Birch Avenue, West Drayton, UB7 8DD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around UB7 8DD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.6%	50.5%	0.9%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	50.4%	49.5%	-0.9%	49.0%	0.5%

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 area around UB7 8DD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	38.2%	45.2%	7.0%	37.9%	7.3%
Married: Opposite sex	40%	36.8%	-3.2%	44.2%	-7.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	3.9%	1.2%	-2.7%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	12.6%	10.5%	-2.1%	9.1%	1.4%
Widowed	5.3%	5.6%	0.3%	6.1%	-0.5%

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	45.8%	50.2%	4.4%	48.4%	1.8%
Good health	33%	33.4%	0.4%	33.6%	-0.2%
Fair health	14.7%	11.3%	-3.4%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	4.6%	4.1%	-0.5%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	1.9%	1%	-0.9%	1.2%	-0.2%

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	32.6%	27.2%	-5.4%	18.2%	9.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.6%	10.2%	-9.4%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.3%	12.7%	0.4%	13.4%	-0.7%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	4.6%	1.8%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	15.2%	4.7%	16.9%	-1.7%
Degree or Similar	16.8%	26.9%	10.1%	33.8%	-6.9%
Other	5.3%	3.1%	-2.2%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.9% 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	1.3%	2.6%	1.3%	1.1%	1.5%
Chinese	3.2%	1.7%	-1.5%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	6.2%	7.4%	1.2%	3.1%	4.3%
Pakistani	1.3%	4.1%	2.8%	2.7%	1.4%
Other Asian	2.9%	8.1%	5.2%	1.6%	6.5%
Black African	1.1%	6.5%	5.4%	2.5%	4.0%
Black Caribbean	2.1%	1.9%	-0.2%	1.0%	0.9%
Other Black	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	1%	-1.1%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	71%	56.9%	-14.1%	81.4%	-24.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	2.7%	3.3%	0.6%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.8%	68.3%	-13.5%	83.2%	-14.9%
European Union	3.8%	7.9%	4.1%	6.1%	1.8%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	2.1%	5.3%	3.2%	2.7%	2.6%
Middle East and Asia	11.3%	15.3%	4.0%	5.6%	9.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.7%	68.3%	-12.4%	83.2%	-14.9%
10+ Years	2.4%	24.9%	22.5%	9.8%	15.1%
5-10 Years	1.9%	3.1%	1.2%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	4.3%	2.4%	-1.9%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	10.7%	1.2%	-9.5%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76%	76.7%	-0.7%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	9.3%	13.5%	-4.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.3%	37.2%	-7.9%
Christian	39.9%	46.2%	-6.3%
Hindu	5.3%	1.7%	3.6%
Muslim	16.8%	6.5%	10.3%
Sikh	4.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is Birch Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Birch Avenue was 75.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 35.6% lower than the Colham & Cowley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Birch Avenue has the 57th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Colham & Cowley and the 369th highest crime rate of 801 local areas in Hillingdon .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 14.9%.

🔎 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. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,800

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in UB7 8DD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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 Birch Avenue are based on 14 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hillingdon.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Birch Avenue, West Drayton, UB7 8DD

Estimated Average Property Prices for UB7 8DD

Average Price
£466,878

Semi-Detached
£473,239

Terraced
£460,516

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Birch Avenue

Average Price
£439,160

Semi-Detached
£404,628

Terraced
£452,973

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Birch AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Birch Avenue, West Drayton, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£249,950	2008-01-08	£482,284
5 Birch Avenue, West Drayton, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£86,000	1998-03-20	£466,527

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for UB7 8DD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in UB7 8DD 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	114
Retired	40
Part-Time Employee	37
Self-Employed	29
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	21
Unemployed	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Other	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Transport and storage	27
Human health and social work activities	20
Education	16
Construction	13
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	13
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Real estate activities	3

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	2,241 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Colham Manor Primary School Violet Avenue , Hillingdon UB8 3PT	3out of 4	632 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rabbsfarm Primary School Gordon Road , UB7 8AH	3out of 4	719 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew's CofE Primary School High Street , Yiewsley UB7 7QJ	2out of 4	1,095 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School Worcester Road , Cowley UB8 3TH	3out of 4	1,206 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillingdon Primary School Uxbridge Road , Hillingdon UB10 0PH	4out of 4	1,761 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Park Academy West London Park View Road , UB8 3GA	1out of 4	431 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishopshalt School Royal Lane , Hillingdon UB8 3RF	3out of 4	1,527 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Uxbridge High School The Greenway , UB8 2PR	3out of 4	2,047 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
De Salis Studio College Wood End Green Road , UB4 8JP	3out of 4	2,228 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Hewens College Hewens Road , UB4 8JP	2out of 4	2,228 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	3,570 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Springfield Road , UB4 0LT	3out of 4	5,342 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Meadow High School Royal Lane , Hillingdon UB8 3QU	3out of 4	445 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Moorcroft School Bramble Close , Hillingdon UB8 3BF	4out of 4	462 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Young People's Academy Falling Lane , Yiewsley UB7 8AB	3out of 4	550 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Pield Heath House RC School Pield Heath Road , UB8 3NW	2out of 4	870 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Skills Hub Providence Road , Yiewsley UB7 8HJ	3out of 4	1,079 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	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
Hillingdon Hospital (Choices Restaurant)	Hillingdon Hospital, Pield Heath Road	716 yd
Baby Boutique	Maternity, Hillingdon Hospital, Pield Heath Road	716 yd
Bevan's Cafe & Shop	Hillingdon Hospital, Pield Heath Road	716 yd
Jinli Chinese Restaurant	Jinli Chinese Restaurant, 91 Pield Heath Road	856 yd
Thai Spice	The Hut Ph, 2 Old Orchard Close	902 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crown P H	The Crown, Colham Green Road	672 yd
The Hut PH	The Hut Ph, 2 Old Orchard Close	902 yd
George & Dragon	George And Dragon Ph, 176 High Street	943 yd
Uxbridge Football Club Bar	Uxbridge Football Club, Horton Road	947 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cinnamon Tree	121 Falling Lane	313 yd
Snappy Tomato Pizza	119 Falling Lane	313 yd
Violet Chippy	55 Violet Avenue	379 yd
Mamma Mia Pizza	121 Moorfield Road	875 yd
Bagel Boyz	125 Moorfield Road	882 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	82-86 Pield Heath Road	856 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	141-161 High Street	1,013 yd
Iceland	98-100 High Street	1,035 yd
Farmfoods	Unit 1, Cowley Retail Park, High Road	1,074 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Evelyns Community School (Closed) Appletree Avenue	grass pitches	283 yd
Park Academy West London PARK VIEW ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	331 yd
Meadow High School ROYAL LANE	grass pitches	519 yd
Colham Manor Primary School VIOLET AVENUE	grass pitches	540 yd
The Young People'S Academy FALLING LANE	grass pitches	617 yd
Yiewsley Pool (Closed) Otterfield Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	819 yd
Stockley Park Grass Pitches HORTON ROAD	grass pitches	911 yd
Honeycroft Horton Road	grass pitches	937 yd
Pield Heath House School PIELD HEATH ROAD	cycling, grass pitches	966 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	73.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	83.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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