Belmont Street, London, NW1 8HJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW1 8HJ 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 8HJ, 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 8HJ 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 Belmont Street dangerous?

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

Belmont Street 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 8HJ, 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 Belmont Street are based on 43 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 Belmont Street, London, NW1 8HJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW1 8HJ

Average Price
£628,644

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£628,644

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Belmont Street

Average Price
£1,030,915

Semi-Detached
£527,027

Terraced
£1,337,464

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£665,905

Other
£14,485,519

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Belmont Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Belmont Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,325,000	2023-09-05	£1,318,106
5A Belmont Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£416,500	2023-01-27	£398,174
5B Belmont Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£475,000	2022-09-29	£457,301
Ground Floor And Basement 1 Belmont Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£775,000	2021-03-26	£787,354
3 Belmont Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,165,000	2021-02-08	£1,201,446

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW1 8HJ

Employment

NW1 8HJ 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 8HJ 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	2,605 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	2,636 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,356 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,696 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,923 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	427 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Hartland Road , NW1 8DE	4out of 4	542 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Primrose Hill School Princess Road , NW1 8JL	4out of 4	622 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hawley Primary School Hawley Road , NW1 8RP	3out of 4	799 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	826 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	42 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	4out of 4	1,391 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
The UCL Academy Adelaide Road , NW3 3AQ	3out of 4	1,481 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parliament Hill School Highgate Road , NW5 1RL	3out of 4	1,710 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
William Ellis School Highgate Road , NW5 1RN	3out of 4	1,733 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	1,705 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,268 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,354 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,715 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	4,291 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	3,081 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	3,277 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	473 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	473 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Village School 2 Parkhill Road , Belsize Park NW3 2YN	- not rated	573 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Fine Arts College Centre Studios , 41-43 Englands Lane NW3 4YD	- not rated	711 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 87 Holmes Road , NW5 3AX	- not rated	779 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	75 yd
Muang Thai Restaurant	71 Chalk Farm Road	82 yd
Truly Scumptious	67 Chalk Farm Road	102 yd
Charlie Ratchford Court	Charlie Ratchford Court, Ground Floor, 43 Crogsland Road	114 yd
Taste Buds	2 Haverstock Hill	131 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Roundhouse	100 Chalk Farm Road	108 yd
The Enterprise	2 Haverstock Hill	131 yd
The Camden Assembley	49 Chalk Farm Road	192 yd
Spiritual Bar	6 Ferdinand Street	209 yd
The Fiddlers Elbow	1 Malden Road	249 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
FungSun Kitchen	80 Chalk Farm Road	48 yd
Bite Me Burger	72-73 Chalk Farm Road	75 yd
ROASTERY + TOASTERY	1B Chalk Farm Parade, Adelaide Road	216 yd
Myths & Flames	43 Chalk Farm Road	249 yd
Chalk Farm Grill	4 Malden Road	262 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Supermarket Ltd	76-77 Chalk Farm Road	60 yd
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	772 yd
Lidl	64-68 Camden High Street	848 yd
Tesco Express	44-46 England's Lane	873 yd
The Co-operative Group	72-74 Parkway	886 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	27 yd
Kajima Community At Haverstock School Haverstock Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	175 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	333 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	524 yd
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	529 yd
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	650 yd
Cecil Sharp House CECIL SHARP HOUSE CECIL SHARP HOUSE REGENTS PARK ROAD		735 yd
Queens Crescent Gym ASHDOWN CRESCENT	health and fitness suite	741 yd
Fountain Mews Haverstock Hill	artificial grass pitch	845 yd
Pure Gym (London Camden) 193-199 193-199 CAMDEN HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	845 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	141 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	28.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	150 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW1 8HJ