Penfold Street, London, NW8 8BH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW8 8BH has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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	51%	50%	-1.0%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	49%	50%	1.0%	49.0%	1.0%

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 8BH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 51.3% 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	39.7%	51.3%	11.6%	37.9%	13.4%
Married: Opposite sex	40.5%	34.6%	-5.9%	44.2%	-9.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	7%	3.3%	-3.7%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	7%	4.5%	-2.5%	9.1%	-4.6%
Widowed	5.8%	5.9%	0.1%	6.1%	-0.2%

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	45.6%	43.6%	-2.0%	48.4%	-4.8%
Good health	31.5%	33.9%	2.4%	33.6%	0.3%
Fair health	13.2%	13.2%	0.0%	12.7%	0.5%
Bad health	6.8%	6.6%	-0.2%	4.0%	2.6%
Very bad health	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%	1.2%	1.6%

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.

In the area around NW8 8BH this area, 28.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.9%	28.5%	-5.4%	18.2%	10.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.1%	9.3%	0.2%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.6%	11.5%	-7.1%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7%	15.6%	8.6%	16.9%	-1.3%
Degree or Similar	17.4%	31.1%	13.7%	33.8%	-2.7%
Other	12.4%	2.2%	-10.2%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 28.7% 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	5.4%	17.7%	12.3%	1.1%	16.6%
Chinese	5.9%	6%	0.1%	0.7%	5.3%
Indian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	3.1%	-2.5%
Pakistani	0%	1.6%	1.6%	2.7%	-1.1%
Other Asian	3.9%	3.2%	-0.7%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	11%	10.7%	-0.3%	2.5%	8.2%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	2.2%	-1.2%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	3.9%	0.3%	-3.6%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	3.7%	0.9%	-2.8%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	1.1%	3.2%	2.1%	0.8%	2.4%
White	29%	28.7%	-0.3%	81.4%	-52.7%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	22.3%	17%	-5.3%	0.6%	16.4%
Other	9.3%	6%	-3.3%	1.6%	4.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.3% 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	51.8%	48.3%	-3.5%	83.2%	-34.9%
European Union	6.5%	13%	6.5%	6.1%	6.9%
Rest of Europe	2.5%	1.3%	-1.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	13.2%	10.2%	-3.0%	2.7%	7.5%
Middle East and Asia	23.7%	24.8%	1.1%	5.6%	19.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	2.2%	0.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 37.3% 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	49.9%	47.6%	-2.3%	83.2%	-35.6%
10+ Years	6.2%	37.3%	31.1%	9.8%	27.5%
5-10 Years	3.1%	8.2%	5.1%	2.9%	5.3%
2-5 Years	9.6%	4.1%	-5.5%	2.2%	1.9%
Less than 2 years	31.3%	2.8%	-28.5%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.3%	76.7%	0.6%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Italy	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	4.4%	1.5%	2.9%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.9%	1.2%	0.7%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central Asia	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
No passport held	3.8%	13.5%	-9.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	11.9%	37.2%	-25.3%
Christian	21.9%	46.2%	-24.3%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	55.5%	6.5%	49.0%
Not answered	10.3%	6.0%	4.3%

Safety

Is Penfold Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Penfold Street was 71.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 61.8% lower than the Church Street average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Penfold Street has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Church Street and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -39.4%.

