Gaisford Street, London, NW5 2EA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW5 2EA, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.3% 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	55.8%	54.3%	-1.5%	51.0%	3.3%
Male	44.2%	45.7%	1.5%	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 NW5 2EA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.5% 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	63.1%	69.5%	6.4%	37.9%	31.6%
Married: Opposite sex	18.2%	21.3%	3.1%	44.2%	-22.9%
Married: Same sex	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	8.9%	6.1%	-2.8%	9.1%	-3.0%
Widowed	5.4%	3%	-2.4%	6.1%	-3.1%

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	43.3%	56.4%	13.1%	48.4%	8.0%
Good health	29.9%	26.4%	-3.5%	33.6%	-7.2%
Fair health	15.2%	11.8%	-3.4%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	9.1%	5%	-4.1%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	2.6%	0.5%	-2.1%	1.2%	-0.7%

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 57.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.7%	14.1%	-4.6%	18.2%	-4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.4%	9%	1.6%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.9%	5%	-4.9%	13.4%	-8.4%
Apprenticeship	2%	2%	0.0%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.3%	10.1%	-2.2%	16.9%	-6.8%
Degree or Similar	43.3%	57.3%	14.0%	33.8%	23.5%
Other	6.4%	2.5%	-3.9%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.1% 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	3.5%	5.9%	2.4%	1.1%	4.8%
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	0.4%	8.2%	7.8%	3.1%	5.1%
Pakistani	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.4%	1.8%	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	9.1%	11.9%	2.8%	2.5%	9.4%
Black Caribbean	4.3%	4.1%	-0.2%	1.0%	3.1%
Other Black	2.2%	0.9%	-1.3%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	3%	0.5%	-2.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	72.3%	57.1%	-15.2%	81.4%	-24.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0%	3.7%	3.7%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.8% 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	74%	68.8%	-5.2%	83.2%	-14.4%
European Union	8.7%	6.9%	-1.8%	6.1%	0.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	5.2%	6%	0.8%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	3.5%	10.1%	6.6%	5.6%	4.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.5%	5.5%	-1.0%	1.3%	4.2%
Oceania	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	0.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.9%	67.6%	-4.3%	83.2%	-15.6%
10+ Years	3.5%	21.6%	18.1%	9.8%	11.8%
5-10 Years	1.7%	2.7%	1.0%	2.9%	-0.2%
2-5 Years	2.6%	6.8%	4.2%	2.2%	4.6%
Less than 2 years	20.3%	1.4%	-18.9%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.3%	76.7%	7.6%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	4.6%	13.5%	-8.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.6%	37.2%	-1.6%
Christian	36%	46.2%	-10.2%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Jewish	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Muslim	13.1%	6.5%	6.6%
Not answered	9.9%	6.0%	3.9%

Safety

Is Gaisford Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gaisford Street was 90.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 82.3% lower than the Camden Town average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Gaisford Street has the 27th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town and the 156th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.7%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in NW5 2EA, 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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 Gaisford Street are based on 258 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 Gaisford Street, London, NW5 2EA

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW5 2EA

Average Price
£381,772

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£381,772

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gaisford Street

Average Price
£611,520

Semi-Detached
£895,716

Terraced
£920,985

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£589,931

Other
£747,283

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gaisford Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 24 Northumberland House Gaisford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2025-10-14	£407,727
Flat 6 Northumberland House Gaisford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2024-12-06	£333,849
Flat 4 Northumberland House Gaisford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2023-04-14	£178,153
Flat 11 Northumberland House Gaisford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£461,000	2018-05-08	£422,387
Flat 24 Northumberland House Gaisford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2013-11-28	£440,957

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW5 2EA

Employment

NW5 2EA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

NW5 2EA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in NW5 2EA 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	28
Part-Time Employee	18
Student (economically inactive)	17
Retired	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	12
Looking after home or family	7
Unemployed	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Information and communication	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Other	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Human health and social work activities	11
Education	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Transport and storage	3
Construction	3
Manufacturing	1
Real estate activities	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	523 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	1,922 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	2,067 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,099 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,105 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Holmes Road , NW5 3AH	- not rated	241 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School Islip Street , NW5 2TU	4out of 4	285 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Hartland Road , NW1 8DE	3out of 4	560 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hawley Primary School Hawley Road , NW1 8RP	3out of 4	624 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Torriano Primary School Torriano Avenue , Kentish Town NW5 2SJ	4out of 4	668 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Richard of Chichester School Royal College Street , NW1 9LY	- not rated	397 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	3out of 4	523 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill , Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ	3out of 4	980 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lift Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	- not rated	1,111 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	3out of 4	1,111 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,556 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	2,000 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,031 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,034 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,331 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	2,361 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	3,847 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 87 Holmes Road , NW5 3AX	- not rated	386 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
CCfL Key Stage 3 PRU Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	- not rated	590 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harmood School Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	590 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
La Petite Ecole Bilingue 22 Vicar's Road , NW5 4NL	- not rated	1,060 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge School 251 Hungerford Road , N7 9LD	4out of 4	1,073 yd	Academy special converter	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
Zambrero	198 Kentish Town Road	25 yd
Nando's Chickenland Limited	227 Kentish Town Road	45 yd
THE CHINA	243 Kentish Town Road	71 yd
Neighbourhood Organic	212-216 Kentish Town Road	82 yd
The Bengal Lancer	253-255 Kentish Town Road	103 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lion and Unicorn	42-44 Gaisford Street	171 yd
The Lady Hamilton	289-291 Kentish Town Road	179 yd
Abbey Tavern	124 Kentish Town Road	182 yd
The Oxford	256 Kentish Town Road	255 yd
Bull and Gate	389 Kentish Town Road	333 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	194 Kentish Town Road	9 yd
CALIENDO'S GELATO	182 Kentish Town Road	28 yd
YUMI BUBBLE TEA/ASIAN NOODLE BAR	235 Kentish Town Road	57 yd
CHILLI FLAMES	206 Kentish Town Road	66 yd
MMM Peri Peri	211a Kentish Town Road	67 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	199-203 Kentish Town Road	11 yd
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	131 yd
Iceland	301-305 Kentish Town Road	230 yd
Sainsburys	Sainsburys, 329-333 Kentish Town Road	321 yd
Co-operative Group Food Ltd	9 Fortess Road	573 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	254 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	467 yd
Camden School For Girls SANDALL ROAD		522 yd
Our Lady Help Of Christians LADY MARGARET ROAD		545 yd
Cantelowes Gardens Sports Pitch 14A 14A OSENEY CRESCENT	artificial grass pitch	576 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	604 yd
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	648 yd
Energie Fitness (Kentish Town) 39-51 39-51 HIGHGATE ROAD	health and fitness suite	723 yd
Pure Gym (London Highgate) HIGHGATE STUDIOS 53-79 HIGHGATE STUDIOS 53-79 HIGHGATE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	808 yd
St Pauls Church Hall ST PAULS HALL ST PAULS HALL CAMDEN SQUARE		809 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	101.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW5 2EA