Ealing Local Information
Practical local information for Ealing: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Ealing Christmas Bin Collections: Last Year Ran 4 Weeks Late
Ealing's Christmas 2026 bin dates are not out yet. Last year every round slipped for four weeks, to 19 January. What to expect, tree recycling and tip hours.
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Ealing Roadworks: 3 District Line Weekends, Portal Way Shut
No District line to Ealing Broadway on 10-11, 17-18 or 24-25 Oct, and no Piccadilly west of Hammersmith on 17-18 Oct. Portal Way shut to 23 Oct. Checked 9 Oct.
Bins
Ealing Bin Collection Days: Bank Holidays Are Not Moved
Ealing collects as normal on the 31 August bank holiday. Your bin day, what goes in each bin, garden waste at £75, and why last Christmas ran four weeks late.
Parking
Parking in Ealing: Free 30 Minutes, Then Priced by Emissions
Stop and shop+ bays give 30 minutes free, but only if you register with PayByPhone. Rates then run 20p to £5 an hour by emissions band, and 13 CPZs work Sunday.
Council Tax
Ealing Council Tax Bands 2026/27: Band D Is £2,138.53
Band D in Ealing is £2,138.53 for 2026/27, up £97.51. Every band A to H, the four things the GLA takes, and why Harrow charges £372.54 more than Ealing does.
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Ealing House Prices: £525,000 Median, Ward by Ward
The typical Ealing home sold for £525,000, from 1,733 Land Registry sales. Ward medians run from £800,000 in Walpole to £337,500 in Greenford Broadway.
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Ealing Train Times to London: 10 Mins, £3.90 Peak
Ealing Broadway reaches Paddington in 10 minutes and Liverpool Street in 21. Journey times, zones and 2026 fares for every station in the borough.
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Things to Do in Ealing: Free Museum, £5 Zoo, 26 Parks
A free museum at Gunnersbury, £5 entry at Hanwell Zoo and 26 Green Flag parks. Every price and opening time here was checked against the venue in August 2026.
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Ealing Planning: Local Plan Not Sound Without Changes
Inspectors told Ealing on 18 June 2026 that its 2024 to 2039 Local Plan is not sound as drafted, but can be fixed. What has to change, and what happens next.
Schools
Ealing School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 to 30 October
Ealing's 2026/27 term dates: half term 26 to 30 October, Christmas break from 21 December, back 4 January. Plus 14 secondaries whose dates differ, and 2027/28.
Trains
Ealing Christmas Trains: Paddington Works 27 Dec to 3 Jan
Network Rail shuts the line near Slough from 27 December to 3 January, hitting Paddington services. No Elizabeth line on 25 or 26 December. Tube and parking.
Bins
Greenford Tip Opening Times: Ealing's Greenford Road Centre
Greenford tip is open 8am to 4pm from October, shut Wednesdays and Thursdays, and turns away anyone without a booking. Van slots, charges and what it takes.