Forty Close, Wembley, HA9 8LJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding HA9 8LJ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.8% 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	44.9%	47.2%	2.3%	51.0%	-3.8%
Male	55.1%	52.8%	-2.3%	49.0%	3.8%

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	35.4%	40.4%	5.0%	37.9%	2.5%
Married: Opposite sex	50.2%	49.3%	-0.9%	44.2%	5.1%
Separated	3.4%	1.8%	-1.6%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	5.6%	5%	-0.6%	9.1%	-4.1%
Widowed	5.3%	3.5%	-1.8%	6.1%	-2.6%

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 (86.7%) 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	54.6%	52.7%	-1.9%	48.4%	4.3%
Good health	33.5%	34%	0.5%	33.6%	0.4%
Fair health	8.4%	9%	0.6%	12.7%	-3.7%
Bad health	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	4.0%	-3.2%
Very bad health	1.6%	3.5%	1.9%	1.2%	2.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.9%	21.8%	9.9%	18.2%	3.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.2%	8.5%	1.3%	9.6%	-1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.8%	7.7%	-1.1%	13.4%	-5.7%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	3.9%	3.0%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.7%	12.3%	7.6%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	49.5%	41.9%	-7.6%	33.8%	8.1%
Other	16.9%	3.9%	-13.0%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.6% 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%	1.1%	0.6%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	33.8%	22.1%	-11.7%	3.1%	19.0%
Pakistani	6.3%	4.3%	-2.0%	2.7%	1.6%
Other Asian	6.9%	6.7%	-0.2%	1.6%	5.1%
Black African	2.1%	1.9%	-0.2%	2.5%	-0.6%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	-1.5%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	2.9%	0.8%	-2.1%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.9%	2.1%	0.8%	2.1%
White	36.9%	41.6%	4.7%	81.4%	-39.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.3%	9.9%	9.6%	0.6%	9.3%
Other	4%	5.3%	1.3%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 34.5% 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	34.3%	34.5%	0.2%	83.2%	-48.7%
European Union	17.7%	24.6%	6.9%	6.1%	18.5%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	2.9%	1.8%	0.8%	2.1%
Africa	7.1%	5.6%	-1.5%	2.7%	2.9%
Middle East and Asia	37.7%	28.3%	-9.4%	5.6%	22.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	3.7%	1.9%	1.3%	2.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 34.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 27.8% 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	33%	34.5%	1.5%	83.2%	-48.7%
10+ Years	9.5%	27.8%	18.3%	9.8%	18.0%
5-10 Years	19.5%	16.3%	-3.2%	2.9%	13.4%
2-5 Years	14.8%	13.4%	-1.4%	2.2%	11.2%
Less than 2 years	23.2%	8%	-15.2%	1.9%	6.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	45.1%	76.7%	-31.6%
Ireland	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	4.8%	0.5%	4.3%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	5.9%	1.3%	4.6%
Romania	13.3%	0.9%	12.4%
Other EU countries	4%	1.5%	2.5%
Other Europe	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	6.1%	1.2%	4.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.3%	37.2%	-28.9%
Christian	39.3%	46.2%	-6.9%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	13.6%	1.7%	11.9%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	20.3%	6.5%	13.8%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	14.7%	6.0%	8.7%

Safety

Is Forty Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Forty Close was 152.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 8.1% higher than the Barnhill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Forty Close has the 7th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill and the 214th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 53.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 10.5%.

🔎 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. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in HA9 8LJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Forty Close are based on 23 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 Forty Close, Wembley, HA9 8LJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA9 8LJ

Average Price
£660,183

Semi-Detached
£636,326

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£971,713

Flats/Maisonettes
£563,365

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Forty Close

Average Price
£684,843

Semi-Detached
£675,486

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£840,247

Flats/Maisonettes
£561,163

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Forty CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Forty Close, Wembley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£493,000	2024-04-26	£526,388
9 Forty Close, Wembley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2024-04-26	£480,476
16 Forty Close, Wembley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£495,000	2021-03-04	£556,186
3 Forty Close, Wembley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£650,000	2019-11-15	£823,932
18 Forty Close, Wembley, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£575,000	2019-01-21	£664,576

