Waxlow Way, Northolt, UB5 6FW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around UB5 6FW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.3%	50.6%	-0.7%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	48.7%	49.4%	0.7%	49.0%	0.4%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate vicinity of UB5 6FW there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.1% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44.5%	32.6%	-11.9%	37.9%	-5.3%
Married: Opposite sex	42.2%	53.1%	10.9%	44.2%	8.9%
Married: Same sex	0.2%	1.3%	1.1%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	3.8%	2.3%	-1.5%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	8.2%	8.5%	0.3%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	1.1%	2.3%	1.2%	6.1%	-3.8%

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 (91.3%) 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	56.2%	57.3%	1.1%	48.4%	8.9%
Good health	34.2%	34%	-0.2%	33.6%	0.4%
Fair health	7.2%	5.1%	-2.1%	12.7%	-7.6%
Bad health	1.6%	3%	1.4%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	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 43.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.4%	14.6%	3.2%	18.2%	-3.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.6%	7.9%	0.3%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.3%	7.4%	-1.9%	13.4%	-6.0%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	6.4%	5.8%	5.3%	1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	13.3%	2.3%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	43.9%	43.1%	-0.8%	33.8%	9.3%
Other	16.2%	7.2%	-9.0%	2.8%	4.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.4% 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%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	11.7%	5.1%	-6.6%	3.1%	2.0%
Pakistani	8.3%	7.6%	-0.7%	2.7%	4.9%
Other Asian	11.5%	12.9%	1.4%	1.6%	11.3%
Black African	5.9%	4.9%	-1.0%	2.5%	2.4%
Black Caribbean	6.9%	4.2%	-2.7%	1.0%	3.2%
Other Black	2.7%	0.5%	-2.2%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	1.1%	-1.2%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	3.1%	1.2%	-1.9%	0.8%	0.4%
White	35.6%	45.4%	9.8%	81.4%	-36.0%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	4.7%	5.7%	1.0%	0.6%	5.1%
Other	3.4%	7.2%	3.8%	1.6%	5.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44.1% 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	45.1%	44.1%	-1.0%	83.2%	-39.1%
European Union	16.2%	26.8%	10.6%	6.1%	20.7%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	8.1%	4.8%	-3.3%	2.7%	2.1%
Middle East and Asia	24.8%	19%	-5.8%	5.6%	13.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.2%	2%	-2.2%	1.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 30.6% 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	44.6%	44.2%	-0.4%	83.2%	-39.0%
10+ Years	6.7%	30.6%	23.9%	9.8%	20.8%
5-10 Years	12.5%	16.9%	4.4%	2.9%	14.0%
2-5 Years	18.7%	6.4%	-12.3%	2.2%	4.2%
Less than 2 years	17.5%	2%	-15.5%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57%	76.7%	-19.7%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Poland	20.4%	1.3%	19.1%
Romania	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Other EU countries	5.6%	1.5%	4.1%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	3.2%	13.5%	-10.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.6%	37.2%	-28.6%
Christian	47.4%	46.2%	1.2%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Muslim	28.5%	6.5%	22.0%
Sikh	5.7%	0.9%	4.8%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Waxlow Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waxlow Way was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Greenford Broadway average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 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 UB5 6FW, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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 Waxlow Way are based on 207 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Ealing.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Waxlow Way, Northolt, UB5 6FW

Estimated Average Property Prices for UB5 6FW

Average Price
£309,951

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£309,951

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waxlow Way

Average Price
£357,705

Semi-Detached
£725,920

Terraced
£770,192

Detached
£868,198

Flats/Maisonettes
£329,760

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waxlow WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 243 Welford House Waxlow Way, Northolt, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2025-07-08	£201,392
Apartment 195 Ashby House Waxlow Way, Northolt, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2024-12-20	£268,023
Apartment 187 Ashby House Waxlow Way, Northolt, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2024-07-23	£194,070
Apartment 255 Welford House Waxlow Way, Northolt, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2024-04-12	£308,699
Apartment 253 Welford House Waxlow Way, Northolt, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2023-11-10	£290,198

