Castle Road, London, NW1 8SU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW1 8SU, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.1% 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	53.9%	52.1%	-1.8%	51.0%	1.1%
Male	46.1%	47.9%	1.8%	49.0%	-1.1%

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 8SU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.7% 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	54.1%	55.7%	1.6%	37.9%	17.8%
Married: Opposite sex	24.5%	21.2%	-3.3%	44.2%	-23.0%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.8%	3.9%	0.1%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	10.2%	12.4%	2.2%	9.1%	3.3%
Widowed	6.1%	6.8%	0.7%	6.1%	0.7%

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	42.1%	43.8%	1.7%	48.4%	-4.6%
Good health	33.5%	27.5%	-6.0%	33.6%	-6.1%
Fair health	14.7%	20.3%	5.6%	12.7%	7.6%
Bad health	6.2%	5.4%	-0.8%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	3.5%	2.9%	-0.6%	1.2%	1.7%

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	21.7%	23.6%	1.9%	18.2%	5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.2%	6.8%	-3.4%	9.6%	-2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.8%	9.1%	-2.7%	13.4%	-4.3%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	4.2%	2.3%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	20.1%	10.5%	16.9%	3.2%
Degree or Similar	38.9%	35%	-3.9%	33.8%	1.2%
Other	6.1%	1.3%	-4.8%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 64.3% 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	7.2%	7.1%	-0.1%	1.1%	6.0%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	2.1%	2.3%	0.2%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	7.2%	6.8%	-0.4%	2.5%	4.3%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	3.1%	0.7%	1.0%	2.1%
Other Black	2.9%	1.1%	-1.8%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	2.4%	1.7%	-0.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	2.3%	-0.1%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	2.7%	1.7%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.9%
White	65.7%	64.3%	-1.4%	81.4%	-17.1%
Arab	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	2.7%	6.8%	4.1%	1.6%	5.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.4% 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	75.3%	67.4%	-7.9%	83.2%	-15.8%
European Union	7.2%	12.7%	5.5%	6.1%	6.6%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	6.4%	6.2%	-0.2%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	5.1%	5.7%	0.6%	5.6%	0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.9%	4.5%	1.6%	1.3%	3.2%
Oceania	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.4%	67.8%	-4.6%	83.2%	-15.4%
10+ Years	1.6%	23.6%	22.0%	9.8%	13.8%
5-10 Years	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	2.9%	-0.3%
2-5 Years	2.7%	4%	1.3%	2.2%	1.8%
Less than 2 years	21.7%	2%	-19.7%	1.9%	0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.3%	76.7%	1.6%
Ireland	4%	0.6%	3.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	6.9%	13.5%	-6.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.5%	37.2%	-2.7%
Christian	36.8%	46.2%	-9.4%
Buddhist	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	3.7%	0.5%	3.2%
Muslim	15.8%	6.5%	9.3%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Castle Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Castle Road was 161.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 68.5% lower than the Camden Town average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Castle Road has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town and the 265th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -46.1%.

🔎 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. 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 8SU, 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 Castle Road are based on 134 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 Castle Road, London, NW1 8SU

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW1 8SU

Average Price
£527,381

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£844,161

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£487,784

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Castle Road

Average Price
£589,902

Semi-Detached
£714,695

Terraced
£792,810

Detached
£888,108

Flats/Maisonettes
£424,221

Other
£351,402

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Castle Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
125 Castle Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£525,000	2024-03-27	£496,233
73 Castle Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£845,000	2022-09-21	£791,296
159 Castle Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2019-10-31	£423,557
143 Castle Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£390,000	2015-04-01	£399,806
121 Castle Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£249,950	2011-10-18	£335,135

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW1 8SU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NW1 8SU 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	76
Retired	58
Student (economically inactive)	32
Self-Employed	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	27
Part-Time Employee	19
Unemployed	18
Looking after home or family	17
Other	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	16
Education	16
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Other	14
Construction	11
Information and communication	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	4
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	310 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	1,863 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	2,284 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	2,937 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,144 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Hartland Road , NW1 8DE	3out of 4	201 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rhyl Community Primary School Rhyl Street , NW5 3HB	4out of 4	375 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hawley Primary School Hawley Road , NW1 8RP	3out of 4	476 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Holmes Road , NW5 3AH	- not rated	539 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carlton Primary School Grafton Road , NW5 4AX	- not rated	706 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	483 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Richard of Chichester School Royal College Street , NW1 9LY	- not rated	532 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	3out of 4	927 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	1,512 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Parliament Hill School Highgate Road , NW5 1RL	4out of 4	1,573 yd	Community school	No	Girls	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	1,506 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	2,507 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,113 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,116 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,627 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	2,813 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	3,402 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	160 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harmood School Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	160 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 87 Holmes Road , NW5 3AX	- not rated	429 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Cavendish School 31 Inverness Street , NW1 7HB	- not rated	813 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
The Village School 2 Parkhill Road , Belsize Park NW3 2YN	- not rated	913 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Fields Beneath	52a Prince Of Wales Road	209 yd
Camden Beer Hall	Units 55-56, Wilkin Street Mews	258 yd
Map Music Ltd	46 Grafton Road	304 yd
Spring Taste	16 Malden Road	306 yd
ALL SEASONS RESTAURANT	20 Malden Road	312 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tapping the Admiral	Tavern In The Town Public House, 77 Castle Road	58 yd
Callum Smith Catering Ltd	Tapping The Admiral, 77 Castle Road	70 yd
The Fiddlers Elbow	1 Malden Road	321 yd
Spiritual Bar	6 Ferdinand Street	323 yd
Lock Tavern	35 Chalk Farm Road	341 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kakki Katsu	123 Castlehaven Road	234 yd
Chalk Farm Grill	4 Malden Road	281 yd
Zapp	3 Wilkin Street	324 yd
Myths & Flames	43 Chalk Farm Road	341 yd
Stay Club Cafe	34 Chalk Farm Road	347 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	390 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarket Ltd	76-77 Chalk Farm Road	405 yd
Tesco Express	199-203 Kentish Town Road	503 yd
Iceland	301-305 Kentish Town Road	638 yd
Sainsburys	Sainsburys, 329-333 Kentish Town Road	719 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	159 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	231 yd
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	270 yd
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	383 yd
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	411 yd
Kajima Community At Haverstock School Haverstock Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	467 yd
Queens Crescent Gym ASHDOWN CRESCENT	health and fitness suite	675 yd
Pure Gym (London Camden) 193-199 193-199 CAMDEN HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	826 yd
Camden School For Girls SANDALL ROAD		927 yd
Cecil Sharp House CECIL SHARP HOUSE CECIL SHARP HOUSE REGENTS PARK ROAD		930 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	97.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.8%

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	139.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW1 8SU