West London average salary comparison

The average salary is ranging between £44.4k in Ealing and £87.5k in Westminster. The UK average salary was £48.5k in 2024. Gross average salary is calculated for full-time employees. Employee has to be in the same job for over 12 months. The data collected is Tax Year Ending. The income includes incentive payments and are available for local government districts/counties.

Full-time Employee Average Salary Compared to UK Average in West London Nearby Areas
Local authority	Average salary in 2025
Ealing	£44.4k
United Kingdom	£48.5k
Hammersmith and Fulham	£59.9k
Kensington and Chelsea	£70.3k
Westminster	£87.5k

West London average salary comparison by sex

The average salary for female is ranging between £40.0k in Ealing and £70.9k in Westminster. The UK average salary for female was £42.6k in 2024. The average salary for male is ranging between £47.8k in Ealing and £102k in Westminster. The UK average salary for male was £52.8k in 2024.

Full-time Employee Male and Female Average Salary in West London Nearby Areas Compared to UK
Local authority	Female average salary, 2025	Male average salary
Ealing	£40.0k	£47.8k
United Kingdom	£42.6k	£52.8k
Hammersmith and Fulham	£51.9k	£67.4k
Kensington and Chelsea	£49.2k	N/A
Westminster	£70.9k	£102k

West London median salary comparison

The median salary is ranging between £39.5k in Ealing and £53.9k in Westminster. The UK median salary was £39.0k in 2024.

Full-time Employee Median Salary Compared to UK Median Salary in West London Nearby Areas
Local authority	Median salary in 2025
United Kingdom	£39.0k
Ealing	£39.5k
Kensington and Chelsea	£45.6k
Hammersmith and Fulham	£50.4k
Westminster	£53.9k

West London median salary comparison by sex

The median salary for female is ranging between £36.8k in Ealing and £49.9k in Westminster. The UK median salary for female was £35.7k in 2024. The median salary for male is ranging between £42.0k in Ealing and £58.3k in Westminster. The UK median salary for male was £41.8k in 2024.

Full-time Employee Male and Female Median Salary in West London Nearby Areas Compared to UK
Local authority	Female median salary in 2025	Male median salary
United Kingdom	£35.7k	£41.8k
Ealing	£36.8k	£42.0k
Kensington and Chelsea	£41.4k	£47.0k
Hammersmith and Fulham	£44.6k	£57.7k
Westminster	£49.9k	£58.3k

West London unemployment rate comparison

The unemployment rate is ranging between 4% in Westminster and 5.7% in Kensington and Chelsea. The UK unemployment rate was 4% in 2024.

Unemployment Rate Compared to UK Unemployment Rate in West London Nearby Areas
Local authority	Unemployment rate in 2025
United Kingdom	4%
Westminster	4%
Hammersmith and Fulham	4.3%
Ealing	5.1%
Kensington and Chelsea	5.7%

West London house price to earnings ratio

The median property price to median earnings ratio is ranging between 12.8 in Ealing and 22.8 in Kensington and Chelsea. Ie. Ealing resident with middle-income needs 12.8 gross annual salaries to buy a medium-priced property. Resident in Kensington and Chelsea needs 22.8 annual salaries. The England and Wales ratio was 7.54 in 2024.

Median House Price to Median Salary Ratio Compared to UK ration in West London Nearby Areas
Local authority	Median house price / salary ratio in 2024
England and Wales	7.54
Ealing	12.8
Hammersmith and Fulham	15.8
Westminster	18.3
Kensington and Chelsea	22.8

West London net household income map

Map shows the net average household income in 2020 by middle layer super output area (MSOA). The lowest average net household income was in Kensington and Chelsea 001, with £33.5k. The area with the highest average net income was Westminster 019, with £67.0k. Median income was £50.0k - i.e. half of the areas had income equal or above £50.0k. Median income for England and Wales was 34.5k ( the lowest income was in Middlesbrough 001, £19.3k, the highest in Westminster 019, £67.0k).

The lowest, the Median and the Highest Household Income in West London postcode area.
The lowest income	£33.5k
The median income	£50.0k
The highest income	£67.0k

West London working age population share

2024 population estimates.

38.3

West London
average age

40.8

England & Wales
average age

West London working age population share

Population Distribution in West London postcode area by Age Group vs. England and Wales
age group	head-count	% share of population	% for Eng & Wales
0-15	82.1k	15.5%	18.3%
16-64	379k	71.7%	62.8%
65+	67.1k	12.7%	18.9%