Windmill Drive, London, NW2 1US

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW2 1US is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.1%	50.4%	-4.7%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	44.9%	49.6%	4.7%	49.0%	0.6%

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 1US, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.2% 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	37.4%	44.2%	6.8%	37.9%	6.3%
Married: Opposite sex	46.2%	42.9%	-3.3%	44.2%	-1.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	2.3%	2.9%	0.6%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	5.7%	5.8%	0.1%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	8.4%	3.6%	-4.8%	6.1%	-2.5%

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	48.6%	47.7%	-0.9%	48.4%	-0.7%
Good health	38.9%	35.8%	-3.1%	33.6%	2.2%
Fair health	8.4%	11.3%	2.9%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	1.9%	3.9%	2.0%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	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 51.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8%	17.2%	9.2%	18.2%	-1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.4%	4.2%	-4.2%	9.6%	-5.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.7%	7.1%	-3.6%	13.4%	-6.3%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	3.2%	2.8%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.5%	11.7%	5.2%	16.9%	-5.2%
Degree or Similar	47.7%	51.5%	3.8%	33.8%	17.7%
Other	18.3%	5.2%	-13.1%	2.8%	2.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.6% 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	3.4%	3%	-0.4%	0.7%	2.3%
Indian	5.6%	8%	2.4%	3.1%	4.9%
Pakistani	0%	1.6%	1.6%	2.7%	-1.1%
Other Asian	5.3%	3.6%	-1.7%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	3.7%	2.5%	-1.2%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	0.8%	-1.4%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	1.9%	0.0%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	2.7%	2.1%	0.4%	2.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	2.5%	3.6%	1.1%	0.8%	2.8%
White	60.4%	56.6%	-3.8%	81.4%	-24.8%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	9.3%	5.2%	-4.1%	0.6%	4.6%
Other	4%	9.3%	5.3%	1.6%	7.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 40.2% 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	43%	40.2%	-2.8%	83.2%	-43.0%
European Union	24.9%	23.8%	-1.1%	6.1%	17.7%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	3.3%	1.7%	0.8%	2.5%
Africa	6.9%	5%	-1.9%	2.7%	2.3%
Middle East and Asia	19.3%	22.4%	3.1%	5.6%	16.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.4%	5.3%	1.9%	1.3%	4.0%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 40.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 39.6% 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	41.1%	40.2%	-0.9%	83.2%	-43.0%
10+ Years	4.4%	39.6%	35.2%	9.8%	29.8%
5-10 Years	13.1%	12.2%	-0.9%	2.9%	9.3%
2-5 Years	10.9%	3.9%	-7.0%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	30.5%	4.2%	-26.3%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66%	76.7%	-10.7%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Poland	4.7%	1.3%	3.4%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	6.7%	1.5%	5.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	2.2%	0.1%	2.1%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
No passport held	4.2%	13.5%	-9.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.4%	37.2%	-19.8%
Christian	41.9%	46.2%	-4.3%
Hindu	5.5%	1.7%	3.8%
Jewish	8.5%	0.5%	8.0%
Muslim	9.6%	6.5%	3.1%
Other religion	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Not answered	14%	6.0%	8.0%

Safety

Is Windmill Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Windmill Drive was 18.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 82.8% lower than the Childs Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Windmill Drive has the 13th lowest crime rate of 183 local areas in Childs Hill and the 81st lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.0%.

🔎 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 1US, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Windmill Drive are based on 287 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 Windmill Drive, London, NW2 1US

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 1US

Average Price
£334,590

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£334,590

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Windmill Drive

Average Price
£543,408

Semi-Detached
£986,000

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,274,642

Flats/Maisonettes
£535,937

Other
£13,857

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Windmill DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
68 Windmill Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2023-07-06	£310,711
14 Windmill Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2023-06-30	£192,784
44 Windmill Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,000	2023-05-18	£280,114
120 Windmill Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£295,000	2023-05-10	£284,943
92 Windmill Drive, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£282,000	2023-03-31	£266,333

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 1US

Employment

NW2 1US area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 22% 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.

