Prince Of Wales Road, London, NW5 3LJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW5 3LJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46%	51.6%	5.6%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	54%	48.4%	-5.6%	49.0%	-0.6%

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 3LJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.5% 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	58.9%	57.5%	-1.4%	37.9%	19.6%
Married: Opposite sex	20.9%	30.5%	9.6%	44.2%	-13.7%
Married: Same sex	5.9%	0%	-5.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	8.4%	7.5%	-0.9%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	4.7%	3.8%	-0.9%	6.1%	-2.3%

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	57.8%	59.1%	1.3%	48.4%	10.7%
Good health	26.6%	25.6%	-1.0%	33.6%	-8.0%
Fair health	9.4%	10%	0.6%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	4.6%	3.2%	-1.4%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	1.2%	0.9%

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 61.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.8%	12%	-0.8%	18.2%	-6.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.4%	2.1%	-2.3%	9.6%	-7.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.6%	6.2%	0.6%	13.4%	-7.2%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	2.4%	1.2%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	14.4%	4.7%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	59.8%	61.5%	1.7%	33.8%	27.7%
Other	6.5%	1.4%	-5.1%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.4%	6.3%	3.9%	1.1%	5.2%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	3.1%	-1.6%
Pakistani	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	3%	0.3%	-2.7%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	0.5%	3%	2.5%	2.5%	0.5%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	3%	0.8%	1.0%	2.0%
Other Black	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	3.2%	2.7%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	1.2%	-1.5%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	0.8%	1.6%
White	78.5%	75.1%	-3.4%	81.4%	-6.3%
Arab	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.3%	2.7%	2.4%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.8% 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	71%	72.8%	1.8%	83.2%	-10.4%
European Union	11.6%	11.8%	0.2%	6.1%	5.7%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	2.2%	2.7%	0.5%	2.7%	0.0%
Middle East and Asia	8.9%	5%	-3.9%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.8%	3.3%	-0.5%	1.3%	2.0%
Oceania	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.3%	1.5%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.3%	72.8%	4.5%	83.2%	-10.4%
10+ Years	5.9%	16.9%	11.0%	9.8%	7.1%
5-10 Years	5.4%	2.7%	-2.7%	2.9%	-0.2%
2-5 Years	6.7%	3.3%	-3.4%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	13.7%	4.4%	-9.3%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.6%	76.7%	5.9%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	3.5%	13.5%	-10.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.7%	37.2%	12.5%
Christian	24.1%	46.2%	-22.1%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Jewish	7.4%	0.5%	6.9%
Muslim	7.9%	6.5%	1.4%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Prince Of Wales Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Prince Of Wales Road was 179.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 25.0% higher than the Gospel Oak average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Prince Of Wales Road has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Gospel Oak and the 234th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 56.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 3.2%.

🔎 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 3LJ, 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 3LJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW5 3LJ

Average Price
£778,650

Semi-Detached
£2,270,498

Terraced
£745,390

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£632,791

Other
no sales

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 C 37 Prince Of Wales Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£715,000	2023-05-05	£653,362
Ground Floor Flat 41 Prince Of Wales Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£600,000	2022-07-15	£548,276
39C Prince Of Wales Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£675,000	2021-06-18	£691,301
First Floor Flat 41 Prince Of Wales Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£480,000	2020-09-25	£440,407
37A Prince Of Wales Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£730,000	2018-08-29	£680,880

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW5 3LJ

Employment

NW5 3LJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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 3LJ 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	103
Self-Employed	51
Student (economically inactive)	38
Retired	27
Part-Time Employee	23
Looking after home or family	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	12
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	41
Information and communication	39
Education	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	19
Other	15
Financial and insurance activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Construction	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
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	2,391 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	3,050 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,284 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,468 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,511 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rhyl Community Primary School Rhyl Street , NW5 3HB	3out of 4	263 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Hartland Road , NW1 8DE	4out of 4	353 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Holmes Road , NW5 3AH	3out of 4	447 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hawley Primary School Hawley Road , NW1 8RP	3out of 4	617 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kentish Town Church of England Primary School Islip Street , NW5 2TU	4out of 4	705 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	505 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	4out of 4	965 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	1,379 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
William Ellis School Highgate Road , NW5 1RN	3out of 4	1,471 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	1,651 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,247 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,702 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,733 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,818 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	3out of 4	2,839 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,519 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	297 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
CCfL Key Stage 3 PRU Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	314 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	314 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
La Petite Ecole Bilingue 22 Vicar's Road , NW5 4NL	- not rated	782 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Village School 2 Parkhill Road , Belsize Park NW3 2YN	- not rated	850 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Fields Beneath	52a Prince Of Wales Road	145 yd
Map Music Ltd	46 Grafton Road	183 yd
Camden Beer Hall	Units 55-56, Wilkin Street Mews	197 yd
Andy's Sandwiches	59 Grafton Road	270 yd
Pizza and Chicken Zone/ Malics Peri Peri	171 Kentish Town Road	287 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tapping the Admiral	Tavern In The Town Public House, 77 Castle Road	127 yd
Callum Smith Catering Ltd	Tapping The Admiral, 77 Castle Road	134 yd
Abbey Tavern	124 Kentish Town Road	321 yd
The Fiddlers Elbow	1 Malden Road	406 yd
Spiritual Bar	6 Ferdinand Street	445 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kakki Katsu	123 Castlehaven Road	125 yd
Zapp	3 Wilkin Street	249 yd
AARROWMEAD	171 Kentish Town Road	287 yd
Los Pollos	159a Kentish Town Road	310 yd
MMM Peri Peri	211a Kentish Town Road	326 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	279 yd
Tesco Express	199-203 Kentish Town Road	385 yd
Iceland	301-305 Kentish Town Road	512 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarket Ltd	76-77 Chalk Farm Road	531 yd
Sainsburys	Sainsburys, 329-333 Kentish Town Road	593 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	144 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	178 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	265 yd
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	440 yd
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	534 yd
Kajima Community At Haverstock School Haverstock Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	574 yd
Queens Crescent Gym ASHDOWN CRESCENT	health and fitness suite	665 yd
Camden School For Girls SANDALL ROAD		839 yd
Energie Fitness (Kentish Town) 39-51 39-51 HIGHGATE ROAD	health and fitness suite	872 yd
Our Lady Help Of Christians LADY MARGARET ROAD		886 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	142.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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