Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, UB6 8LY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding UB6 8LY is primarily male, with 53.1% of the population 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	49.9%	46.9%	-3.0%	51.0%	-4.1%
Male	50.1%	53.1%	3.0%	49.0%	4.1%

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	34.9%	39.3%	4.4%	37.9%	1.4%
Married: Opposite sex	47.1%	45.5%	-1.6%	44.2%	1.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.6%	1.2%	-1.4%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	9.2%	5.8%	-3.4%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	6.3%	7.4%	1.1%	6.1%	1.3%

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 (89.2%) 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	52.2%	48.3%	-3.9%	48.4%	-0.1%
Good health	38.3%	40.9%	2.6%	33.6%	7.3%
Fair health	7.8%	8.3%	0.5%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	15.1%	23.2%	8.1%	18.2%	5.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.4%	8.5%	-2.9%	9.6%	-1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	8.9%	-3.6%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	4.6%	2.8%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	13.9%	2.9%	16.9%	-3.0%
Degree or Similar	27.2%	39.4%	12.2%	33.8%	5.6%
Other	21%	1.5%	-19.5%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.9% 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%	2.2%	2.2%	1.1%	1.1%
Chinese	2.9%	0.6%	-2.3%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	8.4%	6.8%	-1.6%	3.1%	3.7%
Pakistani	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	2.7%	-0.8%
Other Asian	16.8%	11.4%	-5.4%	1.6%	9.8%
Black African	3.5%	4.9%	1.4%	2.5%	2.4%
Black Caribbean	3.5%	3.7%	0.2%	1.0%	2.7%
Other Black	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	2.9%	0.6%	-2.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	54.8%	55.9%	1.1%	81.4%	-25.5%
Roma	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Arab	0.6%	2.8%	2.2%	0.6%	2.2%
Other	1.7%	3.1%	1.4%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.7% 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	42.3%	43.7%	1.4%	83.2%	-39.5%
European Union	23.2%	31.1%	7.9%	6.1%	25.0%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	5.5%	5.2%	0.8%	4.7%
Africa	6.4%	3.7%	-2.7%	2.7%	1.0%
Middle East and Asia	23.8%	15.7%	-8.1%	5.6%	10.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.8%	0.3%	-3.5%	1.3%	-1.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 37.2% 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	39.4%	43.7%	4.3%	83.2%	-39.5%
10+ Years	9%	37.2%	28.2%	9.8%	27.4%
5-10 Years	11.9%	11.4%	-0.5%	2.9%	8.5%
2-5 Years	16.5%	5.5%	-11.0%	2.2%	3.3%
Less than 2 years	23.2%	2.2%	-21.0%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.4%	76.7%	-23.3%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Lithuania	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Poland	15.1%	1.3%	13.8%
Romania	8%	0.9%	7.1%
Other EU countries	5.6%	1.5%	4.1%
Other Europe	4.3%	0.2%	4.1%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Southern Asia	2.2%	1.2%	1.0%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.4%	37.2%	-28.8%
Christian	54.2%	46.2%	8.0%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	10.5%	1.7%	8.8%
Muslim	14.2%	6.5%	7.7%
Sikh	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	8.7%	6.0%	2.7%

Safety

Is Birkbeck Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Birkbeck Avenue was 117.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.4% lower than the Central Greenford average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Birkbeck Avenue has the 27th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Central Greenford and the 329th highest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 58.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -11.3%.

🔎 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. 79% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in UB6 8LY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 5/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Birkbeck Avenue are based on 156 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 Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, UB6 8LY

Estimated Average Property Prices for UB6 8LY

Average Price
£495,088

Semi-Detached
£598,673

Terraced
£552,447

Detached
£582,458

Flats/Maisonettes
£309,989

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Birkbeck Avenue

Average Price
£427,234

Semi-Detached
£558,019

Terraced
£536,911

Detached
£580,675

Flats/Maisonettes
£308,857

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Birkbeck AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
124 Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£530,000	2025-04-17	£533,206
110 Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£635,000	2025-03-24	£647,542
109 Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£592,500	2023-10-17	£623,750
105A Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£345,000	2021-04-30	£363,449
105 Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£327,000	2018-10-25	£353,562

