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Hanwell: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Hanwell neighbourhood of Ealing, England (ONS area Ealing 030). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Postcodes W7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near W7 3TS.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Ealing

Hanwell is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Ealing (few signs of gentrification: 3 of 22 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £698,725 and flats for £412,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Ealing (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Hanwell, is about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 11 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£698,725

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£412,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.00; 3 of 22 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 6.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£76,000

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Hanwell sits in Ealing

Typical house price: 21st highest of 41 neighbourhoods in Ealing
Typical flat price: 15th highest of the 33 neighbourhoods in Ealing with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 16th highest of 41 neighbourhoods in Ealing

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 11 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Hanwell

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Ealing, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Ealing, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 11 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 22 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Ealing, 2 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Recorded crime
Anti-social behaviour
Solar and heat pumps

Falling behind the borough

Single-person households under 65
Borough against the region

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest stations

Hanwell Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (570 m in a straight line). About 8.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Elizabeth line to Abbey Wood (about 48 min) and Heathrow Terminal 4 (about 20 min).
Boston Manor Underground station, about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school St Mark's Primary School 220 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2022).
Nearest state secondary school Elthorne Park High School 930 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Mar 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Hanwell

What is the typical house price in Hanwell?

£698,725. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.

How does Hanwell compare with the rest of Ealing?

Typical house price: 21st highest of 41 neighbourhoods in Ealing. Typical flat price: 15th highest of the 33 neighbourhoods in Ealing with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 16th highest of 41 neighbourhoods in Ealing.

Is Hanwell an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Hanwell gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 3 of 22 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Hanwell?

Hanwell. Railway station, about an 8-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (570 m in a straight line). About 8.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Elizabeth line to Abbey Wood (about 48 min) and Heathrow Terminal 4 (about 20 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Hanwell?

Nearest state primary school. St Mark's Primary School. 220 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Elthorne Park High School. 930 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Mar 2025).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.