Boston Road, London, W7 3SH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around W7 3SH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	40.8%	50.6%	9.8%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	59.2%	49.4%	-9.8%	49.0%	0.4%

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 W7 3SH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.7% 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	51.1%	48.7%	-2.4%	37.9%	10.8%
Married: Opposite sex	32.9%	36.8%	3.9%	44.2%	-7.4%
Married: Same sex	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	4%	4.1%	0.1%	2.2%	1.9%
Divorced	9%	8.3%	-0.7%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	1.2%	1.7%	0.5%	6.1%	-4.4%

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	55.3%	52.8%	-2.5%	48.4%	4.4%
Good health	35.5%	31.3%	-4.2%	33.6%	-2.3%
Fair health	7.6%	12%	4.4%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	1.2%	2.9%	1.7%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	1.2%	-0.3%

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	10%	20.5%	10.5%	18.2%	2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.5%	5.3%	-3.2%	9.6%	-4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9%	9.2%	0.2%	13.4%	-4.2%
Apprenticeship	1%	7.7%	6.7%	5.3%	2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	10.2%	1.0%	16.9%	-6.7%
Degree or Similar	35.7%	39.2%	3.5%	33.8%	5.4%
Other	26.7%	7.9%	-18.8%	2.8%	5.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.2% 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	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	4.3%	6.4%	2.1%	3.1%	3.3%
Pakistani	3.1%	2.9%	-0.2%	2.7%	0.2%
Other Asian	12.2%	8.8%	-3.4%	1.6%	7.2%
Black African	4.7%	5.5%	0.8%	2.5%	3.0%
Black Caribbean	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	1%	1.2%	0.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	2.7%	1.4%	-1.3%	0.8%	0.6%
White	57.1%	54.2%	-2.9%	81.4%	-27.2%
Roma	0%	2.8%	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
Arab	3.3%	1.5%	-1.8%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	3.3%	9.5%	6.2%	1.6%	7.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 30.6% 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	32%	30.6%	-1.4%	83.2%	-52.6%
European Union	35.1%	33.5%	-1.6%	6.1%	27.4%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	5.2%	2.8%	0.8%	4.4%
Africa	3.5%	5.3%	1.8%	2.7%	2.6%
Middle East and Asia	24.3%	22.3%	-2.0%	5.6%	16.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Oceania	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 30.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 31.8% 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	30.2%	30.6%	0.4%	83.2%	-52.6%
10+ Years	9.8%	31.8%	22.0%	9.8%	22.0%
5-10 Years	17.3%	16.7%	-0.6%	2.9%	13.8%
2-5 Years	26.3%	13.9%	-12.4%	2.2%	11.7%
Less than 2 years	16.3%	6.9%	-9.4%	1.9%	5.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	37.4%	76.7%	-39.3%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	3.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	22.8%	1.3%	21.5%
Romania	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other EU countries	6.7%	1.5%	5.2%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Southern Asia	3.3%	1.2%	2.1%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	7.4%	13.5%	-6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.3%	37.2%	-19.9%
Christian	56.1%	46.2%	9.9%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Muslim	14.7%	6.5%	8.2%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Boston Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Boston Road was 265.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 69.2% higher than the Hanwell Broadway average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Boston Road has the 12th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Hanwell Broadway and the 91st highest crime rate of 951 local areas in Ealing .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 108.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -33.6%.

🔎 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. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£61,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in W7 3SH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 9/10 (very high )
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 Boston Road are based on 443 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 Boston Road, London, W7 3SH

Estimated Average Property Prices for W7 3SH

Average Price
£581,713

Semi-Detached
£348,670

Terraced
£649,904

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£193,433

Other
£1,288,441

Estimated Average Property Prices for Boston Road

Average Price
£605,285

Semi-Detached
£813,632

Terraced
£520,851

Detached
£1,071,557

Flats/Maisonettes
£359,003

Other
£2,305,678

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Boston Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
67 Boston Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£618,000	2025-03-21	£633,879
47 Boston Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,250,000	2023-12-05	£1,257,953
47 Boston Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,025,000	2023-12-05	£1,031,522
47 Boston Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£900,000	2023-12-05	£905,726
63 Boston Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£677,500	2022-10-28	£692,062

