Colonial Drive, London, W4 5HJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around W4 5HJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.8%	51.2%	0.4%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	49.2%	48.8%	-0.4%	49.0%	-0.2%

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 W4 5HJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.9% 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	40.6%	46.9%	6.3%	37.9%	9.0%
Married: Opposite sex	44.6%	40.8%	-3.8%	44.2%	-3.4%
Married: Same sex	2.5%	0.5%	-2.0%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Separated	3.5%	1.6%	-1.9%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	5%	5.9%	0.9%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	4%	1.8%	-2.2%	6.1%	-4.3%

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 (91.7%) 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	53.2%	56%	2.8%	48.4%	7.6%
Good health	36.7%	35.7%	-1.0%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	7.7%	6.6%	-1.1%	12.7%	-6.1%
Bad health	2.4%	1.1%	-1.3%	4.0%	-2.9%
Very bad health	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 W4 5HJ this area, 6.4% 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 68.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.4%	6.4%	-3.0%	18.2%	-11.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.9%	3%	-3.9%	9.6%	-6.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.9%	5.2%	-2.7%	13.4%	-8.2%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.9%	12.8%	1.9%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	52%	68.8%	16.8%	33.8%	35.0%
Other	11.4%	2.3%	-9.1%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.5% 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	2.4%	2.8%	0.4%	0.7%	2.1%
Indian	2%	2.6%	0.6%	3.1%	-0.5%
Pakistani	0%	1.1%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	7.7%	4.9%	-2.8%	1.6%	3.3%
Black African	1.6%	2.8%	1.2%	2.5%	0.3%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	3.2%	1.2%	0.8%	2.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	0.8%	1.5%
White	80.6%	70.5%	-10.1%	81.4%	-10.9%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.3% 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	69%	55.3%	-13.7%	83.2%	-27.9%
European Union	6.5%	19.3%	12.8%	6.1%	13.2%
Rest of Europe	2%	3%	1.0%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	2.4%	3.8%	1.4%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	8.9%	10.3%	1.4%	5.6%	4.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.3%	6.6%	-0.7%	1.3%	5.3%
Oceania	4%	1.7%	-2.3%	0.3%	1.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.1%	55.3%	-10.8%	83.2%	-27.9%
10+ Years	4.4%	18.9%	14.5%	9.8%	9.1%
5-10 Years	8.1%	10.3%	2.2%	2.9%	7.4%
2-5 Years	2%	8.8%	6.8%	2.2%	6.6%
Less than 2 years	19.4%	6.6%	-12.8%	1.9%	4.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.8%	76.7%	-7.9%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Germany	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	5.8%	1.5%	4.3%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
No passport held	1.5%	13.5%	-12.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42%	37.2%	4.8%
Christian	36.2%	46.2%	-10.0%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Muslim	7.7%	6.5%	1.2%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	10%	6.0%	4.0%

Safety

Is Colonial Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Colonial Drive was 12.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 81.8% lower than the Southfield average. The most reported crime type was Criminal damage and arson.

Colonial Drive has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Southfield and the 25th lowest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 1.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -39.1%.

🔎 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. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in W4 5HJ, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Colonial Drive are based on 114 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 Colonial Drive, London, W4 5HJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for W4 5HJ

Average Price
£477,200

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£382,678

Other
£1,233,370

Estimated Average Property Prices for Colonial Drive

Average Price
£764,046

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£757,062

Other
£1,155,104

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Colonial DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Ground Floor Premises Edmunds House Colonial Drive, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,210,530	2023-06-08	£1,218,143
112 Edmunds House Colonial Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2021-07-29	£179,487
98 Edmunds House Colonial Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2021-06-17	£179,487
101 Edmunds House Colonial Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£573,000	2021-01-05	£598,564
100 Edmunds House Colonial Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£547,500	2020-07-31	£595,918

