Farm Avenue, London, NW2 2DY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW2 2DY has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	50.1%	49.1%	-1.0%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	49.9%	50.9%	1.0%	49.0%	1.9%

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 2DY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45% 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	38.6%	45%	6.4%	37.9%	7.1%
Married: Opposite sex	48.5%	41.1%	-7.4%	44.2%	-3.1%
Separated	2.4%	2.3%	-0.1%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	7.5%	7.8%	0.3%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	3.1%	3.9%	0.8%	6.1%	-2.2%

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 (86.1%) 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	48.8%	52.5%	3.7%	48.4%	4.1%
Good health	34.5%	33.6%	-0.9%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	12.6%	10.1%	-2.5%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	2.2%	2.9%	0.7%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	1.9%	0.8%	-1.1%	1.2%	-0.4%

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 55.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.7%	17.2%	1.5%	18.2%	-1.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	4.2%	-5.0%	9.6%	-5.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.5%	7.4%	0.9%	13.4%	-6.0%
Apprenticeship	1%	2.3%	1.3%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	9.7%	-0.9%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	38.2%	55.7%	17.5%	33.8%	21.9%
Other	18.8%	3.6%	-15.2%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65% 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	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.2%	1.1%	-1.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	3.8%	4%	0.2%	3.1%	0.9%
Pakistani	0.8%	3.5%	2.7%	2.7%	0.8%
Other Asian	10.7%	5.9%	-4.8%	1.6%	4.3%
Black African	2.5%	4%	1.5%	2.5%	1.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	2.7%	0.3%	-2.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	60.3%	65%	4.7%	81.4%	-16.4%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	6%	5.4%	-0.6%	0.6%	4.8%
Other	4.7%	7.5%	2.8%	1.6%	5.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.4% 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%	48.4%	-2.6%	83.2%	-34.8%
European Union	15.1%	20.1%	5.0%	6.1%	14.0%
Rest of Europe	4.1%	2.4%	-1.7%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	5.2%	5.9%	0.7%	2.7%	3.2%
Middle East and Asia	21.1%	19.3%	-1.8%	5.6%	13.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	4%	1.0%	1.3%	2.7%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 31% 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	48.2%	48.4%	0.2%	83.2%	-34.8%
10+ Years	3%	31%	28.0%	9.8%	21.2%
5-10 Years	10.7%	8.8%	-1.9%	2.9%	5.9%
2-5 Years	10.1%	8.6%	-1.5%	2.2%	6.4%
Less than 2 years	27.9%	3.2%	-24.7%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.4%	76.7%	-11.3%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Other EU countries	8.4%	1.5%	6.9%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Middle East	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
South-East Asia	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18%	37.2%	-19.2%
Christian	42.9%	46.2%	-3.3%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	10.7%	0.5%	10.2%
Muslim	12.9%	6.5%	6.4%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	11%	6.0%	5.0%

Safety

Is Farm Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Farm Avenue was 110.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 0.0% higher than the Childs Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Farm Avenue has the 61st highest crime rate of 182 local areas in Childs Hill and the 286th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -55.1%.

🔎 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. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in NW2 2DY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 5/10 (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) - 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 Farm Avenue are based on 135 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 Farm Avenue, London, NW2 2DY

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 2DY

Average Price
£2,202,454

Semi-Detached
£2,334,108

Terraced
£1,741,663

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Farm Avenue

Average Price
£1,034,767

Semi-Detached
£1,657,105

Terraced
£880,587

Detached
£3,635,455

Flats/Maisonettes
£341,002

Other
£660,013

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Farm AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Farm Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£2,077,500	2022-09-09	£1,952,600
12 Farm Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,586,000	2022-03-21	£1,576,015
4 Farm Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£2,400,000	2021-09-14	£2,439,003
8 Farm Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,800,000	2021-01-28	£1,931,808
24 Farm Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,550,000	2013-07-12	£2,460,068

