Cambridge Road, London, NW6 5AJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW6 5AJ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.4% 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	53.3%	54.4%	1.1%	51.0%	3.4%
Male	46.7%	45.6%	-1.1%	49.0%	-3.4%

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 5AJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.7% 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	47.3%	52.7%	5.4%	37.9%	14.8%
Married: Opposite sex	33.6%	33.3%	-0.3%	44.2%	-10.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	5.8%	4.8%	-1.0%	2.2%	2.6%
Divorced	7.1%	6.3%	-0.8%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	6.2%	2.4%	-3.8%	6.1%	-3.7%

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	44%	47.5%	3.5%	48.4%	-0.9%
Good health	35.7%	33.4%	-2.3%	33.6%	-0.2%
Fair health	12.3%	13.7%	1.4%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	5.3%	3%	-2.3%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	2.7%	2.3%	-0.4%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.8%	21.5%	0.7%	18.2%	3.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	11.5%	-0.4%	9.6%	1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.7%	11.5%	-6.2%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	2.9%	0.7%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	11.5%	-0.4%	16.9%	-5.4%
Degree or Similar	25.2%	36.4%	11.2%	33.8%	2.6%
Other	10.2%	4.8%	-5.4%	2.8%	2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 14.8% 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)
Chinese	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.7%	4.4%	2.7%	3.1%	1.3%
Pakistani	3%	2%	-1.0%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	9.7%	16.2%	6.5%	1.6%	14.6%
Black African	15%	22.2%	7.2%	2.5%	19.7%
Black Caribbean	11.7%	9.1%	-2.6%	1.0%	8.1%
Other Black	7%	4.7%	-2.3%	0.5%	4.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	2%	0.7%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	1.3%	3.4%	2.1%	0.8%	2.6%
White	35.3%	14.8%	-20.5%	81.4%	-66.6%
Arab	7.3%	14.5%	7.2%	0.6%	13.9%
Other	4%	5.4%	1.4%	1.6%	3.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.5% 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	56%	56.5%	0.5%	83.2%	-26.7%
European Union	7%	4.7%	-2.3%	6.1%	-1.4%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	15%	14.7%	-0.3%	2.7%	12.0%
Middle East and Asia	15%	18.4%	3.4%	5.6%	12.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	3.7%	-2.0%	1.3%	2.4%
Oceania	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53%	56.5%	3.5%	83.2%	-26.7%
10+ Years	2.3%	34.1%	31.8%	9.8%	24.3%
5-10 Years	5%	8%	3.0%	2.9%	5.1%
2-5 Years	4%	1%	-3.0%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	35.7%	0.3%	-35.4%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.1%	76.7%	1.4%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Portugal	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Other Europe	2%	0.2%	1.8%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Middle East	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10%	37.2%	-27.2%
Christian	31.4%	46.2%	-14.8%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	51.5%	6.5%	45.0%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Cambridge Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cambridge Road was 199.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.5% lower than the Kilburn average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cambridge Road has the 19th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Kilburn and the 155th highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 68.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 28.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,500

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in NW6 5AJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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) - 10/10 (very 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) - 10/10 (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 Cambridge Road are based on 1145 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Brent.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Cambridge Road, London, NW6 5AJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW6 5AJ

Average Price
£378,573

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£378,573

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cambridge Road

Average Price
£717,224

Semi-Detached
£1,414,353

Terraced
£1,103,540

Detached
£2,043,813

Flats/Maisonettes
£455,360

Other
£563,714

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cambridge Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 11 Exeter Court Cambridge Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£482,375	2018-12-07	£477,771
Flat 30 Exeter Court Cambridge Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£120,000	2003-01-10	£256,476
Flat 28 Exeter Court Cambridge Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£128,000	2002-07-22	£302,663
Flat 28 Exeter Court Cambridge Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£100,000	2000-11-03	£306,230
Flat 11 Exeter Court Cambridge Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£42,500	1998-01-19	£207,827

