Highlands Avenue, London, W3 6ET

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around W3 6ET is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.3%	50.2%	-2.1%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	47.7%	49.8%	2.1%	49.0%	0.8%

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 W3 6ET, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52% 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	53.3%	52%	-1.3%	37.9%	14.1%
Married: Opposite sex	31.7%	32.8%	1.1%	44.2%	-11.4%
Married: Same sex	3.3%	0.8%	-2.5%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.5%	3.7%	1.2%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	7.1%	7.8%	0.7%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	2.1%	2.9%	0.8%	6.1%	-3.2%

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 (88.9%) 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	49.8%	58.2%	8.4%	48.4%	9.8%
Good health	35.9%	30.7%	-5.2%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	10.1%	6.6%	-3.5%	12.7%	-6.1%
Bad health	3.5%	4.2%	0.7%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	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.

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 46.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.6%	12.3%	2.7%	18.2%	-5.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.3%	4.1%	-2.2%	9.6%	-5.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.4%	9.4%	-6.0%	13.4%	-4.0%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	3.7%	3.3%	5.3%	-1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.1%	15.6%	3.5%	16.9%	-1.3%
Degree or Similar	42.1%	46.3%	4.2%	33.8%	12.5%
Other	14.2%	8.6%	-5.6%	2.8%	5.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 64.2% 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)
Chinese	1.7%	0.7%	-1.0%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	3.1%	1.1%	-2.0%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	2.8%	5%	2.2%	2.7%	2.3%
Other Asian	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	0.7%	6%	5.3%	2.5%	3.5%
Black Caribbean	8.4%	7.1%	-1.3%	1.0%	6.1%
Other Black	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	69%	64.2%	-4.8%	81.4%	-17.2%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	3.5%	6%	2.5%	0.6%	5.4%
Other	5.6%	2.8%	-2.8%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42% 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	58.9%	42%	-16.9%	83.2%	-41.2%
European Union	19.5%	27.3%	7.8%	6.1%	21.2%
Rest of Europe	1%	9.8%	8.8%	0.8%	9.0%
Africa	4.9%	5.6%	0.7%	2.7%	2.9%
Middle East and Asia	7.7%	9.8%	2.1%	5.6%	4.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.8%	4.5%	0.7%	1.3%	3.2%
Oceania	4.2%	1%	-3.2%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 42% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 25.9% 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	56.4%	42%	-14.4%	83.2%	-41.2%
10+ Years	4.9%	25.9%	21.0%	9.8%	16.1%
5-10 Years	6.3%	12.9%	6.6%	2.9%	10.0%
2-5 Years	15.3%	13.6%	-1.7%	2.2%	11.4%
Less than 2 years	17.1%	5.6%	-11.5%	1.9%	3.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	52.4%	76.7%	-24.3%
Ireland	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	6.6%	0.6%	6.0%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	7.3%	1.3%	6.0%
Romania	5.2%	0.9%	4.3%
Other EU countries	7.6%	1.5%	6.1%
Turkey	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Other Europe	3.1%	0.2%	2.9%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Oceania	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
No passport held	3.8%	13.5%	-9.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.6%	37.2%	-15.6%
Christian	52.6%	46.2%	6.4%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Muslim	18.1%	6.5%	11.6%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Highlands Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Highlands Avenue was 145.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 51.0% higher than the East Acton average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Highlands Avenue has the 37th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in East Acton and the 244th highest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 37.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 3.9%.

🔎 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. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in W3 6ET, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Highlands Avenue are based on 118 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 Highlands Avenue, London, W3 6ET

Estimated Average Property Prices for W3 6ET

Average Price
£733,261

Semi-Detached
£1,138,007

Terraced
£1,166,578

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£449,144

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Highlands Avenue

Average Price
£576,864

Semi-Detached
£843,869

Terraced
£859,642

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£473,528

Other
£4,286

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Highlands AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 6 Highlands Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£410,000	2024-12-20	£410,000
Flat 3 6 Highlands Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2024-02-21	£418,692
Top Floor Flat 8 Highlands Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£362,500	2023-03-22	£362,878
2 Highlands Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£519,500	2015-08-24	£593,008
Ground Floor Flat 8 Highlands Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2014-09-26	£419,476

