Greenford town is a large suburban area along the A40 with a key town centre in the south, important industrial employment land and residential development further north and access to large green spaces.
The town centre is well-used and includes key local services such as Greenford Library and Greenford Hall. North of the town centre, the neighbourhood, and local centres at Westway Cross, Greenford Station, and Sudbury Hill establish Greenford’s character as a polycentric town.
Greenford has significant industrial employment land which is home to a range of innovative tech, logistic, manufacturing and food businesses providing local jobs as well as attracting workers to Greenford from further away. This has meant that Greenford has fewer low paying jobs than the Ealing average, underpinned by well-paid manufacturing employment opportunities.
With its large number of high-tech businesses, Greenford is set to become an Innovation Zone for west London. It will play a key role in intensifying industrial activities to help attract and accelerate growth and green businesses to provide good, green jobs.
Greenford benefits from the proximity of large high quality green spaces such as Horsenden Hill and Brent Valley Park, as well as the Grand Union Canal and River Brent.
Key Opportunities
Enhance and diversify town centres.
Improve active travel connectivity.
Potential to be an innovation zone of opportunity.
Key Strengths
A strong industrial and manufacturing base.
New developments bringing a new customer profile to the town.
Green and open spaces and revitalised canal side areas.
Key Connectivity
From North Acton
From Central London
