Abercorn Place, London, NW8 9YB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW8 9YB has a slightly higher male population, with 51.8% 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	51.6%	48.2%	-3.4%	51.0%	-2.8%
Male	48.4%	51.8%	3.4%	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 9YB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.3% 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	48.3%	55.3%	7.0%	37.9%	17.4%
Married: Opposite sex	23.1%	28.7%	5.6%	44.2%	-15.5%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
Separated	7.5%	4.3%	-3.2%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	12.6%	8%	-4.6%	9.1%	-1.1%
Widowed	7.8%	2%	-5.8%	6.1%	-4.1%

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 (86.4%) 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	48.7%	53.2%	4.5%	48.4%	4.8%
Good health	27.1%	33.2%	6.1%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	13.3%	7.9%	-5.4%	12.7%	-4.8%
Bad health	8.6%	3.3%	-5.3%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	2.3%	2.5%	0.2%	1.2%	1.3%

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 52.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17%	17.1%	0.1%	18.2%	-1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.4%	4.4%	1.0%	9.6%	-5.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.8%	12.8%	5.0%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	5.3%	-4.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	8.4%	0.9%	16.9%	-8.5%
Degree or Similar	48.3%	52.3%	4.0%	33.8%	18.5%
Other	15.3%	3.7%	-11.6%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.9% 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	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	3.7%	3%	-0.7%	0.7%	2.3%
Indian	4%	4.1%	0.1%	3.1%	1.0%
Pakistani	2.6%	4.3%	1.7%	2.7%	1.6%
Other Asian	10.7%	6.3%	-4.4%	1.6%	4.7%
Black African	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	2.5%	-1.4%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	2.9%	1.6%	-1.3%	0.8%	0.8%
White	43.8%	39.9%	-3.9%	81.4%	-41.5%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	22.2%	20.1%	-2.1%	0.6%	19.5%
Other	6.1%	14.7%	8.6%	1.6%	13.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 32.9% 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	33.7%	32.9%	-0.8%	83.2%	-50.3%
European Union	11%	15.1%	4.1%	6.1%	9.0%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	7.1%	5.7%	0.8%	6.3%
Africa	4%	6.6%	2.6%	2.7%	3.9%
Middle East and Asia	42.4%	31.5%	-10.9%	5.6%	25.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	5.2%	0.9%	1.3%	3.9%
Oceania	2.9%	1.6%	-1.3%	0.3%	1.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 32.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 33.2% 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	33.1%	32.9%	-0.2%	83.2%	-50.3%
10+ Years	8.1%	33.2%	25.1%	9.8%	23.4%
5-10 Years	17.3%	12.1%	-5.2%	2.9%	9.2%
2-5 Years	13.8%	13.4%	-0.4%	2.2%	11.2%
Less than 2 years	27.7%	8.5%	-19.2%	1.9%	6.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.7%	76.7%	-16.0%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other EU countries	6.3%	1.5%	4.8%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	6%	1.2%	4.8%
South-East Asia	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Oceania	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
No passport held	0.8%	13.5%	-12.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23%	37.2%	-14.2%
Christian	23.8%	46.2%	-22.4%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Jewish	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Muslim	38.5%	6.5%	32.0%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Abercorn Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Abercorn Place was 46.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 44.9% lower than the Abbey Road average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Abercorn Place has the 17th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Abbey Road and the 46th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.6%.

🔎 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 9YB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 4/10 (below 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 Abercorn Place are based on 579 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 Abercorn Place, London, NW8 9YB

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW8 9YB

Average Price
£460,782

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£460,782

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Abercorn Place

Average Price
£801,565

Semi-Detached
£4,236,897

Terraced
£4,161,179

Detached
£1,989,067

Flats/Maisonettes
£587,215

Other
£6,550,547

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Abercorn PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 Verity House Abercorn Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£410,000	2011-09-30	£510,158
Flat 6 Verity House Abercorn Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2008-01-18	£476,398
Flat 1 Verity House Abercorn Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2005-09-02	£397,753
Flat 3 Verity House Abercorn Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£60,000	2001-03-05	£170,602
Flat 4 Verity House Abercorn Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£73,000	1996-01-31	£434,319

