Cotswold Gardens, London, NW2 1PL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW2 1PL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.8%	51.1%	5.3%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	54.2%	48.9%	-5.3%	49.0%	-0.1%

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	41.3%	39.8%	-1.5%	37.9%	1.9%
Married: Opposite sex	46.2%	43.1%	-3.1%	44.2%	-1.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	4.6%	4.2%	-0.4%	2.2%	2.0%
Divorced	4.3%	7%	2.7%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	3.7%	5.3%	1.6%	6.1%	-0.8%

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 (85.4%) 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	45.1%	52.6%	7.5%	48.4%	4.2%
Good health	38.4%	32.8%	-5.6%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	12.1%	10%	-2.1%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	3%	3.4%	0.4%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.1%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.1%

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 45.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.2%	25.6%	1.4%	18.2%	7.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	5.6%	-4.9%	9.6%	-4.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.4%	6.7%	-2.7%	13.4%	-6.7%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2%	1.1%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.7%	10.1%	2.4%	16.9%	-6.8%
Degree or Similar	35.6%	45.8%	10.2%	33.8%	12.0%
Other	11.7%	4.2%	-7.5%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.8% 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	2.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	7.2%	3.7%	-3.5%	0.7%	3.0%
Indian	4.9%	4.8%	-0.1%	3.1%	1.7%
Pakistani	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	10.5%	12.1%	1.6%	1.6%	10.5%
Black African	13.7%	13.9%	0.2%	2.5%	11.4%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	2.8%	1.8%	-1.0%	0.8%	1.0%
White	42.1%	36.8%	-5.3%	81.4%	-44.6%
Arab	8.4%	11.4%	3.0%	0.6%	10.8%
Other	4%	8.9%	4.9%	1.6%	7.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 37.2% 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	38.8%	37.2%	-1.6%	83.2%	-46.0%
European Union	19.3%	20.3%	1.0%	6.1%	14.2%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	4.1%	2.0%	0.8%	3.3%
Africa	13%	11.9%	-1.1%	2.7%	9.2%
Middle East and Asia	24%	25.8%	1.8%	5.6%	20.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	0.5%	-1.8%	1.3%	-0.8%
Oceania	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 37.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 37.7% 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	37.4%	37%	-0.4%	83.2%	-46.2%
10+ Years	7.7%	37.7%	30.0%	9.8%	27.9%
5-10 Years	10.7%	14.1%	3.4%	2.9%	11.2%
2-5 Years	13.5%	8.2%	-5.3%	2.2%	6.0%
Less than 2 years	30.7%	3%	-27.7%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.5%	76.7%	-16.2%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other EU countries	13.4%	1.5%	11.9%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.9%	37.2%	-22.3%
Christian	39.6%	46.2%	-6.6%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Hindu	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%
Jewish	4.5%	0.5%	4.0%
Muslim	27.8%	6.5%	21.3%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Cotswold Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cotswold Gardens was 141.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 29.1% higher than the Childs Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Cotswold Gardens has the 40th highest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill and the 181st highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 21.5%.

🔎 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. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in NW2 1PL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Cotswold Gardens are based on 273 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 Cotswold Gardens, London, NW2 1PL

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 1PL

Average Price
£650,391

Semi-Detached
£692,041

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£400,491

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cotswold Gardens

Average Price
£608,014

Semi-Detached
£695,252

Terraced
£526,507

Detached
£780,235

Flats/Maisonettes
£422,261

Other
£617,272

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cotswold GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
155 Cotswold Gardens, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£675,000	2024-05-17	£659,418
133 Cotswold Gardens, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£675,000	2023-10-31	£653,248
143 Cotswold Gardens, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£670,000	2023-09-08	£641,079
163 Cotswold Gardens, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£690,000	2023-05-04	£671,254
135 Cotswold Gardens, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£410,000	2012-10-03	£667,325

