Hamlet Square, London, NW2 1SR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW2 1SR has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	49.2%	49.5%	0.3%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	50.8%	50.5%	-0.3%	49.0%	1.5%

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 1SR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43% 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	46.8%	43%	-3.8%	37.9%	5.1%
Married: Opposite sex	40.3%	41%	0.7%	44.2%	-3.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	5.7%	4.1%	-1.6%	2.2%	1.9%
Divorced	6.1%	8.6%	2.5%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	6.1%	-3.6%

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	45.2%	51.2%	6.0%	48.4%	2.8%
Good health	40%	32.9%	-7.1%	33.6%	-0.7%
Fair health	8.9%	11%	2.1%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	4.3%	4%	-0.3%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	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 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.1%	17.6%	8.5%	18.2%	-0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.1%	5.7%	-3.4%	9.6%	-3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.5%	6.6%	0.1%	13.4%	-6.8%
Apprenticeship	0%	5.3%	5.3%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.6%	11.1%	3.5%	16.9%	-5.8%
Degree or Similar	41.4%	49.2%	7.8%	33.8%	15.4%
Other	26.2%	4.5%	-21.7%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52% 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)
Chinese	2.8%	3.3%	0.5%	0.7%	2.6%
Indian	4%	2.6%	-1.4%	3.1%	-0.5%
Pakistani	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	3.7%	12.3%	8.6%	1.6%	10.7%
Black African	8.3%	5%	-3.3%	2.5%	2.5%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	1.3%	-2.1%	1.0%	0.3%
Other Black	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	3.4%	2%	-1.4%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.5%	3%	1.5%	0.8%	2.2%
White	55.4%	52%	-3.4%	81.4%	-29.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	7.4%	6.3%	-1.1%	0.6%	5.7%
Other	5.8%	8.6%	2.8%	1.6%	7.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 33.7% 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	41.2%	33.7%	-7.5%	83.2%	-49.5%
European Union	20.6%	22.7%	2.1%	6.1%	16.6%
Rest of Europe	7.4%	9.3%	1.9%	0.8%	8.5%
Africa	10.5%	6%	-4.5%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	16.6%	24.7%	8.1%	5.6%	19.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.4%	3.7%	0.3%	1.3%	2.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 33.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 33.7% 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	40.9%	33.7%	-7.2%	83.2%	-49.5%
10+ Years	7.1%	33.7%	26.6%	9.8%	23.9%
5-10 Years	9.8%	13.7%	3.9%	2.9%	10.8%
2-5 Years	19.1%	10.3%	-8.8%	2.2%	8.1%
Less than 2 years	23.1%	8.7%	-14.4%	1.9%	6.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.1%	76.7%	-20.6%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	5.9%	1.3%	4.6%
Romania	5%	0.9%	4.1%
Other EU countries	8.6%	1.5%	7.1%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	2%	0.2%	1.8%
North Africa	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
No passport held	3.3%	13.5%	-10.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.2%	37.2%	-12.0%
Christian	37.2%	46.2%	-9.0%
Buddhist	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Jewish	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Muslim	23.9%	6.5%	17.4%
Not answered	8.3%	6.0%	2.3%

Safety

Is Hamlet Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hamlet Square was 56.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 48.3% lower than the Childs Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hamlet Square has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill and the 469th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -29.2%.

🔎 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 1SR, 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 Hamlet Square are based on 78 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 Hamlet Square, London, NW2 1SR

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 1SR

Average Price
£779,747

Semi-Detached
£750,950

Terraced
£834,196

Detached
£1,057,294

Flats/Maisonettes
£453,246

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hamlet Square

Average Price
£729,505

Semi-Detached
£725,972

Terraced
£800,559

Detached
£913,864

Flats/Maisonettes
£483,156

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hamlet SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
35 Hamlet Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£765,000	2024-05-14	£749,844
61 Hamlet Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£925,000	2022-11-21	£865,174
63 Hamlet Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£800,000	2022-08-23	£746,032
65 Hamlet Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£890,000	2021-03-04	£938,945
11 Hamlet Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£510,000	2020-12-11	£547,260

