Queens Crescent, London, NW5 4EF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW5 4EF, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.9% 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	51.6%	55.9%	4.3%	51.0%	4.9%
Male	48.4%	44.1%	-4.3%	49.0%	-4.9%

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 4EF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.5% 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	48%	55.5%	7.5%	37.9%	17.6%
Married: Opposite sex	34.2%	28.4%	-5.8%	44.2%	-15.8%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	4.4%	2.1%	-2.3%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	6.3%	9.5%	3.2%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	6%	4%	-2.0%	6.1%	-2.1%

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	41.3%	52.5%	11.2%	48.4%	4.1%
Good health	36.4%	26.6%	-9.8%	33.6%	-7.0%
Fair health	12.5%	14.3%	1.8%	12.7%	1.6%
Bad health	6.6%	4.8%	-1.8%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	3.2%	1.7%	-1.5%	1.2%	0.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.7%	17.9%	-7.8%	18.2%	-0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15%	6.5%	-8.5%	9.6%	-3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.7%	12.7%	3.0%	13.4%	-0.7%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	3.1%	0.6%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.8%	18.5%	4.7%	16.9%	1.6%
Degree or Similar	28.5%	39.5%	11.0%	33.8%	5.7%
Other	4.7%	1.9%	-2.8%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.3% 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	11.2%	17.6%	6.4%	1.1%	16.5%
Chinese	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.7%	2.4%	0.7%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	10.5%	16.2%	5.7%	2.5%	13.7%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	5.4%	2.9%	-2.5%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	64.1%	48.3%	-15.8%	81.4%	-33.1%
Arab	1%	1.2%	0.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	1.7%	5.6%	3.9%	1.6%	4.0%

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	72.4%	68.8%	-3.6%	83.2%	-14.4%
European Union	4.4%	9%	4.6%	6.1%	2.9%
Rest of Europe	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	7.6%	7%	-0.6%	2.7%	4.3%
Middle East and Asia	10%	10.2%	0.2%	5.6%	4.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	3.1%	0.7%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.4%	68.6%	-0.8%	83.2%	-14.6%
10+ Years	2.7%	23.9%	21.2%	9.8%	14.1%
5-10 Years	1.5%	2.2%	0.7%	2.9%	-0.7%
2-5 Years	5.6%	3.4%	-2.2%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	20.8%	1.9%	-18.9%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.4%	76.7%	4.7%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.1%	37.2%	-13.1%
Christian	35.8%	46.2%	-10.4%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Jewish	3.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Muslim	28.7%	6.5%	22.2%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Queens Crescent Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Queens Crescent was 125.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 75.4% lower than the Camden Town average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Queens Crescent has the 35th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Camden Town and the 230th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 37.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.8%.

🔎 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. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,500

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in NW5 4EF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 Queens Crescent are based on 292 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 Queens Crescent, London, NW5 4EF

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW5 4EF

Average Price
£664,668

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£664,668

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Queens Crescent

Average Price
£597,685

Semi-Detached
£1,560,415

Terraced
£1,331,279

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£467,373

Other
£595,198

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Queens CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 16 Lenham Queens Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£750,000	2022-07-11	£682,302
Flat 13 Lenham Queens Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£617,500	2016-09-30	£602,063
Flat 16 Lenham Queens Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£625,000	2016-03-11	£562,312
Flat 9 Lenham Queens Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£585,000	2015-07-16	£566,679
Flat 10 Lenham Queens Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£545,000	2015-03-31	£553,015

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW5 4EF

Employment

NW5 4EF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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 4EF 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	102
Self-Employed	39
Retired	37
Student (economically inactive)	34
Part-Time Employee	32
Looking after home or family	25
Other	19
Unemployed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Education	21
Human health and social work activities	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Information and communication	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Other	10
Transport and storage	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Construction	5
Manufacturing	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	412 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	2,343 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	2,829 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	2,945 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,620 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	4out of 4	210 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carlton Primary School Grafton Road , NW5 4AX	- not rated	507 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Dominic's Catholic Primary School Southampton Road , NW5 4JS	- not rated	579 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	716 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Holmes Road , NW5 3AH	- not rated	813 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	345 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Richard of Chichester School Royal College Street , NW1 9LY	- not rated	1,072 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parliament Hill School Highgate Road , NW5 1RL	4out of 4	1,339 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
William Ellis School Highgate Road , NW5 1RN	- not rated	1,355 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	3out of 4	1,426 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	1,999 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	2,811 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,587 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,631 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,635 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	4out of 4	3,290 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	3,423 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Village School 2 Parkhill Road , Belsize Park NW3 2YN	- not rated	392 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
La Petite Ecole Bilingue 22 Vicar's Road , NW5 4NL	- not rated	559 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 87 Holmes Road , NW5 3AX	- not rated	606 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
CCfL Key Stage 3 PRU Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	- not rated	648 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harmood School Harmood Street , Camden NW1 8DP	3out of 4	648 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
GRACE HOUSE	2 Herbert Street	168 yd
The Zabludowicz Art Projects	176 Prince of Wales Road	203 yd
La Parisienne Cafe	110 Malden Road	211 yd
ALL SEASONS RESTAURANT	20 Malden Road	240 yd
Spring Taste	16 Malden Road	249 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sir Robert Peel	108 Malden Road	188 yd
The Fiddlers Elbow	1 Malden Road	257 yd
The Blue Sea Fish Bar	143 Queen's Crescent	267 yd
HAVERSTOCK TAVERN	94 Haverstock Hill	337 yd
The Gipsy Queen	166 Malden Road	399 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
YEFET	Unit 4 Burmarsh Workshops, 71 Marsden Street	100 yd
AMERICAN PIZZA	15 Malden Road	205 yd
LA Foods Market	62-66 Queen's Crescent	221 yd
Less Wages	Queen's Crescent Market, Queen's Crescent	231 yd
Taste of Jamaca	Pitch 27, Queen's Crescent Market, Queen's Crescent	231 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Supermarket Ltd	76-77 Chalk Farm Road	528 yd
Tesco Express	44-46 England's Lane	729 yd
Lidl U.K. Gmbh	217-223 Kentish Town Road	852 yd
Tesco Express	199-203 Kentish Town Road	929 yd
Iceland	301-305 Kentish Town Road	936 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Queens Crescent Gym ASHDOWN CRESCENT	health and fitness suite	308 yd
Kajima Community At Haverstock School Haverstock Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	325 yd
Talacre Community Sports Centre DALBY STREET	artificial grass pitch	463 yd
The Fitness Mosaic 81-84 81-84 CHALK FARM ROAD	health and fitness suite	476 yd
Fountain Mews Haverstock Hill	artificial grass pitch	489 yd
Camden Centre For Learning CHALCOT SCHOOL CHALCOT SCHOOL HARMOOD STREET	artificial grass pitch	633 yd
Kentish Town Sports Centre GRAFTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	688 yd
Springhealth Leisure Club (Hampstead) (Closed) Belsize Park Gardens	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	875 yd
Globe Lawn Tennis Club 190A 190A HAVERSTOCK HILL	tennis courts	878 yd
Castlehaven Campus Pitches CASTLEHAVEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	238.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	130.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW5 4EF