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for UB6 8LY

Employment

UB6 8LY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Less than 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 22% 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	95
Self-Employed	57
Retired	31
Part-Time Employee	19
Other	13
Unemployed	12
Looking after home or family	11
Student (economically inactive)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Construction	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Information and communication	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Transport and storage	14
Human health and social work activities	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Manufacturing	8
Education	8
Other	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hillview Nursery School 2 Grange Road , HA2 0LW	3out of 4	3,019 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	3,962 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oldfield Primary School Oldfield Lane North , UB6 8PR	3out of 4	983 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Coston Primary School Oldfield Lane South , UB6 9JU	3out of 4	1,212 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School Oldfield Lane South , UB6 9JU	3out of 4	1,212 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Petts Hill Primary School Newmarket Avenue , UB5 4HB	3out of 4	1,292 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenwood Primary School Wood End Way , UB5 4QG	3out of 4	1,325 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
William Perkin Church of England High School Oldfield Lane North , UB6 8PR	4out of 4	874 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenford High School Lady Margaret Road , UB1 2GU	4out of 4	1,834 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northolt High School Eastcote Lane , UB5 4HP	3out of 4	1,898 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Greenford Road , UB6 9AW	4out of 4	2,223 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brentside High School Greenford Avenue , Hanwell W7 1JJ	3out of 4	2,369 yd	Foundation 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	2,983 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	2,029 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Springfield Road , UB4 0LT	3out of 4	5,312 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Belvue School Rowdell Road , UB5 6AG	3out of 4	987 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ealing Primary Centre 573 Greenford Road , Greenford UB6 8QJ	3out of 4	994 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mandeville School Horsenden Lane North , Greenford UB6 0PA	4out of 4	1,724 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Chilton School Bengarth Road , UB5 5LD	3out of 4	2,193 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Orley Farm School South Hill Avenue , HA1 3NU	- not rated	2,493 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
Anita's Cafe Lounge	Anitas Cafe Lounge, 426 Long Drive	360 yd
Cheezious Pizza	259 Oldfield Lane North, Greenford	569 yd
MiMar Cafe	265 Oldfield Lane North, Greenford	569 yd
Coffee Time	Greenford Railway Station, Oldfield Lane North	577 yd
Caffeine Co.	269 Oldfield Lane North, Greenford	577 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
London Marathon Playing Field	Birkbeck College Sports Ground, Oldfield Lane North	348 yd
The Railway Hotel	Railway Hotel, 390 Oldfield Lane North	684 yd
Greenford Conservative Club	Greenford Conservative Club, Courthope Road	741 yd
Royal British Legion Club	182 Oldfield Lane South, Greenford	959 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Long Drive Food And Wine	44 Long Drive, Greenford	239 yd
Maggie Fish & Chips	380 Oldfield Lane North, Greenford	625 yd
Gary's Indian Grill	65 Marnham Crescent, Greenford	1,043 yd
Yummy	63 Oldfields Circus, Northolt	1,044 yd
The Codfather	81 Oldfields Circus, Northolt	1,044 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	249 - 251 Oldfield Lane North, Greenford	562 yd
Waitrose Customer Fulfillment Centre - Greenford	Wincanton, 14 Rockware Avenue	730 yd
Lidl	Unit 4, Westway Cross Retail Park	1,042 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	Unit 10, Westway Cross Retail Park	1,057 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
London Marathon Playing Field Greenford BIRKBECK AVENUE	grass pitches	410 yd
Avenue Park WESTERN AVENUE	grass pitches	534 yd
Glaxo Sport And Social Club (Closed) Oldfield Lane North	grass pitches, squash courts	709 yd
William Perkin C Of E High School OLDFIELD LANE NORTH	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	736 yd
Pure Gym (Northolt) 8 MOHAMMEDI PARK COMPLEX 8 MOHAMMEDI PARK COMPLEX ROWDELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	833 yd
Greenford Community Centre OLDFIELD LANE SOUTH		1,021 yd
Ealing Golf Driving Range (Closed) Rowdell Road	golf	1,031 yd
Boots Wellbeing Centre (Greenford) (Closed) The Westway Shopping Park The Westway Shopping Park	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,066 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	74.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	135.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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