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Housing in W5 4YF

What the homes in W5 4YF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St Mary's
Council
Ealing
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,584 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (34.1%). Flats make up 37.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.

W5 4YFEngland
Detached6.1%22.9%
Semi-detached27%31.5%
Terraced29.1%23%
Purpose-built flat34.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.3% of households in the W5 4YF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 23% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.

W5 4YF
48%
28%
20%
England
  • Owned48.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.2%1%
  • Private rented27.6%20.5%
  • Social rented20.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

W5 4YFEngland
Owned outright23%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.7%2.2%
From the council18.8%8.3%
From a housing association1.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

W5 4YFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.9%). 24.1% of households include dependent children.

W5 4YFEngland
Living alone, under 6615.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.6%12.8%
Couple, no children12.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.9%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 4YF (St Mary's) (about 1,584 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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