Linacre Road, London, NW2 5BB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW2 5BB has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% 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	48.7%	47.7%	-1.0%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	51.3%	52.3%	1.0%	49.0%	3.3%

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 5BB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.2% 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	55.2%	45.2%	-10.0%	37.9%	7.3%
Married: Opposite sex	33.7%	42.7%	9.0%	44.2%	-1.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	4.4%	1.8%	-2.6%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	4.1%	5.9%	1.8%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	2.5%	2.6%	0.1%	6.1%	-3.5%

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 (89.1%) 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	52.7%	55.4%	2.7%	48.4%	7.0%
Good health	35.3%	33.7%	-1.6%	33.6%	0.1%
Fair health	6.8%	7.2%	0.4%	12.7%	-5.5%
Bad health	3.4%	2.3%	-1.1%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	1.2%	0.2%

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 43.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.2%	18.1%	2.9%	18.2%	-0.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.5%	6.2%	2.7%	9.6%	-3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.6%	7.8%	0.2%	13.4%	-5.6%
Apprenticeship	0%	5.2%	5.2%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.9%	10.6%	2.7%	16.9%	-6.3%
Degree or Similar	37.8%	43.7%	5.9%	33.8%	9.9%
Other	27.9%	8.5%	-19.4%	2.8%	5.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.9% 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%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	10.8%	17.1%	6.3%	3.1%	14.0%
Pakistani	2.6%	0.5%	-2.1%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	11.4%	5.3%	-6.1%	1.6%	3.7%
Black African	3.1%	4.2%	1.1%	2.5%	1.7%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	0.8%	1.3%
White	58.1%	47.9%	-10.2%	81.4%	-33.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	4.4%	4.4%	0.2%	4.2%
Arab	1.4%	8.6%	7.2%	0.6%	8.0%
Other	2.8%	3.2%	0.4%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 24.3% 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	27.9%	24.3%	-3.6%	83.2%	-58.9%
European Union	31.3%	30.8%	-0.5%	6.1%	24.7%
Rest of Europe	4%	2.3%	-1.7%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	5.1%	5.2%	0.1%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	21.9%	25.2%	3.3%	5.6%	19.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.8%	11.3%	2.5%	1.3%	10.0%
Oceania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 24.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 24.6% 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	25.4%	24.4%	-1.0%	83.2%	-58.8%
10+ Years	19.9%	24.6%	4.7%	9.8%	14.8%
5-10 Years	18.5%	15.9%	-2.6%	2.9%	13.0%
2-5 Years	18.8%	23.7%	4.9%	2.2%	21.5%
Less than 2 years	17.4%	11.4%	-6.0%	1.9%	9.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	37.5%	76.7%	-39.2%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	14.7%	0.6%	14.1%
Portugal	8.5%	0.5%	8.0%
Spain	3.9%	0.4%	3.5%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	4.4%	0.9%	3.5%
Other EU countries	6.4%	1.5%	4.9%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	6.2%	1.2%	5.0%
South-East Asia	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Central Asia	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	6.2%	13.5%	-7.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.4%	37.2%	-17.8%
Christian	51.7%	46.2%	5.5%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	3%	1.7%	1.3%
Jewish	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Muslim	16.6%	6.5%	10.1%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	5%	6.0%	-1.0%

Safety

Is Linacre Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Linacre Road was 170.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.2% higher than the Brondesbury Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Linacre Road has the 22nd highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brondesbury Park and the 193rd highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 70.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 132.1%.

🔎 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 5BB, 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 Linacre Road are based on 71 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 Linacre Road, London, NW2 5BB

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 5BB

Average Price
£619,288

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£919,353

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£508,171

Other
£7,902

Estimated Average Property Prices for Linacre Road

Average Price
£565,514

Semi-Detached
£761,135

Terraced
£790,718

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£445,796

Other
£7,423

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Linacre Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Linacre Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,089,000	2025-01-06	£1,049,106
20 Linacre Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£470,000	2021-07-30	£450,236
18B Linacre Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£617,500	2021-06-29	£593,359
2 Linacre Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£780,000	2019-04-09	£848,926
4 Linacre Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£925,000	2018-10-22	£991,217

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 5BB

Employment

NW2 5BB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% 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	180
Part-Time Employee	54
Self-Employed	48
Retired	21
Other	21
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	14
Student (economically inactive)	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	60
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Administrative and support service activities	18
Other	18
Education	15
Human health and social work activities	15
Construction	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Information and communication	12
Real estate activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

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	1,395 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	1,680 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	2,610 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,006 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	3out of 4	3,134 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Junior School Linacre Road , Willesden Green NW2 5BB	3out of 4	84 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Convent of Jesus and Mary RC Infant School 21 Park Avenue , NW2 5AN	4out of 4	148 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gladstone Park Primary School Sherrick Green Road , Dollis Hill NW10 1LB	3out of 4	448 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	519 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School Belton Road , NW2 5PE	- not rated	519 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Willesden High School Doyle Gardens , NW10 3ST	- not rated	1,207 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden Doyle Gardens , Willesden NW10 3ST	- not rated	1,207 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	1,230 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Aylestone Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	1,230 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	1,230 yd	Academy converter	No	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	5,013 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	1,133 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	3,446 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	5,225 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	4,390 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	5,013 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	5,229 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	5,229 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	351 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willesden College of Technology Denzil Road , NW10 2XD	- not rated	1,133 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Avenue School Christchurch Avenue , NW6 7BH	4out of 4	1,238 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Torah Temimah Primary School Park Side , Dollis Hill NW2 6RJ	- not rated	1,367 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Mapesbury School 228 Walm Lane , NW2 3BS	- not rated	1,399 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mazal 76 Mediterranean Kitchen	68 High Road, London	122 yd
German Doner Kebab	54 High Road, London	133 yd
Woody Grill	44 High Road, London	139 yd
MADURA KITCHEN	97 High Road, London	192 yd
Marina	36 High Road, London	207 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
McGoverns	60 High Road, London	122 yd
Bar Lula's	50 High Road, London	139 yd
Bar 117	117 High Road, London	193 yd
Rising Sun	25 Harlesden Road, London	372 yd
Angie's Bar	11A-13A Walm Lane, London	390 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	87-89 High Road, London	166 yd
Golden Dish	113 High Road, London	193 yd
The Hummyngbird	119A High Road, London	193 yd
Costa Coffee	38 High Road, London	195 yd
G Asian Canteen	18-20 High Road, London	195 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Londis	56-58 High Road, London	122 yd
Miah's Oriental Foods	84 High Road, London	150 yd
A P Food Express	88 High Road, London	151 yd
Al Etihad	73 High Road, London	166 yd
Galaxy Food	18B High Road, London	207 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Gladstone Park Primary School Sherrick Green Road		550 yd
Nuffield Health (Brondesbury Park) NUFFIELD HEALTH & WELLBEING NUFFIELD HEALTH & WELLBEING SIDMOUTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	714 yd
Kilburn Cosmos Rfc GLADSTONE CENTRE GLADSTONE CENTRE ANSON ROAD	grass pitches	843 yd
Willesden Sports Centre WILLESDEN SPORTS CENTRE WILLESDEN SPORTS CENTRE DONNINGTON ROAD	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,013 yd
Capital City Academy DOYLE GARDENS	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,057 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	96.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.3%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	137.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW2 5BB