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W3 6ET

Employment

W3 6ET area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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	87
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	28
Retired	21
Looking after home or family	17
Other	14
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Student (economically inactive)	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Information and communication	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Other	15
Education	14
Administrative and support service activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Construction	7
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre East Churchfield Road , Acton W3 7LL	3out of 4	842 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Acton Childrens Centre Castle Close , Acton W3 8RX	3out of 4	1,043 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre Australia Road , White City W12 7PH	4out of 4	2,928 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vanessa Nursery School 14 Cathnor Road , W12 9JA	4out of 4	3,043 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	3,841 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 1 Pierrepoint Road , Acton W3 9JR	3out of 4	215 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Derwentwater Primary School Shakespeare Road , Acton W3 6SA	3out of 4	283 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West Acton Primary School Noel Road , Acton W3 0JL	3out of 4	844 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Byron Primary Academy The Vale , Acton W3 7JT	3out of 4	884 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Priory Primary Academy Acton Lane , W3 8NR	4out of 4	967 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Twyford Church of England High School Twyford Crescent , W3 9PP	4out of 4	578 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ark Soane Academy Gunnersbury Lane , Ealing W3 8EA	- not rated	706 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Acton Academy Gunnersbury Lane , Acton W3 8EY	1out of 4	1,119 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls Queen's Drive , Acton W3 0HW	4out of 4	1,390 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Park View Road , Ealing W5 2JX	- not rated	1,851 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY	- not rated	4,368 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Sixth Form St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB	2out of 4	4,920 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	4,975 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	3,231 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greek Primary School of London 3 Pierrepoint Road , Acton W3 9JR	- not rated	215 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Japanese School 87 Creffield Road , Acton W3 9PU	- not rated	709 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
London Bunka Yochien 307a Horn Lane , Acton W3 0BP	- not rated	840 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leap Service - the National Autistics Society Woodlands Building , Mill Hill Road W3 8RR	- not rated	885 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Fahad Academy Bromyard Avenue , Acton W3 7HD	- not rated	1,516 yd	Other independent 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
London Star Lounge	Blue Star Hotel, 51 - 53 Steyne Road	357 yd
Yuna Noodle	Blue Star Hotel, 51 - 53 Steyne Road	357 yd
Smartfood Chef Kitchen	Blue Star Hotel, 51 - 53 Steyne Road	357 yd
Rozay Garden	The Duke Of York, 86 Steyne Road	358 yd
Bondi Juice	92 Churchfield Road, Acton	400 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Vindinista	74 Churchfield Road, Acton	405 yd
A Pint Of Hops	Ground Floor Shop, 73 Churchfield Road	445 yd
Mendes Sheepwalk	Sheepwalk Tavern, Market Place	507 yd
The Rocket	The Rocket, 11 - 13 Churchfield Road	559 yd
George & Dragon (Bar Only)	George And Dragon, 183 High Street	569 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yemandi	Blue Star Hotel, 51 - 53 Steyne Road	357 yd
Chicken Spot	7 Horn Lane, Acton	415 yd
Ryu Acton	23 Horn Lane, Acton	415 yd
Sham's Fish Bar	135 Churchfield Road, Acton	425 yd
Desi Hub	6 Horn Lane, Acton	430 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	183 Horn Lane, Acton	392 yd
Sainsbury's	61 - 63 Churchfield Road, Acton	462 yd
Morrisons	Morrisons, King Street	471 yd
Lidl	Unit 4, The Oaks Shopping Centre	520 yd
Iceland	Unit 9, The Oaks Shopping Centre	558 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
New Fitness Exchange (London Acton) (Closed) Shopping Precinct Shopping Precinct High Street	health and fitness suite	564 yd
Acton Centre ACTON TOWN HALL ACTON TOWN HALL HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	660 yd
Twyford C Of E High School TWYFORD CRESCENT	grass pitches	693 yd
Acton Swimming Baths (Closed) Salisbury Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	694 yd
Twyford Sports Centre TWYFORD SPORTS CENTRE TWYFORD SPORTS CENTRE TWYFORD CRESCENT		725 yd
Energize Fitness Centre (Acton Campus) (Closed) Acton Centre Acton Centre Gunnersbury Lane	health and fitness suite	742 yd
Pure Gym (London Acton) Uxbridge Road	health and fitness suite	770 yd
Shamrock Sports And Social Club SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND HORN LANE	grass pitches	785 yd
Alwyn Gardens Sports Ground LOWFIELD ROAD	grass pitches	819 yd
The Japanese School CREFFIELD ROAD		841 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	125.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W3 6ET