Balmoral Road, London, NW2 5DU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW2 5DU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.7%	50.7%	3.0%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	52.3%	49.3%	-3.0%	49.0%	0.3%

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 5DU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.2% 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	52.3%	53.2%	0.9%	37.9%	15.3%
Married: Opposite sex	35.2%	33.2%	-2.0%	44.2%	-11.0%
Separated	3.9%	2%	-1.9%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	4.3%	4.8%	0.5%	9.1%	-4.3%
Widowed	4.3%	6.8%	2.5%	6.1%	0.7%

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	55.2%	49%	-6.2%	48.4%	0.6%
Good health	29.4%	30.1%	0.7%	33.6%	-3.5%
Fair health	9.3%	13.1%	3.8%	12.7%	0.4%
Bad health	3.8%	5.6%	1.8%	4.0%	1.6%
Very bad health	2.3%	2.3%	0.0%	1.2%	1.1%

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.

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 44.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21%	24.4%	3.4%	18.2%	6.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.8%	6%	-1.8%	9.6%	-3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	4.4%	-7.3%	13.4%	-9.0%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	5.2%	3.1%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	13.2%	2.2%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	33.1%	44.4%	11.3%	33.8%	10.6%
Other	13.2%	2.4%	-10.8%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.7% 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	1.7%	2.6%	0.9%	1.1%	1.5%
Chinese	2.3%	1.3%	-1.0%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	3.8%	6.5%	2.7%	3.1%	3.4%
Pakistani	5.8%	3.6%	-2.2%	2.7%	0.9%
Other Asian	3.5%	5.5%	2.0%	1.6%	3.9%
Black African	9.3%	7.2%	-2.1%	2.5%	4.7%
Black Caribbean	9.3%	10.7%	1.4%	1.0%	9.7%
Other Black	3.5%	4.6%	1.1%	0.5%	4.1%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	0.3%	-2.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	4.2%	2.7%	0.4%	3.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	2.6%	1.6%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.8%
White	48.5%	41.7%	-6.8%	81.4%	-39.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Arab	2.3%	4.2%	1.9%	0.6%	3.6%
Other	2%	2.6%	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50% 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	45.9%	50%	4.1%	83.2%	-33.2%
European Union	20.6%	18%	-2.6%	6.1%	11.9%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.8%	0.8%
Africa	12.2%	7.5%	-4.7%	2.7%	4.8%
Middle East and Asia	9.6%	12.4%	2.8%	5.6%	6.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.9%	9.8%	-0.1%	1.3%	8.5%
Oceania	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	42.4%	50%	7.6%	83.2%	-33.2%
10+ Years	8.1%	31%	22.9%	9.8%	21.2%
5-10 Years	7.3%	8.5%	1.2%	2.9%	5.6%
2-5 Years	14%	7.5%	-6.5%	2.2%	5.3%
Less than 2 years	28.2%	2.9%	-25.3%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.6%	76.7%	-13.1%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	7.8%	0.6%	7.2%
Portugal	3.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North Africa	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
No passport held	4.9%	13.5%	-8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.2%	37.2%	-12.0%
Christian	39.9%	46.2%	-6.3%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	3.6%	1.7%	1.9%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	18.6%	6.5%	12.1%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other religion	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Balmoral Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Balmoral Road was 320.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 209.3% higher than the Brondesbury Park average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Balmoral Road has the 10th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Brondesbury Park and the 79th highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 87.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.0%.

🔎 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 5DU, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 Balmoral Road are based on 149 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 Balmoral Road, London, NW2 5DU

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW2 5DU

Average Price
£772,286

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£772,286

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Balmoral Road

Average Price
£612,297

Semi-Detached
£691,408

Terraced
£703,437

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£405,697

Other
£58,657

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Balmoral Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
21 Balmoral Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£645,000	2024-06-14	£631,373
31 Balmoral Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2004-04-20	£738,987
29 Balmoral Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£280,000	2003-09-09	£730,402
33 Balmoral Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£315,000	2003-05-09	£846,671
31 Balmoral Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£78,500	1996-04-29	£611,044

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW2 5DU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NW2 5DU 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	65
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	30
Self-Employed	29
Other	17
Student (economically inactive)	16
Looking after home or family	15
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	32
Professional, scientific and technical activities	26
Education	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Human health and social work activities	13
Other	10
Information and communication	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Construction	7
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	2
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	1,474 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	1,531 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	2,462 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	3,173 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	3out of 4	3,288 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	245 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	325 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School Belton Road , Brent NW2 5PE	3out of 4	345 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew and St Francis CofE Primary School Belton Road , NW2 5PE	- not rated	345 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gladstone Park Primary School Sherrick Green Road , Dollis Hill NW10 1LB	3out of 4	363 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,213 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Lowe Academy Willesden Doyle Gardens , Willesden NW10 3ST	- not rated	1,213 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Gladstone Community School Parkside , Neasden NW2 6RJ	- not rated	1,281 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Brent School Neasden Lane , NW10 2UF	3out of 4	1,382 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	- not rated	1,385 yd	Foundation school	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	4,837 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	956 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	3,554 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	5,392 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	4,215 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	4,837 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	5,181 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	5,181 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	258 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willesden College of Technology Denzil Road , NW10 2XD	- not rated	956 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Torah Temimah Primary School Park Side , Dollis Hill NW2 6RJ	- not rated	1,281 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Avenue School Christchurch Avenue , NW6 7BH	4out of 4	1,392 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Roundwood School and Community Centre Longstone Avenue , Harlesden NW10 3UN	2out of 4	1,440 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
The Kidz Clean Kitchen	110A High Road, London	193 yd
Bgrill Portugese Cuisine	116 High Road, London	199 yd
POISÉ RESTAURANT	126 High Road, London	221 yd
Deli Beira	147 High Road, London	230 yd
Varanda Brazil (JG&RV Ltd)	161 High Road, London	242 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bar 117	117 High Road, London	247 yd
McGoverns	60 High Road, London	261 yd
Bar Lula's	50 High Road, London	305 yd
Rising Sun	25 Harlesden Road, London	427 yd
Angie's Bar	11A-13A Walm Lane, London	565 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Best Kebab Willesden	142 High Road, London	221 yd
Chicken Wonder	132 High Road, London	221 yd
Golden Dish	113 High Road, London	247 yd
The Hummyngbird	119A High Road, London	247 yd
Domino's Pizza	87-89 High Road, London	321 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tisha	108 High Road, London	194 yd
Barakah Supermarket	122-124 High Road, London	203 yd
Apna Bazaar Supermarket	134 High Road, London	221 yd
The Garden Butcher	130 High Road, London	221 yd
A P Food Express	88 High Road, London	223 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Gladstone Park Primary School Sherrick Green Road		416 yd
Kilburn Cosmos Rfc GLADSTONE CENTRE GLADSTONE CENTRE ANSON ROAD	grass pitches	800 yd
Nuffield Health (Brondesbury Park) NUFFIELD HEALTH & WELLBEING NUFFIELD HEALTH & WELLBEING SIDMOUTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	884 yd
Willesden Sports Centre WILLESDEN SPORTS CENTRE WILLESDEN SPORTS CENTRE DONNINGTON ROAD	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,061 yd
Capital City Academy DOYLE GARDENS	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,080 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%

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

Overview of NW2 5DU