Canfield Gardens, London, NW6 3LA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW6 3LA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.6%	49.6%	-5.0%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	45.4%	50.4%	5.0%	49.0%	1.4%

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 NW6 3LA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.9% 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	53.4%	51.9%	-1.5%	37.9%	14.0%
Married: Opposite sex	31.4%	31%	-0.4%	44.2%	-13.2%
Separated	4.4%	1.9%	-2.5%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	7.8%	13.4%	5.6%	9.1%	4.3%
Widowed	2.9%	1.9%	-1.0%	6.1%	-4.2%

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	56.7%	60.3%	3.6%	48.4%	11.9%
Good health	27.7%	20.6%	-7.1%	33.6%	-13.0%
Fair health	9.7%	13.1%	3.4%	12.7%	0.4%
Bad health	5.5%	6%	0.5%	4.0%	2.0%
Very bad health	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around NW6 3LA this area, 8.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 68.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.9%	8.3%	3.4%	18.2%	-9.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.3%	4.6%	-3.7%	9.6%	-5.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	8.8%	-2.0%	13.4%	-4.6%
Apprenticeship	2%	0%	-2.0%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	7.4%	-2.4%	16.9%	-9.5%
Degree or Similar	54.4%	68.1%	13.7%	33.8%	34.3%
Other	9.8%	2.8%	-7.0%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 76% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.1%	4.3%	2.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Chinese	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	2.5%	2%	-0.5%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	1.7%	2%	0.3%	2.5%	-0.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	2.4%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	81.5%	76%	-5.5%	81.4%	-5.4%
Arab	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	2.9%	5.9%	3.0%	1.6%	4.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.6% 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	61.8%	60.6%	-1.2%	83.2%	-22.6%
European Union	6.7%	11.4%	4.7%	6.1%	5.3%
Rest of Europe	8.4%	9.4%	1.0%	0.8%	8.6%
Africa	3.4%	4.3%	0.9%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	8.4%	9.1%	0.7%	5.6%	3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.5%	3.1%	-2.4%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	5%	2%	-3.0%	0.3%	1.7%
British Overseas	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.7%	60.6%	3.9%	83.2%	-22.6%
10+ Years	5.9%	25.2%	19.3%	9.8%	15.4%
5-10 Years	6.7%	6.3%	-0.4%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	8.8%	6.7%	-2.1%	2.2%	4.5%
Less than 2 years	21.8%	1.2%	-20.6%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.9%	76.7%	-0.8%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	4%	0.3%	3.7%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	4%	1.5%	2.5%
Turkey	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Other Europe	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
No passport held	1.6%	13.5%	-11.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.5%	37.2%	4.3%
Christian	30%	46.2%	-16.2%
Buddhist	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Jewish	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Muslim	13.4%	6.5%	6.9%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	9.1%	6.0%	3.1%

Safety

Is Canfield Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Canfield Gardens was 176.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 50.5% higher than the South Hampstead average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Canfield Gardens has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in South Hampstead and the 237th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 8.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£88,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in NW6 3LA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (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 Canfield Gardens are based on 563 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 Canfield Gardens, London, NW6 3LA

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW6 3LA

Average Price
£1,307,226

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£2,616,223

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£652,727

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Canfield Gardens

Average Price
£1,147,456

Semi-Detached
£3,714,451

Terraced
£2,920,526

Detached
£6,199,766

Flats/Maisonettes
£923,831

Other
£555,110

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Canfield GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20D Canfield Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£925,000	2016-03-24	£886,961
20D Canfield Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£730,000	2012-07-13	£995,549
20D Canfield Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£560,000	2011-02-18	£843,087
20B Canfield Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2010-09-13	£371,118
28 Canfield Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£840,000	2003-08-21	£2,553,808

