The Vale, London, W3 7RW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around W3 7RW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	35.8%	51.7%	15.9%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	64.2%	48.3%	-15.9%	49.0%	-0.7%

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 7RW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57% 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	60.4%	57%	-3.4%	37.9%	19.1%
Married: Opposite sex	24.6%	21.2%	-3.4%	44.2%	-23.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	5.6%	4.1%	-1.5%	2.2%	1.9%
Divorced	8.1%	15.4%	7.3%	9.1%	6.3%
Widowed	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	6.1%	-4.6%

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 (89.1%) 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	46.3%	58.2%	11.9%	48.4%	9.8%
Good health	36.1%	30.9%	-5.2%	33.6%	-2.7%
Fair health	10.9%	5.9%	-5.0%	12.7%	-6.8%
Bad health	4.2%	3%	-1.2%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	2.6%	2%	-0.6%	1.2%	0.8%

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 45.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.1%	18.5%	2.4%	18.2%	0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.6%	7.6%	2.0%	9.6%	-2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	2.8%	5.3%	2.5%	13.4%	-8.1%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	3.5%	3.1%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	13.8%	5.7%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	43.9%	45.7%	1.8%	33.8%	11.9%
Other	23.2%	5.6%	-17.6%	2.8%	2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.7% 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%	1.7%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	5.8%	7.1%	1.3%	1.6%	5.5%
Black African	6.4%	6.8%	0.4%	2.5%	4.3%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	3.7%	2.1%	1.0%	2.7%
Other Black	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	2%	0.1%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	0.5%	-1.4%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	2.2%	4.4%	2.2%	0.8%	3.6%
White	57.5%	51.7%	-5.8%	81.4%	-29.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	10.5%	12.9%	2.4%	0.6%	12.3%
Other	5.4%	6.3%	0.9%	1.6%	4.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 29% 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	30%	29%	-1.0%	83.2%	-54.2%
European Union	24.3%	32%	7.7%	6.1%	25.9%
Rest of Europe	6.7%	6.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	5.5%
Africa	9.3%	8.8%	-0.5%	2.7%	6.1%
Middle East and Asia	21.7%	17.8%	-3.9%	5.6%	12.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.1%	4.6%	-0.5%	1.3%	3.3%
Oceania	2.9%	1.5%	-1.4%	0.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 29% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 32.4% 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	27.8%	29%	1.2%	83.2%	-54.2%
10+ Years	17.6%	32.4%	14.8%	9.8%	22.6%
5-10 Years	14.1%	16.3%	2.2%	2.9%	13.4%
2-5 Years	16%	14.6%	-1.4%	2.2%	12.4%
Less than 2 years	24.6%	7.6%	-17.0%	1.9%	5.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	44%	76.7%	-32.7%
Ireland	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
France	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	3.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Spain	4.4%	0.4%	4.0%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	7.8%	1.3%	6.5%
Romania	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other EU countries	13.4%	1.5%	11.9%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	2%	0.2%	1.8%
North Africa	2.2%	0.1%	2.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Middle East	2%	0.1%	1.9%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South-East Asia	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	2.2%	13.5%	-11.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.6%	37.2%	-12.6%
Christian	39.3%	46.2%	-6.9%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	27.8%	6.5%	21.3%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is The Vale Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Vale was 239.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 197.2% higher than the Southfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

The Vale has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Southfield and the 111th highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Ealing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 76.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£83,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in W3 7RW, 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 - 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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 7/10 (above 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 The Vale are based on 947 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 The Vale, London, W3 7RW

Estimated Average Property Prices for W3 7RW

Average Price
£483,723

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£416,734

Other
£751,680

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Vale

Average Price
£1,121,150

Semi-Detached
£951,736

Terraced
£3,484,162

Detached
£3,037,938

Flats/Maisonettes
£401,143

Other
£3,499,950

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The ValeStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 181 The Vale, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£395,000	2025-03-28	£386,050
Flat 2 181 The Vale, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£347,500	2022-02-01	£347,134
Flat 1 181 The Vale, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£470,000	2021-06-28	£476,528
Ground Floor 179 - 181 The Vale, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£696,000	2020-10-30	£733,893
Flat 1 181 The Vale, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£449,500	2014-01-17	£615,549

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W3 7RW

Employment

W3 7RW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

W3 7RW area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in W3 7RW 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	128
Self-Employed	58
Part-Time Employee	35
Other	26
Unemployed	26
Student (economically inactive)	25
Looking after home or family	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Retired	6

