Mapesbury Road, London, NW2 4JH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW2 4JH has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	48.1%	49.5%	1.4%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	51.9%	50.5%	-1.4%	49.0%	1.5%

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 4JH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.2% 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	45.9%	49.2%	3.3%	37.9%	11.3%
Married: Opposite sex	29%	29.3%	0.3%	44.2%	-14.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	5.5%	7.3%	1.8%	2.2%	5.1%
Divorced	12.6%	8.9%	-3.7%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	7.1%	4.1%	-3.0%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	35.6%	49.4%	13.8%	48.4%	1.0%
Good health	39.7%	30.2%	-9.5%	33.6%	-3.4%
Fair health	15.5%	16.4%	0.9%	12.7%	3.7%
Bad health	6.7%	2.8%	-3.9%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	2.5%	1.3%	-1.2%	1.2%	0.1%

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	22.4%	24.8%	2.4%	18.2%	6.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.2%	9.9%	-4.3%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.6%	6.2%	-6.4%	13.4%	-7.2%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	5.8%	2.5%	5.3%	0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	15.3%	7.1%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	26.2%	35.5%	9.3%	33.8%	1.7%
Other	13.1%	2.5%	-10.6%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 28.4% 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)
Chinese	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	3.1%	-1.8%
Other Asian	5.9%	6.3%	0.4%	1.6%	4.7%
Black African	18.4%	23.7%	5.3%	2.5%	21.2%
Black Caribbean	14.6%	13.6%	-1.0%	1.0%	12.6%
Other Black	7.9%	1.6%	-6.3%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.4%	3.5%	-1.9%	0.9%	2.6%
Mixed Other	1.3%	2.2%	0.9%	0.8%	1.4%
White	27.6%	28.4%	0.8%	81.4%	-53.0%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	6.7%	8.8%	2.1%	0.6%	8.2%
Other	7.1%	5.7%	-1.4%	1.6%	4.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 46.4% 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	52.7%	46.4%	-6.3%	83.2%	-36.8%
European Union	7.1%	12.5%	5.4%	6.1%	6.4%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	4.1%	3.3%	0.8%	3.3%
Africa	15.9%	18.8%	2.9%	2.7%	16.1%
Middle East and Asia	10.9%	12.5%	1.6%	5.6%	6.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	12.6%	5.6%	-7.0%	1.3%	4.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 46.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 37.7% 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	48.5%	46.5%	-2.0%	83.2%	-36.7%
10+ Years	6.7%	37.7%	31.0%	9.8%	27.9%
5-10 Years	2.1%	6.3%	4.2%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	8.4%	5%	-3.4%	2.2%	2.8%
Less than 2 years	34.3%	4.4%	-29.9%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.3%	76.7%	-5.4%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	2.5%	0.1%	2.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.4%	37.2%	-18.8%
Christian	43.7%	46.2%	-2.5%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	28.8%	6.5%	22.3%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Mapesbury Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Mapesbury Road was 184.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 73.2% higher than the Brondesbury Park average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Mapesbury Road has the 24th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Brondesbury Park and the 171st highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 50.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 8.6%.

🔎 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. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in NW2 4JH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Mapesbury Road are based on 296 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 Mapesbury Road, London, NW2 4JH

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 4JH

Average Price
£314,177

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£314,177

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mapesbury Road

Average Price
£728,098

Semi-Detached
£2,318,603

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£3,401,953

Flats/Maisonettes
£557,483

Other
£613,904

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mapesbury Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 71 Windmill Court, 52 Mapesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£320,000	2023-07-24	£331,046
Flat 58 Windmill Court, 52 Mapesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2019-04-05	£333,318
Flat 71 Windmill Court, 52 Mapesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£289,000	2017-05-07	£299,279
Flat 71 Windmill Court, 52 Mapesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£279,000	2015-08-28	£324,545
Flat 24 Windmill Court, 52 Mapesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2014-07-25	£253,798