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W7 3SH

Employment

W7 3SH area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 22% 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	146
Self-Employed	103
Part-Time Employee	58
Other	48
Looking after home or family	29
Unemployed	28
Student (economically inactive)	21
Retired	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	44
Construction	42
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Transport and storage	32
Administrative and support service activities	29
Human health and social work activities	21
Education	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Information and communication	18
Other	13
Manufacturing	10
Real estate activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
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
Allenby Nursery School Allenby Road , UB1 2HX	- not rated	2,615 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grove House Nursery School & Children's Centre 77a North Road , North Road UB1 2JG	4out of 4	2,715 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenfields Nursery School and Children's Centre Recreation Road , UB2 5PF	4out of 4	3,951 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Glebe Nursery School Western Road , UB2 5JT	- not rated	4,437 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Acton Childrens Centre Castle Close , Acton W3 8RX	4out of 4	4,849 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mark's Primary School Lower Boston Road , Hanwell W7 2NR	3out of 4	253 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School York Avenue , Hanwell W7 3HU	3out of 4	380 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brentside First School Laurie Road , Hanwell W7 1LB	- not rated	507 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands Primary School Oaklands Road , Hanwell W7 2DP	4out of 4	547 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands First School Oaklands Road , Hanwell W7 2DP	- not rated	547 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oaklands Middle School Oaklands Road , Hanwell W7 2DP	- not rated	547 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fielding Middle School Wyndham Road , Ealing W13 9TE	- not rated	1,486 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gurnell Middle School Hathaway Gardens , Ealing W13 0DH	- not rated	1,996 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
George Tomlinson Middle School Melbury Avenue , Norwood Green UB2 4HT	- not rated	2,128 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brentside Middle School Kennedy Road , Hanwell W7 1JL	- not rated	2,255 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Drayton Manor High School Drayton Bridge Road , Hanwell W7 1EU	4out of 4	1,030 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Drayton Manor High School Drayton Bridge Road , Hanwell W7 1EU	- not rated	1,030 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elthorne Park High School Westlea Road , Hanwell W7 2AH	4out of 4	1,086 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brentside High School Greenford Avenue , Hanwell W7 1JJ	- not rated	2,318 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ealing Green High School The Green , W5 5EW	- not rated	2,319 yd	Community school	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	3,938 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ealing Tertiary College Acton Centre , Mill Hill Road W3 8UX	- not rated	4,645 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	2,507 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Guru Nanak Sikh Academy Springfield Road , UB4 0LT	3out of 4	4,601 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lower Boston Road Tutorial Centre 42 Lower Boston Road , Hanwell W7 2NR	- not rated	300 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Ann's School Springfield Road , Hanwell W7 3JP	4out of 4	397 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manor House School 16 Golden Manor , Hanwell W7 3EG	- not rated	711 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
New Level Academy Wyke Gardens , W7 2BB	- not rated	1,374 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cavendish School Compton Close , Off Cavendish Avenue W13 0JG	- not rated	1,398 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
W7 Emporium	Ground Floor Left And First Floor, 60 Boston Road	53 yd
Hanwell Kebab	Ground Floor, 3 Broadway Buildings	104 yd
Somyem Cuisine	Basement Club And Premises, 15 Broadway Buildings	104 yd
Assyria At St Mary's Cathedral	Assyrian Orthodox Church, Westminster Road	139 yd
Big Bites Cafe	122 Uxbridge Road, Hanwell	140 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Prince Of Wales	Prince Of Wales, 62 Boston Road	52 yd
The Dodo Micropub	52 Boston Road, Hanwell	95 yd
Kings Arms	Kings Arms, 110 Uxbridge Road	147 yd
Lavins Irish Bar	Lavin's, 97 Uxbridge Road	194 yd
The Village Inn	The Village Inn, 66 Boston Road	201 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Heart And Soul Caribbean Food	47 Boston Road, Hanwell	4 yd
Little Wonder Cafe	41 Boston Road, Hanwell	19 yd
The Golden Chip	33 Boston Road, Hanwell	29 yd
Expresso Kebabs	120A Uxbridge Road, Hanwell	140 yd
Broadway Fish Bar	135 Uxbridge Road, Hanwell	179 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	Unit 1, 90 - 94 Uxbridge Road	110 yd
Tesco	91 Boston Road, Hanwell	193 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury Supermarket, Melbourne Avenue	962 yd
Lidl	63 - 65 Broadway, West Ealing	1,031 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Golds Gym (Hanwell) 54-62 54-62 UXBRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	221 yd
St Ann'S School SPRINGFIELD ROAD		403 yd
Hanwell Health & Fitness Centre (Closed) Church Road	health and fitness suite	415 yd
Elthorne Park ELTHORNE PARK ELTHORNE PARK BOSTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	824 yd
Churchfield Recreation Ground Church Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	880 yd
Energie Fitness (West Ealing) BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	958 yd
Warren Farm Sports Centre (Closed) Windmill Lane	grass pitches	972 yd
Elthorne Sports Centre WESTLEA ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	996 yd
Drayton Manor High School DRAYTON BRIDGE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,029 yd
Brent Valley Golf Course & Fitness Centre CHURCH ROAD	golf, health and fitness suite	1,044 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	73.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	73.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	73.2%

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	70 Mbit/s
Average download speed	150.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W7 3SH