Wise Lane, London, NW7 2RJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW7 2RJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.1%	50.4%	-2.7%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	46.9%	49.6%	2.7%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43%	40.7%	-2.3%	37.9%	2.8%
Married: Opposite sex	43.3%	43.2%	-0.1%	44.2%	-1.0%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	5.7%	8.8%	3.1%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	5.7%	4.8%	-0.9%	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	46.6%	55%	8.4%	48.4%	6.6%
Good health	38.5%	27.9%	-10.6%	33.6%	-5.7%
Fair health	9.9%	12%	2.1%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	3.9%	3.7%	-0.2%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	1%	1.4%	0.4%	1.2%	0.2%

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.

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 44.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.1%	14.6%	-3.5%	18.2%	-3.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.1%	7.3%	-6.8%	9.6%	-2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.4%	10.9%	-0.5%	13.4%	-2.5%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	3.6%	2.3%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.7%	14.6%	3.9%	16.9%	-2.3%
Degree or Similar	32.2%	44.2%	12.0%	33.8%	10.4%
Other	12.1%	4.7%	-7.4%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.3% 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	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	4.2%	3.4%	-0.8%	0.7%	2.7%
Indian	8.9%	9.4%	0.5%	3.1%	6.3%
Pakistani	1.8%	1.7%	-0.1%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	8.6%	10%	1.4%	1.6%	8.4%
Black African	6.3%	7.4%	1.1%	2.5%	4.9%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	1.4%	-1.7%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	3.1%	2%	-1.1%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	0.4%	2.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.5%	4.9%	4.4%	0.8%	4.1%
White	54.5%	44.3%	-10.2%	81.4%	-37.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.5%	2.3%	1.8%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	1.8%	9.4%	7.6%	1.6%	7.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.2% 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	66.2%	64.2%	-2.0%	83.2%	-19.0%
European Union	5.8%	8.2%	2.4%	6.1%	2.1%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	2%	0.2%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	6.5%	5.9%	-0.6%	2.7%	3.2%
Middle East and Asia	17.5%	17.5%	0.0%	5.6%	11.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	2.3%	1.3%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.2%	64.8%	-0.4%	83.2%	-18.4%
10+ Years	2.4%	30.7%	28.3%	9.8%	20.9%
5-10 Years	2.6%	3.4%	0.8%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	6.3%	0.6%	-5.7%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	23.6%	0.6%	-23.0%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.1%	76.7%	-0.6%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	5.1%	1.5%	3.6%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	9.7%	13.5%	-3.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.1%	37.2%	-13.1%
Christian	38.1%	46.2%	-8.1%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	5.7%	1.7%	4.0%
Jewish	4.8%	0.5%	4.3%
Muslim	14.5%	6.5%	8.0%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	9.9%	6.0%	3.9%

Safety

Is Wise Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wise Lane was 110.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 39.7% higher than the Mill Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wise Lane has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Mill Hill and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -40.9%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,500

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in NW7 2RJ, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 3/10 (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 - 2/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Wise Lane are based on 153 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 Wise Lane, London, NW7 2RJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW7 2RJ

Average Price
£637,197

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£637,197

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wise Lane

Average Price
£1,513,724

Semi-Detached
£878,670

Terraced
£942,923

Detached
£2,245,297

Flats/Maisonettes
£442,919

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wise LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Grenfell Court Wise Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£102,500	1997-06-06	£613,694

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW7 2RJ

Employment

NW7 2RJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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.

NW7 2RJ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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	79
Self-Employed	55
Retired	35
Part-Time Employee	30
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	17
Other	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Unemployed	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	25
Education	24
Transport and storage	14
Other	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Administrative and support service activities	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Construction	8
Information and communication	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

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	3,408 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dollis Primary School Pursley Road , Mill Hill NW7 2BU	3out of 4	634 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School 20 Daws Lane , NW7 4SL	3out of 4	676 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School The Ridgeway , Mill Hill NW7 1EJ	3out of 4	1,040 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Orion Primary School Grahame Park Way , NW7 2AL	4out of 4	1,133 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School NW7 The Ridgeway , Mill Hill NW7 1QU	4out of 4	1,159 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	294 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Hasmonean High School for Girls 2 - 4 Page Street , Mill Hill NW7 2EU	- not rated	901 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St James' Catholic High School Great Strand , Colindale NW9 5PE	3out of 4	1,423 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Saracens High School Lanacre Avenue , Colindale NW9 5FN	- not rated	1,712 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hasmonean High School for Boys Holders Hill Road , Hendon NW4 1NA	4out of 4	2,195 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodhouse College Woodhouse Road , N12 9EY	- not rated	4,746 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	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	2,421 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London Academy Spur Road , HA8 8DE	3out of 4	4,506 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Wren Academy Finchley Hilton Avenue , North Finchley N12 9HB	4out of 4	4,799 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Goodwyn School Hammers Lane , Mill Hill NW7 4DB	- not rated	855 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mill Hill School Foundation The Ridgeway , Mill Hill Village NW7 1QS	- not rated	971 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Martin's School 22 Goodwyn Avenue , Mill Hill NW7 3RG	- not rated	1,335 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ellern Mede School Limited Holcombe Hill , Ridgeway NW7 4HX	- not rated	1,662 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kisharon College 54 Parson Street , Hendon NW4 1TP	- not rated	2,434 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
Metro Piazza	Metro Golf Club, Champions Way, London	695 yd
Mill Hill Park Cafe	Mill Hill Park, Wise Lane, London	804 yd
Marshalls Dining	Marshall Estate, Hammers Lane, London	1,013 yd
Park Life Café Barnet Coptall Leisure	Copthall Pavilion, Champions Way, London	1,018 yd
Nez Cafe	418 Watford Way, London	1,063 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Powerleague Fives Limited	Powerleague Soccer Centre, 31 Pursley Road, London	441 yd
Mill Hill Rugby Club	Mill Hill Rugby Football Club, Champions Way, London	706 yd
Hendon Rugby Football Club	Hendon Rugby Football Club, Greenlands Lane, London	854 yd
Hendon Golf Club	Hendon Golf Club, Ashley Walk, London	861 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Fry Days	3 Salcombe Gardens, London		618 yd
Porky's	Stone X Stadium, Greenlands Lane, London		856 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Copthall School PAGE STREET	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	203 yd
Powerleague (Mill Hill) PURSLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	446 yd
Chase Lodge Playing Fields Page Street	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	518 yd
Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre CHAMPIONS WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	686 yd
The Mount - Mill Hill International MILESPIT HILL	grass pitches	698 yd
Metro Golf Centre METRO GOLF CLUB METRO GOLF CLUB CHAMPIONS WAY	golf	708 yd
Mill Hill Rugby Club Page Street	grass pitches	724 yd
Mill Hill Park Daws Lane	grass pitches, tennis courts	785 yd
Hasmonean Girls School PAGE STREET		867 yd
Hendon Golf Club ASHLEY WALK	golf	873 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 2RJ