Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW1 8AP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.9%	50.7%	1.8%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	51.1%	49.3%	-1.8%	49.0%	0.3%

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 8AP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 66.9% 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	67.2%	66.9%	-0.3%	37.9%	29.0%
Married: Opposite sex	23.2%	23%	-0.2%	44.2%	-21.2%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	1.6%	1.5%	-0.1%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	5.7%	6.4%	0.7%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	6.1%	-4.9%

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 (87.5%) 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	59.1%	54.2%	-4.9%	48.4%	5.8%
Good health	28.8%	33.3%	4.5%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	8.2%	8.9%	0.7%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	3.7%	3.3%	-0.4%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	1.2%	-1.0%

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 8AP this area, 9.6% 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 67.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13%	9.6%	-3.4%	18.2%	-8.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.7%	3%	-1.7%	9.6%	-6.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.6%	4.9%	-3.7%	13.4%	-8.5%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	2%	1.5%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.3%	12.8%	4.5%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	55.5%	67.2%	11.7%	33.8%	33.4%
Other	9.4%	0.5%	-8.9%	2.8%	-2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.8% 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	3.9%	4.5%	0.6%	1.1%	3.4%
Chinese	2.3%	2%	-0.3%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	2.7%	4.9%	2.2%	3.1%	1.8%
Pakistani	0%	0.7%	0.7%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	5.7%	4.7%	-1.0%	1.6%	3.1%
Black African	4.3%	8%	3.7%	2.5%	5.5%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	2.7%	1.8%	-0.9%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0.9%	3.3%	2.4%	0.8%	2.5%
White	70.1%	58.8%	-11.3%	81.4%	-22.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	2.7%	2.7%	0.0%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48% 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	62.1%	48%	-14.1%	83.2%	-35.2%
European Union	11.6%	18.8%	7.2%	6.1%	12.7%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	4.2%	2.1%	0.8%	3.4%
Africa	5.3%	9.2%	3.9%	2.7%	6.5%
Middle East and Asia	11.9%	11.2%	-0.7%	5.6%	5.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.1%	5.4%	1.3%	1.3%	4.1%
Oceania	2.5%	3.3%	0.8%	0.3%	3.0%
British Overseas	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 23.8% 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	58.9%	48.2%	-10.7%	83.2%	-35.0%
10+ Years	9.4%	23.8%	14.4%	9.8%	14.0%
5-10 Years	8.4%	7.8%	-0.6%	2.9%	4.9%
2-5 Years	9.1%	12.8%	3.7%	2.2%	10.6%
Less than 2 years	14.2%	7.4%	-6.8%	1.9%	5.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62%	76.7%	-14.7%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	6.9%	1.5%	5.4%
Turkey	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	3.8%	0.3%	3.5%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Oceania	3.1%	0.1%	3.0%
No passport held	3.4%	13.5%	-10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.1%	37.2%	5.9%
Christian	27.5%	46.2%	-18.7%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Jewish	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Muslim	15.4%	6.5%	8.9%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is Chalk Farm Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Chalk Farm Road was 424.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 28.9% lower than the Camden Town average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Chalk Farm Road has the 18th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town and the 97th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 114.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,500

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in NW1 8AP, 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 - 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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Chalk Farm Road are based on 141 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 Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8AP

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW1 8AP

Average Price
£547,702

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£547,702

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chalk Farm Road

Average Price
£1,518,741

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,976,337

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£617,315

Other
£3,527,850

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chalk Farm Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 The Chalk House, 74 Chalk Farm Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2024-10-30	£436,751
Flat 15 The Chalk House, 74 Chalk Farm Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£395,000	2024-03-28	£397,914
Flat 21 The Chalk House, 74 Chalk Farm Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£794,000	2024-02-16	£789,869
Flat 22 The Chalk House, 74 Chalk Farm Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£635,000	2023-10-17	£622,626
Flat 10 The Chalk House, 74 Chalk Farm Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£485,000	2023-09-27	£482,477

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW1 8AP

Employment

NW1 8AP area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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 8AP 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	182
Self-Employed	50
Student (economically inactive)	44
Part-Time Employee	34
Retired	23
Unemployed	19
Looking after home or family	15
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	52
Information and communication	31
Education	28
Financial and insurance activities	27
Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	17
Other	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	7
Transport and storage	6
Construction	6
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	2,565 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	2,596 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,303 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,695 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,958 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rhyl Community Primary School Rhyl Street , NW5 3HB	3out of 4	469 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Hartland Road , NW1 8DE	4out of 4	518 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Primrose Hill School Princess Road , NW1 8JL	4out of 4	565 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hawley Primary School Hawley Road , NW1 8RP	3out of 4	764 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Elsworthy Road , Primrose Hill NW3 3DS	3out of 4	825 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	100 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	4out of 4	1,378 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
The UCL Academy Adelaide Road , NW3 3AQ	3out of 4	1,490 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parliament Hill School Highgate Road , NW5 1RL	3out of 4	1,761 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
William Ellis School Highgate Road , NW5 1RN	3out of 4	1,785 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	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	1,653 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,232 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,303 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,659 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	4,283 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
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,040 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,262 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
CCfL Key Stage 3 PRU Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	451 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	451 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Village School 2 Parkhill Road , Belsize Park NW3 2YN	- not rated	626 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Fine Arts College Centre Studios , 41-43 Englands Lane NW3 4YD	- not rated	745 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 87 Holmes Road , NW5 3AX	- not rated	804 yd	Other independent 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
The Camden Club	72-73 Chalk Farm Road	25 yd
Muang Thai Restaurant	71 Chalk Farm Road	29 yd
Truly Scumptious	67 Chalk Farm Road	50 yd
Operation: Falafel	59 Chalk Farm Road	95 yd
Nando's Chickenland Ltd	57-58 Chalk Farm Road	100 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Roundhouse	100 Chalk Farm Road	51 yd
The Camden Assembley	49 Chalk Farm Road	146 yd
Spiritual Bar	6 Ferdinand Street	169 yd
The Enterprise	2 Haverstock Hill	171 yd
Lock Tavern	35 Chalk Farm Road	269 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bite Me Burger	72-73 Chalk Farm Road	25 yd
FungSun Kitchen	80 Chalk Farm Road	38 yd
Myths & Flames	43 Chalk Farm Road	206 yd
ROASTERY + TOASTERY	1B Chalk Farm Parade, Adelaide Road	245 yd
Stay Club Cafe	34 Chalk Farm Road	275 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Supermarket Ltd	76-77 Chalk Farm Road	8 yd
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	779 yd
Lidl	64-68 Camden High Street	798 yd
The Co-operative Group	72-74 Parkway	829 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	17-21 Camden Road	862 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	59 yd
Kajima Community At Haverstock School Haverstock Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	229 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	322 yd
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	496 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	557 yd
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	666 yd
Cecil Sharp House CECIL SHARP HOUSE CECIL SHARP HOUSE REGENTS PARK ROAD		677 yd
Pure Gym (London Camden) 193-199 193-199 CAMDEN HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	793 yd
Queens Crescent Gym ASHDOWN CRESCENT	health and fitness suite	797 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Camden) ALBERT STREET	health and fitness suite	868 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	61.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	63 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW1 8AP