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 4JH

Employment

NW2 4JH area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 20% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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 4JH 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	63
Part-Time Employee	33
Self-Employed	31
Retired	24
Looking after home or family	24
Student (economically inactive)	24
Other	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Transport and storage	13
Human health and social work activities	9
Other	8
Information and communication	8
Education	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Manufacturing	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Construction	1
Real estate activities	1

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	2,122 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	2,233 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	2,607 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	2,707 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	3,210 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Hampstead Primary School Dornfell Street , West Hampstead NW6 1QL	3out of 4	664 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North West London Jewish Day School 180 Willesden Lane , NW6 7PP	3out of 4	667 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Anson Primary School Anson Road , NW2 4AB	3out of 4	911 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Malorees Junior School Christchurch Avenue , Brondesbury Park NW6 7PB	3out of 4	1,088 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary School Clarence Road , Kilburn NW6 7TE	3out of 4	1,089 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	739 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	3out of 4	1,354 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School Oxford Road , NW6 5SN	4out of 4	2,268 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City Academy Doyle Gardens , Willesden NW10 3ST	3out of 4	2,356 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	4out of 4	2,596 yd	Academy converter	No	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	3,503 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	4,299 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	4,076 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	4,587 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	3out of 4	5,204 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	228 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brondesbury College London 8 Brondesbury Park , NW6 7BT	- not rated	952 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Zahra School 134 Salusbury Road , NW6 6PF	- not rated	1,242 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Islamia School for Girls' 129 Salusbury Road , NW6 6PE	- not rated	1,264 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Al-Sadiq School 126 Chevening Road , NW6 6TP	- not rated	1,273 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
My Wok Box	Ground Floor, 4 Exeter Parade	355 yd
Foodcycle Kilburn	St Cuthberts Church, Fordwych Road	396 yd
Supreme Coffee ltd	364 Kilburn High Road	428 yd
Zombie Games Cafe	15 Cricklewood Broadway, London	479 yd
Wood Oven Pizza	391 Kilburn High Road, London	504 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Mill	32 Mill Lane	484 yd
The Windmill Guest House Bar	57 Cricklewood Broadway, London	555 yd
The Beaten Docket	50-56 Cricklewood Broadway	616 yd
North London Tavern	375 Kilburn High Road, London	648 yd
Brondes Age	328 Kilburn High Road	669 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Costa Coffee	KILBURN STATION, Kilburn High Road	358 yd
Opa! Greek Bakery & Patisserie	2 Exeter Parade, Exeter Road	367 yd
Cheerio Juice Bar	Shop adjacent, Kilburn Station	375 yd
KALOR KITCHEN/CARIBEAN CUISINE	28 B, Maygrove Road	478 yd
The Dessert bar	31 Cricklewood Broadway, Cricklewood	529 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shell Kilburn Retail Shop	SERVICE STATION, 409 Kilburn High Road	430 yd
Tesco	405 Kilburn High Road, London	469 yd
Sainsbury's	377 Kilburn High Road, London	504 yd
Internet Food Stores	389 Kilburn High Road, London	504 yd
Xodo Brasil	29 Cricklewood Broadway, London	555 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
North West London Jewish Day School WILLESDEN LANE	swimming pool	658 yd
Clayton Crown Hotel London CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	660 yd
Hampstead School WESTBERE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	753 yd
University College School Playing Fields UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SPORTS GROUND FARM AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	920 yd
Brondesbury College BRONDESBURY PARK	artificial grass pitch	942 yd
Fortune Green Play Centre (Pace) FORTUNE GREEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	983 yd
The Gym (London West Hampstead) FORTUNE GREEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,032 yd
Brondesbury Sports Club 5A 5A HARMAN DRIVE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	1,033 yd
Kilburn Grange Park MESSINA AVENUE	tennis courts	1,078 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	166 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	35 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	123.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW2 4JH