EPC Certificates in Ealing
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ActonSouthallHanwellNortholtGreenfordWhat 33,024 Ealing certificates record
- Walls47.7%solid brick, no added insulation
- Heating77.4%mains gas boiler
- Built30.3%before 1930
- Floor area70 m²median; houses 99 m²
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Boundary: ONS, OGL.
Ratings in Ealing
How do homes in Ealing rate?
59.7% of the 33,024 EPCs lodged for existing homes in Ealing since January 2023 are rated A to C, against 61.7% across London.
Ealing’s districts sit well apart: UB5 has 67.6% rated A to C from 4,217 certificates, while W4 has 51.6% from 1,265. A typical Ealing house is 99 m² and a typical flat 54 m².
- 59.7%of Ealing EPCs rated C or above, 61.7% across London
- 12,088EPCs for privately rented homes, 6th of 33 London councils
- 70 m²median floor area of a Ealing home
| Area | A to C | D | E | F or G | Certificates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ealing | 59.7% (19,701) | 35.0% (11,552) | 4.6% (1,513) | 0.8% (258) | 33,024 |
| All London | 61.7% (542,996) | 32.8% (288,661) | 4.6% (40,358) | 0.9% (7,689) | 879,704 |
Source: MHCLG, Get energy performance of buildings data, certificates for existing homes lodged 01/01/2023 to 12/10/2026 (file of 13/10/2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Share rated A to C, by year lodged
| Year | Ealing | London |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 54.1% of 8,511 | 58.0% |
| 2024 | 59.4% of 9,609 | 59.2% |
| 2025 | 60.3% of 8,156 | 63.5% |
| 2026 (to 12/10) | 66.3% of 6,748 | 67.2% |
Landlords
If you let in Ealing
12,088 of the certificates in Ealing were for privately rented homes. 39.9% of those were rated below C, against 35.0% across London, and 40 were rated F or G.
A rental needs an E or better today unless a valid exemption is registered.
Read the rules for landlords today, what the 2030 standard means, what a licence application asks for, or how we work with landlords.
Letting in Ealing: three licences and a ward list
Ealing licenses three kinds of rented home. Mandatory HMO licensing applies when five or more people who are not one household share facilities. The additional scheme, adopted from 1 April 2022, covers HMOs of three or four unrelated people. Selective licensing covers privately rented single-household homes in named wards.
Selective licensing began on 1 April 2022 in East Acton, Southall Broadway and Southall Green, using the ward boundaries from before May 2022. From 3 January 2023 it added Acton Central, Dormers Wells, Greenford Broadway, Greenford Green, Hanger Hill, Hobbayne, Lady Margaret, North Greenford, Northolt Mandeville, Northolt West End, and Perivale and South Acton. The council’s page does not state an end date for either designation.
Ealing’s 2026 to 2027 fee list shows a selective licence at £750, £675 for a self-contained flat, and an additional HMO licence at £1,300. The council’s schedule of fees splits the selective fee into £250 on application and £500 when the licence is ready to be issued. Its schedule headed “Fees 2024” takes £75 off the second part for an accredited landlord and £50 off for a property with an EPC rating of A to C, with a valid EPC supplied, and 10% off selective licences for two or more flats in one building under one owner. The 2026 to 2027 list shows base fees only, so confirm these discounts are still offered.
Ealing Council, types of property licences, checked 28/10/2026. Ealing Council, private rented property licensing schedule of fees and charges, checked 28/10/2026. Ealing Council, licensing fees 2026 to 2027, checked 28/10/2026.
Homes in Ealing
Why homes in Ealing rate as they do
Ealing is a patchwork of planned estates. Brentham and Hanger Hill are garden suburbs from different decades, and Bedford Park crosses the border from Hounslow. Acton and Hanwell have older terraces, Northolt and Greenford grew with interwar semis, and Southall and Park Royal mix housing with works and newer blocks.
A house on a garden estate has a front the planners watch closely, but the loft, floor and boiler are not part of that. A flat over a Southall shop or in a Hanwell conversion is its own dwelling, so the roof above it and the heating in it decide more than the postcode.
35.8% of Ealing’s certificates are for homes built between 1930 and 1966, and a further 30.3% before 1930. 47.7% record solid walls with no added insulation, against 48.1% across London, and 23.0% record insulated cavity walls. Flats and maisonettes are 60.3% of the total.
| Recorded on the certificate | Ealing | London |
|---|---|---|
| Built before 1930 | 30.3% | 31.3% |
| Solid walls, no added insulation | 47.7% | 48.1% |
| Cavity walls, insulated | 23.0% | 24.4% |
| Mains gas boiler | 77.4% | 76.2% |
| Communal heating | 7.8% | 10.8% |
| Electric heating | 14.1% | 12.2% |
On 91.1% of the certificates rated D or lower, the potential rating (every recommendation carried out) is C or better.
