The Ridgeway, London, W3 8LW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding W3 8LW is primarily male, with 53.2% 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	51.7%	46.8%	-4.9%	51.0%	-4.2%
Male	48.3%	53.2%	4.9%	49.0%	4.2%

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 8LW, 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	54.9%	57%	2.1%	37.9%	19.1%
Married: Opposite sex	33.4%	33.1%	-0.3%	44.2%	-11.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	2.9%	0.3%	-2.6%	2.2%	-1.9%
Divorced	4.1%	5.9%	1.8%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	4.7%	3.3%	-1.4%	6.1%	-2.8%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.2%) 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	54%	53.1%	-0.9%	48.4%	4.7%
Good health	32.8%	32.1%	-0.7%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	9.7%	10.8%	1.1%	12.7%	-1.9%
Bad health	2.2%	2.8%	0.6%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	1.2%	0.0%

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 57.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.1%	14.8%	1.7%	18.2%	-3.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.7%	3.9%	-2.8%	9.6%	-5.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.8%	4.9%	-0.9%	13.4%	-8.5%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	4.3%	2.6%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.4%	10.8%	2.4%	16.9%	-6.1%
Degree or Similar	45.9%	57.4%	11.5%	33.8%	23.6%
Other	18.3%	3.9%	-14.4%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.3% 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	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	0.7%	2.7%
Indian	3.2%	5.5%	2.3%	3.1%	2.4%
Pakistani	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	5.2%	4.9%	-0.3%	1.6%	3.3%
Black African	2%	3.1%	1.1%	2.5%	0.6%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	1.2%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	2.5%	0.9%	-1.6%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	0.8%	1.6%
White	70.1%	71.3%	1.2%	81.4%	-10.1%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	6.2%	2.8%	-3.4%	0.6%	2.2%
Other	1.7%	3.1%	1.4%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 38% 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	36.1%	38%	1.9%	83.2%	-45.2%
European Union	28.4%	27.2%	-1.2%	6.1%	21.1%
Rest of Europe	3.2%	6.8%	3.6%	0.8%	6.0%
Africa	6.5%	6.8%	0.3%	2.7%	4.1%
Middle East and Asia	14.2%	13.6%	-0.6%	5.6%	8.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	3.4%	-0.3%	1.3%	2.1%
Oceania	8%	4.3%	-3.7%	0.3%	4.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 38% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 31.5% 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	34.8%	37.6%	2.8%	83.2%	-45.6%
10+ Years	14.2%	31.5%	17.3%	9.8%	21.7%
5-10 Years	19.2%	11.9%	-7.3%	2.9%	9.0%
2-5 Years	11.9%	9.8%	-2.1%	2.2%	7.6%
Less than 2 years	19.9%	9.2%	-10.7%	1.9%	7.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.1%	76.7%	-18.6%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	6.4%	1.3%	5.1%
Romania	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Other EU countries	5.2%	1.5%	3.7%
Other Europe	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	3.7%	0.1%	3.6%
No passport held	3.1%	13.5%	-10.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.8%	37.2%	-5.4%
Christian	43.8%	46.2%	-2.4%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Muslim	6.5%	6.5%	0.0%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	12.3%	6.0%	6.3%

Safety

Is The Ridgeway Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Ridgeway was 145.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 3.5% lower than the Chiswick Gunnersbury average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

The Ridgeway has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Chiswick Gunnersbury and the 142nd highest crime rate of 640 local areas in Hounslow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -44.6%.

🔎 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. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in W3 8LW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 5/10 (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 The Ridgeway are based on 1033 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hounslow.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for The Ridgeway, London, W3 8LW

Estimated Average Property Prices for W3 8LW

Average Price
£873,289

Semi-Detached
£919,383

Terraced
£865,606

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Ridgeway

Average Price
£869,591

Semi-Detached
£1,217,554

Terraced
£768,445

Detached
£1,570,272

Flats/Maisonettes
£445,320

Other
£7,983,437

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The RidgewayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
21 The Ridgeway, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£760,000	2024-06-21	£778,400
51 The Ridgeway, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£966,500	2024-04-11	£999,367
3 The Ridgeway, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£627,000	2021-10-14	£690,907
11A The Ridgeway, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£826,500	2021-06-18	£910,741
1 The Ridgeway, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£604,000	2020-11-06	£644,399

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W3 8LW

Employment

W3 8LW area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% 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.

