Birchen Grove, London, NW9 8RT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding NW9 8RT has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	45.9%	49.9%	4.0%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	54.1%	50.1%	-4.0%	49.0%	1.1%

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	40.6%	39.3%	-1.3%	37.9%	1.4%
Married: Opposite sex	51.6%	47.8%	-3.8%	44.2%	3.6%
Separated	1.6%	3.6%	2.0%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	2.7%	6%	3.3%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	3.5%	3.3%	-0.2%	6.1%	-2.8%

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	48.4%	43.3%	-5.1%	48.4%	-5.1%
Good health	35.8%	40.4%	4.6%	33.6%	6.8%
Fair health	13%	12.1%	-0.9%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	2.2%	2.9%	0.7%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	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	22.7%	26.4%	3.7%	18.2%	8.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.6%	8.4%	-0.2%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	9.2%	-2.5%	13.4%	-4.2%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	6.3%	5.1%	5.3%	1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.8%	10.9%	-3.9%	16.9%	-6.0%
Degree or Similar	23.8%	32.6%	8.8%	33.8%	-1.2%
Other	17.2%	6.3%	-10.9%	2.8%	3.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.5% 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	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	25.6%	20.8%	-4.8%	3.1%	17.7%
Pakistani	3.8%	6.9%	3.1%	2.7%	4.2%
Other Asian	9.8%	5.8%	-4.0%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	4.1%	8%	3.9%	2.5%	5.5%
Black Caribbean	3.5%	4%	0.5%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	1.3%	2.7%	1.4%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	1.9%	4.9%	3.0%	0.8%	4.1%
White	32.9%	33.5%	0.6%	81.4%	-47.9%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	7.9%	3.8%	-4.1%	0.6%	3.2%
Other	5.7%	6.4%	0.7%	1.6%	4.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44.1% 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	47.2%	44.1%	-3.1%	83.2%	-39.1%
European Union	6.6%	21.7%	15.1%	6.1%	15.6%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	16.1%	12.7%	-3.4%	2.7%	10.0%
Middle East and Asia	24.7%	15.4%	-9.3%	5.6%	9.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.4%	4.6%	0.2%	1.3%	3.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 34.4% 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	43.7%	44.1%	0.4%	83.2%	-39.1%
10+ Years	8.5%	34.4%	25.9%	9.8%	24.6%
5-10 Years	8.5%	11.2%	2.7%	2.9%	8.3%
2-5 Years	7%	7.2%	0.2%	2.2%	5.0%
Less than 2 years	32.3%	3.1%	-29.2%	1.9%	1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.4%	76.7%	-14.3%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	2.9%	0.5%	2.4%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	6.4%	0.9%	5.5%
Other EU countries	6.9%	1.5%	5.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.2%	1.2%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	6.2%	37.2%	-31.0%
Christian	41.7%	46.2%	-4.5%
Hindu	15%	1.7%	13.3%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	22.7%	6.5%	16.2%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Not answered	10.4%	6.0%	4.4%

Safety

Is Birchen Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Birchen Grove was 32.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 80.2% lower than the Barnhill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Birchen Grove has the 10th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Barnhill and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 789 local areas in Brent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -1.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,200

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in NW9 8RT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 8/10 (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 Birchen Grove are based on 91 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 Birchen Grove, London, NW9 8RT

Estimated Average Property Prices for NW9 8RT

Average Price
£826,869

Semi-Detached
£830,333

Terraced
£806,085

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Birchen Grove

Average Price
£610,275

Semi-Detached
£720,645

Terraced
£626,668

Detached
£787,360

Flats/Maisonettes
£344,487

Other
£1,015

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Birchen GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
35 Birchen Grove, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£720,000	2025-06-25	£690,888
37 Birchen Grove, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£723,000	2023-10-09	£693,708
19 Birchen Grove, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£700,000	2023-08-31	£672,305
25 Birchen Grove, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£770,000	2022-07-01	£738,804
13 Birchen Grove, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£675,000	2021-04-29	£750,773

