Alma Square, London, NW8 9QA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW8 9QA, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.8% of residents 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	51.4%	53.8%	2.4%	51.0%	2.8%
Male	48.6%	46.2%	-2.4%	49.0%	-2.8%

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 9QA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.5% 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	36.2%	44.5%	8.3%	37.9%	6.6%
Married: Opposite sex	50.6%	41.4%	-9.2%	44.2%	-2.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.4%	1.9%	-1.5%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	7.6%	6.6%	-1.0%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	2.3%	4.1%	1.8%	6.1%	-2.0%

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 (88.2%) 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	62.5%	62.7%	0.2%	48.4%	14.3%
Good health	25.9%	25.5%	-0.4%	33.6%	-8.1%
Fair health	8.3%	9.2%	0.9%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	2.4%	1.8%	-0.6%	4.0%	-2.2%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.4%

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 9QA this area, 9.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 66%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6.5%	9.5%	3.0%	18.2%	-8.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.8%	4%	-2.8%	9.6%	-5.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.4%	5.8%	0.4%	13.4%	-7.6%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	2.5%	1.9%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	9.8%	0.8%	16.9%	-7.1%
Degree or Similar	61.9%	66%	4.1%	33.8%	32.2%
Other	9.9%	2.5%	-7.4%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.1% 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	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	1.9%	4.2%	2.3%	0.7%	3.5%
Indian	6.1%	3.7%	-2.4%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	4.5%	2.9%	-1.6%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.9%	6.6%	5.7%	0.8%	5.8%
White	71.7%	65.1%	-6.6%	81.4%	-16.3%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	4.2%	3.9%	-0.3%	0.6%	3.3%
Other	2.4%	5.8%	3.4%	1.6%	4.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 41.4% 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	52.4%	41.4%	-11.0%	83.2%	-41.8%
European Union	12%	19.4%	7.4%	6.1%	13.3%
Rest of Europe	2.8%	2.6%	-0.2%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	4.2%	3.1%	-1.1%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	16%	17.3%	1.3%	5.6%	11.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.1%	13.4%	3.3%	1.3%	12.1%
Oceania	2.4%	2.9%	0.5%	0.3%	2.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 41.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 29.1% 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	50.7%	41.5%	-9.2%	83.2%	-41.7%
10+ Years	9%	29.1%	20.1%	9.8%	19.3%
5-10 Years	8.7%	8.1%	-0.6%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	9.7%	9.2%	-0.5%	2.2%	7.0%
Less than 2 years	21.9%	12.1%	-9.8%	1.9%	10.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61%	76.7%	-15.7%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	3.7%	0.3%	3.4%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	5.3%	0.6%	4.7%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	4.8%	1.5%	3.3%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South-East Asia	2.9%	0.2%	2.7%
North America and the Caribbean	6.1%	0.3%	5.8%
Central and South America	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Oceania	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
No passport held	1.6%	13.5%	-11.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.2%	37.2%	-11.0%
Christian	36.7%	46.2%	-9.5%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Jewish	12.9%	0.5%	12.4%
Muslim	8.4%	6.5%	1.9%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	11.3%	6.0%	5.3%

Safety

Is Alma Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Alma Square was 153.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 94.5% higher than the Abbey Road average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Alma Square has the 19th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road and the 248th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 48.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -27.4%.

🔎 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 9QA, 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 - 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 - 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) - 1/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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 Alma Square are based on 193 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 Alma Square, London, NW8 9QA

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW8 9QA

Average Price
£1,053,827

Semi-Detached
£2,728,353

Terraced
£4,728,371

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£796,009

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Alma Square

Average Price
£1,327,241

Semi-Detached
£4,098,975

Terraced
£4,181,193

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£767,559

Other
£2,293,289

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Alma SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13A Alma Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2025-03-21	£564,686
Flat 4 14 Alma Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£525,000	2022-05-31	£435,988
17 Alma Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£4,710,000	2022-04-22	£3,800,619
11 Alma Square, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£3,250,000	2022-04-12	£2,913,675
Flat D 22 Alma Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£490,000	2020-10-09	£476,975