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HA9 8LJ

Employment

HA9 8LJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	72
Self-Employed	46
Retired	35
Looking after home or family	34
Part-Time Employee	31
Student (economically inactive)	20
Other	18
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Information and communication	26
Human health and social work activities	26
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Administrative and support service activities	17
Construction	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Education	10
Transport and storage	8
Manufacturing	7
Other	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Real estate activities	2

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	3,269 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	3,709 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillview Nursery School 2 Grange Road , HA2 0LW	3out of 4	4,564 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wembley Primary School East Lane , HA9 7NW	3out of 4	608 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Park Primary School College Road , HA9 8RJ	3out of 4	1,139 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Lane Primary School Park Lane , HA9 7RY	3out of 4	1,221 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chalkhill Primary School Barnhill Road , HA9 9YP	3out of 4	1,373 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
East Lane Primary School East Lane , HA0 3NT	- not rated	1,503 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Michaela Community School North End Road , Wembley HA9 0UU	4out of 4	753 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
North Brent School East Lane , HA0 3NT	- not rated	1,503 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Elvin Academy Cecil Avenue , Wembley HA9 7DU	2out of 4	1,578 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Wembley High Technology College East Lane , HA0 3NT	4out of 4	1,717 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
JFS , Kenton HA3 9TE	3out of 4	1,989 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	4,042 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	123 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	599 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ashley College Ashley Gardens , HA9 8NP	3out of 4	398 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Prep School 71 Wembley Park Drive , HA9 8HE	- not rated	438 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxlow Preparatory School 5/6 Castleton Gardens , HA9 7QJ	- not rated	748 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lycee International De Londres Old Brent Hall , 54 Forty Lane HA9 9LY	- not rated	1,081 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Level Academy Third Floor, Ujima House , 388 Wembley High Road HA9 6AR	- not rated	1,382 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Grandma's food & bar	87-89 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley	403 yd
Alfa Internet Cafe	Left, 110 Wembley Park Drive	433 yd
Angus Burgers Limited	115 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley	439 yd
Spice Of India	119 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley	439 yd
Ni Hao	105 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley	439 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Wembley Tavern	121 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley	439 yd
Parish Bar	120 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley	444 yd
Stadium Sports Bar -First Class Sports Bar Ltd	125 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley	490 yd
Torch Public House	1-5 Bridge Road, Wembley	651 yd
The Crock of Gold	23 Bridge Road, Wembley	651 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chicken World	145 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley	490 yd
Peppercorn Chicken	14 Empire Parade, Empire Way	502 yd
The Early Bird	The Early Bird, 109 Raglan Court	550 yd
Black Sheep Coffee	2 Olympic Way, Wembley	590 yd
Selekt Chicken Wembley Park	51 Bridge Road, Wembley	614 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
LAKOMKA	91 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley	403 yd
Capital Food & Wine	107 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley	439 yd
Exotic Off License (Exotic Food Store (Wembley) Ltd))	117 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley	439 yd
Tache Romanesc	20 The Broadway, Wembley	518 yd
Day One Express Retail Limited	15 The Broadway, Wembley	518 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Preston Manor High School CARLTON AVENUE EAST	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	231 yd
Wembley Park Sports Ground (Closed) Forty Avenue	grass pitches	439 yd
Ark Academy BRIDGE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	589 yd
Wembley Leisure Centre Grand Felda House Grand Felda House Empire Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	590 yd
Lifestyle Fitness (Wembley) (Closed) Empire Way	health and fitness suite	618 yd
Wembley Primary School EAST LANE	grass pitches	673 yd
Livingwell Health Club (London Wembley) LAKESIDE WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	942 yd
Pellat Road Sports Ground Pellatt Road	grass pitches	947 yd
Powerleague Soccerdome (Wembley) (Closed) Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium	artificial grass pitch	949 yd
Powerleague Wembley OLYMPIC WAY	artificial grass pitch	960 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	146.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of HA9 8LJ