Mon, 28 Jul 2025

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 Ealing tenants experience steepest rise in rent

Londoners spent the highest proportion of their income on rent of any UK region, new data suggests.

* Private tenants in Ealing have faced the largest rent increases in London over the past 5 years, with a 52.5% rise between Dec 2019 and Dec 2024.
* The average rent in Ealing is now £2,089 per month, significantly higher than the UK average of £1,284.
* During 2024 alone, private rents in Ealing rose by 9.3%, the fourth-highest in London.
* Londoners spend a higher proportion of their income on rent (37.9%) compared to other regions in the UK (32.6%).
* Ealing Council says very few properties are affordable for residents and those on low-to-average incomes are being priced out.
* The council has 7,500 applications on its housing register and attributes the steep increase in rents to a lack of supply, with landlords leaving the market.
* The council also cites new purpose-built private sector homes and improved transport connections as contributing factors.
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