Besant Close is in London and in Barnet district. NW2 2SJ is located in the Childs Hill electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Finchley and Golders Green. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Besant Close, London, NW2 2SJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: NW2 2DL, NW2 2SL, NW2 2SN, NW2 2SH, NW2 2DP, NW2 2DT, NW2 2SG, NW2 2SR, NW2 2SP.

Besant Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Besant Close are based on 5 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 2SJ

Average Price
£232,292
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£232,292
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Besant Close

Average Price
£232,292
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Besant CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
2 Besant Close, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£250,0002019-05-24 £272,626
2 Besant Close, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£113,0002005-06-22 £205,185
5 Besant Close, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£125,0002004-08-19 £229,034
5 Besant Close, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£75,0002001-03-30 £221,114
5 Besant Close, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£63,0001999-09-22 £233,501

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4College Green School and Services
161 College Road, NW10 3PH 		3,069 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Granville Plus Nursery School
Granville Road, NW6 5RA 		3,412 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre
Curzon Crescent, NW10 9SD 		3,509 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Dorothy Gardner Nursery School
293 Shirland Road, W9 3JY 		3,811 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Mary Paterson Nursery School
13 Riverton Close, Off Ashmore Road W9 3DS 		3,912 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Agnes' Catholic Primary School
Thorverton Road, Cricklewood NW2 1RG 		72 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedChilds Hill Primary School
Dersingham Road, Cricklewood NW2 1SL 		397 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4All Saints' CofE Primary School NW2
Cricklewood Lane, Childs Hill NW2 2TH 		843 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Claremont Primary School
Claremont Road, Cricklewood NW2 1AB 		898 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Anson Primary School
Anson Road, NW2 4AB 		1,005 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Hampstead School
Westbere Road, Hampstead NW2 3RT 		546 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Whitefield School
Claremont Road, Cricklewood NW2 1TR 		1,798 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Menorah High School for Girls
105 Brook Road, NW2 7BZ 		2,225 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
3out of 4E-Act Crest Academy
Crest Road, NW2 7SN 		2,380 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Queens Park Community School
Aylestone Avenue, NW6 7BQ 		2,418 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSt Charles Catholic Sixth Form College
74 St Charles Square, North Kensington W10 6EY 		4,686 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUnited Colleges Group
25 Paddington Green, W2 1NB 		5,374 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Mary's and St John's CofE School
Bennett House, Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR 		4,014 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Ark Burlington Danes Academy
Wood Lane, W12 0HR 		5,170 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ark Academy
Forty Avenue, HA9 9JR 		5,308 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Mulberry House School
7 Minster, NW2 3SD 		1,033 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Margaret's School
18 Kidderpore Gardens, NW3 7SR 		1,541 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedPeninim
37 Elmcroft Crescent, NW11 9TB 		1,822 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
3out of 4Mapledown School
Claremont Road, Cricklewood NW2 1TR 		1,834 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedGolders Hill School
678-680 Finchley Road, Golders Green NW11 7NP 		2,101 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
David Lloyd Leisure Cricklewood108 Cricklewood Lane, London64 yd
Ludettino170 Cricklewood Lane, London169 yd
Junction Cafe168 Cricklewood Lane, London176 yd
Qahwah Club52 Cricklewood Lane, London351 yd
Yummy Yam38 Cricklewood Lane, London406 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Cricklewood Trades Hall Club And Institute134 Cricklewood Lane, London73 yd
Brondesbury Cricket Tennis Bowls & Squash ClubBrondesbury Cricket Tennis And Squash Club, 5 Harman Drive, London173 yd
Lounge 4:0426 Cricklewood Lane, London457 yd
Lucky 7 - Wine Bar7 Cricklewood Lane, London518 yd
McGoverns147 Cricklewood Broadway, London602 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Golden Wok83 Cricklewood Lane, London190 yd
Best Mangal50 Cricklewood Lane, London348 yd
Eat Tokyo40 Cricklewood Lane, London406 yd
Sams Chicken14 Cricklewood Lane, London506 yd
KFC158 Cricklewood Broadway, London552 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Co-op140 Cricklewood Lane, London104 yd
The Co-operative1 Cricklewood Lane, London518 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc154 Cricklewood Broadway, London554 yd
Capital Food189 Cricklewood Broadway, London608 yd
Millennium Food & Wine211 Cricklewood Broadway, London625 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Virgin Active (Cricklewood)
CRICKLEWOOD LANE 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool75 yd
Brondesbury Sports Club
5A 5A HARMAN DRIVE 		grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts235 yd
Hampstead School
WESTBERE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, swimming pool471 yd
University College School Playing Fields
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND FARM AVENUE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches525 yd
Clayton Crown Hotel London
CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool684 yd
Fit4Less (London Cricklewood)
255-261 255-261 CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY 		health and fitness suite717 yd
Manor Health & Leisure Club (Cricklewood)
Cricklewood Broadway 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool824 yd
Fortune Green Play Centre (Pace)
FORTUNE GREEN ROAD 		artificial grass pitch949 yd
The Gym (London West Hampstead)
FORTUNE GREEN ROAD 		health and fitness suite1,023 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

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

Safety

Is Besant Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1091 crimes were reported near Besant Close. Only 7% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of NW2 2SJ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Besant Close, London, NW2 2SJ

Employment

NW2 2SJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 2SJ 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 Employee59
Self-Employed42
Part-Time Employee37
Retired33
Student (economically inactive)28
Looking after home or family17
Long-Term Sick or disabled15
Other13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8
Unemployed4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities18
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles11
Administrative and support service activities11
Construction10
Transport and storage10
Accommodation and food service activities10
Financial and insurance activities10
Education8
Other8
Information and communication5
Manufacturing4
Real estate activities4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security1

People

Gender

Female160
Male176

Partnership Status

Single107
Married: Opposite sex105
Married: Same sex4
Separated9
Divorced20
Widowed8

Health

Very good health191
Good health79
Fair health44
Bad health16
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications49
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 13
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 39
Apprenticeship5
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 38
Degree or Similar 103
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi16
Chinese3
Indian10
Pakistani8
Other Asian7
Black African42
Black Caribbean10
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African6
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other7
White185
Arab8
Other25

Country of Birth

United Kingdom224
European Union22
Rest of Europe10
Africa31
Middle East and Asia45
The Americas and the Caribbean3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK224
10+ Years78
5-10 Years20
2-5 Years14

Passport Held

United Kingdom270
Ireland1
France3
Italy5
Portugal8
Poland1
Other EU countries9
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa3
South and Eastern Africa4
Middle East2
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held22

Religion

No religion57
Christian96
Hindu10
Jewish69
Muslim85
Not answered19
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