Plympton Street, London, NW8 8AB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW8 8AB has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% 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	48.6%	49.3%	0.7%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	51.4%	50.7%	-0.7%	49.0%	1.7%

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 8AB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.9% 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	46.6%	46.9%	0.3%	37.9%	9.0%
Married: Opposite sex	26.2%	27.9%	1.7%	44.2%	-16.3%
Married: Same sex	2.2%	0.7%	-1.5%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	5.4%	8.2%	2.8%	2.2%	6.0%
Divorced	11.5%	11.5%	0.0%	9.1%	2.4%
Widowed	8.2%	4.3%	-3.9%	6.1%	-1.8%

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	44.5%	42.5%	-2.0%	48.4%	-5.9%
Good health	29.3%	28.7%	-0.6%	33.6%	-4.9%
Fair health	16.1%	15.5%	-0.6%	12.7%	2.8%
Bad health	7.3%	9.1%	1.8%	4.0%	5.1%
Very bad health	2.8%	4.1%	1.3%	1.2%	2.9%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.4%	20.9%	0.5%	18.2%	2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.5%	6.9%	-4.6%	9.6%	-2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.5%	6.2%	-5.3%	13.4%	-7.2%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	19.6%	8.8%	16.9%	2.7%
Degree or Similar	32.6%	42.2%	9.6%	33.8%	8.4%
Other	12.5%	2%	-10.5%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.9% 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	7.9%	1.4%	-6.5%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	2.5%	3.7%	1.2%	0.7%	3.0%
Indian	3.8%	3.7%	-0.1%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	5.4%	7.2%	1.8%	1.6%	5.6%
Black African	0.9%	3.2%	2.3%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	1.7%	-0.2%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	4.7%	0.6%	-4.1%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	2.9%	1.0%	0.8%	2.1%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	2.3%	0.4%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	59.9%	53.9%	-6.0%	81.4%	-27.5%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	2.2%	9.8%	7.6%	0.6%	9.2%
Other	4.4%	6.3%	1.9%	1.6%	4.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55% 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	58.4%	55%	-3.4%	83.2%	-28.2%
European Union	11.7%	10.2%	-1.5%	6.1%	4.1%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	3.2%	1.0%	0.8%	2.4%
Africa	6%	7%	1.0%	2.7%	4.3%
Middle East and Asia	17%	18.7%	1.7%	5.6%	13.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	5%	1.8%	1.3%	3.7%
Oceania	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.8%	55.1%	-0.7%	83.2%	-28.1%
10+ Years	3.8%	30.8%	27.0%	9.8%	21.0%
5-10 Years	3.8%	6.2%	2.4%	2.9%	3.3%
2-5 Years	7.6%	3.8%	-3.8%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	29%	4.1%	-24.9%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.8%	76.7%	2.1%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	1.8%	13.5%	-11.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.5%	37.2%	-18.7%
Christian	41.9%	46.2%	-4.3%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Jewish	3.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Muslim	29.3%	6.5%	22.8%
Not answered	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2%

Safety

Is Plympton Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Plympton Street was 76.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.2% lower than the Church Street average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Plympton Street has the 8th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Church Street and the 113th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 23.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -48.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,300

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in NW8 8AB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 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) - 10/10 (very 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 Plympton Street are based on 38 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 Plympton Street, London, NW8 8AB

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW8 8AB

Average Price
£1,251,290

Semi-Detached
£1,401,544

Terraced
£1,522,222

Detached
£1,185,844

Flats/Maisonettes
£906,255

Other
£4,026,347

Estimated Average Property Prices for Plympton Street

Average Price
£1,261,142

Semi-Detached
£1,631,260

Terraced
£1,571,809

Detached
£1,111,362

Flats/Maisonettes
£911,434

Other
£3,775,928

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Plympton Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat C 4 Plympton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£482,000	2024-06-07	£425,067
18 Plympton Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,400,000	2023-05-18	£1,152,430
6 Plympton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£426,000	2022-05-03	£353,773
Flat A 7 Plympton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£710,000	2022-02-03	£569,333
30 - 31 Plympton Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£4,100,000	2021-05-24	£3,775,928

