Royal College Street, London, NW1 9QR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW1 9QR, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.8% 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	52.2%	54.8%	2.6%	51.0%	3.8%
Male	47.8%	45.2%	-2.6%	49.0%	-3.8%

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 9QR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64% 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	62.3%	64%	1.7%	37.9%	26.1%
Married: Opposite sex	20.5%	24%	3.5%	44.2%	-20.2%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
Separated	2.4%	1.1%	-1.3%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	11.6%	7%	-4.6%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	2.2%	1.7%	-0.5%	6.1%	-4.4%

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	48.2%	50%	1.8%	48.4%	1.6%
Good health	32.3%	30.7%	-1.6%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	11.2%	11.2%	0.0%	12.7%	-1.5%
Bad health	6.3%	6.1%	-0.2%	4.0%	2.1%
Very bad health	2%	2%	0.0%	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.

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 54.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.9%	13.4%	0.5%	18.2%	-4.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.6%	4.7%	-3.9%	9.6%	-4.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.9%	5.6%	-0.3%	13.4%	-7.8%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	2.8%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.2%	17.3%	4.1%	16.9%	0.4%
Degree or Similar	49.3%	54.9%	5.6%	33.8%	21.1%
Other	9.2%	1.4%	-7.8%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.8% 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	6.1%	6.1%	0.0%	1.1%	5.0%
Chinese	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	5.8%	8.3%	2.5%	2.5%	5.8%
Black Caribbean	2.5%	1.7%	-0.8%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	1.7%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	0.7%	-0.9%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	3.4%	3.4%	0.0%	0.8%	2.6%
White	65.5%	63.8%	-1.7%	81.4%	-17.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.1%	0.4%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	4.5%	4.9%	0.4%	1.6%	3.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.2% 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	64.6%	56.2%	-8.4%	83.2%	-27.0%
European Union	10.8%	18%	7.2%	6.1%	11.9%
Rest of Europe	4%	4.9%	0.9%	0.8%	4.1%
Africa	6.5%	7.5%	1.0%	2.7%	4.8%
Middle East and Asia	9.4%	7.5%	-1.9%	5.6%	1.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	4.1%	1.0%	1.3%	2.8%
Oceania	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	0.3%	1.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.9%	56.5%	-5.4%	83.2%	-26.7%
10+ Years	5.2%	23.7%	18.5%	9.8%	13.9%
5-10 Years	6.5%	4.6%	-1.9%	2.9%	1.7%
2-5 Years	4.3%	9%	4.7%	2.2%	6.8%
Less than 2 years	22.2%	6.1%	-16.1%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68%	76.7%	-8.7%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
France	4.9%	0.3%	4.6%
Germany	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	3.4%	0.4%	3.0%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	2%	0.2%	1.8%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.9%	37.2%	11.7%
Christian	27.9%	46.2%	-18.3%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	13.2%	6.5%	6.7%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Royal College Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Royal College Street was 227.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 61.9% lower than the Camden Town average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Royal College Street has the 30th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Camden Town and the 190th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 88.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 169.1%.

🔎 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. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in NW1 9QR, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (very 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Royal College Street are based on 265 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 Royal College Street, London, NW1 9QR

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW1 9QR

Average Price
£472,920

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£472,920

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Royal College Street

Average Price
£730,136

Semi-Detached
£2,141,662

Terraced
£1,099,563

Detached
£1,773,695

Flats/Maisonettes
£532,667

Other
£2,537,722

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Royal College Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 4 238 Royal College Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£545,000	2025-03-28	£544,431
Flat 8 236 Royal College Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£532,000	2022-10-05	£520,565
Flat 1 236 Royal College Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£440,000	2020-07-10	£441,849
Flat 5 238 Royal College Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£385,000	2020-04-22	£367,325
Flat 8 236 Royal College Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£406,000	2019-11-01	£399,728

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW1 9QR

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NW1 9QR 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	124
Student (economically inactive)	48
Self-Employed	37
Retired	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	28
Other	22
Part-Time Employee	21
Looking after home or family	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Unemployed	13

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	40
Accommodation and food service activities	29
Education	29
Other	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Information and communication	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Financial and insurance activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Construction	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1

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	1,965 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,899 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,092 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,397 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,495 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	4out of 4	289 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hawley Primary School Hawley Road , NW1 8RP	3out of 4	311 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Holmes Road , NW5 3AH	3out of 4	497 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School Islip Street , NW5 2TU	4out of 4	598 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rhyl Community Primary School Rhyl Street , NW5 3HB	3out of 4	689 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	591 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill , Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ	3out of 4	818 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , N7 0JG	2out of 4	1,393 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,489 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	1,501 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	1,302 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,849 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,340 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,499 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,800 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	3out of 4	2,476 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,543 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	343 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	343 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 87 Holmes Road , NW5 3AX	- not rated	529 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Cavendish School 31 Inverness Street , NW1 7HB	- not rated	777 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Elfrida Rathbone Camden - Leighton College 7 Dowdney Close , NW5 2BP	- not rated	809 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable		More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Anima e Cuore Geloto LTD	127 Kentish Town Road	71 yd
Kent Cafe	137-139 Kentish Town Road	73 yd
Albion's Restaurant	117 Kentish Town Road	80 yd
Ramo Ramen	157 Kentish Town Road	120 yd
New Milano Pizza & Gourmet Burgers/California Pizza	124 Kentish Town Road	144 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Abbey Tavern	124 Kentish Town Road	190 yd
The Old Eagle Public House	251 Royal College Street	253 yd
Slatterys Bar	69 Camden Road	343 yd
3 Locks Brewery	Arch 14 & 15, Water Lane	365 yd
Callum Smith Catering Ltd	Tapping The Admiral, 77 Castle Road	413 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crepes A La Carte	112 Kentish Town Road	43 yd
GRANI ANTICHI LTD	129 Kentish Town Road	70 yd
Pang's Fish and Chips Chinese Takeaway	133-135A Kentish Town Road	72 yd
CHICKEN KITCHEN	115 Kentish Town Road	83 yd
HANDLES COFFEE	132 St Pancras Way	104 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	278 yd
Tesco Express	199-203 Kentish Town Road	350 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	17-21 Camden Road	506 yd
Tesco Express	196-206 Camden Road	576 yd
Iceland	301-305 Kentish Town Road	590 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	369 yd
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	395 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	469 yd
Camden School For Girls SANDALL ROAD		488 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	594 yd
Cantelowes Gardens Sports Pitch 14A 14A OSENEY CRESCENT	artificial grass pitch	631 yd
Pure Gym (London Camden) 193-199 193-199 CAMDEN HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	693 yd
St Pauls Church Hall ST PAULS HALL ST PAULS HALL CAMDEN SQUARE		769 yd
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	825 yd
Mornington Sports & Fitness Centre (Closed) 142-150 142-150 Arlington Road	health and fitness suite	832 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	204.2 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	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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