Renting in England
Renting in Ealing
The average private rent in Ealing is £2,126 a month (Office for National Statistics, September 2026), +3.8% on a year earlier, and £660 more than the England average of £1,466. Below: rents by bedrooms, what you need to earn and have saved to move in, and the local rules worth knowing before you sign.
England · Figures for September 2026, published 21 October 2026
- Average rent
- £2,126 a month
- ONS, September 2026
- In the last year
- +3.8%
- England +4.0%
- Against England
- £660 more
- England average £1,466
- Most expensive councils
- 14th of 294
- by average rent
What stands out in Ealing
- Rents in Ealing are rising more slowly than a year ago: 3.8% in the latest year, against 7.1% the year before.
- Since September 2021 the average rent here has gone from £1,569 to £2,126, a rise of 35.6%: about the same as the 34.8% rise across England.
- It has the 14th highest average rent of the 32 councils in London.
- Of the 6 councils nearest to it, 4 are cheaper to rent in. The cheapest, Hillingdon, averages £1,581 a month, £545 less.
- A second bedroom adds about £407 a month to the average rent here (£1,642 for one bedroom, £2,049 for two), against £142 across England.
Average rent in Ealing
Monthly averages for private rented homes across Ealing, against England as a whole.
| Home | Ealing | England |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,642 | £1,199 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,049 | £1,341 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,427 | £1,497 |
| 4 or more bedrooms | £3,316 | £2,170 |
| Home | Ealing | England |
|---|---|---|
| Flat or maisonette | £1,878 | £1,449 |
| Terraced house | £2,546 | £1,443 |
| Semi-detached house | £2,778 | £1,458 |
| Detached house | £3,090 | £1,649 |
These averages include tenants who moved in years ago, whose rent hasn’t kept up with the market, so a home advertised in Ealing today will usually ask more. To judge a rent you’ve been quoted, compare it with similar homes advertised near the address. How to check a rent or look up the average rent for a Ealing postcode.
Ealing and the councils around it
If you can live a little further out, the average rent changes quickly across a council boundary.
| Council | Average rent | Against Ealing | In a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ealing | £2,126 | — | |
| Kensington and Chelsea | £3,739 | £1,613 more | |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £2,861 | £735 more | |
| Brent | £2,018 | £108 less | |
| Hounslow | £1,962 | £164 less | |
| Harrow | £1,781 | £345 less | |
| Hillingdon | £1,581 | £545 less |
What you need to earn, and to have saved
At Ealing’s average rents. Most letting agents look for a yearly income before tax of about 30 times the monthly rent. Upfront, the law caps the holding deposit at a week’s rent and the tenancy deposit at five weeks’ rent; most landlords also ask for the first month in advance.
| Home | Average rent | Income agents look for | Most deposit allowed | First month and deposit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,642 | £49,260 a year | £1,894 | £3,536 |
| 2 bedrooms | £2,049 | £61,470 a year | £2,364 | £4,413 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,427 | £72,810 a year | £2,800 | £5,227 |
| 4 or more bedrooms | £3,316 | £99,480 a year | £3,826 | £7,142 |
Anything else, such as fees for viewings, referencing or admin, is banned. Work out the limits for your own rent or see how much rent you can afford. On Universal Credit or Housing Benefit? Find the Local Housing Allowance rate for a Ealing postcode, which caps the help you can get with the rent.
Landlord licensing in Ealing
On top of the national licence for larger shared homes, Ealing Council requires landlords to license some other rented homes. If a home should be licensed and isn’t, the tenant can claim back up to two years’ rent through a rent repayment order, for an offence from 1 May 2026.
Ealing selective licensing designation 1
Selective licensing: homes let to one household · In force until 31 March 2027
Covers East Acton, Southall Broadway and Southall Green, as those wards were drawn before May 2022.
Ealing selective licensing designation 2
Selective licensing: homes let to one household · In force until 2 January 2028
Covers twelve wards, as they were drawn before May 2022, across Acton, Greenford, Northolt and Southall.
Ealing additional HMO licensing 2022
Additional licensing: smaller shared homes · In force until 31 March 2027
Covers the whole of Ealing.
Whether a home needs a licence depends on its exact address. Check a Ealing postcode or read Ealing Council’s licensing pages. Checked 12 October 2026.
The landlord database in Ealing
England’s new database of private landlords is opening region by region. Ealing is in the London, where landlords can register from 15 July 2027 and must have registered by 14 October 2027, under the draft rollout. The London dates.
Check a home in Ealing
Found a place? The free check covers its energy rating, flood risk, crime nearby and past sales, in about a minute. Add the rent to see the most you can be asked for upfront.
Questions about renting in Ealing
What is the average rent in Ealing?
£2,126 a month across all private rented homes in Ealing, according to the Office for National Statistics for September 2026. A one-bedroom home averages £1,642. That average includes tenants who moved in years ago, so homes advertised today usually ask more.
How much do I need to earn to rent in Ealing?
Most letting agents want a yearly income before tax of about 30 times the monthly rent. At Ealing’s average of £2,126, that is £63,780 a year between the tenants, or £49,260 for an average one-bedroom home. It is a convention, not a law, so an agent can set its own figure.
How much deposit can a Ealing landlord ask for?
No more than five weeks’ rent while the rent is under £50,000 a year, under the Tenant Fees Act 2019. On Ealing’s average rent that is about £2,453, and a holding deposit is capped at one week’s rent, about £490. The deposit must be protected in a government-approved scheme within 30 days.
Is Ealing expensive to rent in?
The average rent in Ealing, £2,126 a month, is £660 more than the England average of £1,466. That makes it the 14th most expensive of 294 councils. The most popular areas cost more than the council-wide figure, so compare a quoted rent with homes advertised nearby.
Are rents going up in Ealing?
The average rent in Ealing was +3.8% on a year earlier in September 2026, against +4.0% across England. A landlord can raise the rent on a periodic tenancy only once a year, using a section 13 notice.
Does my Ealing landlord need a licence?
Possibly. Ealing Council runs 2 selective licensing schemes covering parts of the area, and additional licensing for smaller shared homes. Whether a home is covered depends on its exact address, so check the postcode.
When does the landlord database start in Ealing?
Ealing is in the London. Under the draft rollout, landlords there can register from 15 July 2027 and must have registered every home they let by 14 October 2027. The dates are in draft regulations and could change.
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Sources: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026, published 21 October 2026; Tenant Fees Act 2019; Ealing Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.