Ordnance Hill, London, NW8 6PR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW8 6PR has a female population much higher than UK average, with 57.2% of the population 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	60.8%	57.2%	-3.6%	51.0%	6.2%
Male	39.2%	42.8%	3.6%	49.0%	-6.2%

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 NW8 6PR there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 55.8% 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	24.7%	25.4%	0.7%	37.9%	-12.5%
Married: Opposite sex	54.5%	55.8%	1.3%	44.2%	11.6%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1%	2%	1.0%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	5.6%	9.1%	3.5%	9.1%	0.0%
Widowed	13.1%	7.6%	-5.5%	6.1%	1.5%

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	48.1%	60.5%	12.4%	48.4%	12.1%
Good health	34.6%	23.5%	-11.1%	33.6%	-10.1%
Fair health	13.9%	11.1%	-2.8%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	3%	3.7%	0.7%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	1.2%	0.0%

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 59.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.6%	15.3%	1.7%	18.2%	-2.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.6%	3.6%	-2.0%	9.6%	-6.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	6.1%	-5.0%	13.4%	-7.3%
Apprenticeship	1%	2.6%	1.6%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.5%	12.2%	7.7%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	54%	59.7%	5.7%	33.8%	25.9%
Other	10.1%	0.5%	-9.6%	2.8%	-2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.8% 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	5.9%	4.6%	-1.3%	0.7%	3.9%
Indian	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	2.5%	4.6%	2.1%	1.6%	3.0%
Black African	0%	2.1%	2.1%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	4.2%	2.5%	0.8%	3.4%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	0.8%	0.9%
White	78.9%	70.8%	-8.1%	81.4%	-10.6%
Arab	3.8%	2.9%	-0.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Other	2.1%	5%	2.9%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 45.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.3%	45.3%	-15.0%	83.2%	-37.9%
European Union	6.3%	10.3%	4.0%	6.1%	4.2%
Rest of Europe	2.5%	2.9%	0.4%	0.8%	2.1%
Africa	3%	3.7%	0.7%	2.7%	1.0%
Middle East and Asia	14.8%	11.1%	-3.7%	5.6%	5.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.7%	24.3%	14.6%	1.3%	23.0%
Oceania	3.4%	2.5%	-0.9%	0.3%	2.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 45.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 22.6% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.4%	45.3%	-12.1%	83.2%	-37.9%
10+ Years	8%	22.6%	14.6%	9.8%	12.8%
5-10 Years	9.3%	9.1%	-0.2%	2.9%	6.2%
2-5 Years	3.8%	13.2%	9.4%	2.2%	11.0%
Less than 2 years	21.5%	9.9%	-11.6%	1.9%	8.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.8%	76.7%	-16.9%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Other EU countries	5.3%	1.5%	3.8%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central Asia	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	15.6%	0.3%	15.3%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	3.7%	13.5%	-9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.7%	37.2%	-5.5%
Christian	44.9%	46.2%	-1.3%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Jewish	7.4%	0.5%	6.9%
Muslim	4.5%	6.5%	-2.0%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	9.1%	6.0%	3.1%

Safety

Is Ordnance Hill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ordnance Hill was 207.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 145.4% higher than the Abbey Road average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Ordnance Hill has the 16th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road and the 279th highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.9%.

🔎 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. 98% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£76,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in NW8 6PR, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Ordnance Hill are based on 113 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 Ordnance Hill, London, NW8 6PR

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW8 6PR

Average Price
£3,208,227

Semi-Detached
£3,032,948

Terraced
£3,227,702

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ordnance Hill

Average Price
£2,579,287

Semi-Detached
£3,360,759

Terraced
£3,010,188

Detached
£5,249,815

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,829,275

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ordnance HillStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 Ordnance Hill, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£2,525,000	2025-05-07	£2,084,888
9 Ordnance Hill, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£3,515,000	2022-02-15	£2,787,108
19 Ordnance Hill, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£3,300,000	2022-02-01	£2,616,631
Garden House, 1A Ordnance Hill, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£3,150,000	2021-09-24	£2,487,019
5 Ordnance Hill, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£3,350,000	2021-06-28	£3,296,471

