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Housing in W3 7LD

What the homes in W3 7LD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
East Acton
Council
Ealing
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,861 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (81.1%). Flats make up 94.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

W3 7LDEngland
Detached0.6%22.9%
Semi-detached2.5%31.5%
Terraced2.2%23%
Purpose-built flat81.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building9.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

22.8% of households in the W3 7LD area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 10.9% own outright and 11.9% with a mortgage.

W3 7LD
23%
38%
34%
England
  • Owned22.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership5%1%
  • Private rented38%20.5%
  • Social rented33.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

W3 7LDEngland
Owned outright10.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.1%18.2%
Other private rented4.9%2.2%
From the council19.4%8.3%
From a housing association14.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

W3 7LDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.9%). 25.8% of households include dependent children.

W3 7LDEngland
Living alone, under 6625.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.4%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Ealing

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Ealing (August 2026, +3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

EalingEngland
All homes£2,109£1,459
One bedroom£1,629£1,195
Two bedrooms£2,033£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,406£1,489
Four or more£3,287£2,161
Detached£3,063£1,640
Semi-detached£2,752£1,449
Terraced£2,523£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,863£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around W3 7LD (East Acton) (about 2,861 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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