Dartmouth Park Hill, London, NW5 1HL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW5 1HL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50%	52.1%	2.1%	51.0%	1.1%
Male	50%	47.9%	-2.1%	49.0%	-1.1%

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 NW5 1HL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 67% 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	68.7%	67%	-1.7%	37.9%	29.1%
Married: Opposite sex	18.7%	21.1%	2.4%	44.2%	-23.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	1.8%	2.7%	0.9%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	9.6%	6.5%	-3.1%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	1.2%	1.6%	0.4%	6.1%	-4.5%

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 (90.2%) 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	53.8%	61%	7.2%	48.4%	12.6%
Good health	35.3%	29.2%	-6.1%	33.6%	-4.4%
Fair health	7.6%	8.2%	0.6%	12.7%	-4.5%
Bad health	2.2%	1.5%	-0.7%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around NW5 1HL this area, 4.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 68.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.6%	4.9%	-4.7%	18.2%	-13.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6%	2.7%	-3.3%	9.6%	-6.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.6%	3.2%	-3.4%	13.4%	-10.2%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	2.7%	0.9%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	9.7%	1.9%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	60.8%	68.1%	7.3%	33.8%	34.3%
Other	7.2%	8.6%	1.4%	2.8%	5.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 84.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	2.1%	2.1%	3.1%	-1.0%
Other Asian	3.8%	3.1%	-0.7%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	3.3%	1.5%	-1.8%	0.8%	0.7%
White	79.9%	84.1%	4.2%	81.4%	2.7%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.6%	1.5%	-0.1%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.2% 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	63%	48.2%	-14.8%	83.2%	-35.0%
European Union	14.7%	30.1%	15.4%	6.1%	24.0%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	7.8%	6.7%	0.8%	7.0%
Africa	3.3%	3.1%	-0.2%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	9.8%	4.7%	-5.1%	5.6%	-0.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	3.6%	-0.7%	1.3%	2.3%
Oceania	3.8%	2.6%	-1.2%	0.3%	2.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 17.6% 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	58.2%	48.2%	-10.0%	83.2%	-35.0%
10+ Years	4.9%	17.6%	12.7%	9.8%	7.8%
5-10 Years	12%	17.1%	5.1%	2.9%	14.2%
2-5 Years	7.6%	8.3%	0.7%	2.2%	6.1%
Less than 2 years	17.4%	8.8%	-8.6%	1.9%	6.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.1%	76.7%	-23.6%
Ireland	5.6%	0.6%	5.0%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	6.6%	0.4%	6.2%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	11.2%	1.5%	9.7%
Turkey	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Other Europe	5.1%	0.2%	4.9%
North Africa	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	3.1%	0.1%	3.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49%	37.2%	11.8%
Christian	33.5%	46.2%	-12.7%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	11.9%	6.0%	5.9%

Safety

Is Dartmouth Park Hill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dartmouth Park Hill was 220.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.8% lower than the Junction average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dartmouth Park Hill has the 18th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Junction and the 157th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 112.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.9%.

🔎 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. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in NW5 1HL, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 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 Dartmouth Park Hill are based on 256 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Islington.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Dartmouth Park Hill, London, NW5 1HL

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW5 1HL

Average Price
£379,735

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£500,000

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£414,725

Other
£14,535

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dartmouth Park Hill

Average Price
£809,858

Semi-Detached
£2,385,694

Terraced
£1,111,668

Detached
£2,797,923

Flats/Maisonettes
£609,485

Other
£2,557,548

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dartmouth Park HillStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Dartmouth Park Hill, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£15,000	2023-12-08	£14,535
8A Dartmouth Park Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£490,000	2022-10-07	£470,268
Flat C 30 Dartmouth Park Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£379,000	2021-09-03	£371,576
First And Second Floor Flat 4 Dartmouth Park Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£530,000	2016-06-08	£556,111
8A Dartmouth Park Hill, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£395,000	2013-08-09	£521,629

