The Drive, Wembley, HA9 9EQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding HA9 9EQ has a female population much higher than UK average, with 57.7% of the population being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.5%	57.7%	6.2%	51.0%	6.7%
Male	48.5%	42.3%	-6.2%	49.0%	-6.7%

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	45.4%	41.9%	-3.5%	37.9%	4.0%
Married: Opposite sex	44.3%	48.4%	4.1%	44.2%	4.2%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.9%	2.9%	0.0%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	4%	4.4%	0.4%	9.1%	-4.7%
Widowed	2.9%	2.4%	-0.5%	6.1%	-3.7%

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 (88.8%) 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	47.5%	49.1%	1.6%	48.4%	0.7%
Good health	36.9%	39.7%	2.8%	33.6%	6.1%
Fair health	11.3%	7.8%	-3.5%	12.7%	-4.9%
Bad health	3.1%	3%	-0.1%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.7%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 45.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.2%	17.9%	4.7%	18.2%	-0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.7%	8.8%	3.1%	9.6%	-0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	8.5%	-3.9%	13.4%	-4.9%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	3.5%	3.2%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.2%	10.3%	3.1%	16.9%	-6.6%
Degree or Similar	42%	45.7%	3.7%	33.8%	11.9%
Other	19.3%	5.3%	-14.0%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 24.3% 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	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	2.4%	0.2%	-2.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	32.7%	25.9%	-6.8%	3.1%	22.8%
Pakistani	9.6%	7.3%	-2.3%	2.7%	4.6%
Other Asian	8%	9.3%	1.3%	1.6%	7.7%
Black African	2.6%	8.2%	5.6%	2.5%	5.7%
Black Caribbean	11.8%	5.9%	-5.9%	1.0%	4.9%
Other Black	2.8%	2.5%	-0.3%	0.5%	2.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	1.2%	2.7%	1.5%	0.8%	1.9%
White	16.9%	24.3%	7.4%	81.4%	-57.1%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	7.3%	5.2%	-2.1%	0.6%	4.6%
Other	2.1%	5.7%	3.6%	1.6%	4.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 37.4% 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	40%	37.4%	-2.6%	83.2%	-45.8%
European Union	7.8%	20%	12.2%	6.1%	13.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	6.8%	10.4%	3.6%	2.7%	7.7%
Middle East and Asia	41.4%	28.1%	-13.3%	5.6%	22.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4%	2.7%	-1.3%	1.3%	1.4%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 37.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 33.5% 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	38.8%	37.8%	-1.0%	83.2%	-45.4%
10+ Years	12%	33.5%	21.5%	9.8%	23.7%
5-10 Years	14.6%	12.6%	-2.0%	2.9%	9.7%
2-5 Years	12.2%	7.8%	-4.4%	2.2%	5.6%
Less than 2 years	22.4%	8.3%	-14.1%	1.9%	6.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.2%	76.7%	-18.5%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	3.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	11.4%	0.9%	10.5%
Other EU countries	7.5%	1.5%	6.0%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	8.4%	1.2%	7.2%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	3.2%	13.5%	-10.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.9%	37.2%	-28.3%
Christian	30.1%	46.2%	-16.1%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	23.5%	1.7%	21.8%
Jewish	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Muslim	24.8%	6.5%	18.3%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	9.8%	6.0%	3.8%

Safety

Is The Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Drive was 73.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 54.5% lower than the Barnhill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

The Drive has the 31st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill and the 331st lowest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 82.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,200

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in HA9 9EQ, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (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 The Drive are based on 33 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 The Drive, Wembley, HA9 9EQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for HA9 9EQ

Average Price
£363,895

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£363,895

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Drive

Average Price
£684,771

Semi-Detached
£945,667

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£840,682

Flats/Maisonettes
£365,828

Other
£2,464,316

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
32 Davey House The Drive, Wembley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2016-11-24	£350,250
34 Davey House The Drive, Wembley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2016-09-12	£377,374
22 Davey House The Drive, Wembley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£186,500	2010-05-28	£297,762
34 Davey House The Drive, Wembley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£239,950	2007-11-26	£358,581
36 Davey House The Drive, Wembley, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£195,000	2007-02-16	£320,651

