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Housing in W5 3RS

What the homes in W5 3RS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ealing Common & Twyford Ave
Council
Ealing
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,510 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (33.9%). Flats make up 64.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

W5 3RSEngland
Detached6.2%22.9%
Semi-detached27.9%31.5%
Terraced1.8%23%
Purpose-built flat33.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house29.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46% of households in the W5 3RS area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.8% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

W5 3RS
46%
38%
16%
England
  • Owned46%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented37.6%20.5%
  • Social rented15.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

W5 3RSEngland
Owned outright24.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council4.2%8.3%
From a housing association11.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

W5 3RSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.3%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.

W5 3RSEngland
Living alone, under 6621.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13%12.8%
Couple, no children14.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.8%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 W5 3RS (Ealing Common & Twyford Ave) (about 1,510 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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