Costons Lane, Greenford, UB6 8SL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding UB6 8SL has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% 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	50%	48.9%	-1.1%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	50%	51.1%	1.1%	49.0%	2.1%

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	35.1%	39.7%	4.6%	37.9%	1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	53.3%	42.9%	-10.4%	44.2%	-1.3%
Separated	1.7%	4.3%	2.6%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	7.2%	8.7%	1.5%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	2.6%	4.3%	1.7%	6.1%	-1.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.4%	49.6%	4.2%	48.4%	1.2%
Good health	37.7%	34.5%	-3.2%	33.6%	0.9%
Fair health	13%	10.2%	-2.8%	12.7%	-2.5%
Bad health	3%	4%	1.0%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.7%	0.8%	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%	21.5%	1.5%	18.2%	3.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.4%	11.3%	0.9%	9.6%	1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.1%	11.6%	1.5%	13.4%	-1.8%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	4.1%	2.7%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	12.2%	2.1%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	30.7%	35.8%	5.1%	33.8%	2.0%
Other	17.1%	3.5%	-13.6%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.6% 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	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	19.9%	17.1%	-2.8%	3.1%	14.0%
Pakistani	2.1%	2.8%	0.7%	2.7%	0.1%
Other Asian	12.3%	11.8%	-0.5%	1.6%	10.2%
Black African	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	5.9%	4.3%	1.0%	4.9%
Other Black	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.7%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	0.8%	1.6%
White	43.6%	33.6%	-10.0%	81.4%	-47.8%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	2.5%	9.5%	7.0%	0.6%	8.9%
Other	8%	7.6%	-0.4%	1.6%	6.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 47.5% 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	48.4%	47.5%	-0.9%	83.2%	-35.7%
European Union	17.4%	18.9%	1.5%	6.1%	12.8%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	9.4%	6.9%	-2.5%	2.7%	4.2%
Middle East and Asia	21%	22.2%	1.2%	5.6%	16.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	2.9%	1.1%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 47.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 36.1% 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	44.7%	47.3%	2.6%	83.2%	-35.9%
10+ Years	4.3%	36.1%	31.8%	9.8%	26.3%
5-10 Years	8%	10.2%	2.2%	2.9%	7.3%
2-5 Years	12.6%	3.1%	-9.5%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	30.4%	3.3%	-27.1%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70%	76.7%	-6.7%
Ireland	4.3%	0.6%	3.7%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Poland	7%	1.3%	5.7%
Romania	4.6%	0.9%	3.7%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Southern Asia	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	3.6%	13.5%	-9.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9.5%	37.2%	-27.7%
Christian	40.6%	46.2%	-5.6%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	12.6%	1.7%	10.9%
Muslim	23.8%	6.5%	17.3%
Sikh	9.5%	0.9%	8.6%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	2.1%	6.0%	-3.9%

Safety

Is Costons Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Costons Lane was 42.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.4% lower than the Central Greenford average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Costons Lane has the 16th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Central Greenford and the 195th lowest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 17.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 13.5%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,300

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in UB6 8SL, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 4/10 (below 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 Costons Lane are based on 129 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 Costons Lane, Greenford, UB6 8SL

Estimated Average Property Prices for UB6 8SL

Average Price
£176,007

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£176,007

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Costons Lane

Average Price
£509,711

Semi-Detached
£605,984

Terraced
£597,301

Detached
£785,067

Flats/Maisonettes
£318,382

Other
£1,299,224

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Costons LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Magna Court Costons Lane, Greenford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2006-11-23	£207,844
2 Magna Court Costons Lane, Greenford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£105,000	2005-05-05	£206,850
2 Magna Court Costons Lane, Greenford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£80,000	2002-08-02	£188,969
2 Magna Court Costons Lane, Greenford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£85,000	1998-10-30	£372,111
6 Magna Court Costons Lane, Greenford, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£27,500	1998-10-27	£120,389

