Acland Road, London, NW2 5AU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW2 5AU has a slightly higher male population, with 53% 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	49%	47%	-2.0%	51.0%	-4.0%
Male	51%	53%	2.0%	49.0%	4.0%

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 5AU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.6% 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	55.8%	56.6%	0.8%	37.9%	18.7%
Married: Opposite sex	30.1%	25.4%	-4.7%	44.2%	-18.8%
Separated	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	5.6%	8.8%	3.2%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	6%	6.3%	0.3%	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	48.7%	51%	2.3%	48.4%	2.6%
Good health	32.2%	33.1%	0.9%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	9.7%	10.4%	0.7%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	5.7%	4.8%	-0.9%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	3.7%	0.8%	-2.9%	1.2%	-0.4%

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 44%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.3%	18.8%	1.5%	18.2%	0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.4%	5.3%	-1.1%	9.6%	-4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	11.1%	-1.3%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	2.9%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	15.9%	3.9%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	40.6%	44%	3.4%	33.8%	10.2%
Other	10%	1.9%	-8.1%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.4% 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)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	6%	8.4%	2.4%	3.1%	5.3%
Pakistani	1%	1.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	7.7%	8.4%	0.7%	1.6%	6.8%
Black African	7%	3.6%	-3.4%	2.5%	1.1%
Black Caribbean	9.7%	13.7%	4.0%	1.0%	12.7%
Other Black	3.4%	3.2%	-0.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.7%	2.4%	-1.3%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	4%	3.6%	-0.4%	0.8%	2.8%
White	48%	41.4%	-6.6%	81.4%	-40.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	3.2%	3.2%	0.2%	3.0%
Arab	3.4%	4%	0.6%	0.6%	3.4%
Other	2%	4%	2.0%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.6% 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	51%	51.6%	0.6%	83.2%	-31.6%
European Union	13.8%	16.7%	2.9%	6.1%	10.6%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	2%	0.3%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	8.7%	4.8%	-3.9%	2.7%	2.1%
Middle East and Asia	14.8%	16.3%	1.5%	5.6%	10.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.4%	7.9%	-0.5%	1.3%	6.6%
Oceania	1.7%	0.4%	-1.3%	0.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	47%	51.6%	4.6%	83.2%	-31.6%
10+ Years	5.7%	24.6%	18.9%	9.8%	14.8%
5-10 Years	9.1%	12.7%	3.6%	2.9%	9.8%
2-5 Years	11.4%	6.7%	-4.7%	2.2%	4.5%
Less than 2 years	26.8%	4.4%	-22.4%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.8%	76.7%	-9.9%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Italy	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Portugal	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Central and South America	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.6%	37.2%	-18.6%
Christian	45.8%	46.2%	-0.4%
Buddhist	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Hindu	5.1%	1.7%	3.4%
Jewish	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Muslim	11.1%	6.5%	4.6%
Other religion	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Not answered	12.3%	6.0%	6.3%

Safety

Is Acland Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Acland Road was 417.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 302.7% higher than the Brondesbury Park average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Acland Road has the 7th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brondesbury Park and the 52nd highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 61.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 101.1%.

🔎 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. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,800

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in NW2 5AU, 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 - 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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 Acland Road are based on 12 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 Acland Road, London, NW2 5AU

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 5AU

Average Price
£908,301

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,221,047

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£595,554

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Acland Road

Average Price
£787,462

Semi-Detached
£1,173,631

Terraced
£1,086,523

Detached
£1,216,766

Flats/Maisonettes
£452,176

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Acland Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Acland Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£581,000	2018-07-23	£543,741
10 Acland Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,075,000	2016-05-06	£1,164,783
8 Acland Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2011-04-15	£511,027
10 Acland Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£625,000	2010-10-11	£1,115,826
8 Acland Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£248,000	2005-08-01	£447,166

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 5AU

Employment

NW2 5AU area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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	77
Self-Employed	25
Retired	21
Part-Time Employee	20
Student (economically inactive)	18
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	14
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Education	21
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Human health and social work activities	11
Real estate activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Information and communication	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Construction	7
Other	5
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	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	1,423 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	1,766 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	2,696 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	2,963 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	3out of 4	3,105 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School 21 Park Avenue , NW2 5AN	4out of 4	101 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School Linacre Road , Willesden Green NW2 5BB	3out of 4	114 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gladstone Park Primary School Sherrick Green Road , Dollis Hill NW10 1LB	3out of 4	455 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School Belton Road , Brent NW2 5PE	3out of 4	595 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School Belton Road , NW2 5PE	- not rated	595 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	1,206 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Aylestone Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	1,206 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	1,206 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Willesden High School Doyle Gardens , NW10 3ST	- not rated	1,267 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden Doyle Gardens , Willesden NW10 3ST	- not rated	1,267 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	- not rated	5,073 yd	Foundation school	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	1,199 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	3,452 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	5,182 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	4,447 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	5,073 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	3out of 4	5,195 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	5,195 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hopewell Special School (Willesden) 165-167 High Road , NW10 2SG	- not rated	438 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willesden College of Technology Denzil Road , NW10 2XD	- not rated	1,199 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Avenue School Christchurch Avenue , NW6 7BH	4out of 4	1,213 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Mapesbury School 228 Walm Lane , NW2 3BS	- not rated	1,312 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Torah Temimah Primary School Park Side , Dollis Hill NW2 6RJ	- not rated	1,359 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
Woody Grill	44 High Road, London	136 yd
German Doner Kebab	54 High Road, London	153 yd
Marina	36 High Road, London	159 yd
KADIRI KITCHEN	26 High Road, London	159 yd
Eagle Lounge	32 High Road, London	159 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bar Lula's	50 High Road, London	136 yd
McGoverns	60 High Road, London	161 yd
Bar 117	117 High Road, London	263 yd
Angie's Bar	11A-13A Walm Lane, London	316 yd
Rising Sun	25 Harlesden Road, London	427 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Costa Coffee	38 High Road, London	152 yd
G Asian Canteen	18-20 High Road, London	152 yd
The Best Broasted	18F High Road, London	159 yd
Domino's Pizza	87-89 High Road, London	174 yd
Sams Chicken/Ministry of Chicken	47 High Road, London	212 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Galaxy Food	18B High Road, London	159 yd
Londis	56-58 High Road, London	161 yd
Al Etihad	73 High Road, London	174 yd
Miah's Oriental Foods	84 High Road, London	217 yd
A P Food Express	88 High Road, London	220 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Gladstone Park Primary School Sherrick Green Road		579 yd
Nuffield Health (Brondesbury Park) NUFFIELD HEALTH & WELLBEING NUFFIELD HEALTH & WELLBEING SIDMOUTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	670 yd
Kilburn Cosmos Rfc GLADSTONE CENTRE GLADSTONE CENTRE ANSON ROAD	grass pitches	818 yd
Willesden Sports Centre WILLESDEN SPORTS CENTRE WILLESDEN SPORTS CENTRE DONNINGTON ROAD	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,058 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	188.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW2 5AU