Northfield Avenue, London, W5 4XB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around W5 4XB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47%	50.8%	3.8%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	53%	49.2%	-3.8%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	53.7%	38.2%	-15.5%	37.9%	0.3%
Married: Opposite sex	37.8%	45%	7.2%	44.2%	0.8%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	0.7%	2.8%	2.1%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	5.3%	6.8%	1.5%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	2.1%	6.4%	4.3%	6.1%	0.3%

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 (88.7%) 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	60.1%	52.4%	-7.7%	48.4%	4.0%
Good health	32.4%	36.3%	3.9%	33.6%	2.7%
Fair health	5.4%	8.7%	3.3%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	4.0%	-2.7%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	1.2%	0.1%

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 54.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6.7%	12.3%	5.6%	18.2%	-5.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.8%	4.7%	-4.1%	9.6%	-4.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.7%	7.1%	0.4%	13.4%	-6.3%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	4.7%	3.6%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	13.4%	5.3%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	57.2%	54.2%	-3.0%	33.8%	20.4%
Other	11.3%	3.6%	-7.7%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 68.2% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.1%	1.6%	-0.5%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	8.6%	8.3%	-0.3%	3.1%	5.2%
Pakistani	1.8%	0.6%	-1.2%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	3.9%	6.4%	2.5%	1.6%	4.8%
Black African	1.8%	2.5%	0.7%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	1.0%	0.3%
Other Black	1.8%	0.3%	-1.5%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	2.5%	1.0%	0.8%	1.7%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	73.8%	68.2%	-5.6%	81.4%	-13.2%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	0%	2.9%	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Other	0.3%	2.9%	2.6%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.3% 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	62.2%	54.3%	-7.9%	83.2%	-28.9%
European Union	18.8%	20.4%	1.6%	6.1%	14.3%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	0.8%	2.1%
Africa	3%	4.8%	1.8%	2.7%	2.1%
Middle East and Asia	10.4%	12.5%	2.1%	5.6%	6.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	3.8%	1.4%	1.3%	2.5%
Oceania	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.7%	54.1%	-3.6%	83.2%	-29.1%
10+ Years	6.3%	24.2%	17.9%	9.8%	14.4%
5-10 Years	8.9%	8.9%	0.0%	2.9%	6.0%
2-5 Years	11%	10.2%	-0.8%	2.2%	8.0%
Less than 2 years	16.1%	2.5%	-13.6%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.9%	76.7%	-8.8%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	5.1%	0.6%	4.5%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	3.8%	1.3%	2.5%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	4.5%	1.2%	3.3%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	3.2%	13.5%	-10.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30%	37.2%	-7.2%
Christian	45.4%	46.2%	-0.8%
Hindu	6.1%	1.7%	4.4%
Muslim	7.7%	6.5%	1.2%
Sikh	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Northfield Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Northfield Avenue was 71.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.3% higher than the Northfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Northfield Avenue has the 24th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Northfield and the 429th lowest crime rate of 964 local areas in Ealing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -36.0%.

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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 4XB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 1/10 (very low )
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 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 4XB

Estimated Average Property Prices for W5 4XB

Average Price
£423,208

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£423,208

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

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
293A Northfield Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£160,000	2004-12-20	£376,517
293A Northfield Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£160,000	2003-08-26	£422,793
293A Northfield Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£137,500	2001-09-06	£369,748
291A Northfield Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£90,000	1998-07-03	£448,105

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W5 4XB

Employment

W5 4XB 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	104
Self-Employed	37
Retired	35
Part-Time Employee	24
Looking after home or family	17
Unemployed	14
Student (economically inactive)	7
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Information and communication	30
Construction	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	23
Education	20
Other	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	16
Financial and insurance activities	16
Transport and storage	10
Manufacturing	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
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	3,168 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windham Nursery School Windham Road , TW9 2HP	4out of 4	4,021 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	4,229 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	4,737 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	422 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School Little Ealing Lane , Ealing W5 4EA	3out of 4	457 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fielding Primary School Wyndham Road , Ealing W13 9TE	4out of 4	617 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	888 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Church Gardens , Ealing W5 4HN	3out of 4	1,028 yd	Community 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	226 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Gunnersbury Catholic School The Ride , Boston Manor Road TW8 9LB	4out of 4	546 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Elthorne Park High School Westlea Road , Hanwell W7 2AH	4out of 4	1,184 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brentford School for Girls 5 Boston Manor Road , TW8 0PG	3out of 4	1,634 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Bolder Academy 1 Macfarlane Lane , TW7 5DB	- not rated	1,691 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	3,466 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	2,138 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	1,345 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seva Special School 205-207 UXBRIDGE ROAD , EALING W13 9AA	- not rated	1,619 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clifton Lodge School 8 Mattock Lane , Ealing W5 5BG	- not rated	1,736 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ealing Independent College 83 New Broadway , Ealing W5 5AL	- not rated	1,789 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Insights Independent School 3-5 , Alexandria Road W13 0NP	- not rated	1,859 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
The Fields Kitchen	295 Northfield Avenue, Ealing	1 yd
Ealing Christian Centre	Ealing Christian Centre, 268 Northfield Avenue	128 yd
The Royen's	310 Northfield Avenue, Ealing	128 yd
Horseshoe 2	276 Northfield Avenue, Ealing	128 yd
Noi's Thai Kitchen	Ryan's Bar, 282 - 284 Northfield Avenue	155 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Plough	The Plough, 297 Northfield Avenue	26 yd
Ryan's Bar (Pub Only)	Duffy's, 282 - 284 Northfield Avenue	155 yd
Players Wine Bar	184 Northfield Avenue, West Ealing	485 yd
Roddy's Bar	Roddy's Bar, 4 The Quadrant	510 yd
The Lord Nelson	The Lord Nelson, 9-11 Enfield Road	750 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
West Kebab & Fish Bar	270 Northfield Avenue, Ealing	195 yd
Da Moreno	190 Northfield Avenue, West Ealing	390 yd
Brothers Kebabs	178 South Ealing Road, Ealing	519 yd
Pizza Hut	176 South Ealing Road, Ealing	519 yd
U S Pizza	184 South Ealing Road, Ealing	519 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	227 Northfield Avenue, West Ealing	365 yd
Co-Op	89 South Ealing Road, Ealing	572 yd
Sainsbury's	Supermarket, 35-39 South Ealing Road	797 yd
Tesco	101 - 109 Northfield Avenue, West Ealing	844 yd
Sainsbury's	13 - 14 Boston Parade, Boston Road	974 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Blondin Park Windmill Road	grass pitches	363 yd
St Pauls Ealing RIDLEY AVENUE		535 yd
Swyncombe Avenue Playing Fields SWYNCOMBE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	563 yd
Gunnersbury Catholic School GUNNERSBURY CATHOLIC SCHOOL GUNNERSBURY CATHOLIC SCHOOL THE RIDE	health and fitness suite	594 yd
Boston Manor Tennis Club BOSTON MANOR ROAD	tennis courts	900 yd
West Ealing Bowls Club MERVYN ROAD	grass pitches	942 yd
Boston Manor Playing Field BOSTON GARDENS	grass pitches	991 yd
Fitness For Less (Brentford) WESTGATE HOUSE WESTGATE HOUSE EALING ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,065 yd
Fit4Less (Brentford) WESTGATE HOUSE WESTGATE HOUSE EALING ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,065 yd
Lammas Park (Will To Win) CULMINGTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	1,078 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	76.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	76.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	76.5%

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	54.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	63 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W5 4XB