Barrow Hill Estate, London, NW8 7BS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW8 7BS has a female population much higher than UK average, with 56.8% 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	54.5%	56.8%	2.3%	51.0%	5.8%
Male	45.5%	43.2%	-2.3%	49.0%	-5.8%

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 NW8 7BS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.2% 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	38.8%	47.2%	8.4%	37.9%	9.3%
Married: Opposite sex	47.1%	41.1%	-6.0%	44.2%	-3.1%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	5.4%	4.9%	-0.5%	9.1%	-4.2%
Widowed	5.4%	3%	-2.4%	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 (88%) 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	55.8%	55%	-0.8%	48.4%	6.6%
Good health	28.1%	33%	4.9%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	11.9%	9.1%	-2.8%	12.7%	-3.6%
Bad health	3%	2.3%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 64.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.1%	11.7%	-0.4%	18.2%	-6.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.5%	1.9%	-5.6%	9.6%	-7.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.7%	4.5%	-2.2%	13.4%	-8.9%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	5.3%	-4.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.3%	12.1%	5.8%	16.9%	-4.8%
Degree or Similar	55.4%	64.9%	9.5%	33.8%	31.1%
Other	11.3%	4.2%	-7.1%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.4% 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%	2.9%	2.6%	1.1%	1.8%
Chinese	2.6%	4.9%	2.3%	0.7%	4.2%
Indian	12.9%	13.9%	1.0%	3.1%	10.8%
Pakistani	2.6%	3.6%	1.0%	2.7%	0.9%
Other Asian	7.6%	6.1%	-1.5%	1.6%	4.5%
Black African	2.6%	3.6%	1.0%	2.5%	1.1%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	2.6%	0.3%	0.8%	1.8%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	0.8%	2.4%
White	53.5%	42.4%	-11.1%	81.4%	-39.0%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	6.9%	4.5%	-2.4%	0.6%	3.9%
Other	4.3%	10.7%	6.4%	1.6%	9.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 36.1% 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	41.6%	36.1%	-5.5%	83.2%	-47.1%
European Union	11.6%	13.9%	2.3%	6.1%	7.8%
Rest of Europe	2.6%	2.9%	0.3%	0.8%	2.1%
Africa	5%	6.8%	1.8%	2.7%	4.1%
Middle East and Asia	31.4%	33.2%	1.8%	5.6%	27.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.9%	5.8%	-1.1%	1.3%	4.5%
Oceania	1%	1.3%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 36.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 29.8% 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	40.9%	36.2%	-4.7%	83.2%	-47.0%
10+ Years	7.3%	29.8%	22.5%	9.8%	20.0%
5-10 Years	9.2%	10.4%	1.2%	2.9%	7.5%
2-5 Years	15.2%	9.4%	-5.8%	2.2%	7.2%
Less than 2 years	27.4%	14.2%	-13.2%	1.9%	12.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.5%	76.7%	-16.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Turkey	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Other Europe	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	3.6%	0.1%	3.5%
Eastern Asia	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	3.6%	0.2%	3.4%
North America and the Caribbean	4.5%	0.3%	4.2%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	3.2%	13.5%	-10.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.2%	37.2%	-12.0%
Christian	20.1%	46.2%	-26.1%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	12.3%	1.7%	10.6%
Jewish	8.7%	0.5%	8.2%
Muslim	21%	6.5%	14.5%
Not answered	11.7%	6.0%	5.7%

Safety

Is Barrow Hill Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Barrow Hill Estate was 72.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 8.6% lower than the Abbey Road average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Barrow Hill Estate has the 24th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 27.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 11.8%.

🔎 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 7BS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very 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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (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 - 1/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 2/10 (very 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 Barrow Hill Estate are based on 133 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 Barrow Hill Estate, London, NW8 7BS

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW8 7BS

Average Price
£800,032

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£800,032

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Barrow Hill Estate

Average Price
£614,638

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£614,638

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Barrow Hill EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 Starling House Barrow Hill Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£850,000	2025-10-15	£850,000
Flat 11 Starling House Barrow Hill Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£820,000	2024-12-05	£713,128
Flat 14 Starling House Barrow Hill Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£827,500	2024-10-25	£699,752
Flat 15 Starling House Barrow Hill Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£730,000	2019-04-17	£614,472
Flat 11 Starling House Barrow Hill Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£800,000	2017-09-28	£641,048

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW8 7BS

Employment

NW8 7BS area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% 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 7BS 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.