🔎 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 8BH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 10/10 (very 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 Penfold Street are based on 197 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 Penfold Street, London, NW8 8BH

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW8 8BH

Average Price
£427,364

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£427,364

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Penfold Street

Average Price
£547,995

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£376,095

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£548,602

Other
£601,639

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Penfold Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 11 Medway House Penfold Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2022-11-11	£385,100
Flat 16 Medway House Penfold Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2022-02-07	£420,959
Flat 24 Medway House Penfold Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£542,500	2021-05-10	£476,880
Flat 17 Medway House Penfold Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£485,000	2021-03-15	£407,778
Flat 11 Medway House Penfold Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£412,500	2017-01-06	£330,902

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW8 8BH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in NW8 8BH 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	63
Retired	34
Student (economically inactive)	29
Part-Time Employee	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Looking after home or family	23
Self-Employed	22
Other	20
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Human health and social work activities	9
Information and communication	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Education	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Other	4
Construction	4
Manufacturing	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Real estate activities	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	390 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	2,308 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	2,357 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	2,376 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	4out of 4	2,604 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	320 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School Lisson Grove , NW1 6LH	3out of 4	453 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School Cosway Street , Marylebone NW1 5NS	4out of 4	455 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School Enford Street , W1H 1DL	3out of 4	737 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's RC Primary School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1DF	3out of 4	945 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	657 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	4out of 4	1,481 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Paddington Academy 50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR	4out of 4	1,563 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Academy The Naim Dangoor Centre , 255 Harrow Road W2 5EZ	4out of 4	1,590 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	4out of 4	1,702 yd	Academy converter	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	338 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,064 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	3,293 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,781 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,023 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	299 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	4,415 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	396 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire St David's Welsh Church , W2 1SJ	- not rated	446 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hospital Home and Education Units co St Mary's Hospitial Tuition Unit Praed Street , 7th Floor, Great Western Ward, Qqm W W2 1NY	- not rated	765 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Francis Holland School Clarence Gate , Ivor Place NW1 6XR	- not rated	878 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
London Business School Sussex Place , Regent's Park NW1 4SA	- not rated	880 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Kurdistan	59 CHURCH STREET	73 yd
Habaybna	55 CHURCH STREET	81 yd
Lord High Admiral Public House	95 CHURCH STREET	86 yd
Moroccan Mamma	82 CHURCH STREET	89 yd
Wahba Cafe Ltd	54 CHURCH STREET	89 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lockhouse Pub	3 MERCHANT SQUARE, CITY OF WESTMINSTER	455 yd
Crocker'S Folly	23-24 ABERDEEN PLACE	525 yd
Brewdog Paddington	UNIT 1, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD	530 yd
Grand Union	UNIT 1, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD	530 yd
The Sir John Balcombe Pub	BASEMENT, 21 BALCOMBE STREET	635 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chinka Burgers	2-4 GATEFORTH STREET	234 yd
Bekhal Company Ltd	125 BOSCOBEL STREET	244 yd
Rio'S Piri Piri	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 112 LISSON GROVE	279 yd
Soul Food Stop	97A FRAMPTON STREET	322 yd
Me Kebab	102 FRAMPTON STREET	355 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Metro Paddington	94 CHURCH STREET	140 yd
Sainsbury's	318-324 EDGWARE ROAD	242 yd
Marks And Spencer	258 EDGWARE ROAD	394 yd
Tesco	NATHANCO HOUSE, 24 LISSON GROVE	411 yd
Tesco	UNIT 8, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD	526 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
King Solomon Academy PENFOLD STREET	artificial grass pitch	183 yd
Livingwell Health Club (London Metropole) HARBET ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	391 yd
City Of Westminster College PADDINGTON GREEN CAMPUS PADDINGTON GREEN CAMPUS PADDINGTON GREEN	health and fitness suite	399 yd
City Of Westminster College (Closed) Paddington Green	health and fitness suite	407 yd
City Of Westminster College (Closed) North Wharf Road	health and fitness suite	531 yd
Little Venice Sports Centre CROMPTON STREET	health and fitness suite	538 yd
Westminster Childrens Sports Centre (Closed) Crompton Street		538 yd
The Landmark London Hotel Health Club MARYLEBONE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	560 yd
Wilson House Recreation Ground (Closed) Wilson House Wilson House Sussex Gardens	squash courts	645 yd
London Business School Fitness Centre TAUNTON PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	646 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	74.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	62.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW8 8BH