Elvington Lane, London, NW9 5WB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW9 5WB has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	52.1%	49.8%	-2.3%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	47.9%	50.2%	2.3%	49.0%	1.2%

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 NW9 5WB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.2% 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	44.2%	53.2%	9.0%	37.9%	15.3%
Married: Opposite sex	37.2%	36.7%	-0.5%	44.2%	-7.5%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	6.7%	2.8%	-3.9%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	7.8%	5.5%	-2.3%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	3.1%	1.8%	-1.3%	6.1%	-4.3%

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 (87.4%) 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	53.8%	53%	-0.8%	48.4%	4.6%
Good health	34.9%	34.4%	-0.5%	33.6%	0.8%
Fair health	7.6%	8.5%	0.9%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	3%	3%	0.0%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	1.2%	-0.1%

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	17.1%	19.3%	2.2%	18.2%	1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.5%	9.2%	-6.3%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	11.9%	-1.3%	13.4%	-1.5%
Apprenticeship	1%	3.2%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	15.1%	6.6%	16.9%	-1.8%
Degree or Similar	26.6%	34.4%	7.8%	33.8%	0.6%
Other	18.1%	6.9%	-11.2%	2.8%	4.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.8% 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	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	5.9%	11%	5.1%	3.1%	7.9%
Pakistani	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	8.9%	4%	-4.9%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	20.8%	22.7%	1.9%	2.5%	20.2%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	2.9%	-0.3%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	3.9%	0.7%	-3.2%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.5%	0.2%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	2.8%	2.2%	-0.6%	0.8%	1.4%
White	44.3%	38.8%	-5.5%	81.4%	-42.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Arab	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	2.8%	9.9%	7.1%	1.6%	8.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52% 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	50.6%	52%	1.4%	83.2%	-31.2%
European Union	15%	18.1%	3.1%	6.1%	12.0%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	3.7%	1.3%	0.8%	2.9%
Africa	14.3%	9.6%	-4.7%	2.7%	6.9%
Middle East and Asia	14.8%	13.7%	-1.1%	5.6%	8.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	2.6%	-0.2%	1.3%	1.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	49.5%	51.6%	2.1%	83.2%	-31.6%
10+ Years	2.8%	34.4%	31.6%	9.8%	24.6%
5-10 Years	6.1%	7.3%	1.2%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	17.1%	1.8%	-15.3%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	24.5%	4.8%	-19.7%	1.9%	2.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.2%	76.7%	-11.5%
Ireland	4%	0.6%	3.4%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	5.9%	0.9%	5.0%
Other EU countries	7.3%	1.5%	5.8%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	8.8%	13.5%	-4.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.5%	37.2%	-18.7%
Christian	39.9%	46.2%	-6.3%
Hindu	6.5%	1.7%	4.8%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	32.6%	6.5%	26.1%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Not answered	1.1%	6.0%	-4.9%

Safety

Is Elvington Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Elvington Lane was 73.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.7% lower than the Burnt Oak average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Elvington Lane has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Burnt Oak and the 460th highest crime rate of 1,063 local areas in Barnet .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 59% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,500

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in NW9 5WB, 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (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 Elvington Lane are based on 13 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Barnet.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Elvington Lane, London, NW9 5WB

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW9 5WB

Average Price
£499,185

Semi-Detached
£518,411

Terraced
£507,716

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£458,630

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Elvington Lane

Average Price
£472,987

Semi-Detached
£478,576

Terraced
£503,856

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£403,798

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Elvington LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Elvington Lane, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£580,000	2022-09-09	£557,916
5 Elvington Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£520,000	2021-06-30	£521,103
8 Elvington Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£490,000	2016-05-09	£557,784
1 Elvington Lane, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£364,500	2015-12-08	£442,377
9 Elvington Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£332,000	2014-06-11	£470,616