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NW9 8RT

Employment

NW9 8RT area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 8RT 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	96
Self-Employed	60
Retired	47
Part-Time Employee	41
Student (economically inactive)	35
Looking after home or family	30
Other	23
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Construction	18
Education	16
Transport and storage	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Other	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Human health and social work activities	7
Information and communication	7
Manufacturing	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	2,551 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fawood Nursery School & Family Wellbeing Centre 35 Fawood Avenue , NW10 8DX	3out of 4	2,665 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	4,284 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wykeham Primary School Aboyne Road , NW10 0EX	- not rated	573 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School Quainton Street , NW10 0BG	- not rated	706 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Margaret Clitherow RC Primary School Quainton Street , NW10 0BG	3out of 4	706 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chalk Hill Infant School Barnhill Road , HA9 9YP	- not rated	820 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chalk Hill Junior School Barnhill Road , HA9 9YP	- not rated	820 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	5,071 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	438 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Michaela Community School North End Road , Wembley HA9 0UU	4out of 4	1,379 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
John Kelly Boys' Technology College Crest Road , NW2 7SN	- not rated	1,507 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
John Kelly Girls' Technology College Crest Road , NW2 7SN	- not rated	1,507 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
E-ACT Crest Academy Crest Road , NW2 7SN	3out of 4	1,507 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	2,103 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	2,150 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hendon College Corner Mead , Grahame Park Way NW9 5RA	- not rated	4,815 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	1,434 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Preston Manor School Carlton Avenue East , HA9 8NA	3out of 4	2,103 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	4,120 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	4,120 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Poplar Grove School Poplar Grove , Wembley HA9 9DB	- not rated	241 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Gower House School 5 Blackbird Hill , Kingsbury NW9 8RR	- not rated	245 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Nicholas School 22 Salmon Street , Kingsbury NW9 8PN	- not rated	475 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Unity Girls High School 2 Boscobel street , London NW8 8PS	- not rated	936 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Woodfield School Glenwood Avenue , Kingsbury NW9 7LY	- not rated	959 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
McDonalds	506 Neasden Lane North, London	160 yd
Backyard Lebanese Cafe & Shisha Lounge	18 Blackbird Hill, London	177 yd
Birchen Grove Garden Centre	GREENHOUSE GARDEN CENTRE, Birchen Grove	276 yd
Delicious Cafe	486 Neasden Lane North, London	398 yd
Neasden L T Depot	NEASDEN L T DEPOT, North Circular Road	860 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Peggies Bar	362-364 Neasden Lane North, London	691 yd
George Public House	George, Church Lane	936 yd
Prodigy Lounge	232 Church Lane, London	936 yd
Katie's	350 Neasden Lane, London	986 yd
The Wishing Well (Breezy Wind Ltd)	Wishing Well, Church Lane	1,016 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Daddy Nik	43 Blackbird Hill, London	135 yd
Chicken Land	27 Blackbird Hill, London	135 yd
New Kingston Jamican Cuisine	49 Blackbird Hill, London	135 yd
Blackbird Hill SF Connect	BP Filling Station, Blackbird Hill	177 yd
Bambino	498 Neasden Lane North, London	299 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
St Marys Food & Wine	25 Blackbird Hill, London	135 yd
Lidl	Lidl, Blackbird Hill	177 yd
Costcutter. Original Turkish shop. Express shop	494-496 Neasden Lane North, London	299 yd
24 Seven	490-492 Neasden Lane North, London	349 yd
Kaah Internet Cafe	384 Neasden Lane North, London	691 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Poplar Grove Centre POPLAR GROVE	grass pitches	322 yd
Wykeham Primary School ABOYNE ROAD	swimming pool	609 yd
Chalkhill Bmx Track ST. DAVIDS CLOSE	cycling, grass pitches	662 yd
Chalkhill Primary School BARNHILL ROAD		792 yd
Woodfield School GLENWOOD AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	955 yd
Lycee International De Londres Winston Churchill FORTY LANE		960 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	90.5%

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	86.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	124.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	32.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	300 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NW9 8RT