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W4 5HJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	205
Retired	53
Self-Employed	46
Unemployed	30
Part-Time Employee	27
Student (economically inactive)	25
Looking after home or family	22
Other	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Information and communication	28
Education	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Financial and insurance activities	13
Human health and social work activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Manufacturing	6
Other	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Construction	5
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	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	1,048 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	1,842 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vanessa Nursery School 14 Cathnor Road , W12 9JA	4out of 4	2,939 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windham Nursery School Windham Road , TW9 2HP	4out of 4	3,513 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre Australia Road , White City W12 7PH	4out of 4	3,527 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Belmont Primary School Belmont Road , Chiswick W4 5UL	4out of 4	706 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Berrymede Junior School Osborne Road , Acton W3 8SJ	3out of 4	953 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Berrymede Infant School Castle Close , Acton W3 8RN	3out of 4	953 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Strand-on-the-Green Junior School Thames Road , Chiswick W4 3NX	3out of 4	1,147 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Strand-on-the-Green Infant and Nursery School Thames Road , Chiswick W4 3NX	4out of 4	1,147 yd	Community 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	1,419 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Soane Academy Gunnersbury Lane , Ealing W3 8EA	- not rated	1,549 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Twyford Church of England High School Twyford Crescent , W3 9PP	4out of 4	1,803 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chiswick School Burlington Lane , Chiswick W4 3UN	2out of 4	1,854 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
West London Free School 241 King Street , W6 9LP	3out of 4	2,586 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	4,174 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	4,386 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	5,324 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	4,289 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam School West London 152 Syon Lane , TW7 5PN	4out of 4	4,993 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Heathfield House School Turnham Green Church Hall , Heathfield Gardens W4 4JU	- not rated	617 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Eden SDA School 92-100 Warwick Road , Ealing W5 5PT	- not rated	675 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eagle Park Independent School Park Place , Chiswick W3 8JY	- not rated	758 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
International School of London 139 Gunnersbury Avenue , W3 8LG	- not rated	847 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Falcons Pre Preparatory School for Boys 2 Burnaby Gardens , Chiswick W4 3DT	- not rated	926 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
The Bollo House	Bollo House, 13 - 15 Bollo Lane	127 yd
Yuma Sushi	1 Station Parade, Acton Lane	191 yd
Singapore Garden	474 Chiswick High Road	244 yd
Faanoos Restaurent	472 Chiswick High Road	248 yd
Kuyamoto Ltd	470 Chiswick High Road	252 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Connolly's	Connollys Bar, 450 Chiswick High Road	253 yd
Crown and Anchor	The Crown And Anchor, 374 Chiswick High Road	319 yd
The Old Pack Horse	The Old Pack Horse, 434 Chiswick High Road	343 yd
The Union	Building 5, 566 Chiswick High Road	444 yd
The Gunnersbury	The Gunnersbury, 590 Chiswick High Road	502 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	317 Chiswick High Road	282 yd
Gochisou	566 Chisiwick High Road Building 5 Unit 1b	444 yd
AJ's Family Kitchen Ltd	Unit 13, 6A Greenock Road	482 yd
Pad Thai Cafe	Unit 13, 6A Greenock Road	482 yd
Avalana / Go Bao	Unit 14, 6A Greenock Road	482 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	31 Essex Place	405 yd
The Coop	578-586 Chiswick High Road	515 yd
Waitrose	356-362 Chiswick High Road	587 yd
Ocado Zoom	Units 2-3, North Chiswick Business Park	669 yd
Sainsbury's	142 Bollo Bridge Road, Acton	879 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Virgin Active Club (Chiswick Park) CHISWICK PARK CHISWICK PARK CHISWICK HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	415 yd
West 4 Gym 10A 10A SUTTON LANE NORTH	health and fitness suite	672 yd
Clayton Hotel Chiswick CHISWICK HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	683 yd
Hanwell Fc (Vuk Club) Park Place	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	798 yd
The Gym Clinic (Chiswick) 126-129 126-129 POWER ROAD	health and fitness suite	850 yd
The Wellbeing Centre (Closed) Bollo Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	900 yd
Rocks Lane Multi Sports Centre CASTLE PLACE	artificial grass pitch	901 yd
Chiswick Back Common WINDMILL ROAD	grass pitches	936 yd
Sport Dimensions 1B 1B DEVONSHIRE ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,087 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	221.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	140.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W4 5HJ