Holden Avenue, London, NW9 8HP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NW9 8HP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.1%	50.2%	-0.9%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	48.9%	49.8%	0.9%	49.0%	0.8%

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 vicinity of NW9 8HP there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 58% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.4%	33.3%	-2.1%	37.9%	-4.6%
Married: Opposite sex	55%	58%	3.0%	44.2%	13.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	2.1%	0.2%	-1.9%	2.2%	-2.0%
Divorced	3.9%	5.2%	1.3%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	3.6%	2.7%	-0.9%	6.1%	-3.4%

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 (86.7%) 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	43.4%	54.8%	11.4%	48.4%	6.4%
Good health	38.1%	31.9%	-6.2%	33.6%	-1.7%
Fair health	13.4%	10.7%	-2.7%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	3.4%	2%	-1.4%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.3%	18%	0.7%	18.2%	-0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14%	7.2%	-6.8%	9.6%	-2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14%	12.8%	-1.2%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	19.5%	8.9%	16.9%	2.6%
Degree or Similar	26.6%	36.3%	9.7%	33.8%	2.5%
Other	15%	3.5%	-11.5%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.8% 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	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	26.2%	19.3%	-6.9%	3.1%	16.2%
Pakistani	9.5%	4.9%	-4.6%	2.7%	2.2%
Other Asian	3.2%	3.7%	0.5%	1.6%	2.1%
Black African	5.7%	3.2%	-2.5%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	5.3%	4.1%	-1.2%	1.0%	3.1%
Other Black	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	1.6%	0.6%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	0.6%	-1.8%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	0.8%	1.0%
White	35.5%	39.8%	4.3%	81.4%	-41.6%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	5.7%	12.6%	6.9%	0.6%	12.0%
Other	0.8%	5.9%	5.1%	1.6%	4.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49% 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	57.8%	49%	-8.8%	83.2%	-34.2%
European Union	10.1%	22%	11.9%	6.1%	15.9%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	10.8%	6.9%	-3.9%	2.7%	4.2%
Middle East and Asia	17.6%	17.7%	0.1%	5.6%	12.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	2.6%	-1.1%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 32.7% 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	54%	48.8%	-5.2%	83.2%	-34.4%
10+ Years	2.8%	32.7%	29.9%	9.8%	22.9%
5-10 Years	5.3%	8.6%	3.3%	2.9%	5.7%
2-5 Years	5.9%	5.6%	-0.3%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	32%	4.2%	-27.8%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.9%	76.7%	-12.8%
Ireland	5.4%	0.6%	4.8%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	16.9%	0.9%	16.0%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Other Europe	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	4.2%	13.5%	-9.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.1%	37.2%	-32.1%
Christian	48.5%	46.2%	2.3%
Hindu	14.7%	1.7%	13.0%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	22.8%	6.5%	16.3%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Holden Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Holden Avenue was 28.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 67.6% lower than the Kingsbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Holden Avenue has the 15th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Kingsbury and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 23.8%.

🔎 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 8HP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Holden Avenue are based on 170 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 Holden Avenue, London, NW9 8HP

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW9 8HP

Average Price
£568,495

Semi-Detached
£438,015

Terraced
£581,543

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Holden Avenue

Average Price
£464,852

Semi-Detached
£779,292

Terraced
£565,277

Detached
£1,555,512

Flats/Maisonettes
£406,766

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Holden AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Holden Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£500,000	2018-10-31	£535,793
45 Holden Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£460,000	2015-09-11	£537,311
7 Holden Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£413,000	2014-09-12	£523,923
39 Holden Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£302,000	2012-11-29	£507,506
11 Holden Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£274,000	2006-05-10	£614,290

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW9 8HP

Employment

NW9 8HP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 21% 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	128
Self-Employed	84
Retired	54
Part-Time Employee	38
Other	23
Looking after home or family	21
Student (economically inactive)	20
Unemployed	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	42
Construction	42
Human health and social work activities	23
Education	18
Administrative and support service activities	13
Other	12
Manufacturing	12
Transport and storage	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Information and communication	8
Real estate activities	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	3,343 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	3,395 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	5,065 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	712 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fryent Infant School Church Lane , Kingsbury NW9 8JD	- not rated	712 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fryent Primary School Church Lane , Kingsbury NW9 8JD	- not rated	712 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chalk Hill Infant School Barnhill Road , HA9 9YP	- not rated	1,193 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chalk Hill Junior School Barnhill Road , HA9 9YP	- not rated	1,193 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Perivale Middle School Federal Road , Perivale UB6 7AF	- not rated	5,355 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Neasden High School Quainton Street , NW10 0BG	- not rated	1,213 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Michaela Community School North End Road , Wembley HA9 0UU	4out of 4	1,456 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
JFS , Kenton HA3 9TE	3out of 4	1,662 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
John Kelly Boys' Technology College Crest Road , NW2 7SN	- not rated	2,050 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
John Kelly Girls' Technology College Crest Road , NW2 7SN	- not rated	2,050 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	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	1,886 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	2,925 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hendon College Corner Mead , Grahame Park Way NW9 5RA	- not rated	4,257 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenhill College, Harrow Lowlands Road , HA1 3AQ	- not rated	5,316 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	1,311 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	1,886 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	3,840 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	3,840 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Nicholas School 22 Salmon Street , Kingsbury NW9 8PN	- not rated	452 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gower House School 5 Blackbird Hill , Kingsbury NW9 8RR	- not rated	693 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodfield School Glenwood Avenue , Kingsbury NW9 7LY	- not rated	874 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodfield School Glenwood Avenue , Kingsbury NW9 7LY	3out of 4	874 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lycee International de Londres Old Brent Hall , 54 Forty Lane HA9 9LY	- not rated	898 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
Zeenat Afghan Restaurant	230 Church Lane, London	343 yd
Cafe Florya	252 Church Lane, London	442 yd
Pizza Ariano's/ Selekt Chicken	268 Church Lane, London	503 yd
Birchen Grove Garden Centre	GREENHOUSE GARDEN CENTRE, Birchen Grove	689 yd
Church Lane Family Wellbeing Centre- Kitchen and FoodBank	Church Lane Family Wellbeing Centre, Fryent Primary School	708 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
George Public House	George, Church Lane	343 yd
Prodigy Lounge	232 Church Lane, London	343 yd
The Wishing Well (Breezy Wind Ltd)	Wishing Well, Church Lane	362 yd
McDonaghs Bar	2-4 Slough Lane, London	917 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bella Pizza	161 Church Lane, London	304 yd
Walk 2 Wok Express	260 Church Lane, London	503 yd
Fish N Grill	266 Church Lane, London	503 yd
Daddy Nik	43 Blackbird Hill, London	837 yd
Chicken Land	27 Blackbird Hill, London	837 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cozia	163 Church Lane, London	304 yd
Co-operative Supermarket	171-173 Church Lane, London	362 yd
Premier/PartyShop	Woodchurch Filling Station, Church Lane	442 yd
Tareen Food Centre	264 Church Lane, London	507 yd
St Marys Food & Wine	25 Blackbird Hill, London	837 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fryent Primary School CHURCH LANE	grass pitches	709 yd
Woodfield School GLENWOOD AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	876 yd
Lycee International De Londres Winston Churchill FORTY LANE		893 yd
Church Lane Recreation Ground Church Lane	grass pitches	1,014 yd
Poplar Grove Centre POPLAR GROVE	grass pitches	1,064 yd
Kingsbury Town Football Club TOWNSEND LANE	grass pitches	1,076 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	74.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	243.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	183.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW9 8HP