Northfield Avenue, London, W5 4UA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around W5 4UA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.3%	51.8%	4.5%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	52.7%	48.2%	-4.5%	49.0%	-0.8%

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	46.8%	39.5%	-7.3%	37.9%	1.6%
Married: Opposite sex	40.5%	48.7%	8.2%	44.2%	4.5%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	2.2%	-1.6%
Divorced	5.1%	6.9%	1.8%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	6.3%	3.5%	-2.8%	6.1%	-2.6%

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	55.6%	55.5%	-0.1%	48.4%	7.1%
Good health	32.7%	31.5%	-1.2%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	8%	11%	3.0%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	2.9%	1.3%	-1.6%	4.0%	-2.7%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.5%

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 W5 4UA this area, 8.1% 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 59.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.3%	8.1%	-1.2%	18.2%	-10.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.7%	5.2%	-3.5%	9.6%	-4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.6%	8.7%	2.1%	13.4%	-4.7%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	3.2%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	13%	3.7%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	56.2%	59.5%	3.3%	33.8%	25.7%
Other	8.7%	2.3%	-6.4%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.7% 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%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	3.7%	2.7%	-1.0%	0.7%	2.0%
Indian	4.6%	3.6%	-1.0%	3.1%	0.5%
Pakistani	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	3.2%	6.8%	3.6%	1.6%	5.2%
Black African	2.7%	4.7%	2.0%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	2.7%	1.7%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	1.8%	1.3%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	1.7%	2.3%	0.6%	0.8%	1.5%
White	75.1%	67.7%	-7.4%	81.4%	-13.7%
Arab	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	0.7%	2.9%	2.2%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.1% 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	62%	57.1%	-4.9%	83.2%	-26.1%
European Union	15.9%	20.2%	4.3%	6.1%	14.1%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	2%	-0.4%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	4.1%	4.7%	0.6%	2.7%	2.0%
Middle East and Asia	9%	11%	2.0%	5.6%	5.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.4%	2.2%	-2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Oceania	2.2%	2.7%	0.5%	0.3%	2.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.1%	57.2%	0.1%	83.2%	-26.0%
10+ Years	5.6%	23.4%	17.8%	9.8%	13.6%
5-10 Years	7.1%	10.8%	3.7%	2.9%	7.9%
2-5 Years	8.5%	4.3%	-4.2%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	21.7%	4.3%	-17.4%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.9%	76.7%	-8.8%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
France	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Lithuania	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Poland	3.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	5.6%	1.5%	4.1%
Turkey	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	2.2%	13.5%	-11.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.9%	37.2%	-2.3%
Christian	48.1%	46.2%	1.9%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	7.7%	6.5%	1.2%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Northfield Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Northfield Avenue was 120.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 113.3% higher than the Northfield average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Northfield Avenue has the 34th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Northfield and the 313th highest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£72,200

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in W5 4UA, 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 4/10 (below 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 Northfield Avenue are based on 403 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 Northfield Avenue, London, W5 4UA

Estimated Average Property Prices for W5 4UA

Average Price
£773,113

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£921,101

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£320,489

Other
£1,095,064

Estimated Average Property Prices for Northfield Avenue

Average Price
£494,966

Semi-Detached
£795,855

Terraced
£656,793

Detached
£550,598

Flats/Maisonettes
£382,552

Other
£366,075

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Northfield AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Ground Floor Flat 279 Northfield Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2025-02-10	£396,694
271A Northfield Avenue, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,050,000	2023-11-03	£1,081,545
275 Northfield Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£685,000	2019-12-12	£784,516
285 Northfield Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£560,000	2014-03-14	£806,332
281 Northfield Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£330,000	2006-09-15	£695,278