Coverage
Areas and postcodes we cover in Ealing
Acton, East Acton, Ealing, West Ealing, Northfields, Hanwell, Southall, Greenford, Perivale, Northolt and Park Royal.
| District | EPCs | A to C | Typical size |
|---|---|---|---|
| W3Acton and East Acton | 5,772 | 61.7% | 62 m² |
| W5Ealing and Brentham | 5,407 | 58.1% | 67 m² |
| UB6Greenford and Perivale | 4,332 | 57.6% | 76 m² |
| UB5Northolt | 4,217 | 67.6% | 67 m² |
| W13West Ealing and Northfields | 3,170 | 57.6% | 70 m² |
| UB1Southall | 2,833 | 53.7% | 81 m² |
| W7Hanwell | 2,687 | 59.8% | 69 m² |
| UB2Southall and Norwood Green | 2,637 | 62.6% | 72 m² |
| W4South Acton and Acton Green | 1,265 | 51.6% | 76 m² |
| NW10Park Royal | 576 | 56.6% | 62 m² |
Districts with fewer than 200 certificates are not listed (128 certificates in 3 other districts).
Local rules
Council rules that affect improvement work in Ealing
Article 4 directions in Ealing’s conservation areas
Ealing has made Article 4 directions in six conservation areas: Bedford Park, Brentham Garden Estate, Churchfields (Half Acre Road), Ealing Town Centre (The Grove), Hanger Hill Garden Estate and Hanger Hill (Haymills) Estate. In most of them planning permission is needed for residential extensions and minor alterations, porches, exterior painting, means of enclosure, vehicular access and hardstandings.
What each direction covers differs. Brentham and Hanger Hill Garden Estate list the replacement of windows and doors, replacement of roof materials and work to a chimney. The Grove adds rendering or pointing and chemical or abrasive cleaning of stone and brick. Churchfields (Half Acre Road) covers only an addition or alteration to a roof. On the Haymills estate the restrictions apply to parts of the site visible from the public highway and include outbuildings at the rear.
Ealing says this does not mean permission will necessarily be refused, only that the council has more control. If an EPC recommendation touches windows, roofs or the front of a house in one of these areas, read the direction for that area before booking the work.
Ealing Council, Article 4 Directions, checked 28/10/2026. Ealing Council, management within conservation areas, checked 28/10/2026.
Garden estates in Ealing: Brentham, Hanger Hill and Bedford Park
Ealing’s 2008 appraisal calls Brentham a pioneer co-partnership suburb, where each tenant took a share in Ealing Tenants Ltd. It has 650 cottages and houses, starting in 1901 with traditional terraces and moving to a more romantic Arts and Crafts style. Raymond Unwin and Barry Parker, the architects of Letchworth Garden City, became involved after the first phase, and the later streets follow Garden City principles.
Ealing’s update on the estate records that Hanger Hill Garden Estate became a conservation area in 1969, and the Conservation Area Panel describes it as one of the first in Britain. It was built between 1928 and 1936, and its 361 houses and 258 flats are all in the Tudor half-timbered style.
Bedford Park crosses a borough boundary. Hounslow’s appraisal says the west side of Woodstock Road and everything westward, including The Avenue, lies in Ealing. Ealing lists Bedford Park among its six Article 4 areas, and Hounslow does the same for its side, so check which council covers the address.
Ealing Council, Brentham Garden Estate conservation area character appraisal, March 2008, checked 28/10/2026. Ealing Council, Hanger Hill Garden Estate conservation area update, July 2020, checked 28/10/2026. Hounslow Council, Bedford Park conservation area appraisal, checked 28/10/2026. Ealing Council, Article 4 Directions, checked 28/10/2026.
Questions
EPC questions for Ealing
Does my Ealing rental need a licence?
If it is let to a single household in one of the selective wards, yes. Those start with East Acton, Southall Broadway and Southall Green and run on to a dozen more, including Acton Central, Greenford Broadway and Northolt West End. Shared homes need an additional licence for three or four unrelated people and a mandatory licence for five or more.
Does a good EPC lower the Ealing licence fee?
Ealing’s schedule of fees lists £50 off the second part of the fee for an EPC rating of A to C, and says a valid certificate must be supplied. That schedule is headed 2024. The 2026 to 2027 fee list shows only the base fees, so confirm the discount is still offered before relying on it.
Can I change the windows of a Brentham or Hanger Hill Garden Estate house?
Both estates are under Article 4 directions that list the replacement of windows and doors, and of roof materials, as development needing planning permission. Ealing says that does not mean it will refuse, only that it decides. Read the direction for your area first.
Is Bedford Park in Ealing or Hounslow?
Both. Hounslow’s appraisal puts the west side of Woodstock Road, and The Avenue, in Ealing. Each council lists Bedford Park among its Article 4 areas, so the planning team to ask depends on the street.
Which Ealing postcodes rate lowest?
Of the districts with enough certificates to compare, W4 has the lowest share rated A to C at 51.6%, from 1,265 certificates, and UB5 the highest at 67.6%. The table above has every district.
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