NW2 1US area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	81
Self-Employed	67
Retired	52
Part-Time Employee	27
Other	20
Looking after home or family	19
Student (economically inactive)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Education	22
Human health and social work activities	20
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Other	15
Construction	14
Financial and insurance activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Information and communication	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Manufacturing	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	3,414 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	3,667 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,826 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	4,226 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	4,326 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	344 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childs Hill Primary School Dersingham Road , Cricklewood NW2 1SL	- not rated	366 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Claremont Primary School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1AB	3out of 4	558 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2 Cricklewood Lane , Childs Hill NW2 2TH	3out of 4	881 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rimon Jewish Primary School 41a Dunstan Road , NW11 8AE	3out of 4	941 yd	Free schools	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	949 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1TR	3out of 4	1,391 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Menorah High School for Girls 105 Brook Road , NW2 7BZ	3out of 4	2,127 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
E-Act Crest Academy Crest Road , NW2 7SN	3out of 4	2,261 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Henrietta Barnett School Central Square , Hampstead Garden Suburb NW11 7BN	4out of 4	2,752 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	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	5,088 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	3,602 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	5,193 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Peninim 37 Elmcroft Crescent , NW11 9TB	- not rated	1,419 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Mapledown School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1TR	3out of 4	1,429 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mulberry House School 7 Minster , NW2 3SD	- not rated	1,448 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's School 18 Kidderpore Gardens , NW3 7SR	- not rated	1,726 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Golders Hill School 678-680 Finchley Road , Golders Green NW11 7NP	- not rated	1,818 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	334 yd
Junction Cafe	168 Cricklewood Lane, London	337 yd
David Lloyd Leisure Cricklewood	108 Cricklewood Lane, London	406 yd
Qahwah Club	52 Cricklewood Lane, London	627 yd
Yummy Yam	38 Cricklewood Lane, London	675 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cricklewood Trades Hall Club And Institute	134 Cricklewood Lane, London	342 yd
Brondesbury Cricket Tennis Bowls & Squash Club	Brondesbury Cricket Tennis And Squash Club, 5 Harman Drive, London	544 yd
Lounge 4:04	26 Cricklewood Lane, London	718 yd
Lucky 7 - Wine Bar	7 Cricklewood Lane, London	751 yd
Barretts	239 Cricklewood Broadway, London	794 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Wok	83 Cricklewood Lane, London	287 yd
Tehran Pizza & Burgers	Pennine Parade, Pennine Drive, London	539 yd
MJ Express	Pennine Parade, Pennine Drive, London	539 yd
Best Mangal	50 Cricklewood Lane, London	624 yd
Eat Tokyo	40 Cricklewood Lane, London	675 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	140 Cricklewood Lane, London	321 yd
The Co-operative	1 Cricklewood Lane, London	751 yd
Euro Food & Wine	219 Cricklewood Broadway, London	794 yd
Millennium Food & Wine	211 Cricklewood Broadway, London	810 yd
Ever Rose Express	203 Cricklewood Broadway, London	810 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Virgin Active (Cricklewood) CRICKLEWOOD LANE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	408 yd
Brondesbury Sports Club 5A 5A HARMAN DRIVE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	626 yd
Basing Hill Park Wayside	grass pitches	780 yd
Fit4Less (London Cricklewood) 255-261 255-261 CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	791 yd
Clitterhouse Playing Fields Claremont Road	grass pitches	793 yd
Manor Health & Leisure Club (Cricklewood) Cricklewood Broadway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	798 yd
University College School Playing Fields UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND FARM AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	882 yd
Hampstead School WESTBERE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	884 yd
Childs Hill Park Nant Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	899 yd
Hendon Football Club (Closed) Claremont Road	grass pitches	921 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	73.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	65.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW2 1US