W3 8LW area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	136
Self-Employed	40
Retired	38
Part-Time Employee	27
Student (economically inactive)	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	6

Employment Industry

Administrative and support service activities	33
Other	27
Education	26
Construction	22
Accommodation and food service activities	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Information and communication	15
Financial and insurance activities	14
Transport and storage	10
Human health and social work activities	10
Manufacturing	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Real estate activities	4

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Acton Childrens Centre Castle Close , Acton W3 8RX	3out of 4	877 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre East Churchfield Road , Acton W3 7LL	3out of 4	1,973 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vanessa Nursery School 14 Cathnor Road , W12 9JA	4out of 4	3,793 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windham Nursery School Windham Road , TW9 2HP	4out of 4	4,031 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre Australia Road , White City W12 7PH	4out of 4	4,100 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Berrymede Junior School Osborne Road , Acton W3 8SJ	3out of 4	875 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Berrymede Infant School Castle Close , Acton W3 8RN	3out of 4	875 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lionel Primary School Lionel Road North , TW8 9QT	4out of 4	1,275 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Priory Primary Academy Acton Lane , W3 8NR	4out of 4	1,429 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 1 Pierrepoint Road , Acton W3 9JR	3out of 4	1,492 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Acton Academy Gunnersbury Lane , Acton W3 8EY	1out of 4	538 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Soane Academy Gunnersbury Lane , Ealing W3 8EA	- not rated	944 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Twyford Church of England High School Twyford Crescent , W3 9PP	4out of 4	1,117 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls Queen's Drive , Acton W3 0HW	4out of 4	1,877 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Ealing Fields High School Little Ealing Lane , Ealing W5 4EJ	3out of 4	2,184 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
William Morris Sixth Form St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB	2out of 4	5,293 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Thames College London Road , TW7 4HS	- not rated	5,408 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	5,464 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Nishkam School West London 152 Syon Lane , TW7 5PN	4out of 4	4,307 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	4,653 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eagle Park Independent School Park Place , Chiswick W3 8JY	- not rated	594 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
International School of London 139 Gunnersbury Avenue , W3 8LG	- not rated	717 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Eden SDA School 92-100 Warwick Road , Ealing W5 5PT	- not rated	778 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leap Service - the National Autistics Society Woodlands Building , Mill Hill Road W3 8RR	- not rated	790 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kew House 6 Capital Interchange Way , Kew Bridge TW8 0EX	- not rated	1,333 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
Aquarium Persian Restaurant	4 The Broadway, Gunnersbury Lane	129 yd
Yummy Flaming Grill	4 The Broadway, Gunnersbury Lane	129 yd
Casereccio Ltd	10 The Broadway, Gunnersbury Lane	129 yd
Tokri Indian Restaurant	7 Park Parade, Acton	174 yd
Base Pizza and Drink	8 The Broadway	191 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gunnersbury Triangle Sports & Social Club	The Pavilion, The Ridgeway	58 yd
Actonians Sports Club	Old Actonians Sports Club, Gunnersbury Drive	347 yd
West 5 Bar	West Five Ph, Popes Lane	513 yd
Gunnersbury Sports and Social Club	Club, Gunnersbury Sports And Social Ground, Park Place	529 yd
The Union	Building 5, 566 Chiswick High Road	937 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Whitestone & Partners	5 The Broadway, Gunnersbury Lane	219 yd
Tiffin Planet	Unit 5, The Broadway, Gunnersbury Lane	250 yd
Biryani Planet	Unit 1, The Broadway, Gunnersbury Lane	250 yd
Java & Juice	Kiosk In Booking Hall, Acton Town Underground Station	317 yd
Eats & Bits	Kiosk On Platforms 1 And 2, Acton Town Underground Station	317 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Local	15-16 The Broadway, Gunnersbury Lane	155 yd
BP Gunnersbury Park SF Connect	119 Gunnersbury Avenue, Ealing	234 yd
Ocado Zoom	Units 2-3, North Chiswick Business Park	676 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 355-363 Uxbridge Road	895 yd
Sainsbury's	142 Bollo Bridge Road, Acton	915 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Gunnersbury Triangle Club THE RIDGEWAY	tennis courts	103 yd
Old Actonians Sports Ground Boddington Gardens	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	388 yd
Old Actonians Association GUNNERSBURY DRIVE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	439 yd
Hanwell Fc (Vuk Club) Park Place	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	590 yd
Reynolds Sports Centre REYNOLDS SPORTS CENTRE REYNOLDS SPORTS CENTRE GUNNERSBURY LANE	health and fitness suite, tennis courts	606 yd
Popesfield Sports Ground ST. PAULS CLOSE	grass pitches	755 yd
Gunnersbury Park Gunnersbury Park	grass pitches, tennis courts	810 yd
The Wellbeing Centre (Closed) Bollo Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	887 yd
Energize Fitness Centre (Acton Campus) (Closed) Acton Centre Acton Centre Gunnersbury Lane	health and fitness suite	910 yd
Pure Gym (London Acton) Uxbridge Road	health and fitness suite	946 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	142.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W3 8LW