Development guide · W5 · Zone 3
Dickens Yard
From the data first.
Eight blocks beside Ealing Broadway, and a heat bill that is not charged the same way in all of them.
The evidence · live data
What lets here, and at what
One detail here is worth more than any amenity list. Every block runs on a communal heat network with no individual boilers — but the charging basis is not uniform. Most certificates record heat charged by use; some record flat-rate charging. Two identical-looking flats can hand a tenant very different bills, so check the certificate for the actual flat before you agree a rent. The second thing is parking: the scheme was consented permit-free, and the spaces under it were later released from being reserved for residents.
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The building · every line sourced
What we can evidence about Dickens Yard
| Blocks and postcodes | Eight residential blocks: Belgravia (W5 2BE/2BF), Skyline (W5 2BJ), Fitzroy (W5 2JG/2QY), Dashwood (W5 2BQ/2JU), Vista (W5 2BT/2BX), Trafalgar (W5 2TJ), Apsley (W5 2AZ) and Quartz House at 12 New Broadway (W5 2XA)Energy Performance of Buildings Register (GOV.UK) · register queried 29 July 2026 |
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| Heating | A communal heat network in every block — main heating and hot water both recorded as a "Community scheme". There are no individual gas boilersGOV.UK EPC register, 1 Skyline House (W5 2BJ) · certificate valid to 16 January 2035 |
| How heat is charged | ⚠ Not uniform. Most certificates record "Charging system linked to use of community heating"; some record "Flat rate charging". Check the certificate for the specific flat before agreeing a rentGOV.UK EPC register, compared across all eight blocks · re-read 29 July 2026 |
| Tenure | Individually owned leasehold, not build-to-rent. All 727 Price Paid records at Dickens Yard addresses are leasehold — not one freehold sale, and no bulk or operator acquisitionHM Land Registry Price Paid Data · re-queried 29 July 2026; transactions 2012–2026 |
| Scale | Seven new buildings providing 698 residential units, with 9,040 sq m of retail, 139 sq m of office, a 920 sq m health spa and community use, and associated basement car parking — as referred to the Mayor in 2008 under application P/2008/0156Greater London Authority planning report PDU/1997/01 · Mayor of London Stage 1 referral, 1 October 2008 |
| Developer | St George (West London) Ltd, part of Berkeley Group; architect John Thompson & Partners. Berkeley's own page now reads "Development Completed" and fully sold, so there is no developer sales operation on siteBerkeley Group (St George), official development page · re-fetched 29 July 2026 |
| Station | Ealing Broadway is 560 metres from the site, served by the Central and District lines, the Elizabeth line and Great Western Railway. The site is rated PTAL 6, the highest public transport accessibility bandTransport for London + GLA planning report PDU/1997/01 · TfL checked 29 July 2026; GLA report 1 October 2008 |
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Questions we get asked
Letting at Dickens Yard
Does Dickens Yard have communal heating, and how is it billed?
Every block runs a communal heat network — main heating and hot water are both recorded as a "Community scheme" on the EPC register, with no individual boilers. How it is charged is not uniform: most certificates record charging linked to use, some record flat-rate charging. Check the certificate for the actual flat.
Can a tenant at Dickens Yard get a residents' parking permit?
The scheme was put forward and endorsed as permit-free, so residents were not to be entitled to on-street permits. Separately, Ealing Council later granted an amendment relaxing the condition that reserved the basement spaces for residents. Confirm the current position for the specific flat before you advertise parking.
Is Dickens Yard build-to-rent?
No. All 727 Land Registry Price Paid records at Dickens Yard addresses are leasehold sales, with no bulk or operator acquisition pattern. Homes are individually owned leasehold, so you let alongside other private landlords rather than against an on-site leasing team.
How far is Dickens Yard from Ealing Broadway station?
The GLA report on the application puts the station 560 metres from the site. Ealing Broadway is served by the Central and District lines, the Elizabeth line and Great Western Railway, and the site is rated PTAL 6 — the top public transport accessibility band.