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW9 5WB

Employment

NW9 5WB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in NW9 5WB 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	67
Self-Employed	32
Part-Time Employee	27
Student (economically inactive)	27
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Other	10
Retired	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Human health and social work activities	28
Education	24
Construction	24
Administrative and support service activities	21
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Transport and storage	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Other	13
Financial and insurance activities	9
Manufacturing	9
Information and communication	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Real estate activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moss Hall Nursery School 189 Nether Street , Finchley N3 1NR	4out of 4	5,185 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Goldbeaters Primary School Thirleby Road , Burnt Oak HA8 0HA	4out of 4	301 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Annunciation Catholic Infant School Thirleby Road , HA8 0HQ	4out of 4	463 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodcroft Primary School Goldbeaters Grove , HA8 0QF	3out of 4	739 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barnfield Primary School Silkstream Road , HA8 0DA	4out of 4	832 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Orion Primary School Grahame Park Way , NW7 2AL	4out of 4	918 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saracens High School Lanacre Avenue , Colindale NW9 5FN	- not rated	601 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St James' Catholic High School Great Strand , Colindale NW9 5PE	3out of 4	1,012 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hasmonean High School for Girls 2 - 4 Page Street , Mill Hill NW7 2EU	- not rated	1,554 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Copthall School Pursley Road , Mill Hill NW7 2EP	3out of 4	1,776 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Kingsbury High School Princes Avenue , Kingsbury NW9 9JR	3out of 4	2,213 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stanmore College Elm Park , HA7 4BQ	- not rated	4,457 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	3out of 4	2,505 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London Academy Spur Road , HA8 8DE	3out of 4	3,594 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	4,912 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	5,164 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Menorah Grammar School Abbots Road , HA8 0QS	- not rated	988 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Northgate School Edgware Community Hospital , Burnt Oak Broadway HA8 0AD	4out of 4	1,402 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Northgate School Edgware Community Hospital , Burnt Oak Broadway HA8 0AD	- not rated	1,402 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
First Rung Independent School 197-205 High Street , Ponders End EN3 4DZ	- not rated	1,473 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Martin's School 22 Goodwyn Avenue , Mill Hill NW7 3RG	- not rated	1,685 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
Unitas Youth Zone	Unitas Barnet Youth Zone, 76 Montrose Avenue, Edgware	422 yd
Barnet Food Share Coop	7 The Concourse, London	610 yd
Colindale Skills Centre	Barnet & Southgate College, 7 Bristol Avenue, London	751 yd
Spaccanapoli	5 Charcot Road, London	754 yd
Lara Grill Colindale	24 Charcot Road, London	771 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Beaufort	2 Heritage Avenue, London		989 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Amin Charcoal & Pizza	16 The Concourse, London	562 yd
RCCT Romanian Culture Charity	International Gospel Church, 102 Watling Avenue, Edgware	772 yd
Zams Chicken And Pizza	Silkstream Parade, Watling Avenue, Edgware	846 yd
Dixy Fried Chicken	78 Watling Avenue, Edgware	915 yd
Ming Chinese Takeaway	60 Watling Avenue, Edgware	979 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oheneba Groceries	Silkstream Parade, Watling Avenue, Edgware	810 yd
Costcutters	Silkstream Parade, Watling Avenue, Edgware	846 yd
The Coop	Herald Court, 130 Colindale Avenue, London	916 yd
Sainsburys	14 Charcot Road, London	983 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Barnet Burnt Oak Leisure Centre WATLING AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	417 yd
Unitas Youth Zone MONTROSE AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	498 yd
Montrose Playing Fields Montrose Avenue	grass pitches, tennis courts	569 yd
Grahame Park Community Centre MARCH MARCH THE CONCOURSE		591 yd
Watling Park Cressingham Road	grass pitches	758 yd
Mill Hill Sports Club (Closed) Grahame Park Way	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	786 yd
Pure Gym (London Colindale) 14 14 Charcot Road	health and fitness suite	827 yd
Barnet College (Grahame Park Campus) (Closed) Grahame Park Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	878 yd
St James Catholic High School GREAT STRAND	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	880 yd
Orion Primary School GRAHAME PARK WAY	grass pitches	893 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	68.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW9 5WB