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW8 6PR

Employment

NW8 6PR area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

NW8 6PR 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	69
Retired	42
Self-Employed	25
Looking after home or family	20
Part-Time Employee	14
Student (economically inactive)	10
Other	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Unemployed	1
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Financial and insurance activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Other	10
Information and communication	9
Education	9
Human health and social work activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Real estate activities	4
Construction	3
Transport and storage	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Manufacturing	2
Administrative and support service activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	1,244 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	2,091 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	2,329 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	3out of 4	2,470 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	2,512 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Robinsfield Infant School Ordnance Hill , St John's Wood NW8 6PX	- not rated	107 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Wood Primary School Bridgeman Street , St John's Wood NW8 7AL	3out of 4	305 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Eliot Primary School Marlborough Hill , St John's Wood NW8 0NH	- not rated	655 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Eliot Infants' School Marlborough Hill , NW8 0NH	- not rated	655 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Church of England Primary School Elsworthy Road , Primrose Hill NW3 3DS	3out of 4	989 yd	Voluntary aided 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	3out of 4	562 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Quintin Kynaston Marlborough Hill , NW8 0NL	- not rated	562 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Quintin Kynaston School Marlborough Hill , NW8 0NL	- not rated	562 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The UCL Academy Adelaide Road , NW3 3AQ	3out of 4	793 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	- not rated	1,318 yd	Voluntary aided 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	1,697 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,616 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	3,756 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,044 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	4,049 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	1,683 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	4,830 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The American School in London 1 Waverley Place , NW8 0NP	- not rated	476 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Arnold House School 1-3 Loudoun Rd , St John's Wood NW8 0LH	- not rated	479 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Saint Christina's School 25 St Edmund's Terrace , Primrose Hill NW8 7PY	- not rated	505 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beachcroft School 35 Finchley Road , NW8 0NW	- not rated	523 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy 35 Finchley Road , NW8 0NW	3out of 4	523 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	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
Ordnance Arms Public House	ORDNANCE ARMS, 29-29A ORDNANCE HILL	102 yd
The Duke Of York/ Daddy'S Dim Sum/ Phikul/ Little Sumo	DUKE OF YORK, 2 ST ANN'S TERRACE	116 yd
Drunch	38 ST JOHN'S WOOD TERRACE	146 yd
Starbucks Coffee Company	79 ST JOHN'S WOOD HIGH STREET	160 yd
Pret A Manger	2-4 CIRCUS ROAD	165 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lords Tavern	LORDS TAVERN, ST JOHN'S WOOD ROAD	848 yd
Ye Olde Swiss Cottage	98 Finchley Road	980 yd
Green Village Deli	57 Belsize Road	1,039 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Unico Gelato & Caffe	138 ST JOHN'S WOOD HIGH STREET	146 yd
Sushi Atelier	CONCESSION AT, 13-19 CIRCUS ROAD	226 yd
Azan Enterprises	39 BARROW HILL ROAD	356 yd
Kotta Sushi	1 VIOLET HILL	852 yd
St Mary's Brewery Ltd	St Mary The Virgin Church, Elsworthy Road	998 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	6-14 CIRCUS ROAD	165 yd
Tesco	47-49 Belsize Road	1,047 yd
FAIR SUPERMARKET	93 Fairfax Road	1,093 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Circle Health Club (St John'S Wood) (Closed) Mackennal Street	health and fitness suite	343 yd
American School In London WAVERLEY PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	415 yd
Harris Academy St John'S Wood Marlborough Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	560 yd
Primrose Hill Primrose Hill Road	grass pitches	657 yd
Swiss Cottage School AVENUE ROAD		705 yd
Personal Fitness At Lords LORDS CRICKET GROUND LORDS CRICKET GROUND ST. JOHNS WOOD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	712 yd
Marylebone Cricket Club LORDS CRICKET GROUND LORDS CRICKET GROUND ST. JOHNS WOOD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	712 yd
Ucl Academy ADELAIDE ROAD		806 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (London Regents Park) KING HENRYS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	862 yd
Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre ADELAIDE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	885 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	76.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	67.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW8 6PR