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South Acton
Ealing, London
PocketsSouth Acton (Heathfield Nature Garden · Acton Lane · north · Mill Hill Park · Bollo Brook Park)Acton Central (Churchfield Road · Horn Lane · south-east · The Woodlands)Ealing Common & Twyford Ave
South Acton sits between Acton Town and Chiswick in the south-east of Ealing, a ward whose character swings between its late-Victorian terraces and the recent regeneration of the South Acton estate. The thirteen listed buildings include the Grade II* Elms on Chiswick High Road and the Grade II Gala Bingo Club, a 1937 super-cinema by Frank Bromige with a space-saving stairway in the foyer that helped earn its listing. Twenty per cent of the ward sits inside a conservation area. Transport is good, with Acton Town on the District and Piccadilly lines and Overground at South Acton. Twenty-eight Ofsted outstanding rated schools are within reach, and the food and retail offer runs to over two hundred venues along Chiswick High Road. The downsides are uneven. Crime scores are pulled down by drift from the busier parts of Acton and Ealing, market pricing sits well below the borough average in the former estate streets, and green space is limited to small recreation grounds.
- Strongest63Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Also strong60Connectivity
Excellent public-transport access
- Watch out9Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 13 listed buildings
- 20.1% covered by a conservation area
- 4 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: South Acton Recreation Ground (1.5 hectares)
- 342 open venues (217 food and drink, 125 other)
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The Grade II former Granada Cinema in South Acton, now the Gala Bingo Club, was designed by Frank Ernest Bromige and opened as the Dominion Cinema in 1937.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
48Better than 47% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability30
- Rent affordability50
- Price momentum (5yr)37
- Activity (turnover)76
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Prices, rent & trends
£ per square foot to buy, an estimated 2-bed rent, and decades of sale-price history for this ward.
For South Acton: 188 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
34Better than 20% of London
- Personal safety40
- Property crime34
- Anti-social behaviour24
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Connectivity
60Better than 75% of London
Median public-transport access is very good (TfL PTAL 5.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Air & Quiet
48Better than 50% of London
- Air quality33
- Quietness70
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
45Better than 87% of London
- Nightlife14
- Dining50
- Arts & culture14
- Retail & shops36
- Sports & recreation14
- Independent scene93
- Vitality (openings, diversity)81
342 open venues nearby — 217 food & drink, 125 other.
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For South Acton: the mix behind 342 open venues—% independent
Education
63Better than 90% of London
- Primary schools50
- Secondary schools76
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For South Acton: 8 schools, each with its inspection record
Heritage
27Better than 43% of London
13 listed buildings · 20% under a conservation area
- The ElmsGrade II*
- Kings ParadeGrade II
- Acton Town HallGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
48Better than 14% of London
- Green spaces61
- Waterways30
Largest green space: South Acton Recreation Ground (2 ha). ~9 ha of green space in total.
Area development
9Better than 70% of London
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- Is South Acton safe?
- South Acton scores 34 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — recording more crime than most London wards. The score weighs personal safety, property crime and anti-social behaviour separately rather than ranking on one raw total, so the mix of crime matters as well as the volume.
- Is South Acton a good place to live?
- South Acton scores 43 overall when all nine data layers are weighted equally. The London comparison beside the score shows how that number ranks against every ward. Its strongest suits are education (63) and connectivity (60); its weakest is area development (9). Whether it suits you depends on what you weight — the same data re-ranked around your own priorities can read very differently.
- How well connected is South Acton?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in South Acton 5 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 60 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is South Acton expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, South Acton is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 6/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near South Acton?
- South Acton scores 63 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 4 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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