Malden Crescent, London, NW1 8BL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW1 8BL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 56% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.6%	56%	0.4%	51.0%	5.0%
Male	44.4%	44%	-0.4%	49.0%	-5.0%

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 8BL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.1% 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	53.9%	55.1%	1.2%	37.9%	17.2%
Married: Opposite sex	31.4%	22%	-9.4%	44.2%	-22.2%
Separated	3.6%	4.3%	0.7%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	7.5%	12.1%	4.6%	9.1%	3.0%
Widowed	3.6%	6.5%	2.9%	6.1%	0.4%

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	48.1%	47.5%	-0.6%	48.4%	-0.9%
Good health	32.6%	28.2%	-4.4%	33.6%	-5.4%
Fair health	14.1%	17.6%	3.5%	12.7%	4.9%
Bad health	4.3%	4.6%	0.3%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	1%	2.1%	1.1%	1.2%	0.9%

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	28.1%	22.2%	-5.9%	18.2%	4.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.3%	11.6%	-3.7%	9.6%	2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.4%	10.4%	1.0%	13.4%	-3.0%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	4.1%	2.4%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.8%	20.5%	7.7%	16.9%	3.6%
Degree or Similar	23.6%	28%	4.4%	33.8%	-5.8%
Other	9.2%	3.1%	-6.1%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.5% 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	17.2%	19.6%	2.4%	1.1%	18.5%
Chinese	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	3.1%	-2.9%
Pakistani	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	16.1%	17.1%	1.0%	2.5%	14.6%
Black Caribbean	5.4%	2.3%	-3.1%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	3.7%	2.9%	-0.8%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.1%	0.6%	-2.5%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.8%	0.4%
White	44.2%	44.5%	0.3%	81.4%	-36.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.1%	0.3%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	2.9%	4.6%	1.7%	0.6%	4.0%
Other	2.5%	4.2%	1.7%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64% 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	69.2%	64%	-5.2%	83.2%	-19.2%
European Union	4.5%	8.3%	3.8%	6.1%	2.2%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	3.1%	1.0%	0.8%	2.3%
Africa	10.3%	11%	0.7%	2.7%	8.3%
Middle East and Asia	10.1%	9.1%	-1.0%	5.6%	3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	4.1%	0.4%	1.3%	2.8%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.9%	63.9%	-2.0%	83.2%	-19.3%
10+ Years	2.3%	28.6%	26.3%	9.8%	18.8%
5-10 Years	3.1%	2.7%	-0.4%	2.9%	-0.2%
2-5 Years	6%	1.9%	-4.1%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	22.7%	2.9%	-19.8%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.5%	76.7%	3.8%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.5%	37.2%	-16.7%
Christian	34.4%	46.2%	-11.8%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	37.3%	6.5%	30.8%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Malden Crescent Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Malden Crescent was 59.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 88.4% lower than the Camden Town average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Malden Crescent has the 13th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -81.8%.

🔎 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 8BL, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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) - 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 Malden Crescent are based on 50 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 Malden Crescent, London, NW1 8BL

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW1 8BL

Average Price
£483,729

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£483,729

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Malden Crescent

Average Price
£478,253

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£665,830

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£466,280

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Malden CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 102 Denton Malden Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£600,000	2025-03-24	£555,418
Flat 131 Denton Malden Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2023-08-14	£456,256
Flat 145 Denton Malden Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£213,685	2022-08-26	£190,154
Flat 126 Denton Malden Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£353,000	2018-11-09	£336,137
Flat 102 Denton Malden Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£490,500	2018-10-25	£466,079

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW1 8BL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NW1 8BL 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	86
Retired	81
Student (economically inactive)	62
Part-Time Employee	48
Self-Employed	30
Looking after home or family	30
Unemployed	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Other	14

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	25
Other	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Education	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Transport and storage	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Construction	7
Real estate activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	4
Manufacturing	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	435 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	2,043 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	2,587 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	2,737 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,358 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	4out of 4	298 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Hartland Road , NW1 8DE	3out of 4	468 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Primrose Hill School Princess Road , NW1 8JL	3out of 4	711 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carlton Primary School Grafton Road , NW5 4AX	- not rated	722 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hawley Primary School Hawley Road , NW1 8RP	3out of 4	745 yd	Community school	Yes	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	133 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Richard of Chichester School Royal College Street , NW1 9LY	- not rated	877 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	3out of 4	1,285 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Parliament Hill School Highgate Road , NW5 1RL	4out of 4	1,598 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
The UCL Academy Adelaide Road , NW3 3AQ	3out of 4	1,601 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,705 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	2,826 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,346 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,350 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,403 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	4out of 4	3,171 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	3,211 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	- not rated	396 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harmood School Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	396 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Village School 2 Parkhill Road , Belsize Park NW3 2YN	- not rated	593 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 87 Holmes Road , NW5 3AX	- not rated	639 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fine Arts College Centre Studios , 41-43 Englands Lane NW3 4YD	- not rated	795 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Charlie Ratchford Court	Charlie Ratchford Court, Ground Floor, 43 Crogsland Road	72 yd
Spring Taste	16 Malden Road	142 yd
The Zabludowicz Art Projects	176 Prince of Wales Road	146 yd
ALL SEASONS RESTAURANT	20 Malden Road	150 yd
Taste Buds	2 Haverstock Hill	169 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Fiddlers Elbow	1 Malden Road	97 yd
The Enterprise	2 Haverstock Hill	169 yd
The Roundhouse	100 Chalk Farm Road	270 yd
The Camden Assembley	49 Chalk Farm Road	326 yd
Spiritual Bar	6 Ferdinand Street	331 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chalk Farm Grill	4 Malden Road	126 yd
AMERICAN PIZZA	15 Malden Road	136 yd
FungSun Kitchen	80 Chalk Farm Road	206 yd
YEFET	Unit 4 Burmarsh Workshops, 71 Marsden Street	212 yd
Bite Me Burger	72-73 Chalk Farm Road	231 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Supermarket Ltd	76-77 Chalk Farm Road	222 yd
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	740 yd
Tesco Express	44-46 England's Lane	823 yd
Tesco Express	199-203 Kentish Town Road	845 yd
Iceland	301-305 Kentish Town Road	932 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kajima Community At Haverstock School Haverstock Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	113 yd
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	176 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	377 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	425 yd
Queens Crescent Gym ASHDOWN CRESCENT	health and fitness suite	578 yd
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	596 yd
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	616 yd
Fountain Mews Haverstock Hill	artificial grass pitch	726 yd
Cecil Sharp House CECIL SHARP HOUSE CECIL SHARP HOUSE REGENTS PARK ROAD		897 yd
Pure Gym (London Camden) 193-199 193-199 CAMDEN HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	979 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	76.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	107.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW1 8BL