Penryn Street, London, NW1 1RL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW1 1RL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.6%	51%	-1.6%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	47.4%	49%	1.6%	49.0%	0.0%

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 1RL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.9% 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	48.6%	56.9%	8.3%	37.9%	19.0%
Married: Opposite sex	32.3%	27.1%	-5.2%	44.2%	-17.1%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	2.2%	1.0%	0.3%	1.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.5%	2.2%	-1.3%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	10.1%	7.1%	-3.0%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	4.3%	3.7%	-0.6%	6.1%	-2.4%

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	48.3%	42.6%	-5.7%	48.4%	-5.8%
Good health	29%	33%	4.0%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	13%	15.1%	2.1%	12.7%	2.4%
Bad health	6.9%	7.4%	0.5%	4.0%	3.4%
Very bad health	2.7%	1.9%	-0.8%	1.2%	0.7%

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	21.8%	16.2%	-5.6%	18.2%	-2.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.1%	9.2%	-2.9%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	10.3%	-0.6%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	3.1%	3%	-0.1%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	23.2%	13.5%	16.9%	6.3%
Degree or Similar	34.2%	35.1%	0.9%	33.8%	1.3%
Other	8.2%	3%	-5.2%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.6% 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	9.7%	16.1%	6.4%	1.1%	15.0%
Chinese	2.1%	1%	-1.1%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	1.2%	1.6%	0.4%	3.1%	-1.5%
Pakistani	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.1%
Other Asian	2.4%	2.3%	-0.1%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	2.4%	8.2%	5.8%	2.5%	5.7%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	1.0%	0.3%
Other Black	2.7%	1.3%	-1.4%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	1.8%	2.6%	0.8%	0.8%	1.8%
White	68.3%	54.6%	-13.7%	81.4%	-26.8%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	3.3%	4.6%	1.3%	1.6%	3.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71% 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	76.1%	71%	-5.1%	83.2%	-12.2%
European Union	5.4%	6.8%	1.4%	6.1%	0.7%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	2%	1.4%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	4.5%	4.6%	0.1%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	9.4%	13.4%	4.0%	5.6%	7.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	2.3%	-0.4%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.9%	70.8%	-1.1%	83.2%	-12.4%
10+ Years	2.7%	22.4%	19.7%	9.8%	12.6%
5-10 Years	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	2.9%	-1.0%
2-5 Years	3%	3.2%	0.2%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	19.9%	1.6%	-18.3%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.8%	76.7%	4.1%
Ireland	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	5.1%	13.5%	-8.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.2%	37.2%	-3.0%
Christian	34.2%	46.2%	-12.0%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	21.8%	6.5%	15.3%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Penryn Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Penryn Street was 156.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 9.1% higher than the Camden Square average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Penryn Street has the 25th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square and the 271st highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -7.4%.

🔎 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 1RL, 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 Penryn Street are based on 13 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 Penryn Street, London, NW1 1RL

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW1 1RL

Average Price
£1,356,344

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,356,344

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Penryn Street

Average Price
£1,318,117

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,318,117

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Penryn Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Penryn Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,360,000	2025-08-01	£1,275,568
9 Penryn Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,200,000	2015-06-22	£1,407,885
9 Penryn Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£999,950	2013-08-23	£1,252,488
15 Penryn Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£980,000	2012-08-23	£1,427,834
7 Penryn Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£720,000	2011-01-10	£1,223,253

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW1 1RL

Employment

NW1 1RL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in NW1 1RL 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	80
Student (economically inactive)	35
Self-Employed	34
Retired	29
Part-Time Employee	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Looking after home or family	14
Other	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Unemployed	11

Employment Industry

Education	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Transport and storage	16
Other	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Information and communication	6
Construction	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	2
Mining and quarrying	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	987 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	1,464 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	2,820 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	4,004 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	4,167 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	258 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	282 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Neville Primary School 174 Ossulston Street , NW1 1DN	3out of 4	283 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abacus Belsize Primary School Jubilee Waterside Centre , 105 Camley Street N1C 4PF	4out of 4	458 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Kings Cross Academy Plimsoll Building , 4 Wollstonecraft Street N1C 4BT	3out of 4	573 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	44 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	577 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	4out of 4	1,386 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	1,584 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill , Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ	3out of 4	1,944 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	211 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,449 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	1,886 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,596 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,492 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	2,363 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,154 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	274 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children 4 Wollstonecraft Street , Kings Cross N1C 4BT	4out of 4	648 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Camden Primary Pupil Referral Unit Robson House, Netley Campus , 74 Stanhope Street NW1 3EX	3out of 4	997 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Conservatoire for Dance and Drama 1 - 7 Woburn Walk , Somers Town WC1H 0JJ	- not rated	1,003 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Cavendish School 31 Inverness Street , NW1 7HB	- not rated	1,031 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
KEBENA GREEN LTD	5 Crowndale Road	191 yd
Cleaners & Coffee	2 Crowndale Road	232 yd
Crown Cafe	16 Crowndale Road	248 yd
FUTURA CAFE	150 Ossulston Street	269 yd
ARAMARK COFFEE SHOP	4 Royal College Street	357 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cock Tavern	23 Phoenix Road	359 yd
GOODSWAY	11 Goods Way	459 yd
Escape Bar & Restaurant	2 Lidlington Place	459 yd
Prince Arthur	80-82 Eversholt Street	518 yd
Betjeman Arms	Unit 53, St Pancras International Station, Euston Road	540 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
GREGGS	Unit 60 St Pancras Station, Kings Cross	289 yd
Pizza & Dumplings	223 Royal College Street	327 yd
DOJOBOX LTD	18 Polygon Road	390 yd
Home Sweet Home	Chalton Street Market, Chalton Street	424 yd
FLORI CANTO LTD	90 Chalton Street	430 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative Group	103a Camley Street	460 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	8-12 Camden High Street	522 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	Unit 11, Euston Station, Eversholt Street	669 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	Unit 27, Euston Station, Eversholt Street	669 yd
Sainsbury’s Supermarket	Unit 11, Euston Station, Eversholt Street	669 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Somers Town Community Sports Centre CHALTON STREET	tennis courts	175 yd
Regent High School CHALTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	182 yd
Pancras Square Leisure PANCRAS SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	411 yd
St Pancras Community Association PLENDER STREET	tennis courts	466 yd
Jubilee Waterside Centre (Closed) Camley Street	health and fitness suite	510 yd
Maria Fidelis Catholic School Fcj 1-39 1-39 DRUMMOND CRESCENT		512 yd
Kieser Training (Closed) Greater London House Greater London House Hampstead Road	health and fitness suite	594 yd
King'S Cross Pond Club (Closed) Handyside Street	swimming pool	654 yd
Frame (Kings Cross) YORK WAY		689 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	693 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	88.9%

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	11.1%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	110.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW1 1RL