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for UB6 8SL

Employment

UB6 8SL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	93
Retired	53
Self-Employed	46
Part-Time Employee	41
Looking after home or family	27
Student (economically inactive)	22
Unemployed	21
Other	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	52
Transport and storage	31
Construction	22
Other	19
Administrative and support service activities	18
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Manufacturing	11
Information and communication	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Education	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grove House Nursery School & Children's Centre 77a North Road , North Road UB1 2JG	4out of 4	2,876 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillview Nursery School 2 Grange Road , HA2 0LW	3out of 4	4,367 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenfields Nursery School and Children's Centre Recreation Road , UB2 5PF	4out of 4	4,977 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Coston Primary School Oldfield Lane South , UB6 9JU	3out of 4	238 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Edward Betham Church of England Primary School Oldfield Lane South , UB6 9JU	3out of 4	238 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary School Greenford Road , UB6 9AN	3out of 4	704 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oldfield Primary School Oldfield Lane North , UB6 8PR	3out of 4	715 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stanhope Primary School Mansell Road , UB6 9EG	3out of 4	726 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	674 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School Greenford Road , UB6 9AW	4out of 4	820 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brentside High School Greenford Avenue , Hanwell W7 1JJ	3out of 4	1,046 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenford High School Lady Margaret Road , UB1 2GU	4out of 4	1,448 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dormers Wells High School Dormers Wells Lane , UB1 3HZ	3out of 4	2,090 yd	Academy converter	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	4,240 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	2,781 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Springfield Road , UB4 0LT	3out of 4	4,576 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ealing Primary Centre 573 Greenford Road , Greenford UB6 8QJ	3out of 4	856 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain, London Welsh School Hanwell Community Centre , Westcott Crescent W7 1PD	- not rated	1,735 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belvue School Rowdell Road , UB5 6AG	3out of 4	1,793 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Castlebar School Hathaway Gardens , Ealing W13 0DH	4out of 4	1,909 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Springhallow School Compton Close , Cavendish Avenue W13 0JG	3out of 4	2,317 yd	Community 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
Almahmud Restaurant	Ground Floor, 584 Greenford Road	76 yd
Big Boys Cafe	329 Greenford Road, Greenford	100 yd
PBK Greenford	504 Greenford Road, Greenford	327 yd
The London Motorcycle Museum	Ravenor Park Community Association Depot, Oldfield Lane South	338 yd
Shami Kebab Restaurant	Left, 187 Greenford Road	455 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bridge Hotel	The Bridge Hotel, Western Avenue	470 yd
Royal British Legion Club	182 Oldfield Lane South, Greenford	511 yd
The Three Wishes	5 The Broadway, Greenford	575 yd
The Raging Ball	Snooker Club, 33 - 35 The Broadway	598 yd
Greenford Tennis Club	Greenford Tennis Club, 76 Ravenor Park Road	686 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wong's Chinese	626 Greenford Road, Greenford	105 yd
Cakebox	486 Greenford Road, Greenford	381 yd
Pepes Piri Piri Greenford	468 Greenford Road, Greenford	428 yd
Bubble Lit	Unit A, 464 Greenford Road	440 yd
Pizza Hut	197 Greenford Road, Greenford	450 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Superstore, 223 - 229 Greenford Road	419 yd
Lidl	Macmillan Court, 309 Ruislip Road East	540 yd
Iceland	48 - 50 The Broadway, Greenford	558 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Greenford Community Centre OLDFIELD LANE SOUTH		448 yd
Ravenor Park RAVENOR PARK RAVENOR PARK OLDFIELD LANE SOUTH	tennis courts	528 yd
Perivale Park Pitches Stockdove Way	grass pitches, tennis courts	607 yd
Brentside High School Playing Fields BRIDGE AVENUE	grass pitches	651 yd
Stanhope Primary School MANSELL ROAD	grass pitches	706 yd
William Perkin C Of E High School OLDFIELD LANE NORTH	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	730 yd
Greenford Ltc RAVENOR PARK ROAD	tennis courts	747 yd
Glaxo Sport And Social Club (Closed) Oldfield Lane North	grass pitches, squash courts	776 yd
Cardinal Wiseman Roman Catholic School GREENFORD ROAD	grass pitches	778 yd
Drayton Manor High School Playing Field GREENFORD AVENUE	grass pitches	783 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	88.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	88.9%

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	71.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	66.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of UB6 8SL