The percentage of student residents living in NW8 7BS 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	89
Student (economically inactive)	39
Self-Employed	34
Retired	33
Looking after home or family	23
Part-Time Employee	15
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Unemployed	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	31
Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Other	15
Human health and social work activities	11
Information and communication	9
Real estate activities	9
Transport and storage	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Construction	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Manufacturing	2
Education	2
Mining and quarrying	1

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	1,140 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	2,166 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	2,526 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	2,564 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	4out of 4	3,231 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 , NW8 6PX	3out of 4	174 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barrow Hill Junior School Bridgeman Street , St John's Wood NW8 7AL	3out of 4	193 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
George Eliot Primary School Marlborough Hill , St John's Wood NW8 0NH	2out of 4	780 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	1,019 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gateway Academy Capland Street , NW8 8LN	4out of 4	1,044 yd	Academy converter	Yes	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	685 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The UCL Academy Adelaide Road , NW3 3AQ	3out of 4	897 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	4out of 4	1,389 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School Oxford Road , NW6 5SN	4out of 4	1,731 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haverstock School 24 Haverstock Hill , Chalk Farm NW3 2BQ	3out of 4	1,770 yd	Community 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	1,628 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,533 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	3,794 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,940 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,962 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	1,589 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,779 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	4,918 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's Wood Pre-Preparatory School St John's Hall , Lord's Roundabout NW8 7NE	- not rated	445 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Saint Christina's School 25 St Edmund's Terrace , Primrose Hill NW8 7PY	- not rated	450 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Arnold House School 1-3 Loudoun Road , St John's Wood NW8 0LH	- not rated	545 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
The American School in London 1 Waverley Place , NW8 0NP	- not rated	563 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy 35 Finchley Road , NW8 0NW	3out of 4	624 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
The Lyndhurst Club	74 ALLITSEN ROAD	75 yd
The Gate St Johns Wood	RESTAURANT, 87 ALLITSEN ROAD	105 yd
Oslo Court Restaurant	OSLO COURT RESTAURANT, PRINCE ALBERT ROAD	117 yd
Drunch	38 ST JOHN'S WOOD TERRACE	149 yd
Poke House	78 ST JOHN'S WOOD HIGH STREET	172 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Lords Tavern	LORDS TAVERN, ST JOHN'S WOOD ROAD		794 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Azan Enterprises	39 BARROW HILL ROAD	181 yd
Unico Gelato & Caffe	138 ST JOHN'S WOOD HIGH STREET	222 yd
Sushi Atelier	CONCESSION AT, 13-19 CIRCUS ROAD	321 yd
Kotta Sushi	1 VIOLET HILL	1,013 yd
St Mary's Brewery Ltd	St Mary The Virgin Church, Elsworthy Road	1,043 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	6-14 CIRCUS ROAD		300 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Circle Health Club (St John'S Wood) (Closed) Mackennal Street	health and fitness suite	125 yd
American School In London WAVERLEY PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	627 yd
Personal Fitness At Lords LORDS CRICKET GROUND LORDS CRICKET GROUND ST. JOHNS WOOD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	656 yd
Marylebone Cricket Club LORDS CRICKET GROUND LORDS CRICKET GROUND ST. JOHNS WOOD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	656 yd
Primrose Hill Primrose Hill Road	grass pitches	666 yd
Harris Academy St John'S Wood Marlborough Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	816 yd
Swiss Cottage School AVENUE ROAD		893 yd
Ucl Academy ADELAIDE ROAD		998 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (London Regents Park) KING HENRYS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,027 yd
Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre ADELAIDE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	1,082 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	287.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	35 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	267.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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