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for UB5 6FW

Employment

UB5 6FW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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	132
Self-Employed	79
Looking after home or family	47
Part-Time Employee	43
Other	28
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	16
Retired	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	57
Human health and social work activities	33
Transport and storage	26
Professional, scientific and technical activities	25
Administrative and support service activities	23
Other	23
Construction	23
Information and communication	21
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Financial and insurance activities	19
Education	19
Manufacturing	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Real estate activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Mining and quarrying	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Allenby Nursery School Allenby Road , UB1 2HX	- not rated	1,423 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grove House Nursery School & Children's Centre 77a North Road , North Road UB1 2JG	4out of 4	2,055 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenfields Nursery School and Children's Centre Recreation Road , UB2 5PF	4out of 4	3,870 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Glebe Nursery School Western Road , UB2 5JT	- not rated	3,976 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
McMillan Nursery School Judge Heath Lane , UB3 2PD	3out of 4	4,725 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Durdans Park Primary School King George's Drive , Off Lady Margaret Road UB1 2PQ	3out of 4	705 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Durdans Park First School King George's Drive , UB1 2PQ	- not rated	705 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lady Margaret Primary School Lady Margaret Road , UB1 2NH	3out of 4	733 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lady Margaret First School Lady Margaret Road , UB1 2NH	- not rated	733 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gifford Primary School Greenhill Gardens , UB5 6BU	4out of 4	883 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Durdans Park Middle School King George's Drive , Off Lady Margaret Road UB1 2PQ	- not rated	705 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gifford Middle School Greenhill Gardens , UB5 6BU	- not rated	883 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lady Margaret Middle School Lady Margaret Road , UB1 2HN	- not rated	1,253 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Viking Middle School Radcliffe Way , Yeading Lane UB5 6HW	- not rated	1,268 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stanhope Middle School Mansell Road , UB6 9EG	- not rated	1,634 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenford High School Lady Margaret Road , UB1 2GU	3out of 4	620 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dormers Wells High School Dormers Wells Lane , UB1 3HZ	- not rated	1,564 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dormers Wells High School Dormers Wells Lane , UB1 3HZ	3out of 4	1,564 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Barnhill Community High School Yeading Lane , UB4 9LE	- not rated	1,638 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barnhill Community High School Yeading Lane , UB4 9LE	4out of 4	1,638 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	5,263 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alec Reed Academy Bengarth Road , UB5 5LQ	3out of 4	1,780 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Springfield Road , UB4 0LT	3out of 4	2,951 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grangewood School Ballinger Way , UB5 6GG	3out of 4	338 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grand Union Village Ballinger Way , UB5 6GG	- not rated	338 yd	Free schools special	No		More About School
Willows Primary PRU Stipularis Drive , Willows School UB4 9QB	- not rated	848 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School
The Willows School Stipularis Drive , UB4 9QB	- not rated	848 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Willows School Stipularis Drive , Off Glencoe Road UB4 9QB	- not rated	848 yd	Community special 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
Saffron D'Or	447 Lady Margaret Road, Southall	301 yd
Ali Baba's	Ground Floor Shop, 440 Lady Margaret Road	364 yd
Raunka Punjab Diyan	464 - 466 Lady Margaret Road, Southall	372 yd
Ceylon Chennai Xpress	484 Lady Margaret Road, Southall	399 yd
Blue Orchid Restaurant	The Civil Engineer, 500 Ruislip Road	402 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Yeading Community Centre	Yeading Community Centre, 2 Ditchfield Road		576 yd
The Hare And Hounds	The Hare And Hounds, 229 Ruislip Road		834 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
King's Flavour Chicken & Pizza	Shop 3, Weaver House	67 yd
Harry's Fish Bar	455 Lady Margaret Road, Southall	319 yd
Domino's Pizza	436 - 438 Lady Margaret Road, Southall	360 yd
China Gourmet	498 Lady Margaret Road, Southall	433 yd
Roosters Piri Piri	518 Lady Margaret Road, Southall	433 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	589 Lady Margaret Road, Southall		464 yd
Tesco	Tesco Extra, Glencoe Road		784 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Durdans Cricket Ground (Closed) Adrienne Avenue	grass pitches	146 yd
Willow Tree Lane Open Space Ditchfield Road	grass pitches	509 yd
King George V Playing Field Lady Margaret Road	grass pitches	510 yd
Greenford Sports Centre Lady Margaret Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	619 yd
Rectory Park Ruislip Road	grass pitches	678 yd
Rectory Park (Middlesex Fa) RECTORY PARK SPORTS FACILITY RECTORY PARK SPORTS FACILITY RUISLIP ROAD	artificial grass pitch	698 yd
Greenford Sports Centre (Closed) Ruislip Road	health and fitness suite	705 yd
Lady Margaret Primary School LADY MARGARET ROAD		705 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	70.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	106.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	76.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of UB5 6FW