Ealing's housing stock combines large Edwardian terraces in Ealing Broadway, Hanwell and West Ealing, 1930s suburban semis in Northolt and Greenford, Acton's mix of Victorian terraces and modern infill, and post-war estates in Southall and Acton Vale. Park Royal and the Old Oak Common regeneration area are bringing significant modern flat developments to the borough's eastern edge.
Ealing's Edwardian terraces and large bay-fronted villas typically show condensation around original bay windows and on poorly-insulated rear additions ('back additions') where flat felt roofs and shared party walls create cold-bridging. Southall's older terraces, often subdivided into HMOs with multiple bathrooms, are high-risk for chronic mould driven by undersized extraction. Greenford and Northolt 1930s semis show the standard interwar condensation pattern around bedrooms and chimney breasts.
Ealing Council, Catalyst (Peabody), Notting Hill Genesis and L&Q all operate substantial stock locally. Southall and parts of Acton have some of London's highest HMO concentrations, where Awaab's Law-equivalent expectations from environmental health are driving demand for documented investigation and remediation work.
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