Whelan Road, Acton, London, W3 8UD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around W3 8UD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.7%	50.9%	0.2%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	49.3%	49.1%	-0.2%	49.0%	0.1%

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 8UD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.8% 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	40.4%	54.8%	14.4%	37.9%	16.9%
Married: Opposite sex	33.9%	37%	3.1%	44.2%	-7.2%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	5.7%	1.3%	-4.4%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	12.7%	4.3%	-8.4%	9.1%	-4.8%
Widowed	6.9%	1.3%	-5.6%	6.1%	-4.8%

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 (92%) 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	46.7%	67.7%	21.0%	48.4%	19.3%
Good health	30.7%	24.3%	-6.4%	33.6%	-9.3%
Fair health	14.6%	5.9%	-8.7%	12.7%	-6.8%
Bad health	7.2%	1.3%	-5.9%	4.0%	-2.7%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.4%

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.

In the area around W3 8UD this area, 8.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 69%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.2%	8.6%	-21.6%	18.2%	-9.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.9%	3.6%	-10.3%	9.6%	-6.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.1%	6.6%	-8.5%	13.4%	-6.8%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	7.6%	-2.6%	16.9%	-9.3%
Degree or Similar	16.7%	69%	52.3%	33.8%	35.2%
Other	13.5%	2.3%	-11.2%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.9% 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)
Chinese	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	4%	4.8%	0.8%	3.1%	1.7%
Pakistani	4.6%	1.1%	-3.5%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	6.3%	6.2%	-0.1%	1.6%	4.6%
Black African	20.6%	11.8%	-8.8%	2.5%	9.3%
Black Caribbean	10.9%	5.6%	-5.3%	1.0%	4.6%
Other Black	5.4%	3.5%	-1.9%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	2%	0.8%	-1.2%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	2.3%	1.6%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.8%
White	28.7%	51.9%	23.2%	81.4%	-29.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Arab	4%	2.2%	-1.8%	0.6%	1.6%
Other	6%	5.1%	-0.9%	1.6%	3.5%

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	50.4%	47.5%	-2.9%	83.2%	-35.7%
European Union	6.6%	20.4%	13.8%	6.1%	14.3%
Rest of Europe	2.6%	3.8%	1.2%	0.8%	3.0%
Africa	20.6%	8%	-12.6%	2.7%	5.3%
Middle East and Asia	13.8%	13.7%	-0.1%	5.6%	8.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6%	4.6%	-1.4%	1.3%	3.3%
Oceania	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%

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. 24.1% 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	48.7%	47.3%	-1.4%	83.2%	-35.9%
10+ Years	3.2%	24.1%	20.9%	9.8%	14.3%
5-10 Years	4.3%	13.9%	9.6%	2.9%	11.0%
2-5 Years	10.6%	11%	0.4%	2.2%	8.8%
Less than 2 years	33.2%	3.7%	-29.5%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.8%	76.7%	-16.9%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Italy	7%	0.6%	6.4%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Other EU countries	7.2%	1.5%	5.7%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Middle East	2.9%	0.1%	2.8%
Eastern Asia	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%
South-East Asia	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
No passport held	3.5%	13.5%	-10.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.9%	37.2%	-6.3%
Christian	41.3%	46.2%	-4.9%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Muslim	18.4%	6.5%	11.9%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Whelan Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Whelan Road was 102.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.0% higher than the Ealing Common average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Whelan Road has the 32nd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Ealing Common and the 372nd highest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 32.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 1.5%.

🔎 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. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,400

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in W3 8UD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 10/10 (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 Whelan Road are based on 91 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 Whelan Road, Acton, London, W3 8UD

Estimated Average Property Prices for W3 8UD

Average Price
£597,542

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£597,542

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whelan Road

Average Price
£616,243

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£579,612

Other
£3,913,101

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Whelan Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Dickinson Court Whelan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£415,000	2024-12-13	£415,000
3 Dickinson Court Whelan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£605,000	2024-08-30	£598,146
28 Dickinson Court Whelan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£557,000	2023-11-01	£573,734
5 Dickinson Court Whelan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£490,000	2022-10-12	£485,449
19 Dickinson Court Whelan Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£422,500	2022-06-01	£421,622

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W3 8UD

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	177
Self-Employed	21
Retired	19
Other	18
Part-Time Employee	17
Unemployed	15
Student (economically inactive)	15
Looking after home or family	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Administrative and support service activities	19
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Education	14
Construction	9
Other	8
Transport and storage	8
Human health and social work activities	7
Manufacturing	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Information and communication	1

