Blenheim Road, London, NW8 0LU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW8 0LU has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% 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	55.5%	48.7%	-6.8%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	44.5%	51.3%	6.8%	49.0%	2.3%

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	31.7%	36%	4.3%	37.9%	-1.9%
Married: Opposite sex	50%	39.6%	-10.4%	44.2%	-4.6%
Separated	2%	0.7%	-1.3%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	7.4%	20.8%	13.4%	9.1%	11.7%
Widowed	8.9%	3%	-5.9%	6.1%	-3.1%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.2%	61.5%	12.3%	48.4%	13.1%
Good health	29.3%	25.9%	-3.4%	33.6%	-7.7%
Fair health	14.8%	7.4%	-7.4%	12.7%	-5.3%
Bad health	5.1%	0.9%	-4.2%	4.0%	-3.1%
Very bad health	1.6%	4.3%	2.7%	1.2%	3.1%

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.

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 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.9%	12%	-0.9%	18.2%	-6.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.9%	3.3%	-4.6%	9.6%	-6.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.4%	10.3%	1.9%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	1%	4%	3.0%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	16.6%	9.2%	16.9%	-0.3%
Degree or Similar	53%	49.5%	-3.5%	33.8%	15.7%
Other	9.4%	4.3%	-5.1%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 76.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.2%	2.8%	1.6%	0.7%	2.1%
Indian	2.7%	3.7%	1.0%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	3.1%	1.4%	-1.7%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	2.7%	4.6%	1.9%	1.6%	3.0%
Black African	2.7%	0.6%	-2.1%	2.5%	-1.9%
Other Black	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	0.9%	-1.4%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	0.8%	1.5%
White	80.1%	76.6%	-3.5%	81.4%	-4.8%
Arab	2.3%	2.6%	0.3%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	0%	2.8%	2.8%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57% 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	48%	57%	9.0%	83.2%	-26.2%
European Union	9%	4.8%	-4.2%	6.1%	-1.3%
Rest of Europe	3.5%	5.1%	1.6%	0.8%	4.3%
Africa	4.7%	1.7%	-3.0%	2.7%	-1.0%
Middle East and Asia	14.8%	14.5%	-0.3%	5.6%	8.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	18.8%	16.5%	-2.3%	1.3%	15.2%
Oceania	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	46.9%	57%	10.1%	83.2%	-26.2%
10+ Years	12.9%	20.5%	7.6%	9.8%	10.7%
5-10 Years	11.7%	4%	-7.7%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	9.4%	8%	-1.4%	2.2%	5.8%
Less than 2 years	19.1%	10.5%	-8.6%	1.9%	8.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.9%	76.7%	0.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	12.3%	0.3%	12.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	1.4%	13.5%	-12.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.5%	37.2%	1.3%
Christian	33.3%	46.2%	-12.9%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Jewish	10.8%	0.5%	10.3%
Muslim	5.1%	6.5%	-1.4%
Not answered	9.4%	6.0%	3.4%

Safety

Is Blenheim Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blenheim Road was 85.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 8.8% higher than the Abbey Road average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Blenheim Road has the 29th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road and the 135th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.0%.

🔎 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. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£67,400

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in NW8 0LU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Blenheim Road are based on 468 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for City Of Westminster.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Blenheim Road, London, NW8 0LU

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW8 0LU

Average Price
£3,337,103

Semi-Detached
£3,255,238

Terraced
£3,623,631

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blenheim Road

Average Price
£976,554

Semi-Detached
£2,504,434

Terraced
£604,379

Detached
£2,848,256

Flats/Maisonettes
£514,900

Other
£477,767

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blenheim Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Blenheim Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£4,000,000	2023-03-01	£3,504,644
5 Blenheim Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£3,700,000	2022-02-01	£3,345,367
9 Blenheim Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£3,850,000	2021-12-06	£3,229,294
6 Blenheim Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£3,100,000	2018-08-31	£3,293,992
2 Blenheim Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£4,400,000	2018-04-30	£4,783,099

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW8 0LU

Employment

NW8 0LU 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.

