Down Way, Northolt, UB5 6NP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around UB5 6NP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.8%	51.1%	3.3%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	52.2%	48.9%	-3.3%	49.0%	-0.1%

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	36.3%	36.3%	0.0%	37.9%	-1.6%
Married: Opposite sex	47.5%	50.3%	2.8%	44.2%	6.1%
Separated	4.3%	2.7%	-1.6%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	6.2%	7.9%	1.7%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	5.6%	2.7%	-2.9%	6.1%	-3.4%

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 (87.6%) 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	45.5%	48.9%	3.4%	48.4%	0.5%
Good health	39%	38.7%	-0.3%	33.6%	5.1%
Fair health	13.2%	8.3%	-4.9%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	1.4%	3.4%	2.0%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	20.2%	19.8%	-0.4%	18.2%	1.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14%	13.1%	-0.9%	9.6%	3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.4%	10%	-3.4%	13.4%	-3.4%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	3%	-0.7%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	13.1%	3.5%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	26.7%	38.3%	11.6%	33.8%	4.5%
Other	12.4%	2.7%	-9.7%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.4% 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	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	17.9%	16.1%	-1.8%	3.1%	13.0%
Pakistani	0%	5.3%	5.3%	2.7%	2.6%
Other Asian	7.7%	9.9%	2.2%	1.6%	8.3%
Black African	12%	9.2%	-2.8%	2.5%	6.7%
Black Caribbean	4.5%	4.1%	-0.4%	1.0%	3.1%
Other Black	3.6%	1%	-2.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	0.4%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	1%	1.7%	0.7%	0.8%	0.9%
White	43.5%	36.4%	-7.1%	81.4%	-45.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	3.1%	7.2%	4.1%	1.6%	5.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.3% 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	59.8%	48.3%	-11.5%	83.2%	-34.9%
European Union	9.6%	13.4%	3.8%	6.1%	7.3%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	4.6%	3.2%	0.8%	3.8%
Africa	12.2%	8.3%	-3.9%	2.7%	5.6%
Middle East and Asia	12.9%	22%	9.1%	5.6%	16.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.1%	3.4%	-0.7%	1.3%	2.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 33.3% 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	56.9%	48.2%	-8.7%	83.2%	-35.0%
10+ Years	3.3%	33.3%	30.0%	9.8%	23.5%
5-10 Years	7.7%	9%	1.3%	2.9%	6.1%
2-5 Years	10.3%	7.3%	-3.0%	2.2%	5.1%
Less than 2 years	21.8%	2.2%	-19.6%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71%	76.7%	-5.7%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	4.8%	1.3%	3.5%
Romania	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Other EU countries	4.6%	1.5%	3.1%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	3.6%	1.2%	2.4%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.9%	37.2%	-24.3%
Christian	40.1%	46.2%	-6.1%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	10.7%	1.7%	9.0%
Muslim	20.9%	6.5%	14.4%
Sikh	10%	0.9%	9.1%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Down Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Down Way was 35.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 61.8% lower than the Northolt West End average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Down Way has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Northolt West End and the 146th lowest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 32.8%.

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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 6NP, 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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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) - 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 Down Way are based on 37 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 Down Way, Northolt, UB5 6NP

Estimated Average Property Prices for UB5 6NP

Average Price
£330,320

Semi-Detached
£399,769

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£307,170

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Down Way

Average Price
£357,527

Semi-Detached
£408,037

Terraced
£518,421

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£284,174

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Down WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Down Way, Northolt, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2021-02-12	£332,263
7 Down Way, Northolt, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2021-01-29	£305,468
3 Down Way, Northolt, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£199,950	2013-02-22	£321,815
2 Down Way, Northolt, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£57,050	1996-01-09	£411,515
5 Down Way, Northolt, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£49,000	1995-10-06	£296,104

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for UB5 6NP

Employment

UB5 6NP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% 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 UB5 6NP 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	112
Self-Employed	48
Retired	45
Part-Time Employee	36
Looking after home or family	26
Student (economically inactive)	25
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Transport and storage	25
Education	18
Construction	17
Administrative and support service activities	14
Information and communication	14
Other	14
Manufacturing	11
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
McMillan Early Childhood Centre Judge Heath Lane , UB3 2PD	4out of 4	3,189 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove House Nursery School & Children's Centre 77a North Road , North Road UB1 2JG	4out of 4	3,737 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenfields Nursery School and Children's Centre Recreation Road , UB2 5PF	4out of 4	4,742 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Downe Manor Primary School Down Way , UB5 6NW	3out of 4	210 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Raphael's Catholic Primary School Hartfield Avenue , UB5 6NL	3out of 4	242 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belmore Primary Academy Belmore Primary Academy , UB4 9LF	3out of 4	526 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookside Primary School Perth Avenue , UB4 9LW	3out of 4	991 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Viking Primary School Radcliffe Way , UB5 6HW	3out of 4	1,016 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barnhill Community High School Yeading Lane , UB4 9LE	3out of 4	782 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkside Studio College Wood End Green Road , UB3 2SE	2out of 4	2,558 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Rosedale College Wood End Green Road , UB3 2SE	3out of 4	2,561 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
De Salis Studio College Wood End Green Road , UB4 8JP	3out of 4	2,683 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Hewens College Hewens Road , UB4 8JP	2out of 4	2,683 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
HCUC (Harrow College & Uxbridge College) Park Road , UB8 1NQ	- not rated	5,109 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	2,027 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Springfield Road , UB4 0LT	3out of 4	3,278 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hedgewood School Weymouth Road , UB4 8NF	3out of 4	1,450 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Willows School Stipularis Drive , UB4 9QB	3out of 4	1,721 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
John Chilton School Bengarth Road , UB5 5LD	3out of 4	1,941 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Belvue School Rowdell Road , UB5 6AG	3out of 4	2,935 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hillingdon Manor School Harlington Road , Hillingdon UB8 3HD	- not rated	3,633 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crumbs	497 Yeading Lane, Northolt	741 yd
Biryani Shack Ltd	260 Yeading Lane	883 yd
GT Road	262-264 Yeading Lane	883 yd
TSK Perfect Chicken	260 Yeading Lane	883 yd
Stanbury's	4 West London Shooting Ground, West End Road	924 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Barnhill Community Centre	Barnhill Community Centre, Ayles Road		347 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tennessee Express 3	11 Welbeck Court, Welbeck Avenue	551 yd
Ocean City	248 Yeading Lane	883 yd
Virginia Chicken and Ribs	266b Yeading Lane	883 yd
Taj Mahal, Royal Indian Take-Away	4 Willow Tree Lane	1,006 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-Operative	491 Yeading Lane, Northolt		745 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Saint Raphaels Catholic Primary School HARTFIELD AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	230 yd
Northolt Grange Community Centre (Closed) Rushdene Crescent		256 yd
Belmore Primary Academy OWEN ROAD	grass pitches	407 yd
Barnhill Community High School YEADING LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	660 yd
Farm Park KINGSHILL AVENUE OPEN SPACE KINGSHILL AVENUE OPEN SPACE KINGSHILL AVENUE	grass pitches	840 yd
Brookside Primary School PERTH AVENUE	grass pitches	861 yd
Viking Primary School RADCLIFFE WAY	grass pitches	885 yd
Grosvenor Playing Field Kingshill Avenue	grass pitches	933 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	186.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of UB5 6NP