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Southfield
Ealing, London
PocketsBedford Park (Southfield Road · South Parade · Acton Lane · Southfield Recreation Ground)Chiswick North West (Acton Lane · Southfield Recreation Ground · Chiswick Park · Acton Green Common)East Acton
Southfield sits in the south-east corner of Ealing bordering Chiswick and Acton, with the Bedford Park estate spilling into the ward. The character is Victorian and Edwardian artistic-suburb, with wide streets and consistent red-brick housing stock. Heritage is a real strength: 136 listed buildings in a small ward including the Grade II* 14 South Parade and numerous Grade II houses in The Orchard and surrounds. Twenty-two Outstanding-rated schools are within reach. Public-transport access is good via Chiswick Park and Turnham Green on the District line, and Bedford Park is the core of the ward's conservation-area coverage. The drawbacks are that nature scores are mid-range — Southfield Recreation Ground at 4.9 hectares is the largest green space and total greenery is just over eleven hectares — air quality is only moderate given traffic on the South Circular, and the food and retail offer is modest compared with nearby Chiswick High Road.
- Strongest59Safety
Low recorded crime relative to the rest of London
- Also strong56Education
Strong access to rated primary and secondary schools
- Watch out4Area development
Little recent major-development activity
At a glance
- Good public-transport access
- 136 listed buildings
- 18.8% covered by a conservation area
- 6 schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted within 1 km
- Largest green space: Southfield Recreation Ground (4.9 hectares)
- 127 open venues (82 food and drink, 45 other)
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Bedford Park in Southfield is widely regarded as England's earliest planned garden suburb, laid out from 1875 with houses by Norman Shaw and others.
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Scores as of 23 Aug 2026 · prices to 2026 · crime to Jun 2026 · air 2022 · sources
Property prices & growth
41Better than 28% of London
How scores work - Purchase affordability15
- Rent affordability20
- Price momentum (5yr)40
- Activity (turnover)80
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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 Southfield: 210 sales recorded (2025)32-yr price trend £—
Safety
59Better than 70% of London
- Personal safety65
- Property crime49
- Anti-social behaviour64
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Connectivity
47Better than 56% of London
Median public-transport access is good (TfL PTAL 4.0 of 8 across this ward).
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Real TfL journey times to London's major hubs, plus this ward's transport access rank across London.
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Air & Quiet
46Better than 47% of London
- Air quality35
- Quietness60
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NO₂, PM2.5 and road/rail noise for this ward, each against WHO / UK limits.
Cultural Signal
24Better than 52% of London
- Nightlife7
- Dining21
- Arts & culture0
- Retail & shops14
- Sports & recreation7
- Independent scene57
- Vitality (openings, diversity)44
127 open venues nearby — 82 food & drink, 45 other.
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For Southfield: the mix behind 127 open venues—% independent
Education
56Better than 65% of London
- Primary schools54
- Secondary schools58
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For Southfield: 1 school, with its inspection record
Heritage
36Better than 49% of London
136 listed buildings · 19% under a conservation area
- 14, South Parade W4Grade II*
- 3, the OrchardGrade II
- 4, the OrchardGrade II
From Historic England's National Heritage List for England.
Nature Access
45Better than 11% of London
- Green spaces53
- Waterways35
Largest green space: Southfield Recreation Ground (5 ha). ~11 ha of green space in total.
Area development
4Better than 53% of London
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- Is Southfield safe?
- Southfield scores 59 for safety, based on street-level recorded crime (police.uk) — safer than most of London. 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 Southfield a good place to live?
- Southfield scores 40 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 safety (59) and education (56); its weakest is area development (4). 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 Southfield?
- Good public-transport access: Transport for London rates the typical spot in Southfield 4 on its 0–8 public-transport access scale, which puts the ward at 47 for connectivity relative to the rest of London.
- Is Southfield expensive to buy in?
- Relative to the rest of London, Southfield is among London's pricier areas: its purchase-affordability score is 3/20, where higher means cheaper per square foot (HM Land Registry sold prices matched to floor areas).
- What are the schools like near Southfield?
- Southfield scores 56 for education, based on Ofsted ratings and walking distance to the nearest rated primary and secondary schools. 6 schools within a kilometre hold an Outstanding rating.
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