Castlehaven Road, London, NW1 8RS

People

Gender

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

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Castlehaven Road was 352.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 158.3% higher than the Camden Square average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Castlehaven Road has the 12th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square and the 119th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 150.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.1%.

🔎 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 8RS, 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 Castlehaven Road are based on 131 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 Castlehaven Road, London, NW1 8RS

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW1 8RS

Average Price
£616,214

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£616,214

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Castlehaven Road

Average Price
£741,318

Semi-Detached
£1,496,558

Terraced
£1,256,136

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£582,297

Other
£1,558,714

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Castlehaven Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 9 Welford Court Castlehaven Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£640,000	2016-07-29	£650,884
Flat 16 Welford Court Castlehaven Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,000	2009-01-09	£489,887
Flat 4 Welford Court Castlehaven Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£245,000	2005-01-18	£530,833
Flat 4 Welford Court Castlehaven Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£88,000	1997-04-22	£461,614

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW1 8RS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NW1 8RS 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
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	684 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	1,479 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	1,933 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,757 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	2,823 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	92 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Hartland Road , NW1 8DE	3out of 4	196 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 88 Camden Street , NW1 0JA	- not rated	635 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School Pratt Street , Camden NW1 0DP	4out of 4	702 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Primrose Hill School Princess Road , NW1 8JL	3out of 4	714 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Richard of Chichester School Royal College Street , NW1 9LY	- not rated	323 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill , Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ	3out of 4	741 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	3out of 4	776 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,325 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lift Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	- not rated	1,658 yd	Academy converter	No	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	1,119 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	2,513 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,727 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	2,731 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,535 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	2,622 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	3,270 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	264 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harmood School Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	264 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Cavendish School 31 Inverness Street , NW1 7HB	- not rated	501 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
The Learning Centre School 89 Parkway , NW1 7PP	- not rated	726 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 87 Holmes Road , NW5 3AX	- not rated	739 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
PATOG	UNIT M207, 1 Dockray Place	105 yd
GAIL'S CAMDEN LOCK	Unit D1-3, 1 Dockray Place	105 yd
Camden Coffee Roastery	12 Castlehaven Road	122 yd
Bintang	93 Kentish Town Road	141 yd
Guanabana Café	83 Kentish Town Road	141 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
3 Locks Brewery	Arch 14 & 15, Water Lane	125 yd
The Hawley Arms	2 Castlehaven Road	178 yd
The Elephants Head	224 Camden High Street	286 yd
Lock Tavern	35 Chalk Farm Road	294 yd
Oxford Arms	265 Camden High Street	302 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
MERAKI SOUVLAKI	M137 Camden Market Hawley Wharf, 1 Dockray Place	105 yd
T’s Fried Scoop	1 Dockray Place	105 yd
Inca Chips	UNIT 163, 1A Hawley Road	121 yd
HAWLEY RED SPICE	1b Hawley Road	128 yd
Babylon Park UK	10-Aug, Castlehaven Road	137 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	17-21 Camden Road	386 yd
Lidl	64-68 Camden High Street	420 yd
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	473 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarket Ltd	76-77 Chalk Farm Road	556 yd
Tesco Express	199-203 Kentish Town Road	585 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	68 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	280 yd
Pure Gym (London Camden) 193-199 193-199 CAMDEN HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	471 yd
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	491 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	597 yd
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	598 yd
Mornington Sports & Fitness Centre (Closed) 142-150 142-150 Arlington Road	health and fitness suite	618 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Camden) ALBERT STREET	health and fitness suite	641 yd
Cecil Sharp House CECIL SHARP HOUSE CECIL SHARP HOUSE REGENTS PARK ROAD		733 yd
Kajima Community At Haverstock School Haverstock Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	735 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	208.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW1 8RS