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On Essex Road, in Acton Noel Road & Lynton Road
What it's like at W3 9JA: every home that has sold on Essex Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Essex Road; planning applications within 500 m (Planning London Datahub); new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
9 of the 43 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1a, Essex RoadDetached · company-owned | Apr 2025 | £2,800,000 | 142 m² | £19,718/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Essex RoadFlat · company-owned | May 2015 | £361,000 | 47 m² | £7,681/m² | 4 |
| Flat 2, 4, Essex RoadFlat | Jun 2015 | £350,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Essex RoadFlat | Nov 2001 | £175,350 | 55 m² | £3,188/m² | 4 |
| Second Floor Flat, 7, Essex RoadFlat | Oct 2013 | £300,000 | – | – | 3 |
| First Floor Flat, 7, Essex RoadFlat | Feb 2025 | £395,500 | – | – | 3 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 7, Essex RoadFlat | Aug 2022 | £445,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 8, Essex RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2024 | £1,205,000 | 192 m² | £6,276/m² | 2 |
| 9, Essex RoadFlat | Feb 2004 | £210,000 | 57 m² | £3,684/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 9a, Essex RoadFlat | Oct 2006 | £275,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Essex RoadSemi-detached | May 2024 | £855,000 | 182 m² | £4,698/m² | 1 |
| 13, Essex RoadFlat | Jun 2005 | £207,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 13a, Essex RoadFlat | Feb 2024 | £552,000 | 69 m² | £8,000/m² | 4 |
| 13b, Essex RoadFlat | Jan 1995 | £66,000 | 50 m² | £1,320/m² | 1 |
| 16, Essex RoadTerraced · company-owned | Jul 2019 | £650,000 | 169 m² | £3,846/m² | 2 |
| 18, Essex RoadFlat | Jun 2012 | £247,500 | 51 m² | £4,853/m² | 1 |
| 19a, Essex RoadSemi-detached | Jul 1996 | £67,000 | 63 m² | £1,063/m² | 1 |
| 19b, Essex RoadFlat | Nov 2014 | £382,500 | 48 m² | £7,969/m² | 7 |
| 19c, Essex RoadFlat | Mar 2022 | £445,000 | 59 m² | £7,542/m² | 4 |
| Flat A, 21, Essex RoadFlat | May 2005 | £215,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat B, 21, Essex RoadFlat | Dec 2025 | £338,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat C, 21, Essex RoadFlat | Apr 2018 | £440,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 23c, Essex RoadFlat · company-owned | Jun 2024 | £411,000 | 57 m² | £7,211/m² | 1 |
| 25, Essex RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Aug 2002 | £463,500 | 170 m² | £2,726/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 25, Essex RoadFlat | Nov 2021 | £750,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat C, 27, Essex RoadFlat | Nov 2015 | £385,000 | 48 m² | £8,021/m² | 6 |
| Flat A, 27, Essex RoadFlat | Jan 2011 | £65,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat B, 27, Essex RoadFlat | Mar 2017 | £98,750 | 47 m² | £2,101/m² | 1 |
| 28, Essex RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Jul 2005 | £500,000 | 60 m² | £8,333/m² | 1 |
| 28a, Essex RoadFlat | Aug 2025 | £625,000 | 64 m² | £9,766/m² | 2 |
| 28b, Essex RoadFlat | Dec 2017 | £390,000 | 49 m² | £7,959/m² | 1 |
| 28c, Essex RoadFlat | Mar 2018 | £350,000 | 48 m² | £7,292/m² | 1 |
| 31, Essex RoadOther · company-owned | Nov 2018 | £4,000 | 45 m² | £89/m² | 2 |
| 31a, Essex RoadFlat · company-owned | Mar 2018 | £370,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 31b, Essex RoadFlat | Aug 2018 | £350,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 31c, Essex RoadFlat | Jul 2022 | £362,000 | 48 m² | £7,542/m² | 2 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 33, Essex RoadFlat | Dec 2020 | £450,000 | – | – | 3 |
| First And Second Floor Flat, 33, Essex RoadFlat | Apr 2007 | £375,000 | – | – | 2 |
| First Floor Flat, 33, Essex RoadFlat | Sept 2025 | £725,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 3, 37, Essex RoadFlat · company-owned | Jul 2025 | £396,000 | 51 m² | £7,765/m² | 5 |
| Flat 1, 37, Essex RoadFlat | Mar 2013 | £302,000 | 57 m² | £5,298/m² | 4 |
| Flat 2, 37, Essex RoadFlat | Dec 2017 | £390,000 | 63 m² | £6,190/m² | 3 |
| 41a, Essex RoadFlat | Sept 2000 | £135,500 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Acton Main Line, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 2.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bond Street.
The nearest bus stop is Faraday Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 266, 440); 70 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Rail is a big part of life: 19% of workers commuted by train or Tube.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 10 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Vincent's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m).
The nearest secondary is Ark Soane Academy, 900 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Twyford Church of England High School (1 km) and Ada Lovelace Church of England High School (1.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: The Henrietta Barnett School (9.2 km) and The Tiffin Girls' School (10.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 100 m away; Horn Lane Filling Station (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Horn Lane Surgery (100 m), with Horn Lane Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Mona's Barbers is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Charing Cross Hospital, 4.8 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Acton Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Shamrock Sports & Social Club the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 72 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (51%).
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Springfield Gardens, 450 m away; for exercise, Twyford Avenue Sports Ground (750 m).
A swim is a short trip away: The Serpentine - Hyde Park, 7.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is city air: background nitrogen dioxide is 18.9 µg/m³, well above the WHO guideline of 10.
39 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Ealing Central and Acton constituency: Dr Rupa Huq MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 13,995 (29.3%), turnout 61%. Vote shares: Labour 47%, Conservative 18%, Liberal Democrat 13%, Green Party 11%.
81 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near W3 9JA →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 14 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 41% of households rent privately and 17% socially.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 52% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of West London, 2.4 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
National infrastructure projects and headline schemes only, not local planning applications. See them all on a map.
On this street: 0 of 20 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.1% | 80.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.1% | 8.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.4% | 9.9% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 43 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.