Pay vs Place

Bromley vs Ealing: buying or renting a home

A typical terraced house costs £135,000 (26%) more in Ealing than in Bromley. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Ealing: it takes 15.9× median annual pay, against 10.1× in Bromley.

Bromley, terraced
£515,000
Income typically needed: £103,000
Median full-time pay: £51,225
Ealing, terraced
£650,000
Income typically needed: £130,000
Median full-time pay: £40,889

At a glance

Bromley Ealing
Buying a home Expensive Very expensive
Renting a home Expensive Very expensive
Recorded crime About average About average

Buying rates the typical price of all homes against median pay; renting rates a year of average rent against median pay; crime rates recorded crime per resident against the England and Wales average.

What the numbers say

Median full-time pay in Ealing (£40,889) is 20% lower than in Bromley (£51,225), while a typical terraced house costs 26% more (£650,000 against £515,000). Set against local pay, Bromley is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.

Buying a terraced house takes 10.1× annual pay in Bromley and 15.9× in Ealing. Renting one takes 45% of pay in Bromley and 74% in Ealing. Both are harder in Ealing, and the gap is wider for renting.

Across all property types and measured against pay, Bromley is the 48th most expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Ealing is the 7th most expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Bromley is the 88th most expensive of 316 areas and Ealing is the 7th most expensive of 316 areas.

Someone on £40,000 in Bromley would need about £50,500 in Ealing to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £53,000 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Ealing would leave you worse placed to buy. These figures compare housing costs only; they ignore other living costs and the pay you could earn in a new job.

Police recorded 69.1 crimes per 1,000 residents in Bromley and 80.5 in Ealing, so recorded crime per resident is 17% higher in Ealing. The biggest difference is in residential burglary: 6.4 per 1,000 in Bromley against 9.2 in Ealing.

Can a typical earner buy?

Terraced house Bromley Ealing
Median full-time pay £51,225 £40,889
House price ÷ pay 10.1× 15.9×
Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy 50% 31%
Rent a year as a share of median pay 45% 74%

Buying, by property type

Type Bromley Ealing Difference
Semi-detached £625,000 £765,000 +22% in Ealing
Terraced £515,000 £650,000 +26% in Ealing
Flat £335,000 £395,000 +18% in Ealing

Renting, by property type

Type (average rent a month) Bromley Ealing Difference
Semi-detached £2,159 £2,752 +27% in Ealing
Terraced £1,913 £2,523 +32% in Ealing
Flat £1,511 £1,863 +23% in Ealing

Crime

Police recorded 69.1 crimes per 1,000 residents in Bromley and 80.5 in Ealing, so recorded crime per resident is 17% higher in Ealing.

Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents Bromley Ealing Difference
All recorded crime (excluding fraud) 69.1 80.5 +17% in Ealing
Violence against the person 20.1 26.3 +30% in Ealing
Sexual offences 2.3 2.6 +18% in Ealing
Robbery 1.9 2.3 +17% in Ealing
Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) 6.4 9.2 +44% in Ealing
Vehicle offences 9.5 10.3 +8% in Ealing
Theft from the person 1.6 3.1 +95% in Ealing
Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5.4 -12% in Ealing

Rates use resident population, so city centres and student areas show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on reporting and police recording practice.

How prices have changed in each area

Average house price for all property types, indexed so that 2005 is 100. A line at 200 means prices have doubled.

Bromley: 212Ealing: 219
House prices in Bromley and Ealing since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Bromley now 212, Ealing now 219.10015020025020052010201520202025House prices in Bromley and Ealing since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Bromley now 212, Ealing now 219.10015020025020102020
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YearBromleyEaling
2005100100
2006104106
2007116120
2008116121
2009104108
2010113120
2011115123
2012118130
2013124138
2014145163
2015161179
2016178195
2017184198
2018185196
2019182193
2020181196
2021195207
2022210217
2023208216
2024204217
2025213220
12 months to July 2026212219

In 2005 the average home cost £243,927 in Bromley and £261,986 in Ealing. Now it is £518,218 and £573,273: Bromley is up 112% and Ealing is up 119%. Prices have risen faster in Ealing, so the gap between the two has widened.

Buying a home against local pay, over time

Average house price divided by median full-time pay. Higher means harder to afford.

Bromley: 10.1 years of payEaling: 14.1 years of pay
Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Bromley and EalingBromley now 10.1, Ealing now 14.1 years of pay.0×5×10×15×20×20052010201520202025Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Bromley and EalingBromley now 10.1, Ealing now 14.1 years of pay.0×5×10×15×20×20052010201520202025
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YearBromleyEaling
20057.9 years of pay9.9 years of pay
20108.0 years of pay11.0 years of pay
201510.7 years of pay16.2 years of pay
202010.1 years of pay14.1 years of pay
202510.1 years of pay14.1 years of pay

In 2005 a home cost 7.9 years of pay in Bromley and 9.9 years in Ealing. In 2025 it was 10.1 years and 14.1 years.

Affordability has worsened more in Ealing over that time.

How rents have changed in each area

Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.

Bromley: 145Ealing: 149
Rents in Bromley and Ealing since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Bromley now 145, Ealing now 149.100120140160201620182020202220242026Rents in Bromley and Ealing since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Bromley now 145, Ealing now 149.100120140160201520202025
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YearBromleyEaling
2015100100
2016104104
2017106105
2018106104
2019107104
2020109109
2021112111
2022117112
2023123118
2024133132
2025140144
August 2026145149

In 2015 the average rent was £1,163 a month in Bromley and £1,413 in Ealing. Now it is £1,684 and £2,109: up 45% in Bromley and up 49% in Ealing.

What your salary is worth in each area

Salary needed to afford the same kind of home (terraced), going by median prices and average rents.

Moving from Bromley to Ealing

Earning in Bromley Equivalent to buy in Ealing Equivalent to rent in Ealing
£30,000 £38,000 £39,500
£40,000 £50,500 £53,000
£50,000 £63,000 £66,000
£60,000 £75,500 £79,000

Moving from Ealing to Bromley

Earning in Ealing Equivalent to buy in Bromley Equivalent to rent in Bromley
£30,000 £24,000 £22,500
£40,000 £31,500 £30,500
£50,000 £39,500 £38,000
£60,000 £47,500 £45,500
Prices are medians for each property type over the last 12 months of registered sales; types with fewer than 100 sales in either area are left out. Rents are ONS averages for the area. Pay is the median for full-time employees living in the area, before tax. Income needed is illustrative: it assumes a 10% deposit and a lender willing to lend 4.5 times income. Real lending depends on your circumstances. Salary equivalents compare housing costs only, not other living costs, tax or the pay you could earn in a new job.

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