West Gate, London, W5 1YY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding W5 1YY has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% of residents 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	45.9%	47.8%	1.9%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	54.1%	52.2%	-1.9%	49.0%	3.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	40.6%	40.9%	0.3%	37.9%	3.0%
Married: Opposite sex	42.1%	45.5%	3.4%	44.2%	1.3%
Separated	2.7%	3.6%	0.9%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	6.7%	6.4%	-0.3%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	7.9%	3.6%	-4.3%	6.1%	-2.5%

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 (87%) 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	47.9%	53.7%	5.8%	48.4%	5.3%
Good health	35.9%	33.3%	-2.6%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	10.3%	9.3%	-1.0%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	5.1%	3%	-2.1%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.7%	24%	4.3%	18.2%	5.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.2%	6.1%	1.9%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.8%	7.2%	2.4%	13.4%	-6.2%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	3.6%	3.0%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	10.2%	2.0%	16.9%	-6.7%
Degree or Similar	28.2%	40.9%	12.7%	33.8%	7.1%
Other	34.2%	7.9%	-26.3%	2.8%	5.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.1% 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%	0.8%	0.8%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	3.6%	1.8%	-1.8%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	7.9%	7.8%	-0.1%	3.1%	4.7%
Pakistani	5.4%	7.2%	1.8%	2.7%	4.5%
Other Asian	4.1%	8%	3.9%	1.6%	6.4%
Black African	2.1%	0.8%	-1.3%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	1.4%	-1.2%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	3.1%	1.2%	-1.9%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	3.1%	1%	-2.1%	0.8%	0.2%
White	55.4%	50.1%	-5.3%	81.4%	-31.3%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	10.3%	10.5%	0.2%	0.6%	9.9%
Other	2.1%	5.5%	3.4%	1.6%	3.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 35.2% 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%	35.2%	5.2%	83.2%	-48.0%
European Union	36.2%	29.8%	-6.4%	6.1%	23.7%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	3.6%	2.1%	0.8%	2.8%
Africa	2.8%	2%	-0.8%	2.7%	-0.7%
Middle East and Asia	26.2%	25.5%	-0.7%	5.6%	19.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	1.3%	2.5%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 35.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 32.7% 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	26.7%	35.3%	8.6%	83.2%	-47.9%
10+ Years	11%	32.7%	21.7%	9.8%	22.9%
5-10 Years	17.4%	16.2%	-1.2%	2.9%	13.3%
2-5 Years	18.5%	8.3%	-10.2%	2.2%	6.1%
Less than 2 years	26.4%	7.5%	-18.9%	1.9%	5.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	47.3%	76.7%	-29.4%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	11.2%	0.6%	10.6%
Portugal	3.7%	0.5%	3.2%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	10.3%	1.3%	9.0%
Romania	5.5%	0.9%	4.6%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	3%	0.1%	2.9%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	5.5%	1.2%	4.3%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	4.5%	13.5%	-9.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14%	37.2%	-23.2%
Christian	46.7%	46.2%	0.5%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	23.5%	6.5%	17.0%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	8.9%	6.0%	2.9%

Safety

Is West Gate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Gate was 225.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 179.4% higher than the Hanger Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

West Gate has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hanger Hill and the 118th highest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 63.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 62.1%.

🔎 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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,400

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in W5 1YY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 3/10 (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 - 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) - 6/10 (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 West Gate are based on 238 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 West Gate, London, W5 1YY

Estimated Average Property Prices for W5 1YY

Average Price
£15,653,620

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£15,653,620

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Gate

Average Price
£738,999

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£379,638

Other
£9,882,736

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West GateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Affordable Housing Block West Gate, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,515,000	2019-09-27	£1,682,384
Level 3 Westgate House West Gate, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£28,000,000	2016-08-16	£30,043,573