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	28
Information and communication	26
Administrative and support service activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Construction	19
Other	17
Education	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Transport and storage	12
Human health and social work activities	10
Real estate activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Manufacturing	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	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	2out of 4	442 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Acton Childrens Centre Castle Close , Acton W3 8RX	4out of 4	1,282 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vanessa Nursery School 14 Cathnor Road , W12 9JA	4out of 4	1,800 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre Australia Road , White City W12 7PH	4out of 4	1,942 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's & Avondale Park Nursery School Sirdar Road , W11 4EE	3out of 4	3,314 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Byron Primary Academy The Vale , Acton W3 7JT	3out of 4	435 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
East Acton Primary School East Acton Lane , Acton W3 7HA	3out of 4	612 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Southfield Primary School Southfield Road , Bedford Park W4 1BD	4out of 4	614 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wendell Park Primary School Cobbold Road , W12 9LB	3out of 4	720 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Priory Primary Academy Acton Lane , W3 8NR	- not rated	729 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Acton Green County First and Middle School Beaumont Road , W4 5AW	- not rated	839 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Derwentwater Middle School Shakespeare Road , Acton W3 6SA	- not rated	957 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Montpelier Middle School Helena Road , Ealing W5 2RA	- not rated	4,015 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Little Ealing Middle School Little Ealing Lane , Ealing W5 4EA	- not rated	4,031 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fielding Middle School Wyndham Road , Ealing W13 9TE	- not rated	4,850 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Soane Academy Gunnersbury Lane , Ealing W3 8EA	4out of 4	1,489 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Twyford Church of England High School Twyford Crescent , W3 9PP	- not rated	1,590 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Twyford Church of England High School Twyford Crescent , W3 9PP	4out of 4	1,590 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Academy The Curve , W12 0RQ	- not rated	1,666 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix High School The Curve , W12 0RQ	- not rated	1,666 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ealing Tertiary College Acton Centre , Mill Hill Road W3 8UX	- not rated	1,428 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Sixth Form St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB	3out of 4	3,647 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY	- not rated	3,651 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	3,706 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
TBAP 16-19 Academic AP Academy Finlay Street , SW6 6HB	- not rated	4,687 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barbara Speake Schools for Performing Arts East Acton Lane , East Acton W3 7EG	- not rated	739 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
John Aird School Cobbold Road , Shepherds Bush W12 9LB	- not rated	759 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
King Fahad Academy Bromyard Avenue , Acton W3 7HD	- not rated	797 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North West London Independent Special School 85 Old Oak Common Lane , East Acton W3 7DD	- not rated	943 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Muhammad School of Islam 239 Uxbridge Road , Shepherds Bush W12 9DL	- not rated	1,073 yd	Other independent 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
Nur Malaysia London	Gnd Flr Right, 177 The Vale	46 yd
Dada's Diner	167 The Vale, Acton	62 yd
Rangoz Peri Peri	173 The Vale, Acton	62 yd
Olive & Thyme	163 The Vale, Acton	82 yd
Greek Grill	151 The Vale, Acton	143 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mode Club	Leisure Centre, 36 Bromyard Avenue	449 yd
Appose UK At Shepherds Bush Cricket Club	Shepherds Bush Cricket Club, 38 Bromyard Avenue	492 yd
The Station House	Station House, Churchfield Road	553 yd
The Rocket	The Rocket, 11 - 13 Churchfield Road	591 yd
West London Trades Union Club	Hall, 33-35 High Street	662 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tao Tao Ju	Unit 5, 33 Acton Park Estate	96 yd
Wingstop	Unit 8, 33 Acton Park Estate	148 yd
Deliveroo SP	33 Acton Park Estate, The Vale	163 yd
Manifesto - The Vale	115 The Vale, Acton	232 yd
O Burger	115 The Vale, Acton	232 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	31 The Vale, Acton	555 yd
Sainsbury's	61 - 63 Churchfield Road, Acton	743 yd
Lidl	Unit 4, The Oaks Shopping Centre	952 yd
Iceland	Unit 9, The Oaks Shopping Centre	988 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kiss Gyms (Acton) Unit 4 Unit 4 The Vale	health and fitness suite	196 yd
Club Des Sports THE PARK CLUB THE PARK CLUB EAST ACTON LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, swimming pool, tennis courts	403 yd
Virgin Active (West London) BROMYARD AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	421 yd
Southfield Road Playing Field Southfield Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	514 yd
Shepherds Bush Cricket Club Bromyard Avenue	grass pitches	551 yd
Acton Swimming Baths (Closed) Salisbury Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	768 yd
King Fahad Academy EAST ACTON LANE	artificial grass pitch	812 yd
Acton Centre ACTON TOWN HALL ACTON TOWN HALL HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	817 yd
New Fitness Exchange (London Acton) (Closed) Shopping Precinct Shopping Precinct High Street	health and fitness suite	941 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	40.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	40.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	40.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	40.0%

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	60.0%

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

Overview of W3 7RW