Westcroft Close, London, NW2 2RT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW2 2RT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.7%	50.7%	2.0%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	51.3%	49.3%	-2.0%	49.0%	0.3%

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 2RT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.4% 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	53.5%	56.4%	2.9%	37.9%	18.5%
Married: Opposite sex	26.2%	22%	-4.2%	44.2%	-22.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	6.9%	3.2%	-3.7%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	8%	13.6%	5.6%	9.1%	4.5%
Widowed	5.5%	3.6%	-1.9%	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	43.7%	42.9%	-0.8%	48.4%	-5.5%
Good health	39.8%	37%	-2.8%	33.6%	3.4%
Fair health	8.6%	14.9%	6.3%	12.7%	2.2%
Bad health	6.5%	2.6%	-3.9%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.5%	2.6%	1.1%	1.2%	1.4%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.6%	23.2%	-0.4%	18.2%	5.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.9%	6.4%	-4.5%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.5%	12.8%	2.3%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	6.8%	5.3%	5.3%	1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	10.8%	2.1%	16.9%	-6.1%
Degree or Similar	33.1%	36.8%	3.7%	33.8%	3.0%
Other	11.6%	3.2%	-8.4%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.5% 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	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	3.2%	1.3%	-1.9%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	2.1%	3%	0.9%	2.7%	0.3%
Other Asian	12.4%	7%	-5.4%	1.6%	5.4%
Black African	8.6%	8.4%	-0.2%	2.5%	5.9%
Black Caribbean	3.5%	3.3%	-0.2%	1.0%	2.3%
Other Black	2.1%	1.3%	-0.8%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	1.3%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	4.3%	3.1%	0.4%	3.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	4%	0.5%	0.9%	3.1%
Mixed Other	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
White	49%	51.5%	2.5%	81.4%	-29.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	3.2%	8%	4.8%	0.6%	7.4%
Other	5%	4%	-1.0%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.3% 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	56.9%	50.3%	-6.6%	83.2%	-32.9%
European Union	10.9%	21.5%	10.6%	6.1%	15.4%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	2%	1.4%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	8.6%	7.4%	-1.2%	2.7%	4.7%
Middle East and Asia	19.2%	15.8%	-3.4%	5.6%	10.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.9%	3%	0.1%	1.3%	1.7%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.5%	50.5%	-2.0%	83.2%	-32.7%
10+ Years	4.4%	29.6%	25.2%	9.8%	19.8%
5-10 Years	7.1%	8.8%	1.7%	2.9%	5.9%
2-5 Years	13.3%	5.7%	-7.6%	2.2%	3.5%
Less than 2 years	22.7%	5.4%	-17.3%	1.9%	3.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.6%	76.7%	-17.1%
Ireland	4%	0.6%	3.4%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	5.1%	0.5%	4.6%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other EU countries	10.1%	1.5%	8.6%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	5.7%	13.5%	-7.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.9%	37.2%	-14.3%
Christian	46.1%	46.2%	-0.1%
Buddhist	3.7%	0.5%	3.2%
Jewish	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Muslim	18.5%	6.5%	12.0%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Westcroft Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Westcroft Close was 51.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 53.1% lower than the Childs Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Westcroft Close has the 55th lowest crime rate of 182 local areas in Childs Hill and the 407th lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -76.1%.

🔎 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 2RT, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 6/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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) - 9/10 (very high )
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 Westcroft Close are based on 36 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 Westcroft Close, London, NW2 2RT

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 2RT

Average Price
£367,701

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£367,701

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Westcroft Close

Average Price
£390,096

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£419,264

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£314,260

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Westcroft CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
110 Westcroft Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2023-11-30	£342,054
110 Westcroft Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£260,000	2023-08-23	£250,989
118 Westcroft Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£422,500	2023-02-03	£401,311
109 Westcroft Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£302,000	2021-06-04	£316,715
117 Westcroft Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£450,000	2017-11-09	£497,839

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 2RT

Employment

NW2 2RT area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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	69
Part-Time Employee	41
Self-Employed	29
Looking after home or family	26
Retired	25
Student (economically inactive)	18
Other	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Human health and social work activities	24
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Education	18
Other	18
Construction	14
Information and communication	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
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 , Kensal Rise NW10 3PH	4out of 4	2,776 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,065 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	3,387 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	3out of 4	3,460 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	3,560 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	4out of 4	422 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childs Hill Primary School Dersingham Road , Cricklewood NW2 1SL	3out of 4	679 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childs Hill School Dersingham Road , Cricklewood NW2 1SL	- not rated	679 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Anson Primary School Anson Road , NW2 4AB	3out of 4	816 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2 Cricklewood Lane , Childs Hill NW2 2TH	- not rated	982 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	257 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
William Gladstone Community School Parkside , Neasden NW2 6RJ	- not rated	1,785 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	2,095 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Aylestone Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	2,095 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	2,095 yd	Academy converter	No	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	2,579 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	4,341 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	5,052 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	4,360 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	4,360 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	5,308 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	5,406 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	545 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
Mapesbury School 228 Walm Lane , NW2 3BS	- not rated	614 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mulberry House School 7 Minster Road , NW2 3SD	- not rated	685 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sakutu Organisation Montessori 346 Dollis Hill Lane , Dollis Hill NW2 6HL	- not rated	1,462 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret's School 18 Kidderpore Gardens , NW3 7SR	- not rated	1,483 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Qahwah Club	52 Cricklewood Lane, London	251 yd
Yummy Yam	38 Cricklewood Lane, London	280 yd
Merals Cafe Bistro	44 Cricklewood Lane, London	280 yd
La Esquina	48 Cricklewood Lane, London	280 yd
David Lloyd Leisure Cricklewood	108 Cricklewood Lane, London	292 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Brondesbury Cricket Tennis Bowls & Squash Club	Brondesbury Cricket Tennis And Squash Club, 5 Harman Drive, London	305 yd
Lounge 4:04	26 Cricklewood Lane, London	315 yd
Cricklewood Trades Hall Club And Institute	134 Cricklewood Lane, London	364 yd
Lucky 7 - Wine Bar	7 Cricklewood Lane, London	385 yd
McGoverns	147 Cricklewood Broadway, London	387 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Best Mangal	50 Cricklewood Lane, London	250 yd
Eat Tokyo	40 Cricklewood Lane, London	280 yd
Sams Chicken	14 Cricklewood Lane, London	347 yd
ALOHA POKE/ALOHA SUSHI/ALOHA BUBBLE TEA	101 Cricklewood Broadway, London	362 yd
Top Wok	74 Cricklewood Broadway	363 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	154 Cricklewood Broadway, London	380 yd
The Co-operative	1 Cricklewood Lane, London	385 yd
Co-op	140 Cricklewood Lane, London	403 yd
Capital Food	189 Cricklewood Broadway, London	448 yd
ACC Polski Supermarket Ltd	41-43 Cricklewood Broadway, London	472 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Brondesbury Sports Club 5A 5A HARMAN DRIVE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	268 yd
Hampstead School WESTBERE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	270 yd
Virgin Active (Cricklewood) CRICKLEWOOD LANE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	288 yd
Clayton Crown Hotel London CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	387 yd
University College School Playing Fields UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND FARM AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	490 yd
Fit4Less (London Cricklewood) 255-261 255-261 CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	675 yd
Manor Health & Leisure Club (Cricklewood) Cricklewood Broadway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	838 yd
Fortune Green Play Centre (Pace) FORTUNE GREEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	910 yd
The Gym (London West Hampstead) FORTUNE GREEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	991 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	51.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	50.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW2 2RT