Overview
Long known as the Queen of the Suburbs, Ealing has earned that title through leafy streets, generous green spaces and strong schools. Adjacent to Chiswick and Acton, it offers a quality of residential life that appeals strongly to families, professionals, and an international community drawn by its schools, transport links and green spaces.
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Looking for a home in Ealing? Speak to Jane Wood & Associates for a discreet, highly personalised search shaped around your priorities.
Our Insight
Ealing rewards buyers who understand its distinct neighbourhoods. Ealing Broadway, Ealing Common, Pitshanger, Northfields, and the streets around the Green each have their own character and price point. The best homes are keenly sought and the market moves accordingly.
Why live in Ealing
- Outstanding green spaces including Walpole Park, Ealing Common, Lammas Park, and Gunnersbury Park.
- The Elizabeth line at Ealing Broadway, with fast services to Bond Street in around twelve minutes and Canary Wharf in under twenty.
- State secondary provision anchored by the Twyford CofE Academies Trust, the highest performing multi-academy trust in the country for three consecutive years.
- A good high street at Ealing Broadway with independent restaurants, cafes, and shops alongside major retail.
Property Landscape
Ealing offers a varied property market across its distinct neighbourhoods. Ealing Broadway is the busiest and most central, with period terraces, mansion flats, and modern developments. Ealing Common has a grander character with wider roads and larger houses, while Pitshanger is village-like, centred on Pitshanger Lane and the Park. Northfields offers Edwardian family houses, several with views over Lammas Park. Across the wider area, Ealing retains substantial double-fronted Victorian and Edwardian villas rarely found at this price point anywhere more central in London.
Ealing Highlights
- Walpole Park and Pitzhanger Manor, a Grade II listed park hosting the annual Jazz and Comedy Festivals.
- Ealing Studios, one of the oldest working film studios in the world, still in active production.
- The Ealing Club, the birthplace of British rhythm and blues, where the Rolling Stones first performed publicly.
- Ealing Farmers Market on Leeland Road every Saturday.
Local Alumni
- Music and Art: Past students of the Ealing School of Art include Freddie Mercury, Pete Townshend, and Ronnie Wood.
- History: Pitzhanger Manor was Sir John Soane’s country retreat, redesigned between 1800 and 1803. J.M.W. Turner visited regularly and fished in the grounds.
Education & Connectivity
The Twyford CofE Academies Trust ranked as the highest performing multi-academy trust in the country in 2025 for the third consecutive year. Independent options include St Benedict’s School and Notting Hill and Ealing High School. Ealing Broadway serves the Central, District, and Elizabeth lines. Ealing Common adds the Piccadilly line, and Northfields provides a direct route to Heathrow. For those travelling by car, the A40 to the north provides swift and direct access in and out of London.
Talk to us about Ealing
- Local Expertise: With over 25 years of experience as London buying agents, we know Ealing neighbourhood by neighbourhood, from the Common to Pitshanger, Northfields, and the Green.
- Exclusive Off-Market Access: The best homes, particularly the larger period houses and detached villas, rarely reach the open market. Our network means we hear about them early.
- Professional Negotiation: We negotiate exclusively on your behalf across Ealing’s distinct micro-markets, ensuring you proceed with complete confidence.