Blair Avenue, London, NW9 7LN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NW9 7LN, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.4% 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	53.3%	52.4%	-0.9%	51.0%	1.4%
Male	46.7%	47.6%	0.9%	49.0%	-1.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	26%	32.5%	6.5%	37.9%	-5.4%
Married: Opposite sex	52.5%	49%	-3.5%	44.2%	4.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.7%	2.7%	0.0%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	9.6%	7.8%	-1.8%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	9.1%	7.1%	-2.0%	6.1%	1.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.3%	51.7%	5.4%	48.4%	3.3%
Good health	33.8%	30%	-3.8%	33.6%	-3.6%
Fair health	11.4%	12.9%	1.5%	12.7%	0.2%
Bad health	5.1%	3.5%	-1.6%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	3.3%	1.9%	-1.4%	1.2%	0.7%

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	18.3%	27.3%	9.0%	18.2%	9.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.3%	6.3%	-1.0%	9.6%	-3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10%	7.8%	-2.2%	13.4%	-5.6%
Apprenticeship	5.5%	5.5%	0.0%	5.3%	0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.3%	9%	-3.3%	16.9%	-7.9%
Degree or Similar	28.8%	38.3%	9.5%	33.8%	4.5%
Other	17.8%	5.9%	-11.9%	2.8%	3.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.5% 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%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	11.4%	12.5%	1.1%	3.1%	9.4%
Pakistani	9.6%	3.4%	-6.2%	2.7%	0.7%
Other Asian	6.6%	11.6%	5.0%	1.6%	10.0%
Black African	2.6%	7.8%	5.2%	2.5%	5.3%
Black Caribbean	3.7%	3.1%	-0.6%	1.0%	2.1%
Other Black	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
White	52.6%	45.5%	-7.1%	81.4%	-35.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	7%	6%	-1.0%	0.6%	5.4%
Other	1.8%	3.8%	2.0%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.8% 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	56.6%	50.8%	-5.8%	83.2%	-32.4%
European Union	15.8%	22.4%	6.6%	6.1%	16.3%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	4.8%	5%	0.2%	2.7%	2.3%
Middle East and Asia	18.4%	17.4%	-1.0%	5.6%	11.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	3.2%	1.7%	1.3%	1.9%
Oceania	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50.4%	50.8%	0.4%	83.2%	-32.4%
10+ Years	3.7%	36.9%	33.2%	9.8%	27.1%
5-10 Years	7.7%	5.4%	-2.3%	2.9%	2.5%
2-5 Years	4.4%	4.4%	0.0%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	33.8%	2.5%	-31.3%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.9%	76.7%	-5.8%
Ireland	5.1%	0.6%	4.5%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	2.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Romania	7.9%	0.9%	7.0%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	3.5%	13.5%	-10.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.2%	37.2%	-29.0%
Christian	46.4%	46.2%	0.2%
Hindu	10.3%	1.7%	8.6%
Muslim	27%	6.5%	20.5%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Blair Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blair Avenue was 109.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.2% higher than the Kingsbury average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Blair Avenue has the 19th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kingsbury and the 333rd highest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -46.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in NW9 7LN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 3/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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) - 6/10 (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 Blair Avenue are based on 18 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Brent.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Blair Avenue, London, NW9 7LN

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW9 7LN

Average Price
£617,802

Semi-Detached
£647,895

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£557,615

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blair Avenue

Average Price
£584,233

Semi-Detached
£586,921

Terraced
£614,464

Detached
£548,963

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blair AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Blair Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£650,000	2025-06-06	£623,050
9 Blair Avenue, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£495,000	2024-07-25	£484,436
15 Blair Avenue, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£525,000	2018-03-23	£587,878
5 Blair Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£329,950	2014-03-05	£489,880
7 Blair Avenue, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2011-07-29	£463,263