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W5 1YY

Employment

W5 1YY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	142
Self-Employed	63
Part-Time Employee	44
Retired	33
Looking after home or family	26
Student (economically inactive)	24
Other	21
Unemployed	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Construction	39
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Accommodation and food service activities	28
Administrative and support service activities	25
Human health and social work activities	15
Other	15
Information and communication	13
Transport and storage	12
Manufacturing	11
Education	9
Financial and insurance activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Real estate activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	2,976 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Acton Childrens Centre Castle Close , Acton W3 8RX	3out of 4	3,846 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	3,887 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	3,887 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Green School and Services 161 College Road , NW10 3PH	4out of 4	5,300 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Vicar's Green Primary School Lily Gardens , Alperton HA0 1DP	4out of 4	1,067 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West Twyford Primary School Twyford Abbey Road , NW10 7DN	3out of 4	1,103 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Montpelier Primary School Montpelier Road , Ealing W5 2QT	4out of 4	1,112 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Woodfield Road , Ealing W5 1SL	2out of 4	1,142 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Perivale Primary School Federal Road , Perivale UB6 7AP	4out of 4	1,258 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alperton Community School Stanley Avenue , HA0 4JE	3out of 4	1,449 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada Lovelace Church of England High School Park View Road , Ealing W5 2JX	- not rated	1,592 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls Queen's Drive , Acton W3 0HW	4out of 4	1,945 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Ark Elvin Academy Cecil Avenue , Wembley HA9 7DU	2out of 4	2,543 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Twyford Church of England High School Twyford Crescent , W3 9PP	4out of 4	3,079 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Dominic's Sixth Form College Mount Park Avenue , Harrow-on-the-Hill HA1 3HX	- not rated	5,368 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	4,208 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	4,300 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	5,341 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Augustine's Priory Hillcrest Road , Ealing W5 2JL	- not rated	1,040 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
St Benedict's School 54 Eaton Rise , Ealing W5 2ES	- not rated	1,520 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Advance Education Unit 5 Unimix House , Abbey Road NW10 7TR	- not rated	1,683 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Corner School Douglas Avenue , Wembley HA0 4DT	- not rated	1,811 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Notting Hill & Ealing High School 2 Cleveland Road , London W13 8AX	- not rated	1,888 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gather & Gather By CH&CO Catering At Kantar	Tns House, West Gate	76 yd
Angel's Cafe	Selco, West Gate	86 yd
Bowl Haus @ Wow Cafe	Brentham Old Power Station, Western Avenue	93 yd
Eurest Staff Restaurant At West World	West World, West Gate	192 yd
Crowne Plaza Ealing	Crown Plaza Hotel, Western Avenue	240 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Fox And Goose	The Fox And Goose, Hanger Lane	234 yd
New Ashbourne	1 - 3 Ashbourne Parade, Ealing	404 yd
Crystals of London Bar & Restaurant	Community Centre, Crystal House	800 yd
Bar 8	8 Hanger Green, Ealing	983 yd
Brentham Club & Perry Cafe	Brentham Club, 38A Meadvale Road	1,069 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nosh N Go	7 Abbey Parade, Ealing	256 yd
Paul's Plaice	11 Norbreck Parade, Park Royal	287 yd
Alan's Chicken	410 Ealing Road, Wembley	590 yd
Esso and Subway (Alperton)	418 Ealing Road, Wembley	590 yd
Miss Boulangerie (unit 10)	Kitchen 10, 26A Abbey Manufacturing Estate	996 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Londis	406-408 Ealing Road, Wembley	590 yd
S & S Superstores	414 Ealing Road, Wembley	590 yd
Buy 2 Save Food Centre	42 Carlyon Road, Wembley	816 yd
Loon Fung Hong Cash & Carry	1 Glacier Way, Wembley	847 yd
Co-operative	12-15 Hanger Green, Ealing	1,010 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Revive Health Club (Ealing) WESTERN AVENUE	health and fitness suite	230 yd
Alperton Sports Ground Alperton Lane	grass pitches, tennis courts	740 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Wembley) ALPERTON LANE	artificial grass pitch	775 yd
Fox Wood Nature Reserve STREET RECORD STREET RECORD ACCESS ROAD AND CARPARK FOR FOX LANE NATURE RESERVE	grass pitches	821 yd
Genesis Gym & Fitness Studio ATHLON ROAD	health and fitness suite	947 yd
St Augustine'S Priory HILLCREST ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	949 yd
Brentham Sports Club Ltd 38A 38A MEADVALE ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,072 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%

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

Overview of W5 1YY