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 2DY

Employment

NW2 2DY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 14% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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 2DY 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	111
Self-Employed	43
Retired	37
Part-Time Employee	29
Student (economically inactive)	19
Other	18
Unemployed	18
Looking after home or family	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Accommodation and food service activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Financial and insurance activities	18
Construction	17
Education	16
Other	14
Information and communication	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Real estate activities	8
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
College Green School and Services 161 College Road , Kensal Rise NW10 3PH	4out of 4	3,241 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,336 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	3out of 4	3,770 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	3,827 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	3,872 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Childs Hill Primary School Dersingham Road , Cricklewood NW2 1SL	3out of 4	300 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childs Hill School Dersingham Road , Cricklewood NW2 1SL	- not rated	300 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School Thorverton Road , Cricklewood NW2 1RG	4out of 4	389 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2 Cricklewood Lane , Childs Hill NW2 2TH	- not rated	515 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's Church of England School Kidderpore Avenue , NW3 7SU	3out of 4	880 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	492 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Clarion Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1TR	3out of 4	1,952 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1TR	- not rated	1,952 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Gladstone Community School Parkside , Neasden NW2 6RJ	- not rated	2,081 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brondesbury and Kilburn School Salusbury Road , NW6 6PE	- not rated	2,475 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	2,986 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY	- not rated	4,731 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	5,208 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	4,129 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	4,129 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	5,432 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Menorah Foundation School Caddington Road , NW2 1RP	- not rated	241 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
The Mulberry House School 7 Minster Road , NW2 3SD	- not rated	1,018 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mapesbury School 228 Walm Lane , NW2 3BS	- not rated	1,050 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's School 18 Kidderpore Gardens , NW3 7SR	- not rated	1,188 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Sakutu Organisation Montessori 346 Dollis Hill Lane , Dollis Hill NW2 6HL	- not rated	1,558 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
Junction Cafe	168 Cricklewood Lane, London	140 yd
Ludettino	170 Cricklewood Lane, London	147 yd
David Lloyd Leisure Cricklewood	108 Cricklewood Lane, London	309 yd
Qahwah Club	52 Cricklewood Lane, London	594 yd
Yummy Yam	38 Cricklewood Lane, London	648 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Brondesbury Cricket Tennis Bowls & Squash Club	Brondesbury Cricket Tennis And Squash Club, 5 Harman Drive, London	176 yd
Cricklewood Trades Hall Club And Institute	134 Cricklewood Lane, London	260 yd
The Gower Club	University College School Sports Ground, Ranulf Road, London	404 yd
Lounge 4:04	26 Cricklewood Lane, London	699 yd
Lucky 7 - Wine Bar	7 Cricklewood Lane, London	763 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Wok	83 Cricklewood Lane, London	188 yd
Best Mangal	50 Cricklewood Lane, London	591 yd
Eat Tokyo	40 Cricklewood Lane, London	648 yd
Costa Coffee	388 Finchley Road, London	686 yd
Emparo Pizza Limited	358 Cricklewood Lane, London	692 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	140 Cricklewood Lane, London	222 yd
The Co-operative	1 Cricklewood Lane, London	763 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	154 Cricklewood Broadway, London	793 yd
Tesco Express	59 Fortune Green Road	846 yd
Capital Food	189 Cricklewood Broadway, London	850 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Brondesbury Sports Club 5A 5A HARMAN DRIVE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	248 yd
Virgin Active (Cricklewood) CRICKLEWOOD LANE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	321 yd
University College School Playing Fields UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND FARM AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	428 yd
Hampstead School WESTBERE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	524 yd
Fortune Green Play Centre (Pace) FORTUNE GREEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	800 yd
Clayton Crown Hotel London CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	851 yd
The Gym (London West Hampstead) FORTUNE GREEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	866 yd
Fit4Less (London Cricklewood) 255-261 255-261 CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	962 yd
Childs Hill Park Nant Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	992 yd
West Heath Lawn Tennis Club CROFTWAY	tennis courts	1,031 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	179.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

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