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 1PL

Employment

NW2 1PL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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 1PL 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	76
Self-Employed	66
Retired	60
Looking after home or family	32
Other	29
Part-Time Employee	27
Student (economically inactive)	23
Unemployed	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	28
Construction	27
Human health and social work activities	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Other	18
Administrative and support service activities	12
Financial and insurance activities	10
Information and communication	9
Transport and storage	8
Education	8
Manufacturing	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Real estate activities	3
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	3,574 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Green School and Services 161 College Road , NW10 3PH	4out of 4	3,652 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	4,325 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	4,400 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	4,695 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	74 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	577 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School Thorverton Road , Cricklewood NW2 1RG	3out of 4	880 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wessex Gardens Primary School Wessex Gardens , NW11 9RR	3out of 4	888 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childs Hill Primary School Dersingham Road , Cricklewood NW2 1SL	- not rated	940 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	897 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hampstead School Westbere Road , Hampstead NW2 3RT	3out of 4	1,494 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Menorah High School for Girls 105 Brook Road , NW2 7BZ	3out of 4	1,739 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
E-Act Crest Academy Crest Road , NW2 7SN	3out of 4	1,841 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hendon School Golders Rise , Hendon NW4 2HP	4out of 4	2,355 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	5,465 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	3,116 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	4,735 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	5,401 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	927 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Peninim 37 Elmcroft Crescent , NW11 9TB	- not rated	1,180 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Torah Vodaas Brent Park Road , West Hendon Broadway NW9 7AJ	- not rated	1,503 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
WENTWORTH COLLEGE 6-10 Brentmead Place , NW11 9LH	- not rated	1,783 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Golders Hill School 678-680 Finchley Road , Golders Green NW11 7NP	- not rated	1,918 yd	Other independent school	Yes	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	128 yd
Parkway 329	329 Edgware Road, Cricklewood	629 yd
Cricklewood Boxing Club - Cafe	327 Edgware Road, Cricklewood	629 yd
Metroline- Eurest Food Services	Cricklewood Bus Garage, Edgware Road	629 yd
Spruce & Larch	145 Claremont Road, London	726 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cricklewood Club	327 Edgware Road, Cricklewood	629 yd
Cricklewood Trades Hall Club And Institute	134 Cricklewood Lane, London	879 yd
Barretts	239 Cricklewood Broadway, London	953 yd
Lucky 7 - Wine Bar	7 Cricklewood Lane, London	1,029 yd
Lounge 4:04	26 Cricklewood Lane, London	1,037 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tehran Pizza & Burgers	Pennine Parade, Pennine Drive, London	415 yd
MJ Express	Pennine Parade, Pennine Drive, London	415 yd
Subway & Shell Service Station-HKS Retail Ltd Staples Corner	383 Edgware Road, Cricklewood	752 yd
Golden Wok	83 Cricklewood Lane, London	870 yd
Best Mangal	50 Cricklewood Lane, London	989 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Food & Wine	3 Gladstone Parade, Edgware Road	613 yd
WICKES	317 Cricklewood Broadway, London	691 yd
Londis @ Esso - MFG Victoria Service Station	387 Edgware Road, Cricklewood	810 yd
Co-op	140 Cricklewood Lane, London	879 yd
Euro Food & Wine	219 Cricklewood Broadway, London	953 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hendon Football Club (Closed) Claremont Road	grass pitches	350 yd
Clitterhouse Playing Fields Claremont Road	grass pitches	467 yd
Manor Health & Leisure Club (Cricklewood) Cricklewood Broadway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	739 yd
Basing Hill Park Wayside	grass pitches	821 yd
Fit4Less (London Cricklewood) 255-261 255-261 CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	871 yd
Virgin Active (Cricklewood) CRICKLEWOOD LANE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	910 yd
Whitefield School CLAREMONT ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	958 yd
Hendon Leisure Centre MARBLE DRIVE	health and fitness suite	984 yd
Mapledown School CLAREMONT ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,037 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	40.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	41.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	66.23 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	66.23 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW2 1PL