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 1SR

Employment

NW2 1SR area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	68
Self-Employed	36
Retired	28
Part-Time Employee	26
Looking after home or family	21
Other	18
Student (economically inactive)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	20
Education	17
Construction	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Financial and insurance activities	15
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Transport and storage	14
Administrative and support service activities	10
Information and communication	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	6
Manufacturing	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

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	3,394 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	3,586 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,877 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	4,268 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	4,367 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	398 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Claremont Primary School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1AB	3out of 4	452 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childs Hill Primary School Dersingham Road , Cricklewood NW2 1SL	- not rated	483 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	860 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2 Cricklewood Lane , Childs Hill NW2 2TH	3out of 4	999 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	1,015 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1TR	3out of 4	1,329 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Menorah High School for Girls 105 Brook Road , NW2 7BZ	3out of 4	2,012 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
E-Act Crest Academy Crest Road , NW2 7SN	3out of 4	2,144 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hendon School Golders Rise , Hendon NW4 2HP	4out of 4	2,740 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	5,104 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	3,548 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	5,076 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	1,365 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Peninim 37 Elmcroft Crescent , NW11 9TB	- not rated	1,413 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
The Mulberry House School 7 Minster , NW2 3SD	- not rated	1,497 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's School 18 Kidderpore Gardens , NW3 7SR	- not rated	1,842 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Golders Hill School 678-680 Finchley Road , Golders Green NW11 7NP	- not rated	1,881 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
Ludettino	170 Cricklewood Lane, London	424 yd
Junction Cafe	168 Cricklewood Lane, London	429 yd
David Lloyd Leisure Cricklewood	108 Cricklewood Lane, London	445 yd
Qahwah Club	52 Cricklewood Lane, London	615 yd
Our Yard At Clitterhouse Farm	Clitterhouse Farm, 60 Claremont Road, London	619 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cricklewood Trades Hall Club And Institute	134 Cricklewood Lane, London	397 yd
Brondesbury Cricket Tennis Bowls & Squash Club	Brondesbury Cricket Tennis And Squash Club, 5 Harman Drive, London	619 yd
Lounge 4:04	26 Cricklewood Lane, London	695 yd
Lucky 7 - Wine Bar	7 Cricklewood Lane, London	718 yd
Barretts	239 Cricklewood Broadway, London	734 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Wok	83 Cricklewood Lane, London	379 yd
Tehran Pizza & Burgers	Pennine Parade, Pennine Drive, London	517 yd
MJ Express	Pennine Parade, Pennine Drive, London	517 yd
Best Mangal	50 Cricklewood Lane, London	612 yd
Eat Tokyo	40 Cricklewood Lane, London	657 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	140 Cricklewood Lane, London	390 yd
The Co-operative	1 Cricklewood Lane, London	718 yd
Euro Food & Wine	219 Cricklewood Broadway, London	734 yd
Millennium Food & Wine	211 Cricklewood Broadway, London	760 yd
Ever Rose Express	203 Cricklewood Broadway, London	760 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Virgin Active (Cricklewood) CRICKLEWOOD LANE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	445 yd
Brondesbury Sports Club 5A 5A HARMAN DRIVE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	696 yd
Manor Health & Leisure Club (Cricklewood) Cricklewood Broadway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	701 yd
Fit4Less (London Cricklewood) 255-261 255-261 CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	715 yd
Clitterhouse Playing Fields Claremont Road	grass pitches	753 yd
Basing Hill Park Wayside	grass pitches	814 yd
Hendon Football Club (Closed) Claremont Road	grass pitches	833 yd
Hampstead School WESTBERE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	938 yd
University College School Playing Fields UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND FARM AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	967 yd
Childs Hill Park Nant Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	979 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	98.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.1%

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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	186.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	16.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW2 1SR