Oval Road, London, NW1 7BF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW1 7BF has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% 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	49.3%	48.7%	-0.6%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	50.7%	51.3%	0.6%	49.0%	2.3%

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 7BF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.7% 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	54.3%	65.7%	11.4%	37.9%	27.8%
Married: Opposite sex	33.2%	24.1%	-9.1%	44.2%	-20.1%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	3.8%	0.7%	-3.1%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	7.1%	7.7%	0.6%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	6.1%	-5.0%

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 (85.6%) 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	49.7%	49.8%	0.1%	48.4%	1.4%
Good health	31.1%	35.8%	4.7%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	11.3%	11.8%	0.5%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	5.8%	1.9%	-3.9%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	2.1%	0.6%	-1.5%	1.2%	-0.6%

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.

In the area around NW1 7BF this area, 8.9% 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 65.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.3%	8.9%	-8.4%	18.2%	-9.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	5.5%	-3.7%	9.6%	-4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.4%	5.2%	-6.2%	13.4%	-8.2%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2.6%	1.9%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.9%	11.8%	0.9%	16.9%	-5.1%
Degree or Similar	40.3%	65.7%	25.4%	33.8%	31.9%
Other	10.2%	0.4%	-9.8%	2.8%	-2.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.6% 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	8.3%	4.2%	-4.1%	1.1%	3.1%
Chinese	1.9%	4.8%	2.9%	0.7%	4.1%
Indian	2.3%	4.2%	1.9%	3.1%	1.1%
Pakistani	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	4%	2.9%	-1.1%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	8.3%	9.3%	1.0%	2.5%	6.8%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	2.3%	0.4%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	1.9%	1.3%	-0.6%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	3.1%	1.3%	-1.8%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	3.1%	2.6%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.8%
White	56.6%	56.6%	0.0%	81.4%	-24.8%
Arab	1.3%	5.5%	4.2%	0.6%	4.9%
Other	5%	1.6%	-3.4%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.7% 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	56.4%	49.7%	-6.7%	83.2%	-33.5%
European Union	10.4%	14.2%	3.8%	6.1%	8.1%
Rest of Europe	4.4%	5.2%	0.8%	0.8%	4.4%
Africa	6.7%	6.8%	0.1%	2.7%	4.1%
Middle East and Asia	14.6%	14.8%	0.2%	5.6%	9.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.8%	9.4%	3.6%	1.3%	8.1%
Oceania	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 27.7% 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	55.3%	49.7%	-5.6%	83.2%	-33.5%
10+ Years	5.6%	27.7%	22.1%	9.8%	17.9%
5-10 Years	6.1%	6.5%	0.4%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	9.6%	6.5%	-3.1%	2.2%	4.3%
Less than 2 years	23.4%	9.7%	-13.7%	1.9%	7.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68%	76.7%	-8.7%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Poland	2.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	4.2%	0.3%	3.9%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
Central and South America	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
No passport held	1.6%	13.5%	-11.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.9%	37.2%	5.7%
Christian	26.3%	46.2%	-19.9%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	19.2%	6.5%	12.7%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Oval Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oval Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Camden Town average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 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. 94% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£65,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in NW1 7BF, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 10/10 (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 Oval Road are based on 317 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 Oval Road, London, NW1 7BF

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW1 7BF

Average Price
£770,237

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£770,237

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oval Road

Average Price
£953,714

Semi-Detached
£3,111,793

Terraced
£1,999,564

Detached
£4,117,134

Flats/Maisonettes
£818,457

Other
£7,787,324

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oval Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 13 Lock House, 35 Oval Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£460,000	2024-07-12	£436,270
Flat 52 Lock House, 35 Oval Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£705,000	2020-08-12	£695,542
Flat 10 Lock House, 35 Oval Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2020-01-28	£371,888
Flat 38 Lock House, 35 Oval Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2019-08-20	£467,253
Flat 27 Lock House, 35 Oval Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£570,000	2017-07-28	£536,339

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW1 7BF

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NW1 7BF 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	126
Student (economically inactive)	39
Part-Time Employee	17
Self-Employed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Retired	15
Unemployed	14
Looking after home or family	14
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	38
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Information and communication	30
Human health and social work activities	27
Financial and insurance activities	26
Other	24
Education	21
Transport and storage	12
Construction	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Administrative and support service activities	5
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	2,274 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	2,294 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,865 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,753 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	4,160 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Primrose Hill School Princess Road , NW1 8JL	4out of 4	160 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Hartland Road , NW1 8DE	4out of 4	540 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hawley Primary School Hawley Road , NW1 8RP	3out of 4	600 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rhyl Community Primary School Rhyl Street , NW5 3HB	3out of 4	875 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 88 Camden Street , NW1 0JA	3out of 4	893 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill , Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ	3out of 4	578 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	4out of 4	1,333 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,458 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The UCL Academy Adelaide Road , NW3 3AQ	3out of 4	1,667 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,850 yd	Voluntary aided 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	1,234 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,879 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	2,997 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,199 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,844 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	2,753 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,147 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Cavendish School 31 Inverness Street , NW1 7HB	- not rated	412 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
CCfL Key Stage 3 PRU Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	523 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Camden Centre for Learning (CCfL) Special School Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	523 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Preparatory 1 Gloucester Avenue , NW1 7AB	- not rated	529 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Village School 2 Parkhill Road , Belsize Park NW3 2YN	- not rated	1,087 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
Guy Gold Coffee Bar Ltd	85 Jamestown Road	58 yd
Sushi Salsa London	Unit 3a, Camden Wharf, 28 Jamestown Road	74 yd
Rossopomodoro Restaurant	10 Jamestown Road	74 yd
STAR LIZARD RESTAURANT	The Iceworks, 34 Jamestown Road	132 yd
FOOD AND MOOD BY BAHAR	57 Jamestown Road	154 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Ice Wharf	Suffolk Wharf, 28-30 Jamestown Road	76 yd
The Engineer	65 Gloucester Avenue	182 yd
Coyote Ugly Saloon Ltd	The Stables Market, Chalk Farm Road	287 yd
The Good Mixer	28-30 Inverness Street	291 yd
Oxford Arms	265 Camden High Street	319 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
ISLAND POKE	UNIT 34B AND 34C, Market Hall, Camden Lock Place	182 yd
Vburger Camden	Camden Market, Camden Lock Place	182 yd
West Yard Cafe	Unit 73 West Yard, Camden Lock Place	185 yd
Stake Haus	West Yard, Camden Lock Place	187 yd
Baba G's	West Yard, Camden Lock Place	187 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-operative Group	72-74 Parkway	360 yd
Lidl	64-68 Camden High Street	444 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarket Ltd	76-77 Chalk Farm Road	478 yd
Tesco Express	Shop And Premises At Ground Floor, 163-165 Camden High Street	488 yd
Marks & Spencer	143-151 Camden High Street	540 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Cecil Sharp House CECIL SHARP HOUSE CECIL SHARP HOUSE REGENTS PARK ROAD		243 yd
Pure Gym (London Camden) 193-199 193-199 CAMDEN HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	398 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Camden) ALBERT STREET	health and fitness suite	408 yd
North Bridge House Prep School (Closed) Gloucester Avenue		431 yd
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	442 yd
Mornington Sports & Fitness Centre (Closed) 142-150 142-150 Arlington Road	health and fitness suite	465 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	532 yd
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	533 yd
Kajima Community At Haverstock School Haverstock Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	701 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	914 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	223.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	189.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW1 7BF