Ealing Common was consolidated after the purchase of the common land by the Ealing Local Board.

The Common is a large area with avenues of horse chestnut trees, most of which were planted in the late Victorian period. Charles Jones was the Ealing borough surveyor and responsible for the nineteenth-century layout. The northern part of the common has a notably large oak tree as its highlight. London plane trees are also found with horse chestnuts around the perimeter of the common.

Ealing Common station was opened on 1 July 1879 by the District Railway on a new extension from Turnham Green to Ealing Broadway.

Between 1886 and 1910 the station was called Ealing Common and West Acton after which it changed to its current name.