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Housing in W7 2PW

What the homes in W7 2PW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hanwell
Council
Ealing
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,731 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (34.8%). Flats make up 38.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

W7 2PWEngland
Detached2.8%22.9%
Semi-detached24.1%31.5%
Terraced34.8%23%
Purpose-built flat24.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.3% of households in the W7 2PW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.8% own outright and 34.5% with a mortgage.

W7 2PW
58%
24%
13%
England
  • Owned58.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.7%1%
  • Private rented23.8%20.5%
  • Social rented13%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

W7 2PWEngland
Owned outright23.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.8%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council2.8%8.3%
From a housing association10.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

W7 2PWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.5%). 30.8% of households include dependent children.

W7 2PWEngland
Living alone, under 6617.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%12.8%
Couple, no children14.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households10%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 W7 2PW (Hanwell) (about 1,731 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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