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W5 4UA

Employment

W5 4UA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

W5 4UA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	150
Self-Employed	51
Retired	51
Part-Time Employee	34
Student (economically inactive)	23
Other	10
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Education	31
Professional, scientific and technical activities	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Other	18
Information and communication	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Financial and insurance activities	15
Construction	14
Human health and social work activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Transport and storage	11
Manufacturing	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Mining and quarrying	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	3,203 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windham Nursery School Windham Road , TW9 2HP	4out of 4	4,146 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	4,252 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove House Nursery School & Children's Centre 77a North Road , North Road UB1 2JG	4out of 4	4,641 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenfields Nursery School and Children's Centre Recreation Road , UB2 5PF	4out of 4	5,463 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Little Ealing Primary School Weymouth Avenue , Ealing W5 4EA	3out of 4	484 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fielding Primary School Wyndham Road , Ealing W13 9TE	4out of 4	504 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School Little Ealing Lane , Ealing W5 4EA	3out of 4	523 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Church Gardens , Ealing W5 4HN	3out of 4	997 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St John's Catholic Primary School Boston Park Road , TW8 9JF	3out of 4	1,004 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ealing Fields High School Little Ealing Lane , Ealing W5 4EJ	3out of 4	349 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Gunnersbury Catholic School The Ride , Boston Manor Road TW8 9LB	4out of 4	662 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Elthorne Park High School Westlea Road , Hanwell W7 2AH	4out of 4	1,106 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bolder Academy 1 Macfarlane Lane , TW7 5DB	- not rated	1,727 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brentford School for Girls 5 Boston Manor Road , TW8 0PG	3out of 4	1,759 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Thames College London Road , TW7 4HS	- not rated	3,520 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	2,164 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of West London Room Tc 203 , St Mary's Road W5 5RF	- not rated	1,299 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seva Special School 205-207 UXBRIDGE ROAD , EALING W13 9AA	- not rated	1,499 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clifton Lodge School 8 Mattock Lane , Ealing W5 5BG	- not rated	1,648 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ealing Independent College 83 New Broadway , Ealing W5 5AL	- not rated	1,700 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Insights Independent School 3-5 , Alexandria Road W13 0NP	- not rated	1,738 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ealing Christian Centre	Ealing Christian Centre, 268 Northfield Avenue	35 yd
The Royen's	310 Northfield Avenue, Ealing	35 yd
Horseshoe 2	276 Northfield Avenue, Ealing	35 yd
Noi's Thai Kitchen	Ryan's Bar, 282 - 284 Northfield Avenue	44 yd
The Fields Kitchen	295 Northfield Avenue, Ealing	125 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ryan's Bar (Pub Only)	Duffy's, 282 - 284 Northfield Avenue	44 yd
The Plough	The Plough, 297 Northfield Avenue	152 yd
Players Wine Bar	184 Northfield Avenue, West Ealing	360 yd
Roddy's Bar	Roddy's Bar, 4 The Quadrant	553 yd
The Owl & The Pussycat	106 Northfield Avenue, West Ealing	626 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
West Kebab & Fish Bar	270 Northfield Avenue, Ealing	76 yd
Da Moreno	190 Northfield Avenue, West Ealing	265 yd
The Humble Veg	135 Northfield Avenue, West Ealing	538 yd
Patri Northfields	139 Northfield Avenue, West Ealing	538 yd
Brothers Kebabs	178 South Ealing Road, Ealing	593 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	227 Northfield Avenue, West Ealing	239 yd
Co-Op	89 South Ealing Road, Ealing	591 yd
Tesco	101 - 109 Northfield Avenue, West Ealing	719 yd
Sainsbury's	Supermarket, 35-39 South Ealing Road	750 yd
Sainsbury's	13 - 14 Boston Parade, Boston Road	929 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Blondin Park Windmill Road	grass pitches	360 yd
St Pauls Ealing RIDLEY AVENUE		422 yd
Swyncombe Avenue Playing Fields SWYNCOMBE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	628 yd
Gunnersbury Catholic School GUNNERSBURY CATHOLIC SCHOOL GUNNERSBURY CATHOLIC SCHOOL THE RIDE	health and fitness suite	687 yd
West Ealing Bowls Club MERVYN ROAD	grass pitches	841 yd
Boston Manor Tennis Club BOSTON MANOR ROAD	tennis courts	976 yd
Lammas Park (Will To Win) CULMINGTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	991 yd
Boston Manor Playing Field BOSTON GARDENS	grass pitches	1,006 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	89.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	89.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	89.3%

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	130.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W5 4UA