Dover Close, London, NW2 1AQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW2 1AQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.5%	51%	-2.5%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	46.5%	49%	2.5%	49.0%	0.0%

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	38.3%	37.2%	-1.1%	37.9%	-0.7%
Married: Opposite sex	40.7%	44.6%	3.9%	44.2%	0.4%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	5.3%	3.5%	-1.8%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	8.1%	9.5%	1.4%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	7.2%	4.8%	-2.4%	6.1%	-1.3%

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	41.6%	51.2%	9.6%	48.4%	2.8%
Good health	34.6%	30.2%	-4.4%	33.6%	-3.4%
Fair health	16%	14.1%	-1.9%	12.7%	1.4%
Bad health	4.5%	3.1%	-1.4%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	3.3%	1.4%	-1.9%	1.2%	0.2%

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 44.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.1%	22.9%	1.8%	18.2%	4.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.7%	6.9%	-0.8%	9.6%	-2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.6%	9.5%	0.9%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	5.2%	3.3%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.7%	8.7%	1.0%	16.9%	-8.2%
Degree or Similar	34.9%	44.2%	9.3%	33.8%	10.4%
Other	18.2%	2.6%	-15.6%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.2% 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	1.5%	2.1%	0.6%	1.1%	1.0%
Chinese	2.2%	0.3%	-1.9%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	9.3%	4.1%	-5.2%	3.1%	1.0%
Pakistani	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	11.5%	18.2%	6.7%	1.6%	16.6%
Black African	8.2%	7.2%	-1.0%	2.5%	4.7%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	1%	-0.9%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	3.3%	0%	-3.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	0.8%	0.6%
White	48.7%	40.2%	-8.5%	81.4%	-41.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	8.2%	17.9%	9.7%	0.6%	17.3%
Other	1.9%	3.4%	1.5%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	42.8%	43.6%	0.8%	83.2%	-39.6%
European Union	15.6%	14.1%	-1.5%	6.1%	8.0%
Rest of Europe	4.8%	5.5%	0.7%	0.8%	4.7%
Africa	8.9%	8.9%	0.0%	2.7%	6.2%
Middle East and Asia	26%	24.7%	-1.3%	5.6%	19.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	3.1%	1.6%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 41.6% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	41.3%	43.6%	2.3%	83.2%	-39.6%
10+ Years	7.8%	41.6%	33.8%	9.8%	31.8%
5-10 Years	11.9%	7.2%	-4.7%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	14.5%	4.1%	-10.4%	2.2%	1.9%
Less than 2 years	24.5%	3.4%	-21.1%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.2%	76.7%	-8.5%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	2.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	11.8%	1.5%	10.3%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	3.5%	13.5%	-10.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.8%	37.2%	-24.4%
Christian	41%	46.2%	-5.2%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2.8%	1.7%	1.1%
Jewish	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Muslim	35.5%	6.5%	29.0%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Dover Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dover Close was 81.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 25.6% lower than the Childs Hill average. The most reported crime type was Criminal damage and arson.

Dover Close has the 87th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill and the 409th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -35.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 63% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,500

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in NW2 1AQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (very high )
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) - 8/10 (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 Dover Close are based on 23 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Barnet.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Dover Close, London, NW2 1AQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 1AQ

Average Price
£366,564

Semi-Detached
£408,931

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£360,511

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dover Close

Average Price
£348,326

Semi-Detached
£397,406

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£343,652

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dover CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Dover Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£275,000	2015-10-07	£298,635
2 Dover Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2010-04-21	£397,534
12 Dover Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£173,000	2009-01-23	£297,344
7 Dover Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£184,000	2007-07-12	£277,932
14 Dover Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2005-07-15	£406,522

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 1AQ

Employment

NW2 1AQ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% 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 NW2 1AQ 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	51
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	29
Retired	27
Looking after home or family	24
Student (economically inactive)	18
Other	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	18
Other	14
Administrative and support service activities	9
Construction	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Education	7
Information and communication	6
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	2
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
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	3,416 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Green School and Services 161 College Road , NW10 3PH	4out of 4	3,479 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	4,192 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	4,251 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	4,552 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Claremont Primary School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1AB	3out of 4	102 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School Dollis Hill Avenue , NW2 6EU	4out of 4	468 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School Thorverton Road , Cricklewood NW2 1RG	3out of 4	792 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mora Primary School Mora Road , Cricklewood NW2 6TD	3out of 4	897 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childs Hill Primary School Dersingham Road , Cricklewood NW2 1SL	- not rated	920 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitefield School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1TR	3out of 4	1,056 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hampstead School Westbere Road , Hampstead NW2 3RT	3out of 4	1,393 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Menorah High School for Girls 105 Brook Road , NW2 7BZ	3out of 4	1,644 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
E-Act Crest Academy Crest Road , NW2 7SN	3out of 4	1,759 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hendon School Golders Rise , Hendon NW4 2HP	4out of 4	2,520 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY	- not rated	5,303 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's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	3out of 4	3,266 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	4,675 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	5,344 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mapledown School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1TR	3out of 4	1,083 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Peninim 37 Elmcroft Crescent , NW11 9TB	- not rated	1,353 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Torah Vodaas Brent Park Road , West Hendon Broadway NW9 7AJ	- not rated	1,560 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
The Mulberry House School 7 Minster , NW2 3SD	- not rated	1,827 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
WENTWORTH COLLEGE 6-10 Brentmead Place , NW11 9LH	- not rated	1,956 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Our Yard At Clitterhouse Farm	Clitterhouse Farm, 60 Claremont Road, London	244 yd
Parkway 329	329 Edgware Road, Cricklewood	481 yd
Cricklewood Boxing Club - Cafe	327 Edgware Road, Cricklewood	481 yd
Metroline- Eurest Food Services	Cricklewood Bus Garage, Edgware Road	481 yd
Shisha Garden Grills	301 Cricklewood Broadway, London	583 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cricklewood Club	327 Edgware Road, Cricklewood	481 yd
Barretts	239 Cricklewood Broadway, London	784 yd
Cricklewood Trades Hall Club And Institute	134 Cricklewood Lane, London	792 yd
Lucky 7 - Wine Bar	7 Cricklewood Lane, London	872 yd
Lounge 4:04	26 Cricklewood Lane, London	885 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tehran Pizza & Burgers	Pennine Parade, Pennine Drive, London	547 yd
MJ Express	Pennine Parade, Pennine Drive, London	547 yd
Subway & Shell Service Station-HKS Retail Ltd Staples Corner	383 Edgware Road, Cricklewood	712 yd
Golden Wok	83 Cricklewood Lane, London	810 yd
Best Mangal	50 Cricklewood Lane, London	848 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Food & Wine	3 Gladstone Parade, Edgware Road	500 yd
WICKES	317 Cricklewood Broadway, London	525 yd
Londis @ Esso - MFG Victoria Service Station	387 Edgware Road, Cricklewood	784 yd
Euro Food & Wine	219 Cricklewood Broadway, London	784 yd
Munro Stores	28 Temple Road, London	792 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hendon Football Club (Closed) Claremont Road	grass pitches	489 yd
Manor Health & Leisure Club (Cricklewood) Cricklewood Broadway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	565 yd
Clitterhouse Playing Fields Claremont Road	grass pitches	638 yd
Fit4Less (London Cricklewood) 255-261 255-261 CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	697 yd
Virgin Active (Cricklewood) CRICKLEWOOD LANE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	808 yd
Basing Hill Park Wayside	grass pitches	952 yd
Brondesbury Sports Club 5A 5A HARMAN DRIVE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	1,092 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	70.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	62.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW2 1AQ