Ealing HMO amenity standards

Ealing’s private rented permitted numbers page sets HMO letting floors: under 6.5 m² means zero people, 6.5 to 10.2 m² means one person, and over 10.2 m² means two people where there are no cooking facilities in the room. With cooking facilities the thresholds rise to 10.2 m² for one person and 13.5 m² for two. Ceiling height under 1.5 m is excluded from the measured floor.

Source: Ealing — Permitted numbers of occupants.

The downloaded HMO Standards Guide repeats those letting tables and adds detail on usable space, sloping ceilings and access. Any room under 6.5 m² is never permitted as sleeping accommodation. Chimney breasts, lobbies and ensuite bathrooms are excluded from the floor calculation, while fitted units are counted.

Ealing notes that a bedroom below the stated size may only be accepted if the private sector housing licensing team judges suitable communal space is available, and still never below 6.5 m². Where children live in an HMO, the letting must include at least two rooms with its own kitchen and bathroom for exclusive use. Those child-letting rules sit beside the ordinary shared-house tables.

A clean Ealing pack carries the measured schedule, the licence’s permitted numbers and the standards guide extract used at inspection. Buyers comparing studio-style rooms with shared-house rooms need the cooking-facilities column, not a single citywide floor. Sale route: Sell an HMO in Ealing.

Ealing’s published floors align with the national 6.51 / 10.22 pattern while stating 6.5 / 10.2 in local tables and raising thresholds where cooking sits in the room. Overview: HMO standards.