Sylvan Avenue, London, NW7 2JT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW7 2JT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.2%	50.6%	-2.6%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	46.8%	49.4%	2.6%	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 vicinity of NW7 2JT there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 54.3% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37.2%	33.2%	-4.0%	37.9%	-4.7%
Married: Opposite sex	43.1%	54.3%	11.2%	44.2%	10.1%
Separated	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	9.3%	5.6%	-3.7%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	8.2%	4.8%	-3.4%	6.1%	-1.3%

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	48%	47.4%	-0.6%	48.4%	-1.0%
Good health	31.7%	31.1%	-0.6%	33.6%	-2.5%
Fair health	13%	11.3%	-1.7%	12.7%	-1.4%
Bad health	5.7%	5%	-0.7%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1.5%	5.2%	3.7%	1.2%	4.0%

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 44.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13%	21.3%	8.3%	18.2%	3.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	5.6%	-4.1%	9.6%	-4.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	10.6%	-0.2%	13.4%	-2.8%
Apprenticeship	0%	5.3%	5.3%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	9.3%	-2.2%	16.9%	-7.6%
Degree or Similar	45.4%	44.7%	-0.7%	33.8%	10.9%
Other	9.7%	3.2%	-6.5%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.2% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.8%	2.7%	0.9%	0.7%	2.0%
Indian	3.9%	4.3%	0.4%	3.1%	1.2%
Pakistani	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	1.8%	4.9%	3.1%	1.6%	3.3%
Black African	10.3%	7%	-3.3%	2.5%	4.5%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	2%	0.5%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	9.6%	8.7%	0.4%	9.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	1.2%	2.9%	1.7%	0.8%	2.1%
White	70.4%	55.2%	-15.2%	81.4%	-26.2%
Arab	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Other	3.9%	5.2%	1.3%	1.6%	3.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.5% 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	66.5%	55.5%	-11.0%	83.2%	-27.7%
European Union	11.5%	11.4%	-0.1%	6.1%	5.3%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	2.7%	2.4%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	7.9%	16.1%	8.2%	2.7%	13.4%
Middle East and Asia	11.8%	13.6%	1.8%	5.6%	8.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.7%	-1.1%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64%	55.3%	-8.7%	83.2%	-27.9%
10+ Years	1.5%	32.9%	31.4%	9.8%	23.1%
5-10 Years	5.1%	5.2%	0.1%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	5.4%	4.1%	-1.3%	2.2%	1.9%
Less than 2 years	23.9%	2.5%	-21.4%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.6%	76.7%	-4.1%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	6.2%	0.5%	5.7%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.9%	37.2%	-21.3%
Christian	51%	46.2%	4.8%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Jewish	17.3%	0.5%	16.8%
Muslim	9.1%	6.5%	2.6%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	3.2%	6.0%	-2.8%

Safety

Is Sylvan Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sylvan Avenue was 31.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 60.6% lower than the Mill Hill average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Sylvan Avenue has the 12th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Mill Hill and the 200th lowest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -58.5%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 94% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£65,200

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in NW7 2JT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Sylvan Avenue are based on 302 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Barnet.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Sylvan Avenue, London, NW7 2JT

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW7 2JT

Average Price
£301,919

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£301,919

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sylvan Avenue

Average Price
£585,395

Semi-Detached
£864,352

Terraced
£733,441

Detached
£1,221,753

Flats/Maisonettes
£405,002

Other
£909,238

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sylvan AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 Damon House Sylvan Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2021-09-09	£271,295
Flat 4 Damon House Sylvan Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2019-07-19	£281,125
Flat 6 Damon House Sylvan Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£305,000	2019-07-01	£317,567
Flat 1 Damon House Sylvan Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2017-05-26	£216,658
Flat 6 Damon House Sylvan Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2014-01-24	£352,956

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW7 2JT

Employment

NW7 2JT area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	112
Retired	69
Part-Time Employee	55
Self-Employed	38
Long-Term Sick or disabled	33
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	19
Unemployed	12
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	28
Administrative and support service activities	18
Information and communication	15
Education	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Other	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Construction	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	5
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moss Hall Nursery School 189 Nether Street , Finchley N3 1NR	4out of 4	4,738 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mathilda Marks-Kennedy Jewish Primary School 68 Hale Lane , Mill Hill NW7 3RT	4out of 4	520 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodcroft Primary School Goldbeaters Grove , HA8 0QF	3out of 4	617 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Orion Primary School Grahame Park Way , NW7 2AL	4out of 4	636 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Annunciation RC Junior School The Meads , Burnt Oak HA8 9HQ	3out of 4	688 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School 20 Daws Lane , NW7 4SL	3out of 4	786 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Copthall School Pursley Road , Mill Hill NW7 2EP	3out of 4	1,368 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Saracens High School Lanacre Avenue , Colindale NW9 5FN	- not rated	1,552 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St James' Catholic High School Great Strand , Colindale NW9 5PE	3out of 4	1,630 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hasmonean High School for Girls 2 - 4 Page Street , Mill Hill NW7 2EU	- not rated	1,655 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Mill Hill County High School Worcester Crescent , Mill Hill NW7 4LL	3out of 4	1,989 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stanmore College Elm Park , HA7 4BQ	- not rated	4,634 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's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	3out of 4	3,168 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London Academy Spur Road , HA8 8DE	3out of 4	3,178 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Martin's School 22 Goodwyn Avenue , Mill Hill NW7 3RG	- not rated	350 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goodwyn School Hammers Lane , Mill Hill NW7 4DB	- not rated	1,072 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Menorah Grammar School Abbots Road , HA8 0QS	- not rated	1,281 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Mill Hill School Foundation The Ridgeway , Mill Hill Village NW7 1QS	- not rated	1,580 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ellern Mede School Limited Holcombe Hill , Ridgeway NW7 4HX	- not rated	1,637 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Har's Coffee	Mill Hill Broadway Railway Station, Station Road, London	133 yd
Numa	8 The Broadway, London	174 yd
Mani & Nick's	20 The Broadway, London	181 yd
Mill Hill Tandoori	2 The Broadway, London	181 yd
Cafe Broadway	26A The Broadway	191 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bridge Tavern	9 The Broadway, London	213 yd
Mill Hill Services Club	Mill Hill Services Club Ltd, 11 Hartley Avenue, London	428 yd
Railway Tavern	Railway Tavern, 129 Hale Lane, London	964 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cobans Grill	7 Station Road, London	133 yd
Shake Tastic	1 Hale Lane, London	273 yd
Gourmet Grill	113 The Broadway, London	398 yd
Pizza Hut	111 The Broadway, London	398 yd
Domino's Pizza	127 The Broadway, London	459 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	3 The Broadway, London	213 yd
Iceland	43 The Broadway, London	245 yd
Tesco Express	59 The Broadway, London	245 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Anytime Fitness (London Mill Hill) TITAN COURT TITAN COURT FLOWER LANE	health and fitness suite	381 yd
Orion Primary School GRAHAME PARK WAY	grass pitches	530 yd
Mill Hill Sports Club (Closed) Grahame Park Way	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	594 yd
Mill Hill Park Daws Lane	grass pitches, tennis courts	776 yd
The Annunciation Rc Junior School THE MEADS	grass pitches	807 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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%

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

Overview of NW7 2JT