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW5 1HL

Employment

NW5 1HL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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	101
Self-Employed	33
Part-Time Employee	14
Retired	9
Unemployed	8
Other	7
Student (economically inactive)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2
Looking after home or family	1

Employment Industry

Information and communication	21
Education	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Other	14
Human health and social work activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	7
Construction	5
Transport and storage	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	2
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	1,373 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	1,985 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,201 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	2,615 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	2,968 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eleanor Palmer Primary School Lupton Street , Tufnell Park NW5 2JA	4out of 4	399 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School Pemberton Gardens , Upper Holloway N19 5RR	3out of 4	727 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Yerbury Primary School Foxham Road , Yerbury Road N19 4RR	4out of 4	762 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hargrave Park Primary School 51 Bredgar Road , N19 5BS	3out of 4	776 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookfield Primary School Chester Road , N19 5DH	3out of 4	802 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	167 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Parliament Hill School Highgate Road , NW5 1RL	4out of 4	806 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School Highgate Road , NW5 1RP	- not rated	827 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Lift Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	- not rated	861 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	3out of 4	861 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	1,485 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,764 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,173 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,065 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	4,067 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	2,551 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	5,003 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bridge School 28 Carleton Road , N7 0EQ	- not rated	226 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wildwood Nature School St Mary Brookfield Hall , NW5 1SB	- not rated	469 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Yerbury Class Base (North) C/O Yerbury School , Foxham Road N19 4RR	- not rated	762 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New River College KS3 Lough Road , N7 8RH	- not rated	1,077 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harborough Aut School Elthorne Road , Upper Holloway N19 4AB	- not rated	1,078 yd	Community 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
Lucky Cat	Lucky Cat, Commercial Unit Restaurant	13 yd
The Spaghetti House	169 Fortess Road	126 yd
Intrepid Bakers	163 Fortess Road	142 yd
The Spice	161 Fortess Road	146 yd
ACES PIZZA	156-158 Fortess Road	163 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aces and Eights Saloon Bar	156-158 Fortess Road	215 yd
The Lord Palmerston	33 Dartmouth Park Hill	219 yd
Disappearing Dining Club at Dartmouth Arms	35 York Rise	368 yd
Siorai	Siorai, Ground Floor	407 yd
Tufnell Park Tavern	Tufnell Park Tavern, 162 Tufnell Park Road	416 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dixy Chicken	171 Fortess Road	120 yd
Tufnell Fish & Kebab	233 Brecknock Road	180 yd
The Tufnell Park Bakery	Ground Floor 146 A, Fortess Road	202 yd
Favourite Pizza & Chicken	138 Fortess Road	222 yd
PIZZA HUT	120 Fortess Road	278 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsburys Supermarket	126-132 Fortess Road	255 yd
T/A Londis	111 Highgate Road	589 yd
Co-operative Group Food Ltd	9 Fortess Road	698 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	Sainsbury's Camden Gospel Oak Spectrum House, 32-34 Gordon House Road	744 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, 46 Junction Road	772 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Acland Burghley School BURGHLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	115 yd
Engine Room Crossfit FORTESS ROAD	health and fitness suite	226 yd
Tufnell Park Playing Fields TUFNELL PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	423 yd
Kenlyn Lawn Tennis Club CROFTDOWN ROAD	indoor bowls, tennis courts	484 yd
Energie Fitness (Kentish Town) 39-51 39-51 HIGHGATE ROAD	health and fitness suite	647 yd
Pure Gym (London Highgate) HIGHGATE STUDIOS 53-79 HIGHGATE STUDIOS 53-79 HIGHGATE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	653 yd
Highgate Newtown Community Centre Sports Hall BERTRAM STREET	health and fitness suite	659 yd
Our Lady Help Of Christians LADY MARGARET ROAD		774 yd
Hargrave Hall Community Centre Hargrave Road		803 yd
Parliament Hill School HIGHGATE ROAD		805 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.9%

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	4.1%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	99.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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