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW8 9YB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	116
Part-Time Employee	33
Self-Employed	30
Looking after home or family	26
Student (economically inactive)	21
Other	19
Retired	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	30
Education	25
Financial and insurance activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Information and communication	19
Human health and social work activities	14
Other	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Real estate activities	6
Construction	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Transport and storage	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Manufacturing	1
Mining and quarrying	1

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	1,127 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	3out of 4	1,445 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	1,448 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	1,483 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	- not rated	2,207 yd	Local authority nursery school	-	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	4out of 4	541 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's RC Primary School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1DF	- not rated	541 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Augustines Federated Schools: CofE Primary School Kilburn Park Road , Kilburn NW6 5XA	- not rated	709 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Eliot Primary School Marlborough Hill , St John's Wood NW8 0NH	- not rated	981 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Eliot Infants' School Marlborough Hill , NW8 0NH	- not rated	981 yd	Community 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	- not rated	372 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	- not rated	372 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School Kilburn Park Road , NW6 5SN	3out of 4	755 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy St John's Wood Marlborough Hill , NW8 0NL	3out of 4	882 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Quintin Kynaston Marlborough Hill , NW8 0NL	- not rated	882 yd	Academy converter	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	1,406 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	2,727 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,591 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,907 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	4,912 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	1,660 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	287 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
McCaffrey's School 2 Langford Place , St John's Wood NW8 0LL	- not rated	536 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arnold House School 1-3 Loudoun Rd , St John's Wood NW8 0LH	- not rated	556 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Naima Jewish Preparatory School 21 Andover Place , NW6 5ED	- not rated	598 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The American School in London 1 Waverley Place , NW8 0NP	- not rated	601 yd	Other independent school	No	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	177 yd
The Elgin	255 ELGIN AVENUE	238 yd
The Peppermint	294 ELGIN AVENUE	279 yd
Thai Rice	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 239 ELGIN AVENUE	292 yd
Starbucks Coffee Company	168 RANDOLPH AVENUE	294 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bannatyne Health Club	4 Greville Road	775 yd
Lords Tavern	LORDS TAVERN, ST JOHN'S WOOD ROAD	838 yd
Prince of Wales PH	11 Cambridge Gardens, London	872 yd
The Old Bell	38 Kilburn High Road	922 yd
Crocker'S Folly	23-24 ABERDEEN PLACE	963 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kotta Sushi	1 VIOLET HILL	181 yd
Tokyo Pizza	47 MAIDA VALE	786 yd
Costa Coffee	75 Kilburn High Road, London	801 yd
Sushi Atelier	CONCESSION AT, 13-19 CIRCUS ROAD	864 yd
SOOR	40d Kilburn High Road	958 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	115-117 MAIDA VALE	431 yd
Tesco	21-25 CLIFTON ROAD	822 yd
Tesco Express	34 Kilburn High Road	870 yd
Food World	8A Cambridge Avenue, London	887 yd
Tesco	6-14 CIRCUS ROAD	897 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Training House Gym (Closed) Lanark Road	health and fitness suite	362 yd
St George Rc School MAIDA VALE	artificial grass pitch	379 yd
St Josephs Catholic Primary School LANARK ROAD	artificial grass pitch	543 yd
American School In London WAVERLEY PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	642 yd
Paddington Recreation Ground RANDOLPH AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	646 yd
St Augustine'S Sports Centre OXFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	757 yd
Bannatyne Health Club (Maida Vale) GREVILLE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	776 yd
Paddington Sports Club CASTELLAIN ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, tennis courts	830 yd
Personal Fitness At Lords LORDS CRICKET GROUND LORDS CRICKET GROUND ST. JOHNS WOOD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	841 yd
Marylebone Cricket Club LORDS CRICKET GROUND LORDS CRICKET GROUND ST. JOHNS WOOD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	841 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%

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

Overview of NW8 9YB