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW6 5AJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NW6 5AJ 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	67
Student (economically inactive)	37
Looking after home or family	27
Part-Time Employee	23
Self-Employed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	9
Retired	8
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	15
Education	11
Transport and storage	9
Other	9
Information and communication	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Real estate activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Construction	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	268 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	3out of 4	693 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	768 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	- not rated	1,700 yd	Local authority nursery school	-	Mixed	More About School
Golborne & Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , North Kensington W10 5TN	4out of 4	1,708 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School Kilburn Park Road , Kilburn NW6 5XA	- not rated	341 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's RC Junior School Canterbury Road , NW6 5ST	- not rated	355 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's RC Infant School Canterbury Road , Kilburn NW6 5ST	- not rated	355 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Kilburn Park School Foundation Malvern Road , NW6 5RG	3out of 4	382 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's RC Primary School Canterbury Road , NW6 5ST	- not rated	386 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
South Kilburn School Stafford Road , NW6 5RS	- not rated	201 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School Kilburn Park Road , NW6 5SN	3out of 4	276 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	- not rated	519 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	- not rated	519 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Paddington Academy 50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR	4out of 4	877 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	1,989 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	2,058 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The College of North West London Willesden Centre , Dudden Hill Lane NW10 2XD	- not rated	4,343 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	4,436 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	5,141 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 6RX	4out of 4	2,344 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran 100 Carlton Vale , NW6 5HE	- not rated	132 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Naima Jewish Preparatory School 21 Andover Place , NW6 5ED	- not rated	411 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Education Otherwise, City of Westminster Queen's Park Centre , Saltram Crescent W9 3HW	- not rated	473 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maida Vale School 18 Saltram Crescent , London W9 3HR	- not rated	473 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kilburn Polytechnic Priory Park Road , Kilburn NW6 7UJ	- not rated	947 yd	Miscellaneous	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
The Granville Cafe	Granville Centre, 140 Carlton Vale	133 yd
The Carlton Tavern	CARLTON TAVERN, CARLTON VALE	237 yd
Caterlink Ltd	ST AUGUSTINES C OF E SCHOOL, OXFORD ROAD	277 yd
Park Cafe	PADDINGTON RECREATION GROUND, CARLTON VALE	344 yd
OCS Ltd	CNWL NHS Offices, Argo House	391 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Prince of Wales PH	11 Cambridge Gardens, London	204 yd
Bannatyne Health Club	4 Greville Road	528 yd
The Old Bell	38 Kilburn High Road	603 yd
Bokor	77 Kilburn High Road, London	615 yd
The Juniper Brasserie & Bar	125 Kilburn High Road, London	775 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Big Coffee	27 Malvern Road, London	531 yd
SICHUAN GRAND	23 Malvern Road, London	532 yd
Costa Coffee	75 Kilburn High Road, London	582 yd
The Pizza Club	5 Kilburn Bridge, Kilburn High Road	585 yd
George Fish Bar	201 Shirland Road, London	588 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Food World	8A Cambridge Avenue, London	522 yd
Arada Mini Market	17 Malvern Road, London	532 yd
Tesco Express	34 Kilburn High Road	572 yd
Supersave (D & M Food & Wine)	3-4 Kilburn Bridge, Kilburn High Road	605 yd
Marks & Spencer	31 Salusbury Road, London	712 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Augustine'S Sports Centre OXFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	279 yd
Paddington Recreation Ground RANDOLPH AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	363 yd
Training House Gym (Closed) Lanark Road	health and fitness suite	502 yd
St George Rc School MAIDA VALE	artificial grass pitch	504 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Maida Vale) GREVILLE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	526 yd
Energie Fitness (Kilburn) 34A-36 34A-36 KILBURN HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	579 yd
Profiles For Women (Kilburn) (Closed) 50-52 50-52 Kilburn High Road	health and fitness suite	656 yd
Charteris Sports Centre (Closed) 24-30 24-30 Charteris Road	health and fitness suite	801 yd
Charteris Sports Centre 24-30 24-30 CHARTERIS ROAD		810 yd
Paddington Sports Club CASTELLAIN ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, tennis courts	830 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	130.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	72 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	150 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW6 5AJ