The percentage of student residents living in NW8 0LU 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

Looking after home or family	71
Student (economically inactive)	61
Full-Time Employee	56
Retired	41
Self-Employed	21
Part-Time Employee	19
Other	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Unemployed	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Other	7
Information and communication	7
Construction	6
Real estate activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Human health and social work activities	4
Education	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Manufacturing	3
Mining and quarrying	1
Transport and storage	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	1,314 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	1,724 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	1,765 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	1,827 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	4out of 4	2,661 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
George Eliot Primary School Marlborough Hill , St John's Wood NW8 0NH	2out of 4	481 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School Kilburn Park Road , Kilburn NW6 5XA	2out of 4	781 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robinsfield Infant School Ordnance Hill , NW8 6PX	3out of 4	895 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Kilburn Church of England Primary School Quex Road , Kilburn NW6 4PG	3out of 4	1,022 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barrow Hill Junior School Bridgeman Street , St John's Wood NW8 7AL	3out of 4	1,031 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy St John's Wood Marlborough Hill , NW8 0NL	1out of 4	421 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	4out of 4	607 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School Oxford Road , NW6 5SN	4out of 4	852 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The UCL Academy Adelaide Road , NW3 3AQ	3out of 4	977 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Paddington Academy 50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR	4out of 4	1,535 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	1,862 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	3,114 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,444 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,878 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	4,887 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	2,038 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	4,196 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy 35 Finchley Road , NW8 0NW	3out of 4	315 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The American School in London 1 Waverley Place , NW8 0NP	- not rated	389 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Abercorn School 28 Abercorn Place , NW8 9XP	- not rated	447 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Arnold House School 1-3 Loudoun Road , St John's Wood NW8 0LH	- not rated	461 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Naima Jewish Preparatory School 21 Andover Place , NW6 5ED	- not rated	680 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Express	39 ABBEY ROAD	128 yd
Ritu-Seasons Of India	1 BLENHEIM TERRACE	133 yd
L'Aventure	3-5 BLENHEIM TERRACE	141 yd
Plu Restaurant	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 12 BLENHEIM TERRACE	162 yd
Brasserie Cafe Med	21 LOUDOUN ROAD	227 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Green Village Deli	57 Belsize Road	699 yd
Bannatyne Health Club	4 Greville Road	822 yd
The Old Bell	38 Kilburn High Road	923 yd
Ye Olde Swiss Cottage	98 Finchley Road	950 yd
Lords Tavern	LORDS TAVERN, ST JOHN'S WOOD ROAD	1,011 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kotta Sushi	1 VIOLET HILL	390 yd
Sushi Atelier	CONCESSION AT, 13-19 CIRCUS ROAD	652 yd
Unico Gelato & Caffe	138 ST JOHN'S WOOD HIGH STREET	723 yd
LITEN COFFEE	1b Fairhazel Gardens	740 yd
Costa Coffee	75 Kilburn High Road, London	811 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	6-14 CIRCUS ROAD	647 yd
FAIR SUPERMARKET	93 Fairfax Road	767 yd
Tesco	47-49 Belsize Road	776 yd
Sainsbury's	Camden Abbey Road local- Junction of Abbey Road and, Belsize Road	778 yd
Tesco Express	34 Kilburn High Road	887 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
American School In London WAVERLEY PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	317 yd
Harris Academy St John'S Wood Marlborough Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	357 yd
Jack Taylor School (Closed) Ainsworth Way		518 yd
St George Rc School MAIDA VALE	artificial grass pitch	692 yd
Training House Gym (Closed) Lanark Road	health and fitness suite	722 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Maida Vale) GREVILLE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	824 yd
Swiss Cottage School AVENUE ROAD		909 yd
Energie Fitness (Kilburn) 34A-36 34A-36 KILBURN HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	912 yd
Personal Fitness At Lords LORDS CRICKET GROUND LORDS CRICKET GROUND ST. JOHNS WOOD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	938 yd
Marylebone Cricket Club LORDS CRICKET GROUND LORDS CRICKET GROUND ST. JOHNS WOOD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	938 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	72.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW8 0LU