Cricklewood Lane, London, NW2 1EX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW2 1EX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.9%	50.6%	1.7%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	51.1%	49.4%	-1.7%	49.0%	0.4%

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 NW2 1EX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.9% 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	54.6%	43.9%	-10.7%	37.9%	6.0%
Married: Opposite sex	29.9%	42.5%	12.6%	44.2%	-1.7%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Separated	4.3%	3.5%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	8.6%	7.8%	-0.8%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	6.1%	-4.9%

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 (87.4%) 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	46.5%	46.7%	0.2%	48.4%	-1.7%
Good health	38.6%	40.7%	2.1%	33.6%	7.1%
Fair health	10.4%	7%	-3.4%	12.7%	-5.7%
Bad health	2.9%	3.9%	1.0%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	1.2%	0.5%

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	16.8%	26.6%	9.8%	18.2%	8.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.5%	10.3%	-2.2%	9.6%	0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.5%	6.6%	-2.9%	13.4%	-6.8%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2%	1.3%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	13.2%	3.0%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	31.9%	35.5%	3.6%	33.8%	1.7%
Other	18.4%	5.7%	-12.7%	2.8%	2.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.1% 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	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	4.3%	3.2%	-1.1%	0.7%	2.5%
Indian	4.8%	6.1%	1.3%	3.1%	3.0%
Pakistani	0.5%	1.7%	1.2%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	10.9%	27.3%	16.4%	1.6%	25.7%
Black African	10.1%	3.4%	-6.7%	2.5%	0.9%
Black Caribbean	2.7%	1%	-1.7%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	9%	0.5%	-8.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.4%
White	44.9%	34.1%	-10.8%	81.4%	-47.3%
Roma	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
Arab	5.3%	6.3%	1.0%	0.6%	5.7%
Other	3.7%	8.8%	5.1%	1.6%	7.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 25.1% 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	37%	25.1%	-11.9%	83.2%	-58.1%
European Union	16.8%	22.9%	6.1%	6.1%	16.8%
Rest of Europe	4%	5.3%	1.3%	0.8%	4.5%
Africa	13.6%	6.7%	-6.9%	2.7%	4.0%
Middle East and Asia	21.5%	33.5%	12.0%	5.6%	27.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.1%	6.3%	0.2%	1.3%	5.0%
Oceania	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 25.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 37.3% 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	34.3%	25.2%	-9.1%	83.2%	-58.0%
10+ Years	11.7%	37.3%	25.6%	9.8%	27.5%
5-10 Years	13%	15.3%	2.3%	2.9%	12.4%
2-5 Years	16.5%	11.1%	-5.4%	2.2%	8.9%
Less than 2 years	24.5%	11.1%	-13.4%	1.9%	9.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	52.1%	76.7%	-24.6%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	4.4%	0.6%	3.8%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	3.4%	0.4%	3.0%
Poland	4.1%	1.3%	2.8%
Romania	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Other EU countries	7.3%	1.5%	5.8%
Turkey	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Other Europe	2.7%	0.2%	2.5%
North Africa	3.4%	0.1%	3.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%
South-East Asia	4.9%	0.2%	4.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	1.9%	13.5%	-11.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.3%	37.2%	-24.9%
Christian	42.8%	46.2%	-3.4%
Buddhist	4.8%	0.5%	4.3%
Hindu	4.3%	1.7%	2.6%
Jewish	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Muslim	25.7%	6.5%	19.2%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Not answered	8.2%	6.0%	2.2%

Safety

Is Cricklewood Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cricklewood Lane was 390.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 253.5% higher than the Childs Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cricklewood Lane has the 10th highest crime rate of 182 local areas in Childs Hill and the 37th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 135.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -73.1%.

