North Acton

North Acton sits in the north-eastern corner of the London Borough of Ealing, clustered around the Central line station of the same name. The A40 (Western Avenue) runs close by, and the area meets Park Royal’s industrial zone to the north. Land use mixes short terraces and new apartment blocks with workshops and business parks; a large depot and stabling sidings for Central line trains lie immediately north of the station and are a constant presence on the rail landscape. Local services include bus routes along Victoria Road and small parades of shops close to the station rather than a single town centre.

The neighbourhood functions as a commuter hub with direct Central line links into central London and straightforward road access westwards on the A40. Development has concentrated around transport nodes, producing pockets of higher-rise housing beside long-established industrial plots. Day-to-day provision is mainly convenience stores, takeaways and a handful of cafés near the station, while larger retail and leisure choices are accessed by a short bus or tube journey. The rail depot and its visible sidings remain a defining, easily recognised element of North Acton.