Ealing: local statistics
Ealing is a London borough in London, home to an estimated 387,072 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Ealing, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Ealing took home £808.10 a week before tax (£40,889 a year). It is 28th of 32 in London, counting from the highest, and 10.5% less than across London. Jobs based in Ealing paid a median £795.10 a week, £13.00 less than the figure for people who live there. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £561.50: a change of +44% before inflation.
The ONS counted 19,935 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Ealing in March 2026, 7% more than in 2016. There are 52 per 1,000 residents, mid-table in London, 17th of 33.
387,072 people lived in Ealing in mid-2025, according to the ONS, down 0.2% on mid-2024. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +7.8%; London grew by 5.4% over the same years, the 10th fastest growth of the 33 council areas in London. The series peaked at 387,680 in mid-2024.
6.4% of Ealing residents aged 16 to 64 (16,995 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026, compared with 5.5% in London. Twelve months before, it was 6.5%. The five-year high was 7.5% (August 2021); the low was 5.0% (January 2023).
Life expectancy at birth in Ealing is 85.4 years for women and 80.6 years for men (2022 to 2024) (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by +1.4 years for women and +0.2 for men. It is the 10th highest for women of 32 in London.
The average house price in Ealing was £585,216 in July 2026, up 0.8% on a year before. That is mid-table in London, 14th of 33; the average for London was £550,037. Prices are 14% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Ealing (£40,889) gives a ratio of 14.3. That ratio is the 6th highest ratio of the 32 council areas in London.
The police recorded 80.3 crimes per 1,000 residents in Ealing in the year to March 2026 (31,075 offences in all), close to the middle of the 33 council areas in London (20th highest rate). That compares with 79.8 per 1,000 the year before. In the year to March 2016 it was 75.3 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Ealing is £2,138.53, up £97.51 on 2025-26. It is mid-table in London, 19th of 33. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,335.93, so it has risen 60%.
An estimated 75.4% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Ealing were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 5.0 points), against 74.8% across London. Its lowest reading in the series was 70.9% and its highest 80.2%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 359,144 |
| 2016 | 362,163 |
| 2017 | 362,670 |
| 2018 | 364,208 |
| 2019 | 367,284 |
| 2020 | 367,936 |
| 2021 | 366,762 |
| 2022 | 371,951 |
| 2023 | 381,747 |
| 2024 | 387,680 |
| 2025 | 387,072 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £511,891 |
| July 2017 | £523,516 |
| July 2018 | £511,809 |
| July 2019 | £508,088 |
| July 2020 | £506,723 |
| July 2021 | £536,783 |
| July 2022 | £576,514 |
| July 2023 | £562,961 |
| July 2024 | £576,879 |
| July 2025 | £580,321 |
| July 2026 | £585,216 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £561.50 a week |
| 2016 | £580.50 a week |
| 2017 | £597.90 a week |
| 2018 | £631.50 a week |
| 2019 | £622.40 a week |
| 2020 | £632.30 a week |
| 2021 | £678.60 a week |
| 2022 | £708.30 a week |
| 2023 | £725.10 a week |
| 2024 | £791.30 a week |
| 2025 | £808.10 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,335.93 |
| 2017-18 | £1,361.15 |
| 2018-19 | £1,440.12 |
| 2019-20 | £1,512.12 |
| 2020-21 | £1,571.22 |
| 2021-22 | £1,664.65 |
| 2022-23 | £1,735.48 |
| 2023-24 | £1,840.89 |
| 2024-25 | £1,948.34 |
| 2025-26 | £2,041.02 |
| 2026-27 | £2,138.53 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 75.3 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 78.5 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 77.3 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 81.1 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 84.6 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 77.0 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 81.4 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 82.9 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 85.7 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 79.8 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 80.3 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 70.9% |
| 2016/17 | 75.2% |
| 2017/18 | 75.8% |
| 2018/19 | 72.5% |
| 2019/20 | 74.4% |
| 2020/21 | 77.5% |
| 2021/22 | 73.8% |
| 2022/23 | 75.1% |
| 2023/24 | 79.7% |
| 2024/25 | 80.2% |
| 2025/26 | 75.4% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.0 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.0 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.2 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.5 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.6 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.0 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.0 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.7 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.4 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 18,590 |
| 2017 | 19,560 |
| 2018 | 19,490 |
| 2019 | 19,560 |
| 2020 | 19,685 |
| 2021 | 19,850 |
| 2022 | 19,585 |
| 2023 | 19,175 |
| 2024 | 19,290 |
| 2025 | 19,375 |
| 2026 | 19,935 |
Questions about Ealing
What is the average salary in Ealing?
£808.10 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the population of Ealing?
The ONS estimates 387,072 people lived in Ealing in mid-2025.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Ealing?
16,995 in August 2026 (6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is life expectancy in Ealing?
85.4 years for women and 80.6 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the average house price in Ealing?
£585,216 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+0.8% on a year).
What is the crime rate in Ealing?
Home Office figures show 31,075 offences in the year to March 2026, or 80.3 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
How much is Band D council tax in Ealing?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,138.53 for 2026-27.
Who has power over Ealing
Every body that makes decisions for Ealing, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Ealing council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Ealing in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Ealing Central and Acton: Dr Rupa Huq (Labour) MP
- Ealing North: James Murray (Labour (Co-op)) MP
- Ealing Southall: Deirdre Costigan (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: London
- UK figures: UK average weekly earnings growth · UK population · UK unemployment rate
- Other council areas in London: Barnet · Brent · Bromley · Croydon · Newham · Wandsworth
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