Somerton Road, London, NW2 1RH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW2 1RH has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.6%	49.8%	-0.8%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	49.4%	50.2%	0.8%	49.0%	1.2%

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 1RH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.8% 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	53.9%	42.8%	-11.1%	37.9%	4.9%
Married: Opposite sex	27.4%	44.9%	17.5%	44.2%	0.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Separated	1.2%	2.2%	1.0%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	5.3%	6.5%	1.2%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	12.1%	1.8%	-10.3%	6.1%	-4.3%

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	45.3%	51%	5.7%	48.4%	2.6%
Good health	26.5%	27.6%	1.1%	33.6%	-6.0%
Fair health	16%	17.2%	1.2%	12.7%	4.5%
Bad health	8%	3.4%	-4.6%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	4.1%	0.7%	-3.4%	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	19%	14.7%	-4.3%	18.2%	-3.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.2%	12.6%	1.4%	9.6%	3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	9.8%	-1.4%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	7.1%	5.9%	5.3%	1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	11.3%	2.6%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	32.7%	40.5%	7.8%	33.8%	6.7%
Other	15.9%	4%	-11.9%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57% 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%	1.7%	1.7%	1.1%	0.6%
Chinese	1.7%	0.7%	-1.0%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	2.2%	3.5%	1.3%	3.1%	0.4%
Pakistani	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	9.9%	8.4%	-1.5%	1.6%	6.8%
Black African	4.1%	6.4%	2.3%	2.5%	3.9%
Black Caribbean	3.9%	3%	-0.9%	1.0%	2.0%
Other Black	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.2%
White	66.3%	57%	-9.3%	81.4%	-24.4%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	4.4%	9.6%	5.2%	0.6%	9.0%
Other	1.7%	4.2%	2.5%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.7% 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	54.4%	52.7%	-1.7%	83.2%	-30.5%
European Union	16.9%	18.7%	1.8%	6.1%	12.6%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	4.4%	2.5%	0.8%	3.6%
Africa	3.6%	5.9%	2.3%	2.7%	3.2%
Middle East and Asia	18%	16.3%	-1.7%	5.6%	10.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.2%	1.7%	-3.5%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	48.3%	52.7%	4.4%	83.2%	-30.5%
10+ Years	3.9%	22.7%	18.8%	9.8%	12.9%
5-10 Years	9.1%	9.1%	0.0%	2.9%	6.2%
2-5 Years	13.8%	8.9%	-4.9%	2.2%	6.7%
Less than 2 years	24.9%	6.7%	-18.2%	1.9%	4.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.3%	76.7%	-14.4%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	3.9%	0.4%	3.5%
Poland	4.4%	1.3%	3.1%
Romania	4.4%	0.9%	3.5%
Other EU countries	5.9%	1.5%	4.4%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Middle East	2.5%	0.1%	2.4%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
South-East Asia	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.6%	37.2%	-12.6%
Christian	39.3%	46.2%	-6.9%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Jewish	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Muslim	18.9%	6.5%	12.4%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	11.3%	6.0%	5.3%

Safety

Is Somerton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Somerton Road was 52.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 52.5% lower than the Childs Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Somerton Road has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill and the 416th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -35.2%.

🔎 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 1RH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Somerton Road are based on 143 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 Somerton Road, London, NW2 1RH

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 1RH

Average Price
£575,016

Semi-Detached
£767,114

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£478,967

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Somerton Road

Average Price
£555,140

Semi-Detached
£860,969

Terraced
£742,714

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£417,429

Other
£32,496

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Somerton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Somerton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£538,000	2018-12-13	£539,153
9 Somerton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£465,000	2014-01-16	£619,338
1 Somerton Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£430,000	2011-03-04	£745,493
9A Somerton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£242,500	2007-03-21	£390,927
9 Somerton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£274,950	2007-01-26	£448,653

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 1RH

Employment

NW2 1RH 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 1RH 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	86
Retired	72
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	33
Student (economically inactive)	18
Looking after home or family	17
Other	17
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Other	23
Education	17
Human health and social work activities	14
Transport and storage	12
Construction	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Information and communication	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Real estate activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
College Green School and Services 161 College Road , NW10 3PH	4out of 4	3,120 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	3,353 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,668 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	4,042 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	4,140 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	3out of 4	292 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childs Hill Primary School Dersingham Road , Cricklewood NW2 1SL	- not rated	578 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Claremont Primary School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1AB	3out of 4	595 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	834 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mora Primary School Mora Road , Cricklewood NW2 6TD	3out of 4	852 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	860 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1TR	3out of 4	1,544 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Menorah High School for Girls 105 Brook Road , NW2 7BZ	3out of 4	1,911 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
E-Act Crest Academy Crest Road , NW2 7SN	3out of 4	2,060 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	3out of 4	2,532 yd	Academy converter	No	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	4,847 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	3,767 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	4,993 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	5,264 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Mulberry House School 7 Minster , NW2 3SD	- not rated	1,295 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mapledown School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1TR	3out of 4	1,577 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Peninim 37 Elmcroft Crescent , NW11 9TB	- not rated	1,682 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
St Margaret's School 18 Kidderpore Gardens , NW3 7SR	- not rated	1,865 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Torah Vodaas Brent Park Road , West Hendon Broadway NW9 7AJ	- not rated	2,082 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
David Lloyd Leisure Cricklewood	108 Cricklewood Lane, London	289 yd
Qahwah Club	52 Cricklewood Lane, London	351 yd
Yummy Yam	38 Cricklewood Lane, London	388 yd
Merals Cafe Bistro	44 Cricklewood Lane, London	388 yd
La Esquina	48 Cricklewood Lane, London	388 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cricklewood Trades Hall Club And Institute	134 Cricklewood Lane, London	294 yd
Lounge 4:04	26 Cricklewood Lane, London	423 yd
Lucky 7 - Wine Bar	7 Cricklewood Lane, London	444 yd
Barretts	239 Cricklewood Broadway, London	474 yd
Brondesbury Cricket Tennis Bowls & Squash Club	Brondesbury Cricket Tennis And Squash Club, 5 Harman Drive, London	517 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Best Mangal	50 Cricklewood Lane, London	348 yd
Golden Wok	83 Cricklewood Lane, London	380 yd
Eat Tokyo	40 Cricklewood Lane, London	388 yd
Sams Chicken	14 Cricklewood Lane, London	466 yd
Nakhon Thai Kitchen	182 Cricklewood Broadway, London	473 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	140 Cricklewood Lane, London	325 yd
The Co-operative	1 Cricklewood Lane, London	444 yd
Euro Food & Wine	219 Cricklewood Broadway, London	474 yd
Millennium Food & Wine	211 Cricklewood Broadway, London	491 yd
Ever Rose Express	203 Cricklewood Broadway, London	491 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Virgin Active (Cricklewood) CRICKLEWOOD LANE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	282 yd
Fit4Less (London Cricklewood) 255-261 255-261 CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	480 yd
Manor Health & Leisure Club (Cricklewood) Cricklewood Broadway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	524 yd
Brondesbury Sports Club 5A 5A HARMAN DRIVE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	573 yd
Hampstead School WESTBERE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	760 yd
Clayton Crown Hotel London CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	821 yd
University College School Playing Fields UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND FARM AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	866 yd
Clitterhouse Playing Fields Claremont Road	grass pitches	1,004 yd
Hendon Football Club (Closed) Claremont Road	grass pitches	1,007 yd
Basing Hill Park Wayside	grass pitches	1,086 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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	102.2 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	20.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW2 1RH