Grafton Yard, London, NW5 2NF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW5 2NF has a female population much higher than UK average, with 56.2% 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	52.1%	56.2%	4.1%	51.0%	5.2%
Male	47.9%	43.8%	-4.1%	49.0%	-5.2%

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 2NF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.4% 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	59.3%	65.4%	6.1%	37.9%	27.5%
Married: Opposite sex	28.1%	21.5%	-6.6%	44.2%	-22.7%
Married: Same sex	2.4%	1.3%	-1.1%	0.3%	1.0%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	5.8%	5.8%	0.0%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	6.1%	-4.8%

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 (89.1%) 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	58.4%	63%	4.6%	48.4%	14.6%
Good health	30.4%	26.1%	-4.3%	33.6%	-7.5%
Fair health	8.6%	7%	-1.6%	12.7%	-5.7%
Bad health	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.2%	0.2%

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.

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 62.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.6%	10.6%	2.0%	18.2%	-7.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.6%	3.8%	-0.8%	9.6%	-5.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.9%	5.8%	0.9%	13.4%	-7.6%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	1.6%	0.4%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.3%	13.1%	1.8%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	60.6%	62.5%	1.9%	33.8%	28.7%
Other	8.9%	2.6%	-6.3%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.4% 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	6.3%	5.3%	-1.0%	1.1%	4.2%
Chinese	2.1%	0.6%	-1.5%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	2.1%	2.8%	0.7%	3.1%	-0.3%
Other Asian	3.4%	3.1%	-0.3%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	4.2%	4.7%	0.5%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	2.2%	0.9%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	3.1%	0.8%	-2.3%	0.8%	0.0%
White	71.5%	69.4%	-2.1%	81.4%	-12.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	2.6%	2.5%	-0.1%	0.6%	1.9%
Other	1.8%	3.9%	2.1%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.9% 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	57.3%	56.9%	-0.4%	83.2%	-26.3%
European Union	14.1%	19.5%	5.4%	6.1%	13.4%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	3.4%	2.1%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	6%	3.1%	-2.9%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	11.5%	10.2%	-1.3%	5.6%	4.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.5%	5.1%	-1.4%	1.3%	3.8%
Oceania	3.1%	1.7%	-1.4%	0.3%	1.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56%	56.1%	0.1%	83.2%	-27.1%
10+ Years	9.9%	25.1%	15.2%	9.8%	15.3%
5-10 Years	8.4%	8.9%	0.5%	2.9%	6.0%
2-5 Years	7.9%	3.6%	-4.3%	2.2%	1.4%
Less than 2 years	17.8%	6.1%	-11.7%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.1%	76.7%	-11.6%
Ireland	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
France	5.3%	0.3%	5.0%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	4.5%	0.6%	3.9%
Portugal	3.6%	0.5%	3.1%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Turkey	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	3.4%	13.5%	-10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	51.3%	37.2%	14.1%
Christian	26.3%	46.2%	-19.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Muslim	9.2%	6.5%	2.7%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Grafton Yard Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Grafton Yard was 304.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 105.3% higher than the Gospel Oak average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Grafton Yard has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Gospel Oak and the 138th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 142.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -44.6%.

🔎 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. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,200

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in NW5 2NF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 2/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 5/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Grafton Yard are based on 48 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 Grafton Yard, London, NW5 2NF

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW5 2NF

Average Price
£696,983

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£696,983

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Grafton Yard

Average Price
£646,223

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£646,223

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Grafton YardStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 4 Grafton Yard, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£530,000	2025-05-23	£481,672
Flat 20 4 Grafton Yard, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£665,000	2022-04-05	£594,128
Flat 19 4 Grafton Yard, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£625,000	2021-10-22	£580,959
Flat 22 4 Grafton Yard, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£720,000	2020-06-09	£657,009
Flat 15 4 Grafton Yard, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£750,000	2019-09-24	£670,070

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW5 2NF

Employment

NW5 2NF area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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 2NF 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	135
Self-Employed	47
Student (economically inactive)	27
Retired	25
Part-Time Employee	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Other	10
Looking after home or family	10

Employment Industry

Information and communication	41
Professional, scientific and technical activities	39
Financial and insurance activities	30
Education	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	17
Other	14
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Construction	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Real estate activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
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	478 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	1,863 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	2,062 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,062 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,205 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	286 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School Islip Street , NW5 2TU	4out of 4	384 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	460 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hawley Primary School Hawley Road , NW1 8RP	3out of 4	535 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rhyl Community Primary School Rhyl Street , NW5 3HB	4out of 4	663 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	338 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	3out of 4	557 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill , Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ	3out of 4	897 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lift Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	- not rated	1,209 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	3out of 4	1,209 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	1,496 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	2,095 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,000 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,004 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,406 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	2,422 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	3,748 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	379 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
CCfL Key Stage 3 PRU Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	- not rated	491 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harmood School Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	491 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Cavendish School 31 Inverness Street , NW1 7HB	- not rated	1,000 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
La Petite Ecole Bilingue 22 Vicar's Road , NW5 4NL	- not rated	1,055 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
Nando's Chickenland Limited	227 Kentish Town Road	80 yd
Town Cafe and Snack Bar	140 Kentish Town Road	103 yd
Zambrero	198 Kentish Town Road	123 yd
Pizza and Chicken Zone/ Malics Peri Peri	171 Kentish Town Road	127 yd
Pedro's Cafe	165 Kentish Town Road	144 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Abbey Tavern	124 Kentish Town Road	102 yd
The Lion and Unicorn	42-44 Gaisford Street	259 yd
The Lady Hamilton	289-291 Kentish Town Road	262 yd
The Oxford	256 Kentish Town Road	346 yd
Callum Smith Catering Ltd	Tapping The Admiral, 77 Castle Road	387 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
MMM Peri Peri	211a Kentish Town Road	37 yd
CALIENDO'S GELATO	182 Kentish Town Road	76 yd
Domino's Pizza	194 Kentish Town Road	108 yd
YUMI BUBBLE TEA/ASIAN NOODLE BAR	235 Kentish Town Road	124 yd
AARROWMEAD	171 Kentish Town Road	127 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	32 yd
Tesco Express	199-203 Kentish Town Road	91 yd
Iceland	301-305 Kentish Town Road	311 yd
Sainsburys	Sainsburys, 329-333 Kentish Town Road	404 yd
Co-operative Group Food Ltd	9 Fortess Road	652 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	184 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	410 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	506 yd
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	551 yd
Camden School For Girls SANDALL ROAD		556 yd
Cantelowes Gardens Sports Pitch 14A 14A OSENEY CRESCENT	artificial grass pitch	634 yd
Our Lady Help Of Christians LADY MARGARET ROAD		644 yd
Energie Fitness (Kentish Town) 39-51 39-51 HIGHGATE ROAD	health and fitness suite	787 yd
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	829 yd
St Pauls Church Hall ST PAULS HALL ST PAULS HALL CAMDEN SQUARE		851 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	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	322.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	150 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	314.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW5 2NF