Melrose Avenue, London, NW2 4LX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW2 4LX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.9%	50.2%	4.3%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	54.1%	49.8%	-4.3%	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	49.5%	41.2%	-8.3%	37.9%	3.3%
Married: Opposite sex	39.3%	48.8%	9.5%	44.2%	4.6%
Separated	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	2.2%	-1.9%
Divorced	7%	3.9%	-3.1%	9.1%	-5.2%
Widowed	2.8%	5.8%	3.0%	6.1%	-0.3%

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 (90.6%) 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	52.9%	58.9%	6.0%	48.4%	10.5%
Good health	31.2%	31.7%	0.5%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	10.9%	7.5%	-3.4%	12.7%	-5.2%
Bad health	2.6%	1.4%	-1.2%	4.0%	-2.6%
Very bad health	2.4%	0.5%	-1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 64.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13%	15.2%	2.2%	18.2%	-3.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.6%	4.8%	0.2%	9.6%	-4.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	5.2%	-5.7%	13.4%	-8.2%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	1.5%	-1.0%	5.3%	-3.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	6.4%	-5.5%	16.9%	-10.5%
Degree or Similar	44.9%	64.5%	19.6%	33.8%	30.7%
Other	12.3%	2.4%	-9.9%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.6% 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	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	0.6%	1.9%	1.3%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	7.4%	9.3%	1.9%	2.7%	6.6%
Other Asian	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	2.9%	8.2%	5.3%	2.5%	5.7%
Black Caribbean	4.1%	2.1%	-2.0%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	5.9%	0.9%	-5.0%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	2.1%	3%	0.9%	0.8%	2.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	1.2%	4.2%	3.0%	0.8%	3.4%
White	65.3%	56.6%	-8.7%	81.4%	-24.8%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	3.2%	2.6%	-0.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	1.8%	4.2%	2.4%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.3% 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	62.4%	59.3%	-3.1%	83.2%	-23.9%
European Union	15%	19.4%	4.4%	6.1%	13.3%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	0.7%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	5.3%	4.2%	-1.1%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	10%	10.3%	0.3%	5.6%	4.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.1%	4.9%	0.8%	1.3%	3.6%
Oceania	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	0.3%	0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.9%	59.7%	1.8%	83.2%	-23.5%
10+ Years	4.7%	23.1%	18.4%	9.8%	13.3%
5-10 Years	4.7%	7.3%	2.6%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	9.4%	5.4%	-4.0%	2.2%	3.2%
Less than 2 years	23.2%	4.5%	-18.7%	1.9%	2.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.7%	76.7%	-8.0%
Ireland	4.4%	0.6%	3.8%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and South America	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	2.8%	13.5%	-10.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27%	37.2%	-10.2%
Christian	36.9%	46.2%	-9.3%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	7.8%	0.5%	7.3%
Muslim	20.1%	6.5%	13.6%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Melrose Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Melrose Avenue was 116.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 0.7% higher than the Dollis Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Melrose Avenue has the 43rd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Dollis Hill and the 305th highest crime rate of 811 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 82.2%.

🔎 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. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in NW2 4LX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 5/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (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 Melrose Avenue are based on 824 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 Melrose Avenue, London, NW2 4LX

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 4LX

Average Price
£749,577

Semi-Detached
£1,526,094

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£490,738

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Melrose Avenue

Average Price
£845,146

Semi-Detached
£1,175,628

Terraced
£1,028,004

Detached
£1,092,898

Flats/Maisonettes
£519,627

Other
£1,067,422

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Melrose AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
97C Melrose Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£413,000	2024-05-24	£434,759
109 Melrose Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,268,750	2023-07-14	£1,314,342
101 Melrose Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,499,950	2022-01-21	£1,620,396
97A Melrose Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2022-01-14	£585,632
Flat 1 115 Melrose Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2019-07-08	£409,127

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 4LX

Employment

NW2 4LX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

NW2 4LX area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	131
Self-Employed	55
Retired	42
Part-Time Employee	38
Looking after home or family	20
Other	13
Student (economically inactive)	12
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Information and communication	21
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Education	17
Other	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Financial and insurance activities	12
Construction	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Real estate activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Manufacturing	4

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	2,010 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	2,072 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	2,985 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,304 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	3,519 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gladstone Park Primary School Sherrick Green Road , Dollis Hill NW10 1LB	3out of 4	394 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Anson Primary School Anson Road , NW2 4AB	3out of 4	546 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School 21 Park Avenue , NW2 5AN	4out of 4	670 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mora Primary School Mora Road , Cricklewood NW2 6TD	3out of 4	671 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School Linacre Road , Willesden Green NW2 5BB	3out of 4	707 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Menorah High School for Girls 105 Brook Road , NW2 7BZ	3out of 4	1,473 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Hampstead School Westbere Road , Hampstead NW2 3RT	3out of 4	1,508 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
E-Act Crest Academy Crest Road , NW2 7SN	3out of 4	1,661 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	3out of 4	1,675 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City Academy Doyle Gardens , Willesden NW10 3ST	3out of 4	1,850 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	3,994 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	4,195 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	4,307 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	4,609 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	4,958 yd	Academy converter	No	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	1,470 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Avenue Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	1,683 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Brondesbury College London 8 Brondesbury Park , NW6 7BT	- not rated	1,702 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Manor School Chamberlayne Road , Kensal Rise NW10 3NT	4out of 4	2,080 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Roundwood School and Community Centre Longstone Avenue , NW10 3UN	- not rated	2,101 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nest	Unit 3, Willesden Green Station	473 yd
Sanzio	26 Station Parade, London	501 yd
KOH-I-NOOR PALACE	22 Station Parade, London	501 yd
Chicken Cottage	53 Walm Lane, London	505 yd
Cricklewood Library Cafe	Cricklewood Library, 152 Olive Road	510 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Angie's Bar	11A-13A Walm Lane, London	606 yd
Bar Lula's	50 High Road, London	695 yd
McGoverns	60 High Road, London	732 yd
Bar 117	117 High Road, London	828 yd
Barretts	239 Cricklewood Broadway, London	846 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Curly Coffee Bar Limited	69 Walm Lane, London	499 yd
Lezziz Express.	8 Station Parade, London	501 yd
Big Bite	39 Walm Lane, London	557 yd
Cupp Bubble Tea Willelsden Green	86 Walm Lane, London	589 yd
Blue Orchid	1E Walm Lane, London	606 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jubilee Food and Wine	20 Station Parade, London	501 yd
Co-op	57-59 Walm Lane, London	505 yd
SuperSave	47 Walm Lane, London	557 yd
Damascus Market Ltd	23 Walm Lane, London	580 yd
Sainsbury's	92 Walm Lane, London	585 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kilburn Cosmos Rfc GLADSTONE CENTRE GLADSTONE CENTRE ANSON ROAD	grass pitches	431 yd
Gladstone Park Primary School Sherrick Green Road		643 yd
Fit4Less (London Cricklewood) 255-261 255-261 CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	870 yd
Manor Health & Leisure Club (Cricklewood) Cricklewood Broadway	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	968 yd
Clayton Crown Hotel London CRICKLEWOOD BROADWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	992 yd
Nuffield Health (Brondesbury Park) NUFFIELD HEALTH & WELLBEING NUFFIELD HEALTH & WELLBEING SIDMOUTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,013 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	94.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.4%

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	66.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	59.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW2 4LX