Census 2021 puts Ealing at 18,588 households with a median age of 37.2. The mainly Victorian stock is renter-heavy, which is why 37% houses and 63% flats need different handling in W5.
Owner-occupation runs at 45% in Ealing, so alongside the 41% rental churn there is steady planned work — refurbishments, downsizes and probate clearances booked weeks ahead.
Walls are dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork in W5, with metal stud partitions between rooms — which is what a 63% flat share across the ONS neighbourhood covering Ealing actually produces, so the fixing that matters in Ealing is chosen on site — the usual failure here is in W5, short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs — the pattern behind 18,588 households inside the W5 neighbourhood.
Two streets can behave very differently in Ealing: the Queen of the Suburbs — Walpole Park, the studios and a busy Broadway. The quote reflects the street the job is actually on. Ealing is outside the Congestion Charge zone but inside ULEZ; our vehicles are compliant, so nothing is added for it.
On access, broadway loading windows, permit bays on the villa streets and booked lifts in new blocks — one reason two movers as standard, three where a Victorian stair turn, a heavy item or a tight completion-day schedule makes the extra pair of hands worth the hourly cost. Fitters travelling in use Ealing Broadway (Elizabeth line, Central, District).