Northfields is a largely residential area in the London Borough of Ealing in west London. It is centred on Northfield Avenue, a shopping street of mostly independent shops and restaurants. The area is served by the Piccadilly line from Northfields tube station designed by architect Charles Holden and by the E2 and E3 bus services running to Greenford, Ealing, Brentford and Acton and the N11 a night bus to Central London. The Northfield ward is the most prosperous in the borough of Ealing, it has high levels of education, employment and home ownership.