Sheldon Road, London, NW2 3AL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW2 3AL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46%	51.8%	5.8%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	54%	48.2%	-5.8%	49.0%	-0.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	54.2%	39.7%	-14.5%	37.9%	1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	33.9%	31.3%	-2.6%	44.2%	-12.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	4.3%	4.3%	0.3%	4.0%
Separated	3.7%	2%	-1.7%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	6.1%	16.9%	10.8%	9.1%	7.8%
Widowed	2.1%	5.9%	3.8%	6.1%	-0.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.6%	48.2%	-3.4%	48.4%	-0.2%
Good health	34.8%	36.5%	1.7%	33.6%	2.9%
Fair health	9.6%	12.5%	2.9%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	2.8%	2.5%	-0.3%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.9%

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	13.4%	21.2%	7.8%	18.2%	3.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.7%	7.8%	-0.9%	9.6%	-1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	10.5%	-0.3%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	8.9%	8.4%	5.3%	3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	10.2%	-0.6%	16.9%	-6.7%
Degree or Similar	34.2%	36.4%	2.2%	33.8%	2.6%
Other	21.6%	5%	-16.6%	2.8%	2.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.1% 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	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	1.3%	0.5%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	4.8%	12%	7.2%	3.1%	8.9%
Pakistani	6.3%	4.3%	-2.0%	2.7%	1.6%
Other Asian	8.3%	9.9%	1.6%	1.6%	8.3%
Black African	9.2%	2.5%	-6.7%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	2.1%	-1.0%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	2.8%	0.8%	-2.0%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	0.7%	-1.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.8%	1.0%
White	46.4%	54.1%	7.7%	81.4%	-27.3%
Roma	0%	2%	2.0%	0.2%	1.8%
Arab	10.3%	3.6%	-6.7%	0.6%	3.0%
Other	2.8%	3%	0.2%	1.6%	1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 27.5% 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	43.8%	27.5%	-16.3%	83.2%	-55.7%
European Union	18.8%	29.7%	10.9%	6.1%	23.6%
Rest of Europe	3.9%	11%	7.1%	0.8%	10.2%
Africa	10.1%	4%	-6.1%	2.7%	1.3%
Middle East and Asia	20.6%	25%	4.4%	5.6%	19.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	2.8%	0.4%	1.3%	1.5%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 27.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 33.2% 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	39.8%	27.5%	-12.3%	83.2%	-55.7%
10+ Years	9.6%	33.2%	23.6%	9.8%	23.4%
5-10 Years	16.6%	14.3%	-2.3%	2.9%	11.4%
2-5 Years	14.4%	12.5%	-1.9%	2.2%	10.3%
Less than 2 years	19.5%	12.5%	-7.0%	1.9%	10.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	40.4%	76.7%	-36.3%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	8.7%	0.6%	8.1%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Spain	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Lithuania	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Poland	3.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Romania	7.9%	0.9%	7.0%
Other EU countries	8%	1.5%	6.5%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	3.3%	0.2%	3.1%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	4.3%	1.2%	3.1%
South-East Asia	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
Central Asia	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
No passport held	7.6%	13.5%	-5.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.1%	37.2%	-16.1%
Christian	50.7%	46.2%	4.5%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	17.8%	6.5%	11.3%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Sheldon Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sheldon Road was 201.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 88.6% higher than the Cricklewood & Mapesbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sheldon Road has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cricklewood & Mapesbury and the 147th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 80.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 45.4%.

🔎 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. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in NW2 3AL, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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) - 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 Sheldon Road are based on 242 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Brent.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Sheldon Road, London, NW2 3AL

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 3AL

Average Price
£558,868

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£903,956

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£439,119

Other
£16,763

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sheldon Road

Average Price
£421,213

Semi-Detached
£727,155

Terraced
£415,284

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£336,267

Other
£16,697

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sheldon Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Sheldon Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£254,000	2023-06-23	£263,053
12 Sheldon Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£15,960	2019-10-28	£16,697
9A Sheldon Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£412,500	2019-03-26	£446,218
11B Sheldon Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£490,000	2018-05-08	£524,485
4 Sheldon Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£720,000	2016-03-15	£836,846

