St Albans Road, London, NW5 1RJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW5 1RJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.6%	51.1%	-3.5%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	45.4%	48.9%	3.5%	49.0%	-0.1%

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 1RJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.9% 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	56.2%	56.9%	0.7%	37.9%	19.0%
Married: Opposite sex	23.1%	24.7%	1.6%	44.2%	-19.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	4.5%	3.9%	-0.6%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	9.1%	8.8%	-0.3%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	7%	4.9%	-2.1%	6.1%	-1.2%

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	45%	42.5%	-2.5%	48.4%	-5.9%
Good health	27.2%	32.8%	5.6%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	15.3%	15.1%	-0.2%	12.7%	2.4%
Bad health	8%	7.8%	-0.2%	4.0%	3.8%
Very bad health	4.5%	1.8%	-2.7%	1.2%	0.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.4%	17.5%	-6.9%	18.2%	-0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.4%	7.9%	-4.5%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.6%	11.8%	-1.8%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	3.2%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	15.7%	7.0%	16.9%	-1.2%
Degree or Similar	33.1%	42.9%	9.8%	33.8%	9.1%
Other	6.6%	1.1%	-5.5%	2.8%	-1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.8% 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	4.2%	10.3%	6.1%	1.1%	9.2%
Chinese	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	3.1%	-2.5%
Other Asian	6.7%	3.6%	-3.1%	1.6%	2.0%
Black African	7.7%	15.8%	8.1%	2.5%	13.3%
Black Caribbean	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	2.9%	0.3%	-2.6%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.2%	6.4%	2.2%	0.9%	5.5%
Mixed Other	3.8%	4.6%	0.8%	0.8%	3.8%
White	60.7%	46.8%	-13.9%	81.4%	-34.6%
Arab	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	3.2%	6.7%	3.5%	1.6%	5.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.3% 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	76%	70.3%	-5.7%	83.2%	-12.9%
European Union	4.2%	5.1%	0.9%	6.1%	-1.0%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	6.4%	9.9%	3.5%	2.7%	7.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.6%	11.4%	2.8%	5.6%	5.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	2.7%	-0.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Oceania	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.5%	70.1%	-2.4%	83.2%	-13.1%
10+ Years	0.3%	19.5%	19.2%	9.8%	9.7%
5-10 Years	2.6%	6.3%	3.7%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	3.8%	2.1%	-1.7%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	20.8%	2.1%	-18.7%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.7%	76.7%	4.0%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	9.6%	13.5%	-3.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.6%	37.2%	-10.6%
Christian	40.2%	46.2%	-6.0%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	21.8%	6.5%	15.3%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	8.2%	6.0%	2.2%

Safety

Is St Albans Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Albans Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Highgate average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 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
£60,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in NW5 1RJ, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 St Albans Road are based on 126 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 St Albans Road, London, NW5 1RJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW5 1RJ

Average Price
£622,091

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£901,706

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£342,476

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Albans Road

Average Price
£897,715

Semi-Detached
£2,268,089

Terraced
£1,158,489

Detached
£2,887,528

Flats/Maisonettes
£451,736

Other
£451,835

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Albans Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
51G St Albans Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£348,000	2022-08-19	£311,060
49 St Albans Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£830,000	2019-02-21	£836,274
51G St Albans Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£284,091	2015-04-07	£292,533
51G St Albans Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2007-08-07	£316,818

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW5 1RJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NW5 1RJ 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	72
Self-Employed	32
Student (economically inactive)	31
Retired	30
Looking after home or family	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	26
Part-Time Employee	22
Other	20
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	24
Education	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Other	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Construction	7
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Information and communication	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	4
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	1,904 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,521 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	3,763 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3SD	4out of 4	4,507 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	4,866 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brookfield Primary School Chester Road , N19 5DH	3out of 4	148 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hargrave Park Primary School 51 Bredgar Road , N19 5BS	3out of 4	495 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Highgate Hill , Highgate N19 5NE	4out of 4	774 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School Pemberton Gardens , Upper Holloway N19 5RR	3out of 4	997 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gospel Oak Primary School Mansfield Road , NW3 2JB	4out of 4	1,040 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School Highgate Road , NW5 1RP	3out of 4	427 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Parliament Hill School Highgate Road , NW5 1RL	3out of 4	598 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
William Ellis School Highgate Road , NW5 1RN	3out of 4	624 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	758 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Aloysius RC College Hornsey Lane , Highgate N6 5LY	2out of 4	1,007 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,447 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,857 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,839 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	5,429 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	3out of 4	3,337 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	5,345 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New River College Medical Ifor Ward , Highgate Hill N19 5NF	4out of 4	763 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Channing School The Bank , N6 5HF	- not rated	903 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Highgate School North Road , Highgate N6 4AY	- not rated	1,154 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
La Petite Ecole Bilingue 22 Vicar's Road , NW5 4NL	- not rated	1,387 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Odyssey House School 2c Northwood Road , London N6 5TN	- not rated	1,396 yd	Other independent school	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
Oak Tree Cafe	66 Chester Road	217 yd
Cricks Corner	Cricks Corner, 80 Dartmouth Park Hill	328 yd
Ronis Swains Lane	Unit2, 1-11, Swain's Lane	403 yd
The House	The House, Ground Floor	435 yd
Monsoon	24 York Rise	454 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Star	47 Chester Road	199 yd
The Wine Cellar	Unit 1, Sonny Heights West, 1 Swain's Lane Highgate	383 yd
The Lord Palmerston	33 Dartmouth Park Hill	473 yd
Disappearing Dining Club at Dartmouth Arms	35 York Rise	478 yd
Gatehouse	Highgate West Hill	495 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gail's Bakery	21 Swain's Lane	373 yd
CITRO	15a Swain's Lane	401 yd
MEGAN'S OF HIGHGATE	6a Swain's Lane	425 yd
Giggly Pig	Parliament Hill Fields, Highgate Road	538 yd
The Tiffin Tin	The Tiffin Tin, Ground Floor	582 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	23-25 Swain's Lane	365 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks & Spencer, Hill House	658 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, 46 Junction Road	692 yd
The Co-Operative Food group	The Co-Operative Food group, 15-19 Junction Road	820 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	Sainsbury's Camden Gospel Oak Spectrum House, 32-34 Gordon House Road	824 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Highgate Newtown Community Centre Sports Hall BERTRAM STREET	health and fitness suite	120 yd
Kenlyn Lawn Tennis Club CROFTDOWN ROAD	indoor bowls, tennis courts	220 yd
La Sainte Union Catholic School HIGHGATE ROAD	health and fitness suite	465 yd
Parliament Hill Fields PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS PARLIAMENT HILL FIELDS HIGHGATE ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	540 yd
Parliament Hill School HIGHGATE ROAD		615 yd
William Ellis School HIGHGATE ROAD		621 yd
Acland Burghley School BURGHLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	690 yd
Archway Leisure Centre MACDONALD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	708 yd
Waterlow Park WATERLOW PARK CENTRE WATERLOW PARK CENTRE DARTMOUTH PARK HILL	tennis courts	741 yd
Lauderdale House LAUDERDALE HOUSE LAUDERDALE HOUSE HIGHGATE HILL		844 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	87.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	192.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	89 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW5 1RJ