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW6 3LA

Employment

NW6 3LA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% 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	88
Self-Employed	31
Retired	28
Unemployed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Part-Time Employee	13
Student (economically inactive)	11
Looking after home or family	10
Other	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	23
Education	18
Financial and insurance activities	15
Human health and social work activities	13
Information and communication	12
Other	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Real estate activities	4
Construction	4
Transport and storage	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Manufacturing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	1,901 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	2,450 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mary Paterson Nursery School 13 Riverton Close , Off Ashmore Road W9 3DS	4out of 4	2,543 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	2,844 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Green School and Services 161 College Road , NW10 3PH	4out of 4	3,441 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 CofE Primary School, NW3 Trinity Walk , Maresfield Gardens NW3 5SQ	3out of 4	498 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Eugene de Mazenod Roman Catholic Primary School Mazenod Avenue , NW6 4LS	4out of 4	925 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Kilburn Church of England Primary School Quex Road , Kilburn NW6 4PG	3out of 4	953 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsgate Primary School Kingsgate Road , NW6 4LB	4out of 4	986 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Eliot Primary School Marlborough Hill , St John's Wood NW8 0NH	2out of 4	1,034 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The UCL Academy Adelaide Road , NW3 3AQ	3out of 4	1,082 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy St John's Wood Marlborough Hill , NW8 0NL	1out of 4	1,149 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School Oxford Road , NW6 5SN	4out of 4	1,540 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	4out of 4	1,590 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hampstead School Westbere Road , Hampstead NW2 3RT	3out of 4	2,083 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,063 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY	- not rated	3,784 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,884 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,209 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	4,736 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Broadhurst School 19 Greencroft Gardens , NW6 3LP	- not rated	290 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Pre-Prep School 8 Netherhall Gardens , NW3 5RR	- not rated	491 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Hampstead High School 3 Maresfield Gardens , London NW3 5SS	- not rated	549 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Southbank International School Hampstead 16 Netherhall Gardens , NW3 5TH	- not rated	587 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Central School of Speech and Drama 64 Eton Avenue , Swiss Cottage NW3 3HY	- not rated	801 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Loft Coffee Company Ltd	4 Canfield Gardens	240 yd
Pho Ta	2 Canfield Gardens	259 yd
Spice deli	11 Goldhurst Terrace	264 yd
Garden Cafe & Restaurant	3 Goldhurst Terrace	268 yd
Pret a Manger	219 Finchley Road	284 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
North Star	104 Finchley Road	365 yd
Green Village Deli	57 Belsize Road	535 yd
The Gallery	190 Broadhurst Gardens	572 yd
Railway	100 West End Lane	594 yd
Acol Bridge Club	86 West End Lane	613 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Your Mum's Kitchen	17 Goldhurst Terrace	256 yd
Subway	233 Finchley Road	303 yd
SUSHI Gourmet	SUSHI Gourmet, Sainsbury O2 Centre, 255 Finchley Road	323 yd
Tapori Curry Bar	Kiosk And Premises At Trader Stall Number 2 Level 1, The O2 Centre, 255 Finchley Road	323 yd
My Tortellini	The O2 Centre, 255 Finchley Road	323 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waitrose and Partners	199 Finchley Road	266 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	177 Finchley Road	307 yd
J Sainsburys Plc	Unit 1a, The O2 Centre, 255 Finchley Road	323 yd
ALDI STORES LTD	255 Finchley Road	323 yd
FAIR SUPERMARKET	93 Fairfax Road	473 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Virgin Active Club (Swiss Cottage) O2 CENTRE O2 CENTRE FINCHLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	317 yd
South Hampstead High School 1-3 1-3 MARESFIELD GARDENS	health and fitness suite	437 yd
St James Church Community Arts Venue SHERRIFF ROAD		677 yd
Jack Taylor School (Closed) Ainsworth Way		686 yd
Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club And Hampstead Cricket Club ALVANLEY GARDENS	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	803 yd
Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre ADELAIDE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	871 yd
Trevor Roberts School ETON AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	940 yd
Ucl Academy ADELAIDE ROAD		948 yd
Mazenod Community Centre MAZENOD AVENUE		982 yd
Ucs Active FROGNAL	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	987 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	87.1 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	13.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW6 3LA