South Acton

Ealing · London · population 9,652 · 5 LSOAs

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

33Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,598 of 6,856 in England
  • #600 of 1,002 in London
  • #21 of 41 in Ealing
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,602
Median age (est.)34
Density12,064per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above53%
No car or van55%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 42%45–64 21%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 9%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 34%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 9%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 34%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 18% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Associate professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Elementary8%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 51%Asian: 13%Black: 19%Mixed: 6%Other: 10%
White 51%Asian 13%Black 19%Mixed 6%Other 10%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · No religion 29% · Muslim 24%

Born outside the UK: 48%

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

South Acton is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,598 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 41 in Ealing. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (79) but weak on Income (19). Typical homes here sold for about £507,500 over the past year, down 12% across five years (from 96 sales), 5% below the wider Ealing median of £535,000. Typical household take-home income is around £52,804 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 19 · #5,578
Employment 29 · #4,872
Education 79 · #1,431
Health 46 · #3,734
Crime 44 · #3,871
Housing & access 32 · #4,687
Living environment 24 · #5,187

House prices ?

£507,500median (12m) · +1.5% yr · n=96
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£507,50096+1.5%-12.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Terraced£850,0009+23.9%-19.0%
Flat£470,00082+4.4%-18.3%
This area£507,500
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)£52,804±£7,516 · #691 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,471
Price-to-income ?9.6×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 ?

15Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 627 offences
Ealing87
London102
England83

Rank #3,210 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences236
Theft125
Burglary66
Vehicle crime52
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons44
Drugs43
Robbery15
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 305 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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