Gaisford Street, London, NW5 2ED

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW5 2ED has a female population much higher than UK average, with 57% of the population 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	59%	57%	-2.0%	51.0%	6.0%
Male	41%	43%	2.0%	49.0%	-6.0%

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 2ED, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.6% 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	71.3%	59.6%	-11.7%	37.9%	21.7%
Married: Opposite sex	15.3%	25.9%	10.6%	44.2%	-18.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	6.9%	6.6%	-0.3%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	5%	5.7%	0.7%	6.1%	-0.4%

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	53.8%	55.5%	1.7%	48.4%	7.1%
Good health	26.9%	25.7%	-1.2%	33.6%	-7.9%
Fair health	12.4%	10.6%	-1.8%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	6%	6%	0.0%	4.0%	2.0%
Very bad health	0.9%	2.3%	1.4%	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 54.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.8%	11.8%	-6.0%	18.2%	-6.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.4%	6.6%	-2.8%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.9%	7%	-0.9%	13.4%	-6.4%
Apprenticeship	2%	1.7%	-0.3%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	16.2%	3.8%	16.9%	-0.7%
Degree or Similar	48%	54.6%	6.6%	33.8%	20.8%
Other	2.5%	2.2%	-0.3%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.6% 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	6%	6.1%	0.1%	1.1%	5.0%
Chinese	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	5.6%	9.5%	3.9%	2.5%	7.0%
Black Caribbean	4.3%	2.7%	-1.6%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.9%	1.5%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	2.7%	1.4%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.5%
White	71.4%	65.6%	-5.8%	81.4%	-15.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.2% 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	79.5%	67.2%	-12.3%	83.2%	-16.0%
European Union	6.8%	13.4%	6.6%	6.1%	7.3%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	2.3%	1.4%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	5.1%	6.1%	1.0%	2.7%	3.4%
Middle East and Asia	5.1%	6.1%	1.0%	5.6%	0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	5%	2.4%	1.3%	3.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77.8%	67.2%	-10.6%	83.2%	-16.0%
10+ Years	1.7%	18.3%	16.6%	9.8%	8.5%
5-10 Years	1.7%	5.7%	4.0%	2.9%	2.8%
2-5 Years	1.7%	5.7%	4.0%	2.2%	3.5%
Less than 2 years	17.1%	3.1%	-14.0%	1.9%	1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.6%	76.7%	1.9%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	5%	13.5%	-8.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.7%	37.2%	7.5%
Christian	28.2%	46.2%	-18.0%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	7.3%	6.5%	0.8%
Not answered	17.6%	6.0%	11.6%

Safety

Is Gaisford Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gaisford Street was 131.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 73.4% lower than the Camden Town average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Gaisford Street has the 37th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town and the 241st lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -81.0%.

🔎 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. 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 2ED, 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 2ED

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW5 2ED

Average Price
£750,082

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£673,508

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£662,703

Other
£2,312,086

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gaisford Street

Average Price
£594,473

Semi-Detached
£877,970

Terraced
£899,989

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£573,189

Other
£726,049

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gaisford Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
38B Gaisford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£955,000	2025-07-04	£804,735
32B Gaisford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£935,000	2023-08-01	£845,590
Flat C 24 Gaisford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,541	2022-01-28	£364,387
24E Gaisford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£440,000	2021-05-25	£405,768
30A Gaisford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£900,000	2018-08-31	£828,261

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW5 2ED

Employment

NW5 2ED 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	95
Self-Employed	32
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Part-Time Employee	17
Retired	17
Unemployed	11
Other	10
Looking after home or family	10
Student (economically inactive)	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Other	15
Human health and social work activities	8
Education	8
Information and communication	6
Real estate activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Construction	5
Transport and storage	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Manufacturing	2
Mining and quarrying	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	613 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	1,954 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	2,038 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,002 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,094 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School Islip Street , NW5 2TU	4out of 4	199 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Holmes Road , NW5 3AH	- not rated	272 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Torriano Primary School Torriano Avenue , Kentish Town NW5 2SJ	4out of 4	561 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Torriano Infant School Torriano Avenue , NW5 2SJ	- not rated	561 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Hartland Road , NW1 8DE	3out of 4	663 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	448 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	3out of 4	467 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Lift Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	- not rated	1,005 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	3out of 4	1,005 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill , Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ	3out of 4	1,087 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	1,591 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	1,892 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,027 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,030 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,229 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	2,269 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	3,945 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	454 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
CCfL Key Stage 3 PRU Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	- not rated	696 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harmood School Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	696 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge School 251 Hungerford Road , N7 9LD	4out of 4	979 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
La Petite Ecole Bilingue 22 Vicar's Road , NW5 4NL	- not rated	1,114 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
Neighbourhood Organic	212-216 Kentish Town Road	89 yd
Zambrero	198 Kentish Town Road	93 yd
Kentish Town stores	230a Kentish Town Road	113 yd
THE CHINA	243 Kentish Town Road	123 yd
The Bengal Lancer	253-255 Kentish Town Road	132 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lion and Unicorn	42-44 Gaisford Street	69 yd
The Lady Hamilton	289-291 Kentish Town Road	162 yd
The Oxford	256 Kentish Town Road	202 yd
Abbey Tavern	124 Kentish Town Road	267 yd
Bull and Gate	389 Kentish Town Road	296 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
CHILLI FLAMES	206 Kentish Town Road	100 yd
Domino's Pizza	194 Kentish Town Road	102 yd
KOSSOFFS	259 Kentish Town Road	126 yd
CALIENDO'S GELATO	182 Kentish Town Road	128 yd
YUMI BUBBLE TEA/ASIAN NOODLE BAR	235 Kentish Town Road	131 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	199-203 Kentish Town Road	115 yd
Iceland	301-305 Kentish Town Road	207 yd
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	236 yd
Sainsburys	Sainsburys, 329-333 Kentish Town Road	283 yd
Co-operative Group Food Ltd	9 Fortess Road	530 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	359 yd
Our Lady Help Of Christians LADY MARGARET ROAD		456 yd
Camden School For Girls SANDALL ROAD		466 yd
Cantelowes Gardens Sports Pitch 14A 14A OSENEY CRESCENT	artificial grass pitch	493 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	564 yd
Energie Fitness (Kentish Town) 39-51 39-51 HIGHGATE ROAD	health and fitness suite	701 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	710 yd
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	739 yd
St Pauls Church Hall ST PAULS HALL ST PAULS HALL CAMDEN SQUARE		740 yd
Pure Gym (London Highgate) HIGHGATE STUDIOS 53-79 HIGHGATE STUDIOS 53-79 HIGHGATE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	795 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	219.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	102.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW5 2ED