Kentish Town Road, London, NW1 8NY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW1 8NY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.3%	50.4%	0.1%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	49.7%	49.6%	-0.1%	49.0%	0.6%

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 8NY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 67.3% 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	70.8%	67.3%	-3.5%	37.9%	29.4%
Married: Opposite sex	20.4%	26.2%	5.8%	44.2%	-18.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	2.6%	1.4%	-1.2%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	4.4%	4.2%	-0.2%	9.1%	-4.9%
Widowed	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	6.1%	-6.1%

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 (87.1%) 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	56.5%	53%	-3.5%	48.4%	4.6%
Good health	30.1%	34.1%	4.0%	33.6%	0.5%
Fair health	9.5%	8.6%	-0.9%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	3.3%	3.4%	0.1%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 8NY this area, 6.5% 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 59.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.5%	6.5%	-3.0%	18.2%	-11.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.6%	5.1%	-1.5%	9.6%	-4.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8%	3.7%	-4.3%	13.4%	-9.7%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	2.8%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.5%	19.2%	1.7%	16.9%	2.3%
Degree or Similar	44.9%	59.3%	14.4%	33.8%	25.5%
Other	12.4%	3.3%	-9.1%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.1% 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	4.9%	3.9%	-1.0%	1.1%	2.8%
Chinese	3.3%	4.3%	1.0%	0.7%	3.6%
Indian	2.9%	3.5%	0.6%	3.1%	0.4%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	5.6%	3%	-2.6%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.5%	-1.6%
Black Caribbean	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	2%	0.4%	-1.6%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	3.6%	2.2%	-1.4%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	1%	3.5%	2.5%	0.8%	2.7%
White	71.6%	67.1%	-4.5%	81.4%	-14.3%
Arab	2.3%	2.6%	0.3%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	0.3%	6.1%	5.8%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.4% 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	55.6%	55.4%	-0.2%	83.2%	-27.8%
European Union	16.3%	13.7%	-2.6%	6.1%	7.6%
Rest of Europe	5.6%	4.7%	-0.9%	0.8%	3.9%
Africa	2.3%	6%	3.7%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	10.5%	13.3%	2.8%	5.6%	7.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.9%	5.2%	0.3%	1.3%	3.9%
Oceania	4.9%	1.7%	-3.2%	0.3%	1.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.6%	56.1%	3.5%	83.2%	-27.1%
10+ Years	8.2%	14.8%	6.6%	9.8%	5.0%
5-10 Years	13.1%	6.1%	-7.0%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	6.9%	6.1%	-0.8%	2.2%	3.9%
Less than 2 years	19.3%	17%	-2.3%	1.9%	15.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.4%	76.7%	-9.3%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Germany	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Spain	4.3%	0.4%	3.9%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	3.5%	1.5%	2.0%
Other Europe	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Middle East	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Eastern Asia	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Central and South America	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.9%	37.2%	13.7%
Christian	29.1%	46.2%	-17.1%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Jewish	3.9%	0.5%	3.4%
Muslim	5.2%	6.5%	-1.3%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	8.3%	6.0%	2.3%

Safety

Is Kentish Town Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kentish Town Road was 444.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 210.1% higher than the Camden Square average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Kentish Town Road has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Camden Square and the 88th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 186.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -15.2%.

🔎 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. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,300

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in NW1 8NY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 9/10 (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 Kentish Town Road are based on 306 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 Kentish Town Road, London, NW1 8NY

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW1 8NY

Average Price
£508,143

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£738,525

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£468,170

Other
£477,631

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kentish Town Road

Average Price
£977,074

Semi-Detached
£1,244,326

Terraced
£1,542,789

Detached
£1,018,716

Flats/Maisonettes
£572,104

Other
£2,141,212

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kentish Town Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
69 Kentish Town Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£875,000	2020-02-14	£881,454
Basement And Ground Floor Premises 85 Kentish Town Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£40,000	2018-07-24	£39,140
Flat 9 79 Kentish Town Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£460,000	2017-12-01	£444,651
Flat 8 79 Kentish Town Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£460,000	2017-12-01	£444,651
Flat 4 79 Kentish Town Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£700,000	2017-12-01	£676,643

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW1 8NY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NW1 8NY 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	90
Student (economically inactive)	30
Self-Employed	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Part-Time Employee	14
Unemployed	12
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Retired	6
Looking after home or family	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Accommodation and food service activities	28
Information and communication	23
Education	19
Human health and social work activities	12
Other	12
Financial and insurance activities	9
Construction	9
Administrative and support service activities	6
Manufacturing	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	2
Transport and storage	2

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	1,956 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,815 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	2,905 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,583 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,683 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hawley Primary School Hawley Road , NW1 8RP	3out of 4	153 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Hartland Road , NW1 8DE	4out of 4	173 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Holmes Road , NW5 3AH	3out of 4	665 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 88 Camden Street , NW1 0JA	3out of 4	694 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rhyl Community Primary School Rhyl Street , NW5 3HB	3out of 4	710 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	4out of 4	721 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill , Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ	3out of 4	739 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,388 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , N7 0JG	2out of 4	1,577 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	1,676 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	1,187 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,779 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,237 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,616 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,631 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	2,586 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,355 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	3out of 4	245 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	245 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Cavendish School 31 Inverness Street , NW1 7HB	- not rated	593 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 87 Holmes Road , NW5 3AX	- not rated	656 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Preparatory 1 Gloucester Avenue , NW1 7AB	- not rated	905 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
Bintang	93 Kentish Town Road	3 yd
Guanabana Café	83 Kentish Town Road	3 yd
Guanabana	85 Kentish Town Road	3 yd
MAMASONS DIRTY ICE CREAM	91 Kentish Town Road	21 yd
Albion's Restaurant	117 Kentish Town Road	128 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
3 Locks Brewery	Arch 14 & 15, Water Lane	176 yd
The Old Eagle Public House	251 Royal College Street	200 yd
The Hawley Arms	2 Castlehaven Road	305 yd
Slatterys Bar	69 Camden Road	312 yd
The Elephants Head	224 Camden High Street	348 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Panadera Bakery	83 Kentish Town Road	0 yd
Moi Moi Island	81 Kentish Town Road	7 yd
AHMED BAKERY	Flat 5, Atunbi Court, 3 Farrier Street	55 yd
Shanghai Express /New York Pizza /Fat Boy Chinese	99a Kentish Town Road	78 yd
HAWLEY RED SPICE	1b Hawley Road	85 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	17-21 Camden Road	350 yd
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	426 yd
Lidl	64-68 Camden High Street	440 yd
Tesco Express	199-203 Kentish Town Road	521 yd
Tesco Express	Shop And Premises At Ground Floor, 163-165 Camden High Street	612 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	210 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	397 yd
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	493 yd
Pure Gym (London Camden) 193-199 193-199 CAMDEN HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	509 yd
Camden School For Girls SANDALL ROAD		640 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	646 yd
Mornington Sports & Fitness Centre (Closed) 142-150 142-150 Arlington Road	health and fitness suite	651 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Camden) ALBERT STREET	health and fitness suite	692 yd
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	734 yd
Cantelowes Gardens Sports Pitch 14A 14A OSENEY CRESCENT	artificial grass pitch	796 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	76.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	124.2 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	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW1 8NY