Acton Central

Ealing · London · population 9,284 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

27Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,995 of 6,856 in England
  • #700 of 1,002 in London
  • #25 of 41 in Ealing
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,345
Median age (est.)36
Density13,215per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above52%
No car or van52%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 36%45–64 25%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 40%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 23%Private rent 40%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades7%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 59%Asian: 12%Black: 11%Mixed: 8%Other: 11%
White 59%Asian 12%Black 11%Mixed 8%Other 11%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · No religion 29% · Muslim 20%

Born outside the UK: 47%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Acton Central is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,995 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 41 in Ealing. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (73) but weak on Living environment (13). Typical homes here sold for about £557,475 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 80 sales), in line with the wider Ealing median of £535,000. Typical household take-home income is around £48,970 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 140 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 19 · #5,544
Employment 30 · #4,824
Education 73 · #1,828
Health 48 · #3,576
Crime 17 · #5,674
Housing & access 24 · #5,208
Living environment 13 · #5,969

House prices ?

£557,475median (12m) · -6.9% yr · n=80
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£557,47580-6.9%+7.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£1,287,50011+33.1%+47.1%
Terraced£1,090,00015+10.7%+26.6%
Flat£430,00051-3.9%+6.8%
This area£557,475
Ealing£535,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£48,970±£6,973 · #1,241 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,130
Price-to-income ?11.4×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

9Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

140 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,297 offences
Ealing87
London102
England83

Rank #5,793 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences428
Theft327
Burglary52
Vehicle crime105
Criminal damage & arson93
Public order & weapons152
Drugs93
Robbery29
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 541 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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