Chalcot Square, London, NW1 8YA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW1 8YA, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.5% 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	52.5%	53.5%	1.0%	51.0%	2.5%
Male	47.5%	46.5%	-1.0%	49.0%	-2.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	41.9%	40.7%	-1.2%	37.9%	2.8%
Married: Opposite sex	41.5%	47.7%	6.2%	44.2%	3.5%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	6.5%	1.4%	-5.1%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	8.5%	7.9%	-0.6%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	6.1%	-4.7%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (93.5%) 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	62.9%	65.8%	2.9%	48.4%	17.4%
Good health	30.1%	27.7%	-2.4%	33.6%	-5.9%
Fair health	4.7%	5.4%	0.7%	12.7%	-7.3%
Bad health	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	4.0%	-3.2%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 8YA this area, 1.8% 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 70%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	2.8%	1.8%	-1.0%	18.2%	-16.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.5%	3.2%	-5.3%	9.6%	-6.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.5%	9.2%	4.7%	13.4%	-4.2%
Apprenticeship	0%	1.4%	1.4%	5.3%	-3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.9%	11.5%	6.6%	16.9%	-5.4%
Degree or Similar	70.7%	70%	-0.7%	33.8%	36.2%
Other	8.5%	2.8%	-5.7%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 84.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	1%	2.7%	1.7%	3.1%	-0.4%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	3.1%	0.4%	0.8%	2.3%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.7%	4.2%	3.5%	0.8%	3.4%
White	92.6%	84.6%	-8.0%	81.4%	3.2%
Other	0.3%	3.1%	2.8%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.2% 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	67.9%	59.2%	-8.7%	83.2%	-24.0%
European Union	11.4%	15.8%	4.4%	6.1%	9.7%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	4.7%	3.5%	-1.2%	2.7%	0.8%
Middle East and Asia	2%	4.6%	2.6%	5.6%	-1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.7%	13.5%	3.8%	1.3%	12.2%
Oceania	3.3%	1.9%	-1.4%	0.3%	1.6%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.2%	59%	-8.2%	83.2%	-24.2%
10+ Years	6%	18.8%	12.8%	9.8%	9.0%
5-10 Years	7.7%	7.3%	-0.4%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	5%	6.1%	1.1%	2.2%	3.9%
Less than 2 years	14%	8.8%	-5.2%	1.9%	6.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70%	76.7%	-6.7%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	3.8%	0.3%	3.5%
Germany	4.2%	0.2%	4.0%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	8.8%	0.3%	8.5%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
No passport held	0.4%	13.5%	-13.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.6%	37.2%	8.4%
Christian	34.7%	46.2%	-11.5%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	10.8%	0.5%	10.3%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Chalcot Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Chalcot Square was 150.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 70.6% lower than the Camden Town average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Chalcot Square has the 38th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town and the 266th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 27.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 94% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£65,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in NW1 8YA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below 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) - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 4/10 (below average )
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 Chalcot Square are based on 107 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 Chalcot Square, London, NW1 8YA

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW1 8YA

Average Price
£2,416,586

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£6,971,521

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,282,441

Other
£1,478

Estimated Average Property Prices for Chalcot Square

Average Price
£2,408,400

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£6,739,918

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,043,021

Other
£2,917,036

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Chalcot SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Chalcot Square, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£9,900,000	2025-12-12	£9,726,506
15 Chalcot Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£13,000,000	2025-07-31	£11,014,376
32A Chalcot Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£885,000	2024-04-10	£851,765
28 Chalcot Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£6,950,000	2023-03-31	£6,694,433
21 Chalcot Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£7,450,000	2022-07-09	£7,146,846

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW1 8YA

Employment

NW1 8YA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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.

NW1 8YA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	80
Self-Employed	39
Retired	34
Part-Time Employee	21
Looking after home or family	15
Student (economically inactive)	12
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Unemployed	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	46
Other	28
Financial and insurance activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Information and communication	20
Education	15
Human health and social work activities	13
Manufacturing	7
Construction	4
Real estate activities	3
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Administrative and support service activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	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	970 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	1,886 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	2,195 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	2,654 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,216 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Primrose Hill School Princess Road , NW1 8JL	3out of 4	346 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Primrose Hill Infant School Princess Road , NW1 8JL	- not rated	351 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Elsworthy Road , Primrose Hill NW3 3DS	3out of 4	608 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Hartland Road , NW1 8DE	3out of 4	761 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rhyl Community Primary School Rhyl Street , NW5 3HB	4out of 4	837 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	440 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Richard of Chichester School Royal College Street , NW1 9LY	- not rated	1,171 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The UCL Academy Adelaide Road , NW3 3AQ	3out of 4	1,295 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	3out of 4	1,624 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Harris Academy St John's Wood Marlborough Hill , NW8 0NL	3out of 4	1,703 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,603 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	2,864 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,240 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,245 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	3,292 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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 6RX	4out of 4	2,670 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	3,479 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	- not rated	712 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harmood School Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	712 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fine Arts College Centre Studios , 41-43 Englands Lane NW3 4YD	- not rated	765 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Cavendish School 31 Inverness Street , NW1 7HB	- not rated	789 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
The Village School 2 Parkhill Road , Belsize Park NW3 2YN	- not rated	821 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
SAM'S CAFE	40 Chalcot Road Primrose Hill	148 yd
RONI'S	154 Regent's Park Road	148 yd
Greenberry cafe	101 Regent's Park Road	152 yd
THE WELCOME CAFE	Primrose Hill Community Centre, 29 Hopkinson's Place	154 yd
Greenberry cafe	101 Regent's Park Road	157 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lansdowne	90 Gloucester Avenue	117 yd
Princess of Wales	22 Chalcot Road	131 yd
The Pembroke Castle	150 Gloucester Avenue	146 yd
The Queens	49 Regent's Park Road	237 yd
The Engineer	65 Gloucester Avenue	346 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Anthony Delicatessen	146 Regent's Park Road	164 yd
Joe & The Juice - Regent's Park	142 Regent's Park Road	173 yd
Ripe Kitchen	136 Regent's Park Road	198 yd
ROASTERY + TOASTERY	1B Chalk Farm Parade, Adelaide Road	335 yd
FungSun Kitchen	80 Chalk Farm Road	375 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Supermarket Ltd	76-77 Chalk Farm Road	386 yd
Tesco Express	44-46 England's Lane	795 yd
The Co-operative Group	72-74 Parkway	848 yd
Lidl	64-68 Camden High Street	951 yd
Tesco Express	Shop And Premises At Ground Floor, 163-165 Camden High Street	1,001 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	394 yd
Kajima Community At Haverstock School Haverstock Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	464 yd
Cecil Sharp House CECIL SHARP HOUSE CECIL SHARP HOUSE REGENTS PARK ROAD		572 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	695 yd
Primrose Hill Primrose Hill Road	grass pitches	785 yd
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	792 yd
North Bridge House Prep School (Closed) Gloucester Avenue		836 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Camden) ALBERT STREET	health and fitness suite	905 yd
Pure Gym (London Camden) 193-199 193-199 CAMDEN HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	912 yd
Springhealth Leisure Club (Hampstead) (Closed) Belsize Park Gardens	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	931 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.2%

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

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW1 8YA