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW8 8AB

Employment

NW8 8AB 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 8AB 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	84
Student (economically inactive)	55
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	32
Self-Employed	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Looking after home or family	14
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Unemployed	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Education	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Information and communication	14
Financial and insurance activities	13
Other	12
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Human health and social work activities	10
Real estate activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Transport and storage	4
Manufacturing	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Construction	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	200 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	2,369 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	2,465 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	2,477 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	4out of 4	2,764 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gateway Academy Capland Street , NW8 8LN	4out of 4	217 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School Lisson Grove , NW1 6LH	3out of 4	336 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School Cosway Street , Marylebone NW1 5NS	4out of 4	437 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School Enford Street , W1H 1DL	3out of 4	700 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School 13 Nutford Place , W1H 5HA	4out of 4	1,001 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marylebone Boys' School North Wharf Road , W2 1QZ	3out of 4	850 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	4out of 4	1,360 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Paddington Academy 50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR	4out of 4	1,686 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	4out of 4	1,718 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy St John's Wood Marlborough Hill , NW8 0NL	1out of 4	1,719 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	533 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,876 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	3,445 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,654 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,870 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	374 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	4,572 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	5,327 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abingdon House School Broadley Terrace , NW1 6LG	- not rated	237 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire St David's Welsh Church , W2 1SJ	- not rated	637 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London Business School Sussex Place , Regent's Park NW1 4SA	- not rated	695 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Francis Holland School Clarence Gate , Ivor Place NW1 6XR	- not rated	721 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
St John's Wood Pre-Preparatory School St John's Hall , Lord's Roundabout NW8 7NE	- not rated	796 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
Roof Top Kitchen	ROOF TOP UNIT T001, ALFIES ANTIQUE MARKET, 13-25 CHURCH STREET	58 yd
Shtaura	16 CHURCH STREET	98 yd
Cali Cafe	39 CHURCH STREET	101 yd
Lahore	2-4 GATEFORTH STREET	105 yd
The Traders Inn Public House	THE TRADERS INN, 52 CHURCH STREET	147 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Sir John Balcombe Pub	BASEMENT, 21 BALCOMBE STREET	490 yd
Crocker'S Folly	23-24 ABERDEEN PLACE	563 yd
Lockhouse Pub	3 MERCHANT SQUARE, CITY OF WESTMINSTER	632 yd
Lords Tavern	LORDS TAVERN, ST JOHN'S WOOD ROAD	686 yd
Brewdog Paddington	UNIT 1, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD	694 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rio'S Piri Piri	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 112 LISSON GROVE	96 yd
Chinka Burgers	2-4 GATEFORTH STREET	105 yd
jossour trans luggage ltd	39 LILESTONE STREET	181 yd
WokStarz	3 HAREWOOD ROW	368 yd
Lolas Cupcakes	MOBILE UNIT, MARYLEBONE STATION, MELCOMBE PLACE	408 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Metro Paddington	94 CHURCH STREET	321 yd
Tesco	NATHANCO HOUSE, 24 LISSON GROVE	340 yd
Marks And Spencer - Simply Food	UNIT 10, MARYLEBONE STATION, MELCOMBE PLACE	408 yd
Sainsbury's	318-324 EDGWARE ROAD	416 yd
Marks And Spencer	258 EDGWARE ROAD	527 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
King Solomon Academy PENFOLD STREET	artificial grass pitch	317 yd
London Business School Fitness Centre TAUNTON PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	462 yd
The Landmark London Hotel Health Club MARYLEBONE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	478 yd
Livingwell Health Club (London Metropole) HARBET ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	541 yd
Pure Gym (London Marylebone) BALCOMBE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	574 yd
City Of Westminster College PADDINGTON GREEN CAMPUS PADDINGTON GREEN CAMPUS PADDINGTON GREEN	health and fitness suite	591 yd
City Of Westminster College (Closed) Paddington Green	health and fitness suite	596 yd
Francis Holland School IVOR PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	620 yd
Little Venice Sports Centre CROMPTON STREET	health and fitness suite	697 yd
Westminster Childrens Sports Centre (Closed) Crompton Street		697 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	28.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	28.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	28.1%

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	65.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	65.8 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	18.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW8 8AB