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW9 7LN

Employment

NW9 7LN area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	63
Retired	53
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	27
Looking after home or family	17
Other	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	13
Education	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Other	11
Construction	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Information and communication	7
Manufacturing	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Administrative and support service activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Curzon Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre Curzon Crescent , NW10 9SD	3out of 4	3,491 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	3,791 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Green School and Services 161 College Road , Kensal Rise NW10 3PH	4out of 4	4,910 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fryent Junior School Church Lane , Kingsbury NW9 8JD	- not rated	900 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fryent Infant School Church Lane , Kingsbury NW9 8JD	- not rated	900 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fryent Primary School Church Lane , Kingsbury NW9 8JD	- not rated	900 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Hyde School Hyde Crescent , NW9 7EY	- not rated	1,091 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Hyde School Hyde Crescent , NW9 7EY	- not rated	1,091 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
John Kelly Boys' Technology College Crest Road , NW2 7SN	- not rated	1,560 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
John Kelly Girls' Technology College Crest Road , NW2 7SN	- not rated	1,560 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
E-ACT Crest Academy Crest Road , NW2 7SN	3out of 4	1,560 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Crest Boys' Academy Crest Road , NW2 7SN	- not rated	1,560 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Neasden High School Quainton Street , NW10 0BG	- not rated	1,607 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	- not rated	2,876 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The College of North West London Willesden Centre , Dudden Hill Lane NW10 2XD	- not rated	2,823 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hendon College Corner Mead , Grahame Park Way NW9 5RA	- not rated	3,631 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Academy Forty Avenue , HA9 9JR	4out of 4	2,287 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	2,876 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	3out of 4	2,927 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St John's CofE School Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR	- not rated	2,927 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodfield School Glenwood Avenue , Kingsbury NW9 7LY	- not rated	278 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodfield School Glenwood Avenue , Kingsbury NW9 7LY	3out of 4	278 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Church Lane Pupil Referral Unit 434 Church Lane , Kingsbury NW9 8BD	- not rated	878 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beis Medrash Elyon 233 West Hendon Broadway , West Hendon NW9 7DH	- not rated	1,057 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Barnet Hill Academy 10a Montagu Road , Hendon NW4 3ES	- not rated	1,123 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
Cafe Florya	252 Church Lane, London	665 yd
Zeenat Afghan Restaurant	230 Church Lane, London	672 yd
Pizza Ariano's/ Selekt Chicken	268 Church Lane, London	683 yd
Church Lane Family Wellbeing Centre- Kitchen and FoodBank	Church Lane Family Wellbeing Centre, Fryent Primary School	902 yd
Birchen Grove Garden Centre	GREENHOUSE GARDEN CENTRE, Birchen Grove	946 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hendon Rifle Club	Hendon Rifle Club, Cool Oak Lane, London	258 yd
Hendon Sea Training Corps	Hendon Sea Cadet Hall, Cool Oak Lane, London	538 yd
George Public House	George, Church Lane	672 yd
Prodigy Lounge	232 Church Lane, London	672 yd
The Wishing Well (Breezy Wind Ltd)	Wishing Well, Church Lane	710 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Walk 2 Wok Express	260 Church Lane, London	683 yd
Fish N Grill	266 Church Lane, London	683 yd
Bella Pizza	161 Church Lane, London	721 yd
Chicken Island Ltd	369 Church Lane, London	973 yd
Bombay Street Food	17 Kingsbury Trading Estate, Church Lane	1,019 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Premier/PartyShop	Woodchurch Filling Station, Church Lane	665 yd
Tareen Food Centre	264 Church Lane, London	685 yd
Co-operative Supermarket	171-173 Church Lane, London	710 yd
Cozia	163 Church Lane, London	721 yd
Anglo Asian Cash & Carry	373-375 Church Lane, London	973 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Woodfield School GLENWOOD AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	284 yd
Woodfield Park Cool Oak Lane	grass pitches	326 yd
Kingsbury Town Football Club TOWNSEND LANE	grass pitches	326 yd
Princes Park Youth Football Club COOL OAK LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	448 yd
Silver Jubilee Park ELTHORNE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	497 yd
West Hendon Playing Fields Goldsmith Avenue	grass pitches, tennis courts	582 yd
Church Lane Recreation Ground Church Lane	grass pitches	746 yd
Fryent Primary School CHURCH LANE	grass pitches	904 yd
Fit Lady Gym (Closed) Goldsmith Avenue	health and fitness suite	1,013 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	60.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	56.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	67.3 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	67.3 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW9 7LN