🔎 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 1EX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Cricklewood Lane are based on 496 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 Cricklewood Lane, London, NW2 1EX

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 1EX

Average Price
£268,372

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£273,441

Other
£253,166

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cricklewood Lane

Average Price
£492,860

Semi-Detached
£876,715

Terraced
£649,498

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£344,083

Other
£1,761,330

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cricklewood LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Ground Floor Shop 4 Cricklewood Lane, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£180,000	2026-02-16	£180,000
Ground Floor Shop 4 Cricklewood Lane, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£495,229	2025-02-07	£467,454
Ground Floor Shop 12 Cricklewood Lane, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£5,000	2020-07-29	£4,983
Ground Floor Shop 4 Cricklewood Lane, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£25,000	2020-07-27	£24,916
Ground Floor Shop 4 Cricklewood Lane, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£425,000	2014-09-30	£479,873

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 1EX

Employment

NW2 1EX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	118
Part-Time Employee	53
Self-Employed	48
Looking after home or family	28
Other	22
Unemployed	21
Retired	20
Student (economically inactive)	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	28
Administrative and support service activities	24
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Construction	20
Education	18
Human health and social work activities	16
Other	15
Transport and storage	12
Information and communication	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Real estate activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Manufacturing	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
College Green School and Services 161 College Road , Kensal Rise NW10 3PH	4out of 4	2,638 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	3,081 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,194 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	3out of 4	3,548 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mary Paterson Nursery School 13 Riverton Close , Off Ashmore Road W9 3DS	4out of 4	3,646 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School Thorverton Road , Cricklewood NW2 1RG	4out of 4	492 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Anson Primary School Anson Road , NW2 4AB	3out of 4	551 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mora Junior School Mora Road , NW2 6TD	- not rated	826 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mora Infant School Mora Road , NW2 6TD	- not rated	826 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mora Primary School Mora Road , Cricklewood NW2 6TD	3out of 4	826 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hampstead School Westbere Road , Hampstead NW2 3RT	3out of 4	584 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
William Gladstone Community School Parkside , Neasden NW2 6RJ	- not rated	1,444 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Menorah High School for Girls 105 Brook Road , NW2 7BZ	3out of 4	2,009 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	2,025 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Aylestone Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	2,025 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The College of North West London Willesden Centre , Dudden Hill Lane NW10 2XD	- not rated	2,249 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY	- not rated	4,335 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	5,249 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	4,264 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	- not rated	4,264 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	5,065 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mapesbury School 228 Walm Lane , NW2 3BS	- not rated	657 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Menorah Foundation School Caddington Road , NW2 1RP	- not rated	712 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
The Mulberry House School 7 Minster Road , NW2 3SD	- not rated	859 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sakutu Organisation Montessori 346 Dollis Hill Lane , Dollis Hill NW2 6HL	- not rated	1,207 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Torah Temimah Primary School Park Side , Dollis Hill NW2 6RJ	- not rated	1,444 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chopan Kabab	20 Cricklewood Lane, London	4 yd
The Pizza Club	192 Cricklewood Broadway, London	91 yd
Yummy Yam	38 Cricklewood Lane, London	101 yd
Merals Cafe Bistro	44 Cricklewood Lane, London	101 yd
La Esquina	48 Cricklewood Lane, London	101 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lounge 4:04	26 Cricklewood Lane, London	51 yd
Lucky 7 - Wine Bar	7 Cricklewood Lane, London	54 yd
McGoverns	147 Cricklewood Broadway, London	126 yd
Barretts	239 Cricklewood Broadway, London	242 yd
The Beaten Docket	50-56 Cricklewood Broadway	458 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sams Chicken	14 Cricklewood Lane, London	4 yd
KFC	158 Cricklewood Broadway, London	49 yd
Nakhon Thai Kitchen	182 Cricklewood Broadway, London	91 yd
Peri Peri Grill	186 Cricklewood Broadway, London	91 yd
Cake Box Cricklewood LTD	184 Cricklewood Broadway, London	95 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	154 Cricklewood Broadway, London	49 yd
The Co-operative	1 Cricklewood Lane, London	54 yd
Capital Food	189 Cricklewood Broadway, London	106 yd
Poundstretcher	195 Cricklewood Broadway, London	149 yd
Millennium Food & Wine	211 Cricklewood Broadway, London	168 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fit4Less (London Cricklewood) 255-261 255-261 CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	362 yd
Clayton Crown Hotel London CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	415 yd
Virgin Active (Cricklewood) CRICKLEWOOD LANE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	445 yd
Manor Health & Leisure Club (Cricklewood) Cricklewood Broadway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	551 yd
Hampstead School WESTBERE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	588 yd
Brondesbury Sports Club 5A 5A HARMAN DRIVE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	595 yd
University College School Playing Fields UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND FARM AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	835 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%

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

Overview of NW2 1EX