Highgate Road, London, NW5 1PD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW5 1PD, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.8% 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	51.1%	52.8%	1.7%	51.0%	1.8%
Male	48.9%	47.2%	-1.7%	49.0%	-1.8%

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 1PD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59% 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	46.5%	59%	12.5%	37.9%	21.1%
Married: Opposite sex	40.7%	32.8%	-7.9%	44.2%	-11.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	6.2%	5.2%	-1.0%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	5.3%	0.9%	-4.4%	6.1%	-5.2%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89.6%) 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	54.4%	57.1%	2.7%	48.4%	8.7%
Good health	31.8%	32.5%	0.7%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	9.1%	7.1%	-2.0%	12.7%	-5.6%
Bad health	4%	3%	-1.0%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 58.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.8%	11.3%	-1.5%	18.2%	-6.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.8%	5.2%	-3.6%	9.6%	-4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8%	6.1%	-1.9%	13.4%	-7.3%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.2%	15.2%	1.0%	16.9%	-1.7%
Degree or Similar	50.4%	58.4%	8.0%	33.8%	24.6%
Other	4.4%	2.2%	-2.2%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.3% 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	1.8%	6.3%	4.5%	1.1%	5.2%
Chinese	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	3.1%	-2.4%
Other Asian	0%	4.4%	4.4%	1.6%	2.8%
Black African	3.3%	7%	3.7%	2.5%	4.5%
Black Caribbean	3.3%	1.8%	-1.5%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	3.6%	0.4%	-3.2%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4%	4.4%	0.4%	0.9%	3.5%
Mixed Other	3.6%	3.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	2.5%
White	70.8%	65.3%	-5.5%	81.4%	-16.1%
Arab	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	4.4%	3%	-1.4%	1.6%	1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.7% 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	75.2%	72.7%	-2.5%	83.2%	-10.5%
European Union	8%	11.2%	3.2%	6.1%	5.1%
Rest of Europe	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	5.8%	6.7%	0.9%	2.7%	4.0%
Middle East and Asia	1.8%	3.7%	1.9%	5.6%	-1.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.7%	2.6%	-2.1%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73%	71.6%	-1.4%	83.2%	-11.6%
10+ Years	1.8%	20.3%	18.5%	9.8%	10.5%
5-10 Years	2.9%	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%	1.2%
2-5 Years	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	2.2%	0.0%
Less than 2 years	20.1%	1.8%	-18.3%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.8%	76.7%	9.1%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.9%	37.2%	8.7%
Christian	32.8%	46.2%	-13.4%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Muslim	9.3%	6.5%	2.8%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Highgate Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Highgate Road was 103.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 0.5% lower than the Highgate average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Highgate Road has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Highgate and the 189th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 15.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.7%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£70,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in NW5 1PD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Highgate Road are based on 423 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Camden.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Highgate Road, London, NW5 1PD

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW5 1PD

Average Price
£805,148

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£805,148

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Highgate Road

Average Price
£667,932

Semi-Detached
£1,267,832

Terraced
£1,051,605

Detached
£1,181,593

Flats/Maisonettes
£591,196

Other
£1,850,065

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Highgate Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 6 Grove End House, 150 Highgate Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£999,000	2015-05-15	£1,027,641
Flat 5 Grove End House, 150 Highgate Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,600	2011-08-01	£510,475
2 Grove End House Highgate Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,500	2007-11-30	£571,857
Flat 4 Grove End House, 150 Highgate Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2002-05-08	£802,195
2 Grove End House Highgate Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2002-05-08	£583,415

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW5 1PD

Employment

NW5 1PD 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.

The percentage of student residents living in NW5 1PD 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	78
Self-Employed	42
Part-Time Employee	27
Retired	27
Student (economically inactive)	18
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	9
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	27
Education	24
Human health and social work activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Other	13
Information and communication	12
Financial and insurance activities	10
Transport and storage	6
Construction	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

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	1,110 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	2,381 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,735 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	3,140 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	3,151 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gospel Oak Primary School Mansfield Road , NW3 2JB	4out of 4	486 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eleanor Palmer Primary School Lupton Street , Tufnell Park NW5 2JA	4out of 4	631 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carlton Primary School Grafton Road , NW5 4AX	- not rated	772 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brookfield Primary School Chester Road , N19 5DH	3out of 4	785 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hargrave Park Primary School 51 Bredgar Road , N19 5BS	3out of 4	984 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parliament Hill School Highgate Road , NW5 1RL	4out of 4	296 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	394 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
William Ellis School Highgate Road , NW5 1RN	- not rated	410 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School Highgate Road , NW5 1RP	- not rated	417 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Lift Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	- not rated	1,310 yd	Academy converter	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	2,033 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,774 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,702 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,222 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	4,225 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	3,003 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	4,691 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wildwood Nature School St Mary Brookfield Hall , NW5 1SB	- not rated	369 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge School 28 Carleton Road , N7 0EQ	- not rated	758 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
La Petite Ecole Bilingue 22 Vicar's Road , NW5 4NL	- not rated	779 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Camden Courthope Education Centre All Hallows Church Hall , 53 Courthope Road NW3 2LE	- not rated	810 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 87 Holmes Road , NW5 3AX	- not rated	986 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
LIME BISTRO CAFE	56 Chetwynd Road	239 yd
Lure Fish Kitchen	56 Chetwynd Road	239 yd
Rossella	103 Highgate Road	250 yd
Truffles Delicatessen	33 York Rise	254 yd
Continental Provisions Stores	16-18 York Rise	283 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Disappearing Dining Club at Dartmouth Arms	35 York Rise	249 yd
The Bull And Last Pub	168 Highgate Road	280 yd
The Vine	86 Highgate Road	319 yd
The Old Oak	1 Mansfield Road	461 yd
The Lord Palmerston	33 Dartmouth Park Hill	516 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
COFFEE MAN'S HOUSE LTD	Unit 10, The Mews, Gordon House Road	185 yd
Giggly Pig	Parliament Hill Fields, Highgate Road	367 yd
Tops Pizza	81 Fortess Road	545 yd
TOPS PIZZA & WINGOS	81 Fortess Road	545 yd
Dixy Chicken	171 Fortess Road	574 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	Sainsbury's Camden Gospel Oak Spectrum House, 32-34 Gordon House Road	209 yd
T/A Londis	111 Highgate Road	250 yd
Sainsburys Supermarket	126-132 Fortess Road	579 yd
Tesco Express	23-25 Swain's Lane	647 yd
Co-operative Group Food Ltd	9 Fortess Road	689 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Parliament Hill School HIGHGATE ROAD		294 yd
Parliament Hill Fields PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS HIGHGATE ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	368 yd
Parliament Hill Lido GORDON HOUSE ROAD	swimming pool	388 yd
William Ellis School HIGHGATE ROAD		406 yd
Pure Gym (London Highgate) HIGHGATE STUDIOS 53-79 HIGHGATE STUDIOS 53-79 HIGHGATE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	413 yd
La Sainte Union Catholic School HIGHGATE ROAD	health and fitness suite	418 yd
Acland Burghley School BURGHLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	456 yd
Kenlyn Lawn Tennis Club CROFTDOWN ROAD	indoor bowls, tennis courts	476 yd
Energie Fitness (Kentish Town) 39-51 39-51 HIGHGATE ROAD	health and fitness suite	502 yd
Engine Room Crossfit FORTESS ROAD	health and fitness suite	614 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 NW5 1PD