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 3AL

Employment

NW2 3AL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Less than 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 25% 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	181
Self-Employed	138
Part-Time Employee	69
Retired	44
Looking after home or family	38
Other	27
Student (economically inactive)	24
Unemployed	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	46
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	44
Human health and social work activities	26
Administrative and support service activities	23
Education	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Construction	17
Transport and storage	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Other	10
Manufacturing	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Information and communication	9
Real estate activities	2

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	2,353 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	2,784 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,092 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	3,408 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	3,503 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Anson Primary School Anson Road , NW2 4AB	3out of 4	240 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mora Primary School Mora Road , Cricklewood NW2 6TD	3out of 4	725 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School Thorverton Road , Cricklewood NW2 1RG	3out of 4	802 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gladstone Park Primary School Sherrick Green Road , Dollis Hill NW10 1LB	3out of 4	1,109 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School 21 Park Avenue , NW2 5AN	4out of 4	1,151 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	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	795 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	3out of 4	1,783 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Menorah High School for Girls 105 Brook Road , NW2 7BZ	3out of 4	1,891 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
E-Act Crest Academy Crest Road , NW2 7SN	3out of 4	2,073 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield School Claremont Road , Cricklewood NW2 1TR	3out of 4	2,239 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	4,119 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	5,204 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	4,442 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	4,501 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	4,899 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Mulberry House School 7 Minster , NW2 3SD	- not rated	886 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brondesbury College London 8 Brondesbury Park , NW6 7BT	- not rated	1,596 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
The Avenue Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	1,789 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Al-Zahra School 134 Salusbury Road , NW6 6PF	- not rated	1,981 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Al-Sadiq School 126 Chevening Road , NW6 6TP	- not rated	1,999 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
Demi's Nigerian Restaurant	89 Cricklewood Broadway, London	165 yd
Cafe Prego	93 Cricklewood Broadway, London	165 yd
Dean Cafe	131 Cricklewood Broadway, London	167 yd
Royal Grille	2 Chichele Road, London	168 yd
Burger King	139 Cricklewood Broadway, London	174 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
McGoverns	147 Cricklewood Broadway, London	174 yd
Lucky 7 - Wine Bar	7 Cricklewood Lane, London	326 yd
The Beaten Docket	50-56 Cricklewood Broadway	346 yd
Lounge 4:04	26 Cricklewood Lane, London	347 yd
The Windmill Guest House Bar	57 Cricklewood Broadway, London	378 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Quality Chicken Inn/Kadbabs/Aloha Poke/Acai Holic/Burger Lab	105 Cricklewood Broadway, London	167 yd
Le Beaulieu	91 Cricklewood Broadway, London	167 yd
Chico's	133 Cricklewood Broadway, London	167 yd
ALOHA POKE/ALOHA SUSHI/ALOHA BUBBLE TEA	101 Cricklewood Broadway, London	183 yd
KFC	158 Cricklewood Broadway, London	251 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Brent Foodstores	BRENT FOODSTORE, 20 Rockhall Road	93 yd
Capital Food	189 Cricklewood Broadway, London	253 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	154 Cricklewood Broadway, London	255 yd
Poundstretcher	195 Cricklewood Broadway, London	300 yd
The Co-operative	1 Cricklewood Lane, London	326 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Clayton Crown Hotel London CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	308 yd
Fit4Less (London Cricklewood) 255-261 255-261 CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	531 yd
Hampstead School WESTBERE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	673 yd
Virgin Active (Cricklewood) CRICKLEWOOD LANE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	717 yd
Manor Health & Leisure Club (Cricklewood) Cricklewood Broadway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	727 yd
Brondesbury Sports Club 5A 5A HARMAN DRIVE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	789 yd
University College School Playing Fields UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND FARM AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	963 yd
Kilburn Cosmos Rfc GLADSTONE CENTRE GLADSTONE CENTRE ANSON ROAD	grass pitches	1,012 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	96.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.7%

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	75.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	69.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW2 3AL