North Circular Road, London, NW2 1LY

People

Gender

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.3%	51%	-1.3%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	47.7%	49%	1.3%	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	38.5%	38.9%	0.4%	37.9%	1.0%
Married: Opposite sex	37.2%	48%	10.8%	44.2%	3.8%
Separated	5.3%	2.8%	-2.5%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	13.7%	7.1%	-6.6%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	5.3%	3.2%	-2.1%	6.1%	-2.9%

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 (85.9%) 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	42.7%	50%	7.3%	48.4%	1.6%
Good health	35.9%	35.9%	0.0%	33.6%	2.3%
Fair health	16.4%	11.8%	-4.6%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	2.7%	1.6%	-1.1%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	2.3%	0.7%	-1.6%	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.

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 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.3%	16.2%	2.9%	18.2%	-2.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.4%	8.9%	0.5%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.6%	6.9%	-7.7%	13.4%	-6.5%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	0.4%	-2.3%	5.3%	-4.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	15.4%	5.2%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	35.4%	48.6%	13.2%	33.8%	14.8%
Other	15.5%	3.6%	-11.9%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.9% 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	3.1%	2.6%	-0.5%	1.1%	1.5%
Chinese	0%	2%	2.0%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	13%	6.5%	-6.5%	3.1%	3.4%
Pakistani	5.3%	5.2%	-0.1%	2.7%	2.5%
Other Asian	11.8%	12.7%	0.9%	1.6%	11.1%
Black African	5.7%	7.8%	2.1%	2.5%	5.3%
Other Black	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	2%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	0.8%	1.8%
White	47.7%	46.9%	-0.8%	81.4%	-34.5%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	5.3%	5.2%	-0.1%	0.6%	4.6%
Other	4.2%	5.2%	1.0%	1.6%	3.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 40.7% 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	51.9%	40.7%	-11.2%	83.2%	-42.5%
European Union	10.7%	23.6%	12.9%	6.1%	17.5%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	2%	0.1%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	12.2%	10.8%	-1.4%	2.7%	8.1%
Middle East and Asia	22.1%	21.3%	-0.8%	5.6%	15.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	1.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 40.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 34.4% 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	49.2%	40.7%	-8.5%	83.2%	-42.5%
10+ Years	7.6%	34.4%	26.8%	9.8%	24.6%
5-10 Years	7.6%	14.1%	6.5%	2.9%	11.2%
2-5 Years	9.2%	6.6%	-2.6%	2.2%	4.4%
Less than 2 years	26.3%	4.3%	-22.0%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.1%	76.7%	-12.6%
Ireland	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	12.4%	0.9%	11.5%
Other EU countries	4.9%	1.5%	3.4%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Middle East	2.3%	0.1%	2.2%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	4.9%	13.5%	-8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.7%	37.2%	-23.5%
Christian	37.9%	46.2%	-8.3%
Buddhist	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Hindu	5.2%	1.7%	3.5%
Jewish	5.6%	0.5%	5.1%
Muslim	27.8%	6.5%	21.3%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is North Circular Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around North Circular Road was 346.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 242.7% higher than the Colindale South average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

North Circular Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Colindale South and the 47th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 68.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -6.8%.

🔎 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. 72% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,600

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in NW2 1LY, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 North Circular Road are based on 830 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 North Circular Road, London, NW2 1LY

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 1LY

Average Price
£12,447,368

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£12,447,368

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for North Circular Road

Average Price
£622,813

Semi-Detached
£566,602

Terraced
£496,202

Detached
£3,502,172

Flats/Maisonettes
£328,665

Other
£2,779,852

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on North Circular Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
West End Vauxhall House North Circular Road, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£13,250,000	2022-12-22	£12,052,632
West End Vauxhall House North Circular Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£5,900,000	2018-12-14	£5,640,729

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 1LY

Employment

NW2 1LY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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 1LY 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	77
Self-Employed	43
Retired	29
Part-Time Employee	26
Other	21
Looking after home or family	20
Student (economically inactive)	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Unemployed	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Construction	21
Information and communication	16
Education	12
Human health and social work activities	12
Manufacturing	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Transport and storage	2

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	3,522 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	4,162 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Green School and Services 161 College Road , Kensal Rise NW10 3PH	4out of 4	4,274 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	5,412 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parkfield Primary School St David's Place , Hendon NW4 3PJ	3out of 4	584 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parkfield Primary School St David's Place , Hendon NW4 3UB	- not rated	584 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School Dollis Hill Avenue , NW2 6EU	- not rated	1,113 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Grace RC Infant and Nursery School Dollis Hill Avenue , NW2 6EU	4out of 4	1,113 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Junior School Dollis Hill Lane , NW2 6HS	- not rated	1,285 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clarion Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1TR	3out of 4	1,013 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1TR	- not rated	1,013 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
John Kelly Boys' Technology College Crest Road , NW2 7SN	- not rated	1,244 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
John Kelly Girls' Technology College Crest Road , NW2 7SN	- not rated	1,244 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
E-ACT Crest Academy Crest Road , NW2 7SN	3out of 4	1,244 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	- not rated	4,350 yd	Foundation school	No	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	2,595 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hendon College Corner Mead , Grahame Park Way NW9 5RA	- not rated	3,854 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	2,399 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	2,399 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	3,706 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	4,350 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Torah Vodaas Brent Park Road , West Hendon Broadway NW9 7AJ	- not rated	216 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Barnet Hill Academy 10a Montagu Road , Hendon NW4 3ES	- not rated	719 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mapledown School Claremont Road , NW2 1TR	- not rated	984 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mapledown School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1TR	3out of 4	984 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sakutu Organisation Montessori 346 Dollis Hill Lane , Dollis Hill NW2 6HL	- not rated	1,055 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
Travelodge London Brent Cross	Denmark House, West Hendon Broadway, London	150 yd
Flip Out	Staples Corner Retail Park, Geron Way, London	275 yd
Cafe At Selco	Staples Corner Retail Park, Geron Way, London	275 yd
Cafe Pausa	Staples Corner Retail Park, Geron Way, London	275 yd
Bebe Cafe	Selco, Units 3-4	292 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Hendon Sea Training Corps	Hendon Sea Cadet Hall, Cool Oak Lane, London		1,078 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
French Tacos UK (Unit 8)	Kitchen 8, Unit A	551 yd
Tasty Korea (Unit 37)	Kitchen 37, Unit A	551 yd
Mustang IT Services Ltd - Lilies Caribbean Cuisine (Unit 19)	Kitchen 19, Unit A	551 yd
Wrapchic/Holy Cow/Fassos/BB/SKVP/Chawallis/HIK (Unit 20)	Kitchen 20, Unit A	551 yd
The Burger Firm (Unit 10)	Kitchen 10, Unit A	596 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mini Mart Food & News	3-5 Oxgate Court Parade, Coles Green Road	646 yd
Mini Market & Off Licence	20 Waterloo Road, London	648 yd
Wing Yip Supermarket & Staff Canteen	Unit 1, Wing Yip Business Centre	666 yd
Costcutter	137 West Hendon Broadway, London	736 yd
Marks & Spencer	Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Prince Charles Drive, London	770 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mapledown School CLAREMONT ROAD	health and fitness suite	972 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
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	100.0%

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