Prince Of Wales Road, London, NW5 3LH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW5 3LH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.6%	51.4%	-1.2%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	47.4%	48.6%	1.2%	49.0%	-0.4%

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 3LH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.8% 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	61.3%	56.8%	-4.5%	37.9%	18.9%
Married: Opposite sex	22.9%	30.9%	8.0%	44.2%	-13.3%
Married: Same sex	2.7%	0%	-2.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.4%	1.8%	-0.6%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	8.1%	8.2%	0.1%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	2.7%	2.3%	-0.4%	6.1%	-3.8%

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 (85.3%) 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	56.2%	57.4%	1.2%	48.4%	9.0%
Good health	29.1%	27.9%	-1.2%	33.6%	-5.7%
Fair health	10.2%	8.1%	-2.1%	12.7%	-4.6%
Bad health	3%	4.3%	1.3%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	1.5%	2.3%	0.8%	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 64.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.8%	11.7%	0.9%	18.2%	-6.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.7%	4.1%	0.4%	9.6%	-5.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.1%	8.6%	-0.5%	13.4%	-4.8%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	3.2%	2.5%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	8.1%	0.7%	16.9%	-8.8%
Degree or Similar	62.3%	64.4%	2.1%	33.8%	30.6%
Other	6.1%	0%	-6.1%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 77% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.8%	3.4%	1.6%	3.1%	0.3%
Other Asian	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	3.3%	5.4%	2.1%	2.5%	2.9%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	2.4%	2.3%	-0.1%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2.4%	1.1%	-1.3%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	3%	2.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.9%
White	82%	77%	-5.0%	81.4%	-4.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0.6%	3.1%	2.5%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.6% 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	70%	57.6%	-12.4%	83.2%	-25.6%
European Union	9%	21.8%	12.8%	6.1%	15.7%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	5.4%	5.1%	-0.3%	2.7%	2.4%
Middle East and Asia	6.3%	3.5%	-2.8%	5.6%	-2.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.1%	9.3%	4.2%	1.3%	8.0%
Oceania	3%	2.3%	-0.7%	0.3%	2.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.2%	57.4%	-10.8%	83.2%	-25.8%
10+ Years	6.3%	18.2%	11.9%	9.8%	8.4%
5-10 Years	5.1%	5.4%	0.3%	2.9%	2.5%
2-5 Years	5.1%	12%	6.9%	2.2%	9.8%
Less than 2 years	15.3%	7%	-8.3%	1.9%	5.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.5%	76.7%	-10.2%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	9.1%	0.3%	8.8%
Germany	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.7%	37.2%	9.5%
Christian	33.9%	46.2%	-12.3%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Muslim	3.9%	6.5%	-2.6%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Prince Of Wales Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Prince Of Wales Road was 215.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 50.4% higher than the Gospel Oak average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Prince Of Wales Road has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak and the 198th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 40.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 93.4%.

🔎 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 3LH, 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 Prince Of Wales Road are based on 540 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 Prince Of Wales Road, London, NW5 3LH

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW5 3LH

Average Price
£667,575

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,288,091

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£668,460

Other
£36,432

Estimated Average Property Prices for Prince Of Wales Road

Average Price
£709,059

Semi-Detached
£2,176,657

Terraced
£1,118,469

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£659,131

Other
£1,592,812

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Prince Of Wales Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 25 Prince Of Wales Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£460,000	2019-12-10	£436,733
19 Prince Of Wales Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£35,000	2018-09-25	£33,090
27 Prince Of Wales Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£865,000	2018-08-10	£806,796
19 Prince Of Wales Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£20,000	2017-10-02	£18,444
First Floor Flat 27 Prince Of Wales Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£530,000	2016-04-26	£487,773

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW5 3LH

Employment

NW5 3LH area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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 3LH 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	82
Self-Employed	28
Retired	26
Part-Time Employee	21
Student (economically inactive)	19
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Looking after home or family	7
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	61
Information and communication	34
Human health and social work activities	19
Education	19
Other	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Construction	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	2,319 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,110 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,238 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,412 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,433 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Hartland Road , NW1 8DE	4out of 4	347 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rhyl Community Primary School Rhyl Street , NW5 3HB	3out of 4	347 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Holmes Road , NW5 3AH	3out of 4	371 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hawley Primary School Hawley Road , NW1 8RP	3out of 4	582 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School Islip Street , NW5 2TU	4out of 4	617 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill , Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ	3out of 4	595 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	4out of 4	873 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	1,337 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Parliament Hill School Highgate Road , NW5 1RL	3out of 4	1,419 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , N7 0JG	2out of 4	1,468 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 , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,617 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,196 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,666 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,723 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,798 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	2,744 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,576 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	256 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
CCfL Key Stage 3 PRU Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	327 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Camden Centre for Learning (CCfL) Special School Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	327 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
La Petite Ecole Bilingue 22 Vicar's Road , NW5 4NL	- not rated	826 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elfrida Rathbone Camden - Leighton College 7 Dowdney Close , NW5 2BP	- not rated	905 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable		More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Map Music Ltd	46 Grafton Road	160 yd
Pizza and Chicken Zone/ Malics Peri Peri	171 Kentish Town Road	199 yd
Pedro's Cafe	165 Kentish Town Road	206 yd
The Fields Beneath	52a Prince Of Wales Road	207 yd
Mario's Cafe	6 Kelly Street	208 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tapping the Admiral	Tavern In The Town Public House, 77 Castle Road	190 yd
Callum Smith Catering Ltd	Tapping The Admiral, 77 Castle Road	190 yd
Abbey Tavern	124 Kentish Town Road	228 yd
The Lady Hamilton	289-291 Kentish Town Road	407 yd
The Lion and Unicorn	42-44 Gaisford Street	468 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kakki Katsu	123 Castlehaven Road	32 yd
AARROWMEAD	171 Kentish Town Road	199 yd
Los Pollos	159a Kentish Town Road	228 yd
MMM Peri Peri	211a Kentish Town Road	234 yd
CALIFORNIA PIZZA/NEW MILANO PIZZA AND GOURMET BURGER	128 Kentish Town Road	242 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	184 yd
Tesco Express	199-203 Kentish Town Road	293 yd
Iceland	301-305 Kentish Town Road	444 yd
Sainsburys	Sainsburys, 329-333 Kentish Town Road	531 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarket Ltd	76-77 Chalk Farm Road	614 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	79 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	240 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	321 yd
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	445 yd
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	621 yd
Kajima Community At Haverstock School Haverstock Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	668 yd
Queens Crescent Gym ASHDOWN CRESCENT	health and fitness suite	728 yd
Camden School For Girls SANDALL ROAD		746 yd
Our Lady Help Of Christians LADY MARGARET ROAD		813 yd
Cantelowes Gardens Sports Pitch 14A 14A OSENEY CRESCENT	artificial grass pitch	839 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	87.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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