Ash Grove, London, NW2 3LJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW2 3LJ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.3% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.9%	53.3%	2.4%	51.0%	2.3%
Male	49.1%	46.7%	-2.4%	49.0%	-2.3%

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 3LJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.8% 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	55%	48.8%	-6.2%	37.9%	10.9%
Married: Opposite sex	29.5%	35.5%	6.0%	44.2%	-8.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	4.8%	3.3%	-1.5%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	6.6%	7.4%	0.8%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	4.1%	4.1%	0.0%	6.1%	-2.0%

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 (87.1%) 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	55.7%	53.8%	-1.9%	48.4%	5.4%
Good health	30.5%	33.3%	2.8%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	9.1%	8.2%	-0.9%	12.7%	-4.5%
Bad health	4.1%	2.2%	-1.9%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	0.6%	2.5%	1.9%	1.2%	1.3%

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	14.8%	25%	10.2%	18.2%	6.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.1%	8.8%	-2.3%	9.6%	-0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7%	6.7%	-0.3%	13.4%	-6.7%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	2.5%	1.0%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.9%	10.4%	-2.5%	16.9%	-6.5%
Degree or Similar	34.7%	41.3%	6.6%	33.8%	7.5%
Other	18.1%	5.4%	-12.7%	2.8%	2.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.2% 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	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.9%	5%	3.1%	0.7%	4.3%
Indian	1.9%	0.7%	-1.2%	3.1%	-2.4%
Pakistani	8.2%	5.7%	-2.5%	2.7%	3.0%
Other Asian	16.4%	15.1%	-1.3%	1.6%	13.5%
Black African	6.3%	1.4%	-4.9%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	4.4%	2.2%	-2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	2.5%	1.2%	0.4%	2.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	2.9%	1.3%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	1.6%	3.2%	1.6%	0.8%	2.4%
White	40.9%	45.2%	4.3%	81.4%	-36.2%
Roma	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Arab	4.7%	5.7%	1.0%	0.6%	5.1%
Other	7.2%	5.7%	-1.5%	1.6%	4.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 30.3% 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	38.4%	30.3%	-8.1%	83.2%	-52.9%
European Union	22%	30%	8.0%	6.1%	23.9%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	5.1%	3.5%	0.8%	4.3%
Africa	8.2%	5.4%	-2.8%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	22.3%	19.9%	-2.4%	5.6%	14.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.6%	9.4%	2.8%	1.3%	8.1%
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 30.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 30.2% 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	34.9%	30.2%	-4.7%	83.2%	-53.0%
10+ Years	10.7%	30.2%	19.5%	9.8%	20.4%
5-10 Years	17%	19.1%	2.1%	2.9%	16.2%
2-5 Years	17.9%	12.2%	-5.7%	2.2%	10.0%
Less than 2 years	19.5%	8.3%	-11.2%	1.9%	6.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	46.5%	76.7%	-30.2%
Ireland	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
France	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Italy	6.5%	0.6%	5.9%
Portugal	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Spain	9.1%	0.4%	8.7%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	4.4%	1.3%	3.1%
Romania	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other EU countries	6.5%	1.5%	5.0%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South-East Asia	5.8%	0.2%	5.6%
Central and South America	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
No passport held	2.9%	13.5%	-10.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.7%	37.2%	-22.5%
Christian	60.1%	46.2%	13.9%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	16.5%	6.5%	10.0%
Not answered	7.6%	6.0%	1.6%

Safety

Is Ash Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ash Grove was 436.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 294.7% higher than the Childs Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Ash Grove has the 8th highest crime rate of 182 local areas in Childs Hill and the 30th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 134.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 28.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 63% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,500

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in NW2 3LJ, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (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 - 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 - 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 Ash Grove are based on 334 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 Ash Grove, London, NW2 3LJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 3LJ

