around 17 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Elthorne Park?
The area is unusually green for its density — 8 parks sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 20 restaurants and 0 pubs in five minutes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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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Elthorne Park in Ealing
Living in Elthorne Park
What sets this part of Ealing apart from much of outer London is just how settled it feels. Over seven in ten homes here are owner-occupied — a striking figure for a neighbourhood within the Greater London boundary — and the population skews older and more family-oriented than you'd expect so near the centre. That stability shapes the streets: quieter than inner London, with a character closer to prosperous suburban town than urban neighbourhood.
On cost, Ealing 035 sits in a middle band for the borough. A two-bedroom home runs around £1,976 a month, and a three-bedroom around £2,336 — meaningfully cheaper than Westminster or Kensington, and well below the central London benchmark, but not the bargain outer-east London can offer. The median property price of around £846,000 puts buying firmly out of reach for most; it takes roughly 12 years to save a deposit on a typical local income, which is why even here private renting remains the only realistic option for a significant share of newcomers.
The people who live here tend to be established families and longer-term residents. The 35–49 age bracket is the largest single cohort, and over a quarter of households are couples with children. The degree-holding share — nearly 57% — is well above the London average, pointing to a professional, economically active population. A large majority of residents were born in the UK, and the ethnic diversity index sits at a moderate 48, lower than many comparable London neighbourhoods.
Practically, the neighbourhood is well connected without being noisy about it. The nearest underground station is roughly 575 metres away — about a seven-minute walk — and the rail commute to central London runs around 17 minutes. Gigabit broadband covers 100% of premises, with no properties falling below the minimum speed threshold. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within Ealing 035.
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Frequently asked
- Is Ealing 035 a nice place to live?
- It's one of the more settled, family-oriented parts of outer west London — over 70% of homes are owner-occupied, crime sits well below the national average, and the underground is a short walk away. The trade-off is that schools within catchment distance have a lower-than-average Ofsted rating share, and property prices are high even by London standards.
- What is the rent in Ealing 035?
- A one-bedroom flat typically 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 solid guide rather than guaranteed figures.
- Is Ealing 035 safe?
- Yes, relatively. The crime rate here is around 54 incidents per 1,000 residents annually — noticeably lower than the UK national average of around 80 per 1,000. For a Greater London neighbourhood, that's a strong result, and the settled, owner-occupied character of the area tends to keep crime rates down.
- What's the commute from Ealing 035 to central London?
- By public transport it's around 17 minutes to a major London employment hub — one of the better commute times for outer west London. The nearest underground station is about 575 metres away (roughly a seven-minute walk), making it easy to get into the centre without a car.
- Who lives in Ealing 035?
- Mainly established families and professional owner-occupiers in their 30s, 40s and 50s. Over a quarter of households are couples with children, the degree-holding rate is close to 57%, and more than half of residents work from home. It skews older and more settled than most London neighbourhoods.
- What schools are near Ealing 035?
- There are 77 schools within typical catchment distance, giving plenty of choice on paper. Around 36% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national average of roughly 89% — so it's worth checking individual school reports carefully. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 708 metres away.
- How does Ealing 035 compare to other parts of Ealing?
- It's on the pricier and more owner-occupied end of the borough, with median sale prices around £846,000 and rents above the UK average. Crime is lower than many comparable areas, and transport links to central London are strong. Families looking for stability will find it here; those on tighter budgets may find better value elsewhere in Ealing.