Kentish Town Road, London, NW1 9RA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW1 9RA, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.3% 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	54%	53.3%	-0.7%	51.0%	2.3%
Male	46%	46.7%	0.7%	49.0%	-2.3%

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 9RA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.4% 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	43.8%	52.4%	8.6%	37.9%	14.5%
Married: Opposite sex	34.9%	30.6%	-4.3%	44.2%	-13.6%
Married: Same sex	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.1%	3.4%	-1.7%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	8.1%	7.8%	-0.3%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	6%	5.8%	-0.2%	6.1%	-0.3%

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	46.7%	46.1%	-0.6%	48.4%	-2.3%
Good health	34.6%	29.8%	-4.8%	33.6%	-3.8%
Fair health	12.7%	15.9%	3.2%	12.7%	3.2%
Bad health	4.8%	5%	0.2%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1.3%	3.1%	1.8%	1.2%	1.9%

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	22.6%	26.1%	3.5%	18.2%	7.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.1%	10.1%	-1.0%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14%	13%	-1.0%	13.4%	-0.4%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	5.3%	-3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	13%	2.4%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	29.4%	33.3%	3.9%	33.8%	-0.5%
Other	10.6%	2.9%	-7.7%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.1% 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	14.9%	7.9%	-7.0%	1.1%	6.8%
Chinese	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	0%	1.6%	1.6%	3.1%	-1.5%
Other Asian	3.2%	2.4%	-0.8%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	11.1%	10.7%	-0.4%	2.5%	8.2%
Black Caribbean	7%	5.2%	-1.8%	1.0%	4.2%
Other Black	3.2%	1.2%	-2.0%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	2%	0.1%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	0.4%	-1.8%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	3.5%	1.6%	-1.9%	0.8%	0.8%
White	47.3%	59.1%	11.8%	81.4%	-22.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.1%	0.7%
Arab	0.3%	2%	1.7%	0.6%	1.4%
Other	4.4%	3.6%	-0.8%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.7% 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	63.8%	61.7%	-2.1%	83.2%	-21.5%
European Union	7.9%	13.7%	5.8%	6.1%	7.6%
Rest of Europe	0%	2%	2.0%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	11.7%	9.4%	-2.3%	2.7%	6.7%
Middle East and Asia	11.4%	9.4%	-2.0%	5.6%	3.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.4%	3.5%	-0.9%	1.3%	2.2%
Oceania	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.6%	61.5%	0.9%	83.2%	-21.7%
10+ Years	1.6%	28%	26.4%	9.8%	18.2%
5-10 Years	3.8%	3.9%	0.1%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	5.7%	4.3%	-1.4%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	28.3%	2.3%	-26.0%	1.9%	0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.6%	76.7%	-1.1%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	6.6%	0.3%	6.3%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	8.5%	13.5%	-5.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.8%	37.2%	-10.4%
Christian	33.1%	46.2%	-13.1%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Jewish	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Muslim	21%	6.5%	14.5%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	15.2%	6.0%	9.2%

Safety

Is Kentish Town Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kentish Town Road was 173.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 66.0% lower than the Camden Town average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Kentish Town Road has the 38th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town and the 247th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 59.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 58.3%.

🔎 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 9RA, 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 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 9RA

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW1 9RA

Average Price
£493,218

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£493,218

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kentish Town Road

Average Price
£942,058

Semi-Detached
£1,223,906

Terraced
£1,516,081

Detached
£1,009,003

Flats/Maisonettes
£547,404

Other
£2,049,357

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kentish Town Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 Durdans House Kentish Town Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£560,000	2025-04-25	£530,994
Flat 5 Durdans House Kentish Town Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2020-02-05	£359,178
Flat 2 Durdans House Kentish Town Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2012-07-30	£460,656
Flat 17 Durdans House Kentish Town Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£299,950	2010-08-27	£417,788
Flat 17 Durdans House Kentish Town Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£193,000	2007-05-28	£329,754

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW1 9RA

Employment

NW1 9RA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in NW1 9RA 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	53
Self-Employed	27
Student (economically inactive)	26
Retired	23
Part-Time Employee	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Looking after home or family	17
Unemployed	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Other	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Education	9
Transport and storage	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Construction	5
Information and communication	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	2
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	694 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	1,520 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	1,826 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,747 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,046 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	216 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Hartland Road , NW1 8DE	3out of 4	341 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Holmes Road , NW5 3AH	- not rated	634 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 88 Camden Street , NW1 0JA	- not rated	652 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School Islip Street , NW5 2TU	4out of 4	694 yd	Voluntary aided 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	93 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	3out of 4	547 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill , Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ	3out of 4	904 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,338 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lift Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	- not rated	1,437 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	1,153 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	2,284 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,698 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	2,702 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,455 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	4out of 4	2,410 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	3,490 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	409 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harmood School Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	409 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 87 Holmes Road , NW5 3AX	- not rated	680 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Cavendish School 31 Inverness Street , NW1 7HB	- not rated	686 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
The Learning Centre School 89 Parkway , NW1 7PP	- not rated	903 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	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
Albion's Restaurant	117 Kentish Town Road	39 yd
Anima e Cuore Geloto LTD	127 Kentish Town Road	60 yd
Kent Cafe	137-139 Kentish Town Road	86 yd
MAMASONS DIRTY ICE CREAM	91 Kentish Town Road	94 yd
Guanabana	85 Kentish Town Road	110 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Eagle Public House	251 Royal College Street	216 yd
Abbey Tavern	124 Kentish Town Road	249 yd
3 Locks Brewery	Arch 14 & 15, Water Lane	288 yd
Slatterys Bar	69 Camden Road	320 yd
Camden Road Arms	102-106 Camden Road	389 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
CHICKEN KITCHEN	115 Kentish Town Road	35 yd
Shanghai Express /New York Pizza /Fat Boy Chinese	99a Kentish Town Road	44 yd
Crepes A La Carte	112 Kentish Town Road	45 yd
GRANI ANTICHI LTD	129 Kentish Town Road	63 yd
AHMED BAKERY	Flat 5, Atunbi Court, 3 Farrier Street	66 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	331 yd
Tesco Express	199-203 Kentish Town Road	416 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	17-21 Camden Road	442 yd
Lidl	64-68 Camden High Street	547 yd
Tesco Express	196-206 Camden Road	626 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	300 yd
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	425 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	429 yd
Camden School For Girls SANDALL ROAD		548 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	606 yd
Pure Gym (London Camden) 193-199 193-199 CAMDEN HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	619 yd
Cantelowes Gardens Sports Pitch 14A 14A OSENEY CRESCENT	artificial grass pitch	697 yd
Mornington Sports & Fitness Centre (Closed) 142-150 142-150 Arlington Road	health and fitness suite	759 yd
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	782 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Camden) ALBERT STREET	health and fitness suite	803 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	151.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW1 9RA