Average Price
£477,759

Semi-Detached
£545,290

Terraced
£633,081

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£428,461

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ash Grove

Average Price
£582,549

Semi-Detached
£708,458

Terraced
£648,620

Detached
£2,657,100

Flats/Maisonettes
£351,330

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ash GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 15 Ash Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£385,000	2025-04-29	£359,979
Flat 2 15 Ash Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2025-03-21	£419,874
15 Ash Grove, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£600,000	2024-10-23	£574,286
Flat 1 19 Ash Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£900,000	2021-12-14	£824,230
13C Ash Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£235,000	2020-11-03	£233,170

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 3LJ

Employment

NW2 3LJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 19% 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	93
Self-Employed	45
Part-Time Employee	26
Retired	15
Other	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Student (economically inactive)	10
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	35
Accommodation and food service activities	26
Other	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Construction	19
Administrative and support service activities	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Transport and storage	8
Information and communication	8
Education	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	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	2,558 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,032 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	3,116 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	3out of 4	3,394 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	3,492 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	546 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School Thorverton Road , Cricklewood NW2 1RG	4out of 4	566 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childs Hill Primary School Dersingham Road , Cricklewood NW2 1SL	3out of 4	894 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childs Hill School Dersingham Road , Cricklewood NW2 1SL	- not rated	894 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mora Junior School Mora Road , NW2 6TD	- not rated	966 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	465 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
William Gladstone Community School Parkside , Neasden NW2 6RJ	- not rated	1,574 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	1,914 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Aylestone Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	1,914 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	1,914 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	2,315 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	4,205 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	5,082 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	4,416 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	4,416 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	5,194 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	5,356 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mapesbury School 228 Walm Lane , NW2 3BS	- not rated	499 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mulberry House School 7 Minster Road , NW2 3SD	- not rated	692 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Menorah Foundation School Caddington Road , NW2 1RP	- not rated	755 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
Sakutu Organisation Montessori 346 Dollis Hill Lane , Dollis Hill NW2 6HL	- not rated	1,374 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Torah Temimah Primary School Park Side , Dollis Hill NW2 6RJ	- not rated	1,574 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
McDonald's Restaurants Ltd	136 Cricklewood Broadway, London	53 yd
Golden Grill House	128 Cricklewood Broadway, London	53 yd
Carthage Lounge	126 Cricklewood Broadway, London	53 yd
Elementree	108-110 Cricklewood Broadway	83 yd
Cafe Prego	93 Cricklewood Broadway, London	114 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
McGoverns	147 Cricklewood Broadway, London	129 yd
Lounge 4:04	26 Cricklewood Lane, London	184 yd
Lucky 7 - Wine Bar	7 Cricklewood Lane, London	221 yd
The Beaten Docket	50-56 Cricklewood Broadway	293 yd
The Windmill Guest House Bar	57 Cricklewood Broadway, London	361 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Quality Chicken Inn/Kadbabs/Aloha Poke/Acai Holic/Burger Lab	105 Cricklewood Broadway, London	117 yd
Le Beaulieu	91 Cricklewood Broadway, London	117 yd
Chico's	133 Cricklewood Broadway, London	117 yd
ALOHA POKE/ALOHA SUSHI/ALOHA BUBBLE TEA	101 Cricklewood Broadway, London	128 yd
KFC	158 Cricklewood Broadway, London	159 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	154 Cricklewood Broadway, London	169 yd
The Co-operative	1 Cricklewood Lane, London	221 yd
Capital Food	189 Cricklewood Broadway, London	231 yd
Poundstretcher	195 Cricklewood Broadway, London	291 yd
Brent Foodstores	BRENT FOODSTORE, 20 Rockhall Road	299 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Clayton Crown Hotel London CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	251 yd
Hampstead School WESTBERE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	462 yd
Virgin Active (Cricklewood) CRICKLEWOOD LANE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	478 yd
Fit4Less (London Cricklewood) 255-261 255-261 CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	525 yd
Brondesbury Sports Club 5A 5A HARMAN DRIVE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	539 yd
Manor Health & Leisure Club (Cricklewood) Cricklewood Broadway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	717 yd
University College School Playing Fields UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND FARM AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	735 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	78.8 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	16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

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