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	446 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	1,562 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vanessa Nursery School 14 Cathnor Road , W12 9JA	4out of 4	3,328 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre Australia Road , White City W12 7PH	4out of 4	3,649 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windham Nursery School Windham Road , TW9 2HP	4out of 4	4,122 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	422 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Berrymede Infant School Castle Close , Acton W3 8RN	3out of 4	422 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Priory Primary Academy Acton Lane , W3 8NR	4out of 4	982 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Derwentwater Primary School Shakespeare Road , Acton W3 6SA	3out of 4	1,239 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 1 Pierrepoint Road , Acton W3 9JR	3out of 4	1,279 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	484 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Soane Academy Gunnersbury Lane , Ealing W3 8EA	- not rated	723 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Twyford Church of England High School Twyford Crescent , W3 9PP	4out of 4	961 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls Queen's Drive , Acton W3 0HW	4out of 4	1,973 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Park View Road , Ealing W5 2JX	- not rated	2,364 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	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	4,856 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	5,017 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY	- not rated	5,341 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	4,234 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam School West London 152 Syon Lane , TW7 5PN	4out of 4	4,742 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leap Service - the National Autistics Society Woodlands Building , Mill Hill Road W3 8RR	- not rated	514 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eagle Park Independent School Park Place , Chiswick W3 8JY	- not rated	604 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Eden SDA School 92-100 Warwick Road , Ealing W5 5PT	- not rated	761 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
International School of London 139 Gunnersbury Avenue , W3 8LG	- not rated	803 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greek Primary School of London 3 Pierrepoint Road , Acton W3 9JR	- not rated	1,279 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
Sodexo At Acton Town Underground Station	Acton Town Underground Station, Gunnersbury Lane	344 yd
JOSSPI FRESH Burger &Lobster	Unit 2- 1 The Broadway, Gunnersbury Lane	344 yd
Gro Meals	Unit 3, The Broadway, Gunnersbury Lane	345 yd
Jungles Cafe	6 Central Parade, Gunnersbury Lane	348 yd
Orange Cafe	Unit 3, 14 Colville Road	369 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gunnersbury Triangle Sports & Social Club	The Pavilion, The Ridgeway	408 yd
Gunnersbury Sports and Social Club	Club, Gunnersbury Sports And Social Ground, Park Place	619 yd
The Talbot	The Talbot, 1 Mill Hill Road	696 yd
The Union	Building 5, 566 Chiswick High Road	801 yd
Actonians Sports Club	Old Actonians Sports Club, Gunnersbury Drive	806 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chicken Grilly	8 Central Parade, Gunnersbury Lane	330 yd
Java & Juice	Kiosk In Booking Hall, Acton Town Underground Station	342 yd
Eats & Bits	Kiosk On Platforms 1 And 2, Acton Town Underground Station	344 yd
Tiffin Planet	Unit 5, The Broadway, Gunnersbury Lane	345 yd
Biryani Planet	Unit 1, The Broadway, Gunnersbury Lane	345 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ocado Zoom	Units 2-3, North Chiswick Business Park	276 yd
Sainsbury's Local	15-16 The Broadway, Gunnersbury Lane	391 yd
Sainsbury's	142 Bollo Bridge Road, Acton	452 yd
BP Gunnersbury Park SF Connect	119 Gunnersbury Avenue, Ealing	698 yd
Iceland	Unit 9, The Oaks Shopping Centre	881 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Gunnersbury Triangle Club THE RIDGEWAY	tennis courts	366 yd
The Wellbeing Centre (Closed) Bollo Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	427 yd
Reynolds Sports Centre REYNOLDS SPORTS CENTRE REYNOLDS SPORTS CENTRE GUNNERSBURY LANE	health and fitness suite, tennis courts	591 yd
Hanwell Fc (Vuk Club) Park Place	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	634 yd
Old Actonians Sports Ground Boddington Gardens	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	647 yd
Energize Fitness Centre (Acton Campus) (Closed) Acton Centre Acton Centre Gunnersbury Lane	health and fitness suite	725 yd
Virgin Active Club (Chiswick Park) CHISWICK PARK CHISWICK PARK CHISWICK HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	813 yd
Pure Gym (London Acton) Uxbridge Road	health and fitness suite	848 yd
Old Actonians Association GUNNERSBURY DRIVE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	900 yd
New Fitness Exchange (London Acton) (Closed) Shopping Precinct Shopping Precinct High Street	health and fitness suite	902 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	120 Mbit/s
Average download speed	239.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	25 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	34.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W3 8UD