Wellesley Road, London, W4 4BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around W4 4BU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.3%	51.5%	2.2%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	50.7%	48.5%	-2.2%	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 W4 4BU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.5% 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	55%	55.5%	0.5%	37.9%	17.6%
Married: Opposite sex	31.9%	28.2%	-3.7%	44.2%	-16.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Separated	2.9%	2.4%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	6.7%	9.1%	2.4%	9.1%	0.0%
Widowed	3.4%	3.3%	-0.1%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	56%	54.2%	-1.8%	48.4%	5.8%
Good health	27.6%	30.7%	3.1%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	13.4%	12.2%	-1.2%	12.7%	-0.5%
Bad health	1.9%	2.9%	1.0%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

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 62.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.2%	10.8%	1.6%	18.2%	-7.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.6%	6.9%	-0.7%	9.6%	-2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5%	8.8%	3.8%	13.4%	-4.6%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	3.4%	3.0%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	7.4%	-2.3%	16.9%	-9.5%
Degree or Similar	58.8%	62.3%	3.5%	33.8%	28.5%
Other	9.2%	0.5%	-8.7%	2.8%	-2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.7% 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)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	0%	1.7%	1.7%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	4.5%	2.1%	-2.4%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0%	2.5%	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	4.2%	2.7%	0.8%	3.4%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	2.1%	1.7%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	2.6%	2.9%	0.3%	0.8%	2.1%
White	84.3%	71.7%	-12.6%	81.4%	-9.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0%	3.8%	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Other	0.7%	4.2%	3.5%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.2% 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	63.4%	60.2%	-3.2%	83.2%	-23.0%
European Union	17.5%	14%	-3.5%	6.1%	7.9%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	3.4%	4.2%	0.8%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	6%	7.6%	1.6%	5.6%	2.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.9%	9.7%	4.8%	1.3%	8.4%
Oceania	2.2%	1.7%	-0.5%	0.3%	1.4%
British Overseas	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.6%	59.7%	-1.9%	83.2%	-23.5%
10+ Years	6.7%	17.6%	10.9%	9.8%	7.8%
5-10 Years	5.6%	8.4%	2.8%	2.9%	5.5%
2-5 Years	11.6%	8%	-3.6%	2.2%	5.8%
Less than 2 years	14.6%	6.3%	-8.3%	1.9%	4.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.3%	76.7%	-6.4%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Portugal	3.8%	0.5%	3.3%
Spain	2.5%	0.4%	2.1%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Other Europe	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Central and South America	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.9%	37.2%	2.7%
Christian	44.5%	46.2%	-1.7%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	2.9%	0.5%	2.4%
Muslim	4.2%	6.5%	-2.3%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Wellesley Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wellesley Road was 48.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 67.7% lower than the Chiswick Gunnersbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wellesley Road has the 15th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Chiswick Gunnersbury and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 634 local areas in Hounslow .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.7%.

🔎 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 W4 4BU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 5/10 (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) - 6/10 (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 Wellesley Road are based on 891 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 Wellesley Road, London, W4 4BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for W4 4BU

Average Price
£1,083,081

Semi-Detached
£2,757,386

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£2,672,222

Flats/Maisonettes
£616,874

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wellesley Road

Average Price
£687,339

Semi-Detached
£1,152,121

Terraced
£892,826

Detached
£2,042,074

Flats/Maisonettes
£473,506

Other
£97,937

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wellesley Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
27C Wellesley Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2026-01-29	£325,064
31 Wellesley Road, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£2,725,000	2022-09-28	£2,680,556
27E Wellesley Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2022-02-18	£553,603
Ground Floor Flat E 27A Wellesley Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£675,000	2021-03-25	£673,539
27C Wellesley Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£371,000	2020-10-08	£368,999

