As a relative newbie to london, I was looking to tap into the fountain of wealth and knowledge that is LB to get some info on what Acton or Ealing is like? I’m looking to buy a place and currently work out by heathrow and therefore, I’m looking along the A40 / M4 corridor.
I know that ealing is split and there is ealing broadway, south ealing, north ealing and west ealing… are there any areas that are better than others? areas to stay away from?
thinking about Acton, ive no idea what its like, but, its in my zone for being between the M4 and A40, but does anyone have any reccommendations?
also, if anyone has any recommendations about estate agents in the area that would be brilliant!
I used to manage an Estate Agents in Ealing so am quite familiar with the area. If you can afford it, go for Ealing. West Ealing is cheaper (for a reason). One area I absolultey love there which is technically Acton is the Tudor estate on and around Queens Drive. It’s straight off the A40 and feels a world away.
The best advice anybody can give you is to go there and have a drive/ride/walk around and get a feel for which bits you like best. Ealing is a funu place, it’s big and extremely varied property wise. As a marker, when I worked there, end of 2007, £350 - £400k would get you a decent 2 bed.
I have lived in different houses in Ealing over the past 30 years. I endorse what Pangiotis and SheWoolf say. Ealing is very varied with pretty much all types of housing right up to massive 8 bedroom Victorian Villas. As a result, you largely get what you pay for.
It is hard to generalise. For example most people would say that Acton is not as nice as Ealing but the parts of Acton that border Ealing or border Chiswick are nice areas.
You can find big houses, some of which are divided into flat in Ealing Common, the Mount Park Road and Walpole Park areas. Young professioanls and family housing can be found in the Pitshanger Lane, Northfields and Southfields. Flats can be found all over but there are a lot and more planned in and around Ealing Broadway.
All the postcodes (W5, W3,W13) seem to attract the highest insurance premiums!
We wanted to live in central or south ealing but we weren’t posh enough so we ended up in hanwell which is a rung or 2 down the social ladder from west ealing
But still paying twice the rent i was paying in aylesbury :crazy:
When the girls leave home i am gonna get a nice bachelor pad near ealing studeos,frequent the local coffee shops and up market licenced establishments and only ever talk to posh people :D:hehe:
I’d be well happy to get outside of the m25, but sadly my lady friend won’t do it and ealing/acton is the compromise!thanks for all the help peeps… now to the hard part, anyone got any estate agents they can recommend?
Register with all the agents. Who cares if you like the agent, it’s more about which agent has the property you want. Please remember during the process of buying that the agent is employed by the seller, not the buyer and therefore has to act in the sellers best interests. Be realistic with your expectations and budget, make sure you have an Agreement in Principle to confirm your borrowing abilities before bothering to waster peoples time treking around viewing properties. You should speak to Frederic on here as he is an independant financial advisor. If you have this in place, the agents should be falling over themselves to find you what you want.
