South Ealing
Ealing 039 · 4 sub-areas · 6,778 residents
Ealing 039 is a residential corner of the London Borough of Ealing, home to around 6,800 people. A typical two-bedroom flat lets for about £1,976 a month — noticeably below the central London rate and broadly in line with outer west London. Over half of residents own their home, giving the area a more settled, family-oriented feel than many parts of the city.
South Ealing is a commuter neighbourhood within Ealing — train into London runs in around 14 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. 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 South Ealing?
3 parks and 5 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 22 restaurants and 3 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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Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
South Ealing in Ealing
Living in South Ealing
This part of Ealing sits comfortably in the outer west London band — not the cheapest the borough has to offer, but far removed from the eye-watering rents of zones one and two. The neighbourhood has a distinctly rooted character: more than half of households own their homes, and the family-couple share is higher than you'd expect this close to the capital. It doesn't feel like a transient zone.
Rents here are roughly in line with the outer west London norm. A two-bedroom flat runs just under £2,000 a month, while a one-bedroom comes in around £1,583. Property prices tell the same story — the median sale price sits at around £638,000, which means saving a deposit takes the average buyer roughly nine years on local wages. That's a real constraint, and it's worth going in clear-eyed.
The demographic picture is noticeably mixed. About 41% of residents were born outside the UK, and the ethnic diversity index sits at 47.8 — this is a genuinely multicultural patch of the borough. Around 61% of residents hold a degree, well above the London average, and the neighbourhood skews slightly towards the 35–49 age group, which accounts for just over a quarter of the population. That combination — educated, family-age, owner-occupying — shapes daily life here more than anything else.
One number that stands out: the rent-to-take-home ratio is reported at 95%, which reflects how stretched affordability is at the lower end of the local income scale. If you're on a median resident salary of around £35,700, making the rent work here requires careful budgeting or a dual income. The commuter flag is on — this is a place where people live and travel out for work, with the nearest major employment hub roughly 13 minutes away by public transport.
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Frequently asked
- Is Ealing 039 a nice place to live?
- For families and settled professionals, yes. Over half of residents own their homes, crime is below the national average at around 62 per 1,000 residents, and there's an underground station less than 500 metres away. The trade-off is affordability — rents and house prices are firmly in the outer London bracket, and the rent-to-income ratio is stretched for solo earners.
- What is the rent in Ealing 039?
- 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. Rents rose by about 0.9% over the past year — slower than much of London.
- Is Ealing 039 safe?
- It's safer than average. The crime rate is around 61.8 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, compared to a UK national rate of roughly 80. It's not crime-free — no London neighbourhood is — but the numbers put it in a reasonably comfortable position relative to both London and the wider country.
- What's the commute from Ealing 039 to central London?
- The nearest underground station is about a six-minute walk, and the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1 km away. Public transport journey time to the nearest major employment hub is around 13 minutes. That said, 51% of residents here work from home, so the commute question matters less than it once did.
- Who lives in Ealing 039?
- Mostly owner-occupying families and professionals in their 30s and 40s. Around 61% hold a degree, 55% own their home, and the 35–49 age group is the largest single cohort. It's a multicultural neighbourhood — about 41% of residents were born outside the UK — with a relatively small private-rental and social-housing share.
- What schools are near Ealing 039?
- There are 62 schools within typical catchment distance. Around 34% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, which is below the national benchmark of roughly 89% — so it's worth checking individual inspection reports carefully. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 696 metres away. Use the Ofsted school finder to shortlist specific options.
- How affordable is buying a home in Ealing 039?
- It's a stretch. The median sale price is around £638,000, and on the local median salary it takes roughly nine years to save a deposit. That's a long runway, and most people renting here are either committed to the area long-term or pricing themselves out of buying until salaries catch up.