Lightley Close, Wembley, HA0 4HP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HA0 4HP has a slightly higher male population, with 52.4% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.2%	47.6%	-0.6%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	51.8%	52.4%	0.6%	49.0%	3.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.6%	38.1%	-1.5%	37.9%	0.2%
Married: Opposite sex	50.8%	51%	0.2%	44.2%	6.8%
Married: Same sex	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	2.3%	3%	0.7%	9.1%	-6.1%
Widowed	3.6%	6.6%	3.0%	6.1%	0.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.9%	62.1%	12.2%	48.4%	13.7%
Good health	33.1%	24.8%	-8.3%	33.6%	-8.8%
Fair health	13.3%	9.9%	-3.4%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	2.4%	2.4%	0.0%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around HA0 4HP this area, 40.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.4%	40.8%	13.4%	18.2%	22.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.6%	12.5%	3.9%	9.6%	2.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	9.2%	-1.7%	13.4%	-4.2%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	10.9%	2.3%	16.9%	-6.0%
Degree or Similar	29.7%	23%	-6.7%	33.8%	-10.8%
Other	14.5%	1.3%	-13.2%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 9.7% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	64.2%	70.7%	6.5%	3.1%	67.6%
Pakistani	1.4%	2.7%	1.3%	2.7%	0.0%
Other Asian	9.8%	7.8%	-2.0%	1.6%	6.2%
Black African	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	3.5%	2.2%	-1.3%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	12.5%	9.7%	-2.8%	81.4%	-71.7%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	1.6%	-1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 26.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	29.5%	26.9%	-2.6%	83.2%	-56.3%
European Union	5.7%	4%	-1.7%	6.1%	-2.1%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	10.3%	6.9%	-3.4%	2.7%	4.2%
Middle East and Asia	52.8%	60.4%	7.6%	5.6%	54.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	1.3%	-0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 26.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 37.3% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	28.5%	26.9%	-1.6%	83.2%	-56.3%
10+ Years	9.2%	37.3%	28.1%	9.8%	27.5%
5-10 Years	14.4%	21.3%	6.9%	2.9%	18.4%
2-5 Years	26%	6.1%	-19.9%	2.2%	3.9%
Less than 2 years	22%	8.3%	-13.7%	1.9%	6.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	42.1%	76.7%	-34.6%
Germany	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Portugal	36%	0.5%	35.5%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	13.1%	1.2%	11.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	5.1%	13.5%	-8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	4.8%	37.2%	-32.4%
Christian	15.7%	46.2%	-30.5%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	70.1%	1.7%	68.4%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	4.3%	6.5%	-2.2%
Not answered	4%	6.0%	-2.0%

Safety

Is Lightley Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lightley Close was 99.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 13.0% lower than the Alperton average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Lightley Close has the 34th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Alperton and the 354th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -4.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 72% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,700

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in HA0 4HP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Lightley Close are based on 13 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Brent.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Lightley Close, Wembley, HA0 4HP

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA0 4HP

Average Price
£314,824

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£446,543

Flats/Maisonettes
£288,480

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lightley Close

Average Price
£312,907

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£430,500

Flats/Maisonettes
£303,108

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lightley CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Lightley Close, Wembley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2024-06-28	£260,606
12 Lightley Close, Wembley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2022-10-11	£213,509
8 Lightley Close, Wembley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£245,000	2021-09-21	£250,680
4 Lightley Close, Wembley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£295,000	2018-12-14	£303,759
4 Lightley Close, Wembley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£213,500	2010-02-05	£370,194

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HA0 4HP

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in HA0 4HP area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	107
Student (economically inactive)	32
Self-Employed	28
Retired	27
Part-Time Employee	26
Looking after home or family	26
Other	22
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Manufacturing	24
Administrative and support service activities	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Transport and storage	13
Education	10
Construction	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Information and communication	4
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	2,386 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	3,301 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre East Churchfield Road , Acton W3 7LL	3out of 4	4,791 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Acton Childrens Centre Castle Close , Acton W3 8RX	3out of 4	4,972 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Green School and Services 161 College Road , NW10 3PH	4out of 4	5,077 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lyon Park Primary School Vincent Road , HA0 4HH	2out of 4	484 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elsley Primary School Tokyngton Avenue , HA9 6HT	3out of 4	930 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barham Primary School Danethorpe Road , HA0 4RQ	3out of 4	1,178 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's RC Infant School Waverley Avenue , HA9 6TA	4out of 4	1,217 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph RC Junior School Chatsworth Avenue , HA9 6BE	4out of 4	1,245 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alperton Community School Stanley Avenue , HA0 4JE	3out of 4	144 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Elvin Academy Cecil Avenue , Wembley HA9 7DU	2out of 4	1,204 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Michaela Community School North End Road , Wembley HA9 0UU	4out of 4	2,698 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
North Brent School East Lane , HA0 3NT	- not rated	2,715 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wembley High Technology College East Lane , HA0 3NT	4out of 4	2,772 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Dominic's Sixth Form College Mount Park Avenue , Harrow-on-the-Hill HA1 3HX	- not rated	4,592 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	2,869 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	2,977 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Corner School Douglas Avenue , Wembley HA0 4DT	- not rated	520 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Level Academy Third Floor, Ujima House , 388 Wembley High Road HA9 6AR	- not rated	1,403 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Advance Education Unit 5 Unimix House , Abbey Road NW10 7TR	- not rated	1,823 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Priory Hillcrest Road , Ealing W5 2JL	- not rated	2,300 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Buxlow Preparatory School 5/6 Castleton Gardens , HA9 7QJ	- not rated	2,322 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Biblos Lebanese Bakery & Take Away	148-150 Mount Pleasant, Wembley	167 yd
Desi Dhaba	2 Glenmore Parade, Ealing Road	361 yd
Surati Street Food	Inside Panthers, 3-4 Glenmore Parade	370 yd
Walli's	8 Mount Pleasant, Wembley	381 yd
Shree Sai Vadapav	181 Ealing Road, Wembley	408 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Balkan Bar & Restaurant	66C Ealing Road, Wembley		841 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Britsteam	KITCHEN 3, 26A Abbey Manufacturing Estate	276 yd
Tanaz Godiwalla Foods Pvt Ltd	Unit 1, 26A Abbey Manufacturing Estate	276 yd
Ghost Pizza-Cheese & Crust Pizzeria Ltd	Unit 2, 26A Abbey Manufacturing Estate	276 yd
Shibaka LTD	Unit 6, 26A Abbey Manufacturing Estate	276 yd
Keralan Ltd	Kitchen 15, 26A Abbey Manufacturing Estate	276 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hive	4 Mount Pleasant, Wembley	381 yd
Diu Portugal	234 Ealing Road, Wembley	410 yd
Alperton Express	290 Ealing Road, Wembley	423 yd
V B & Sons Cash & Carry	147 Ealing Road, Wembley	433 yd
Namkeen House -Paan Parlour	Unit 1, 194 Ealing Road	484 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Alperton Community School (Upper Site) STANLEY AVENUE		135 yd
Alperton Community School Playing Fields WOODSTOCK ROAD	grass pitches	310 yd
The Gym (London Alperton) EALING ROAD	health and fitness suite	456 yd
Alperton Community School (Lower Site) EALING ROAD		593 yd
Elsley Primary School Tokyngton Avenue	grass pitches, swimming pool	927 yd
Genesis Gym & Fitness Studio ATHLON ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,042 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	83.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of HA0 4HP