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Housing in W7 3UQ

What the homes in W7 3UQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hanwell
Council
Ealing
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,776 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (33.1%). Flats make up 54.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

W7 3UQEngland
Detached3.6%22.9%
Semi-detached13.3%31.5%
Terraced28.9%23%
Purpose-built flat33.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house13.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

37% of households in the W7 3UQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.7% own outright and 17.3% with a mortgage.

W7 3UQ
37%
38%
19%
England
  • Owned37%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6.1%1%
  • Private rented37.8%20.5%
  • Social rented19%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

W7 3UQEngland
Owned outright19.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council5%8.3%
From a housing association14.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

W7 3UQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (20.9%). 30.2% of households include dependent children.

W7 3UQEngland
Living alone, under 6619.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.6%12.8%
Couple, no children12%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.9%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 W7 3UQ (Hanwell) (about 2,776 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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