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W4 4BU

Employment

W4 4BU 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	101
Self-Employed	23
Retired	21
Part-Time Employee	20
Looking after home or family	11
Other	7
Student (economically inactive)	6
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	27
Information and communication	20
Human health and social work activities	17
Other	17
Education	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Real estate activities	8
Transport and storage	8
Construction	3
Manufacturing	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Acton Childrens Centre Castle Close , Acton W3 8RX	4out of 4	1,591 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maples Nursery School and Children's Centre East Churchfield Road , Acton W3 7LL	2out of 4	2,428 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windham Nursery School Windham Road , TW9 2HP	4out of 4	2,926 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vanessa Nursery School 14 Cathnor Road , W12 9JA	4out of 4	3,323 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre Australia Road , White City W12 7PH	4out of 4	4,012 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Strand-on-the-Green Junior School Thames Road , Chiswick W4 3NX	3out of 4	594 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Strand-on-the-Green Infant and Nursery School Thames Road , Chiswick W4 3NX	3out of 4	594 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove Park Primary School Nightingale Close , Chiswick W4 3JN	- not rated	786 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Primary School Belmont Road , Chiswick W4 5UL	3out of 4	936 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School ,Chiswick Duke Road , Chiswick W4 2DF	3out of 4	1,324 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	1,541 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Derwentwater Middle School Shakespeare Road , Acton W3 6SA	- not rated	2,359 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Little Ealing Middle School Little Ealing Lane , Ealing W5 4EA	- not rated	2,747 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fielding Middle School Wyndham Road , Ealing W13 9TE	- not rated	3,711 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Montpelier Middle School Helena Road , Ealing W5 2RA	- not rated	4,523 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chiswick School Burlington Lane , Chiswick W4 3UN	3out of 4	1,541 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chiswick Community School Burlington Lane , Chiswick W4 3UN	- not rated	1,541 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Acton High School Gunnersbury Lane , Acton W3 8EY	- not rated	1,781 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Acton Academy Gunnersbury Lane , Acton W3 8EY	3out of 4	1,852 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Soane Academy Gunnersbury Lane , Ealing W3 8EA	4out of 4	2,060 yd	Free schools	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	2,011 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (Rhacc) Parkshot , TW9 2RE	- not rated	3,844 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richmond Adult Community College Parkshot , TW9 2RE	- not rated	3,846 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Sixth Form St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB	3out of 4	4,323 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
TBAP 16-19 Academic AP Academy Finlay Street , SW6 6HB	- not rated	4,543 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	4,703 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Falcons Pre-Preparatory Chiswick 2 Burnaby Gardens , Chiswick W4 3DT	- not rated	385 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Heathfield House School Turnham Green Church Hall , Heathfield Gardens W4 4JU	- not rated	479 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
International School of London 139 Gunnersbury Avenue , W3 8LG	- not rated	884 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eagle Park Independent School Eagle Park Independent School Chiswick, , London Transport Sports Ground W3 8JY	- not rated	934 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kew House 6 Capital Interchange Way , Brentford TW8 0EX	- not rated	947 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
British Standards Institution	Ground And First Floor, 389 Chiswick High Road	182 yd
Cafe 403	403 Chiswick High Road	215 yd
Starbucks	Building 5, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road	225 yd
Bartlett Mitchell Inside Discovery	Building 2, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road	225 yd
Kafe 23 Limited	Building 7, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Road	225 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Pilot	56 Wellesley Road	251 yd
The Gunnersbury	The Gunnersbury, 590 Chiswick High Road	251 yd
Queens Head Chiswick	12 Sutton Lane North	387 yd
The Union	Building 5, 566 Chiswick High Road	496 yd
The Copper Cow	2 Fauconberg Road	523 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	393 Chiswick High Road	206 yd
Dayfresh	395 Chiswick High Road	208 yd
Gochisou	566 Chisiwick High Road Building 5 Unit 1b	496 yd
Domino's Pizza	317 Chiswick High Road	506 yd
Curry Leaf / Grove Park Fish and Chips	16 Fauconberg Road	560 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Coop	578-586 Chiswick High Road	236 yd
Sainsbury's	31 Essex Place	785 yd
Waitrose	356-362 Chiswick High Road	896 yd
We Drinks Cash&Carry 24/7	961 Great West Road	995 yd
Ocado Zoom	Units 2-3, North Chiswick Business Park	1,078 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Clayton Hotel Chiswick CHISWICK HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	370 yd
West 4 Gym 10A 10A SUTTON LANE NORTH	health and fitness suite	373 yd
Virgin Active Club (Chiswick Park) CHISWICK PARK CHISWICK PARK CHISWICK HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	481 yd
The Gym Clinic (Chiswick) 126-129 126-129 POWER ROAD	health and fitness suite	595 yd
Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre CHISWICK HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	779 yd
Hanwell Fc (Vuk Club) Park Place	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	831 yd
Westerly Ware THETIS TERRACE	tennis courts	1,069 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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	103.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W4 4BU