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for HA9 9EQ

Employment

HA9 9EQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in HA9 9EQ 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	99
Self-Employed	51
Part-Time Employee	50
Looking after home or family	36
Retired	30
Student (economically inactive)	25
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Human health and social work activities	26
Information and communication	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	23
Construction	16
Financial and insurance activities	13
Education	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Transport and storage	10
Manufacturing	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Other	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
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	2,637 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	2,749 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Green School and Services 161 College Road , Kensal Rise NW10 3PH	4out of 4	4,635 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chalk Hill Infant School Barnhill Road , HA9 9YP	- not rated	331 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chalk Hill Junior School Barnhill Road , HA9 9YP	- not rated	331 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chalkhill Primary School Barnhill Road , Brent HA9 9YP	3out of 4	331 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School Quainton Street , NW10 0BG	- not rated	795 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School Quainton Street , NW10 0BG	3out of 4	795 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Perivale Middle School Federal Road , Perivale UB6 7AF	- not rated	4,547 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Horsenden Middle School Horsenden Lane North , UB6 0PB	- not rated	5,390 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	737 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Neasden High School Quainton Street , NW10 0BG	- not rated	755 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
John Kelly Boys' Technology College Crest Road , NW2 7SN	- not rated	2,140 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
John Kelly Girls' Technology College Crest Road , NW2 7SN	- not rated	2,140 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
E-ACT Crest Academy Crest Road , NW2 7SN	3out of 4	2,140 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	- not rated	1,466 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The College of North West London Willesden Centre , Dudden Hill Lane NW10 2XD	- not rated	2,559 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hendon College Corner Mead , Grahame Park Way NW9 5RA	- not rated	5,121 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenhill College, Harrow Lowlands Road , HA1 3AQ	- not rated	5,188 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Dominic's Sixth Form College Mount Park Avenue , Harrow-on-the-Hill HA1 3HX	- not rated	5,430 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	796 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	1,466 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	3out of 4	4,615 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	- not rated	4,615 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lycee International de Londres Old Brent Hall , 54 Forty Lane HA9 9LY	- not rated	351 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gower House School 5 Blackbird Hill , Kingsbury NW9 8RR	- not rated	419 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas School 22 Salmon Street , Kingsbury NW9 8PN	- not rated	441 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Poplar Grove School Poplar Grove , Wembley HA9 9DB	- not rated	574 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Prep School 71 Wembley Park Drive , HA9 8HE	- not rated	1,271 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
The Lounge Cafe (Fest Cafe Limited)	Unit 1, 113 Chalkhill Road	533 yd
Backyard Lebanese Cafe & Shisha Lounge	18 Blackbird Hill, London	536 yd
Orient Palace	2 Grand Parade, Forty Avenue	587 yd
Costa	19 Bridge Road, Wembley	617 yd
New Lahori Masala	5 Grand Parade, Forty Avenue	637 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Torch Public House	1-5 Bridge Road, Wembley	617 yd
The Crock of Gold	23 Bridge Road, Wembley	617 yd
Stadium Sports Bar -First Class Sports Bar Ltd	125 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley	937 yd
Boxpark Trading Ltd (Inc. Dining Area and Bar)	15 Boxpark Wembley, 18 Olympic Way	953 yd
Bad Axe Throwing	33 Boxpark Wembley, 18 Olympic Way	953 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mcdonalds	Asda, Forty Lane	463 yd
Sushi Daily	Asda, Forty Lane	463 yd
The food bandits	40-43 Stadium Business Centre, North End Road	509 yd
Blackbird Hill SF Connect	BP Filling Station, Blackbird Hill	536 yd
Daddy Nik	43 Blackbird Hill, London	538 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The COOP	25 Olympic Way, Wembley	199 yd
Asda	Asda, Forty Lane	463 yd
Lidl	Lidl, Blackbird Hill	536 yd
St Marys Food & Wine	25 Blackbird Hill, London	538 yd
Temo Market & Butcher	8 Grand Parade, Forty Avenue	637 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Chalkhill Primary School BARNHILL ROAD		330 yd
Lycee International De Londres Winston Churchill FORTY LANE		354 yd
Chalkhill Bmx Track ST. DAVIDS CLOSE	cycling, grass pitches	532 yd
Poplar Grove Centre POPLAR GROVE	grass pitches	607 yd
Ark Academy BRIDGE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	680 yd
Wembley Park Sports Ground (Closed) Forty Avenue	grass pitches	831 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	178.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of HA9 9EQ