Oakley Square, London, NW1 1NX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW1 1NX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	49.6%	49.8%	0.2%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	50.4%	50.2%	-0.2%	49.0%	1.2%

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 NW1 1NX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.4% 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	59.5%	69.4%	9.9%	37.9%	31.5%
Married: Opposite sex	20.5%	16.8%	-3.7%	44.2%	-27.4%
Separated	2.9%	2.3%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	10%	9.2%	-0.8%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	7.1%	2.3%	-4.8%	6.1%	-3.8%

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	40%	43.3%	3.3%	48.4%	-5.1%
Good health	32.3%	33.5%	1.2%	33.6%	-0.1%
Fair health	13.8%	14.4%	0.6%	12.7%	1.7%
Bad health	11.5%	6%	-5.5%	4.0%	2.0%
Very bad health	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	1.2%	1.6%

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	29%	19.2%	-9.8%	18.2%	1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11%	9.3%	-1.7%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10%	11%	1.0%	13.4%	-2.4%
Apprenticeship	0%	3.5%	3.5%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	18.6%	19.8%	1.2%	16.9%	2.9%
Degree or Similar	21.9%	33.1%	11.2%	33.8%	-0.7%
Other	9.5%	4.1%	-5.4%	2.8%	1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 43.2% 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	8.1%	16%	7.9%	1.1%	14.9%
Chinese	2.7%	5.6%	2.9%	0.7%	4.9%
Indian	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	3.1%	-1.7%
Other Asian	4.2%	5.2%	1.0%	1.6%	3.6%
Black African	11.9%	14.1%	2.2%	2.5%	11.6%
Black Caribbean	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	1.5%	3.8%	2.3%	0.8%	3.0%
White	56.5%	43.2%	-13.3%	81.4%	-38.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Roma	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Arab	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	4.2%	2.3%	-1.9%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.8% 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	63.1%	62.8%	-0.3%	83.2%	-20.4%
European Union	10.8%	11.2%	0.4%	6.1%	5.1%
Rest of Europe	2.3%	1.9%	-0.4%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	9.6%	7%	-2.6%	2.7%	4.3%
Middle East and Asia	9.2%	13.5%	4.3%	5.6%	7.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.2%	2.3%	-1.9%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	0.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.6%	62.8%	3.2%	83.2%	-20.4%
10+ Years	4.2%	21.9%	17.7%	9.8%	12.1%
5-10 Years	2.3%	3.7%	1.4%	2.9%	0.8%
2-5 Years	5%	2.8%	-2.2%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	28.8%	8.8%	-20.0%	1.9%	6.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.2%	76.7%	-1.5%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	3.3%	0.2%	3.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	7%	13.5%	-6.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.1%	37.2%	-3.1%
Christian	29.5%	46.2%	-16.7%
Hindu	0.5%	1.7%	-1.2%
Muslim	24.4%	6.5%	17.9%
Not answered	11.5%	6.0%	5.5%

Safety

Is Oakley Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oakley Square was 169.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 17.8% higher than the Camden Square average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Oakley Square has the 28th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square and the 247th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 41.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in NW1 1NX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 10/10 (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 Oakley Square are based on 224 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Camden.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Oakley Square, London, NW1 1NX

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW1 1NX

Average Price
£505,425

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£505,425

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oakley Square

Average Price
£677,683

Semi-Detached
£2,542,920

Terraced
£2,665,534

Detached
£1,096,791

Flats/Maisonettes
£510,723

Other
£2,878,698

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oakley SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 19 Mayford Oakley Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£470,000	2024-09-06	£459,427
Flat 21 Mayford Oakley Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£470,000	2023-02-28	£447,530
Flat 60 Mayford Oakley Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£595,000	2021-09-27	£563,746
Flat 58 Mayford Oakley Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£650,000	2021-08-25	£619,541
Flat 63 Mayford Oakley Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2018-10-08	£506,356

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW1 1NX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NW1 1NX area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	40
Student (economically inactive)	35
Part-Time Employee	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Looking after home or family	14
Self-Employed	14
Other	11
Unemployed	11
Retired	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Human health and social work activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Other	5
Transport and storage	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Information and communication	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Education	4
Construction	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Manufacturing	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	1,360 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	1,648 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	2,448 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	4,366 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	4,412 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Richard Cobden Primary School Camden Street , NW1 0LL	4out of 4	251 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary and St Pancras Church of England Primary School 81 Werrington Street , NW1 1QP	3out of 4	320 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Neville Primary School 174 Ossulston Street , NW1 1DN	3out of 4	542 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church School Redhill Street , Camden NW1 4BD	3out of 4	553 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School Pratt Street , Camden NW1 0DP	3out of 4	633 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	357 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	630 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	4out of 4	1,518 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	4out of 4	1,749 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill , Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ	3out of 4	1,770 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	248 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,679 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	1,987 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,656 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,164 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	2,710 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	2,791 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Royal Veterinary College Royal College Street , NW1 0TU	- not rated	522 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Preparatory 1 Gloucester Avenue , NW1 7AB	- not rated	746 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Camden Primary Pupil Referral Unit Robson House, Netley Campus , 74 Stanhope Street NW1 3EX	3out of 4	747 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Cavendish School 31 Inverness Street , NW1 7HB	- not rated	835 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children 4 Wollstonecraft Street , Kings Cross N1C 4BT	4out of 4	1,003 yd	Community special 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
Pal's Cafe	235 Eversholt Street	86 yd
Chris's Fish Bar	186 Eversholt Street	96 yd
SUDA	243 Eversholt Street	107 yd
May Ling	261 Eversholt Street	157 yd
Crowndale Centre	The Crowndale Centre, 218 Eversholt Street	159 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Escape Bar & Restaurant	2 Lidlington Place	92 yd
Lyttleton Arms	1 Camden High Street	277 yd
Simmons Bar	7 Camden High Street	278 yd
The Cobden Arms	28-30 Camden High Street	338 yd
Be At One Limited	55 Camden High Street	414 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
GREGGS	Unit 60 St Pancras Station, Kings Cross	185 yd
DINGTEA CAMDEN LTD	18 Camden High Street	303 yd
DOJOBOX LTD	18 Polygon Road	323 yd
Woody Grill	25 Camden High Street	326 yd
Domino’s Pizza	38 Camden High Street	363 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	8-12 Camden High Street	273 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	Unit 11, Euston Station, Eversholt Street	600 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	Unit 27, Euston Station, Eversholt Street	600 yd
Sainsbury’s Supermarket	Unit 11, Euston Station, Eversholt Street	600 yd
Aldi	125-133 Camden High Street	650 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kieser Training (Closed) Greater London House Greater London House Hampstead Road	health and fitness suite	233 yd
Regent High School CHALTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	269 yd
Somers Town Community Sports Centre CHALTON STREET	tennis courts	284 yd
St Pancras Community Association PLENDER STREET	tennis courts	381 yd
Maria Fidelis Catholic School Fcj 1-39 1-39 DRUMMOND CRESCENT		504 yd
Jubilee Waterside Centre (Closed) Camley Street	health and fitness suite	716 yd
Mornington Sports & Fitness Centre (Closed) 142-150 142-150 Arlington Road	health and fitness suite	770 yd
Pancras Square Leisure PANCRAS SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	770 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Camden) ALBERT STREET	health and fitness suite	812 yd
The Meeting Place Euston (Closed) Drummond Street		816 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	125 Mbit/s
Average download speed	279.6 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	230.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW1 1NX