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW8 9QA

Employment

NW8 9QA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% 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 9QA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	140
Self-Employed	44
Retired	42
Looking after home or family	28
Student (economically inactive)	24
Part-Time Employee	18
Other	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Unemployed	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	60
Professional, scientific and technical activities	46
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Other	19
Information and communication	17
Human health and social work activities	13
Education	11
Construction	10
Real estate activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Transport and storage	5

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	1,211 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	1,368 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	1,519 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	1,554 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	4out of 4	2,256 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's RC Primary School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1DF	3out of 4	512 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School Kilburn Park Road , Kilburn NW6 5XA	2out of 4	793 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Eliot Primary School Marlborough Hill , St John's Wood NW8 0NH	2out of 4	966 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barrow Hill Junior School Bridgeman Street , St John's Wood NW8 7AL	3out of 4	998 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's CofE Primary School Shirland Road , Maida Vale W9 2JD	4out of 4	1,034 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	4out of 4	457 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School Oxford Road , NW6 5SN	4out of 4	840 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy St John's Wood Marlborough Hill , NW8 0NL	1out of 4	860 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Paddington Academy 50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR	4out of 4	1,066 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The UCL Academy Adelaide Road , NW3 3AQ	3out of 4	1,434 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	1,350 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	2,789 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,513 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	4,745 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,823 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	1,591 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	3,909 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Abercorn School 28 Abercorn Place , NW8 9XP	- not rated	227 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Arnold House School 1-3 Loudoun Road , St John's Wood NW8 0LH	- not rated	498 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
The American School in London 1 Waverley Place , NW8 0NP	- not rated	555 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Beachcroft Academy 35 Finchley Road , NW8 0NW	3out of 4	599 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Naima Jewish Preparatory School 21 Andover Place , NW6 5ED	- not rated	681 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
Yugen	1A NUGENT TERRACE	110 yd
The Elgin	255 ELGIN AVENUE	380 yd
Everyman Cinema	EVERYMAN CINEMA, 215 SUTHERLAND AVENUE	391 yd
The Peppermint	294 ELGIN AVENUE	395 yd
So Cafe London	MAIDA VALE STATION, ELGIN AVENUE	411 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lords Tavern	LORDS TAVERN, ST JOHN'S WOOD ROAD	621 yd
Crocker'S Folly	23-24 ABERDEEN PLACE	774 yd
Bannatyne Health Club	4 Greville Road	985 yd
Prince of Wales PH	11 Cambridge Gardens, London	1,091 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kotta Sushi	1 VIOLET HILL	182 yd
Tokyo Pizza	47 MAIDA VALE	640 yd
Sushi Atelier	CONCESSION AT, 13-19 CIRCUS ROAD	699 yd
Unico Gelato & Caffe	138 ST JOHN'S WOOD HIGH STREET	807 yd
Azan Enterprises	39 BARROW HILL ROAD	911 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	115-117 MAIDA VALE	348 yd
Tesco	21-25 CLIFTON ROAD	693 yd
Tesco	6-14 CIRCUS ROAD	742 yd
Tesco Express	34 Kilburn High Road	1,079 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Josephs Catholic Primary School LANARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	469 yd
American School In London WAVERLEY PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	549 yd
Training House Gym (Closed) Lanark Road	health and fitness suite	579 yd
St George Rc School MAIDA VALE	artificial grass pitch	599 yd
Personal Fitness At Lords LORDS CRICKET GROUND LORDS CRICKET GROUND ST. JOHNS WOOD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	622 yd
Marylebone Cricket Club LORDS CRICKET GROUND LORDS CRICKET GROUND ST. JOHNS WOOD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	622 yd
Paddington Recreation Ground RANDOLPH AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	825 yd
Harris Academy St John'S Wood Marlborough Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	862 yd
Paddington Sports Club CASTELLAIN ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, tennis courts	907 yd
St Augustine'S Sports Centre OXFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	976 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	79.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	79.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW8 9QA