Droop Street, London, W10 4EQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding W10 4EQ has a female population much higher than UK average, with 58.6% of the population 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	52.6%	58.6%	6.0%	51.0%	7.6%
Male	47.4%	41.4%	-6.0%	49.0%	-7.6%

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 W10 4EQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.7% 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	41.3%	54.7%	13.4%	37.9%	16.8%
Married: Opposite sex	37.2%	20%	-17.2%	44.2%	-24.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	8%	4.9%	-3.1%	2.2%	2.7%
Divorced	9%	14.3%	5.3%	9.1%	5.2%
Widowed	4.5%	5.3%	0.8%	6.1%	-0.8%

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	41.8%	49.1%	7.3%	48.4%	0.7%
Good health	35.4%	26.9%	-8.5%	33.6%	-6.7%
Fair health	12.5%	12.7%	0.2%	12.7%	0.0%
Bad health	8.1%	8%	-0.1%	4.0%	4.0%
Very bad health	2.2%	3.4%	1.2%	1.2%	2.2%

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	19.4%	24.2%	4.8%	18.2%	6.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.8%	13.7%	-6.1%	9.6%	4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	12.1%	-1.1%	13.4%	-1.3%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	2.4%	2.1%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.9%	12.1%	5.2%	16.9%	-4.8%
Degree or Similar	22.2%	32.7%	10.5%	33.8%	-1.1%
Other	18.1%	2.8%	-15.3%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 31.6% 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	9.1%	6.5%	-2.6%	1.1%	5.4%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	2.2%	1.2%	-1.0%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	2%	2.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-0.5%
Other Asian	5.7%	4%	-1.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	8.1%	8%	-0.1%	2.5%	5.5%
Black Caribbean	6.6%	8.4%	1.8%	1.0%	7.4%
Other Black	6.4%	4%	-2.4%	0.5%	3.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	3.7%	2.8%	-0.9%	0.4%	2.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	1.9%	-1.0%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	3.7%	4.6%	0.9%	0.8%	3.8%
White	34.9%	31.6%	-3.3%	81.4%	-49.8%
Arab	12%	15.2%	3.2%	0.6%	14.6%
Other	2.5%	8.7%	6.2%	1.6%	7.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.4% 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	56.3%	53.4%	-2.9%	83.2%	-29.8%
European Union	6.6%	8.8%	2.2%	6.1%	2.7%
Rest of Europe	4.9%	6.4%	1.5%	0.8%	5.6%
Africa	11.8%	11.9%	0.1%	2.7%	9.2%
Middle East and Asia	13.3%	14%	0.7%	5.6%	8.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.9%	4.6%	-1.3%	1.3%	3.3%
Oceania	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.3%	53.7%	-1.6%	83.2%	-29.5%
10+ Years	2%	35.3%	33.3%	9.8%	25.5%
5-10 Years	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	9.3%	4.9%	-4.4%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	30.7%	4%	-26.7%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.1%	76.7%	-3.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Spain	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Central and South America	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
No passport held	6.9%	13.5%	-6.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.2%	37.2%	-23.0%
Christian	41%	46.2%	-5.2%
Muslim	36.4%	6.5%	29.9%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Droop Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Droop Street was 144.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 38.6% higher than the Queen's Park average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Droop Street has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Queen's Park and the 225th lowest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 37.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -58.2%.

🔎 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. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in W10 4EQ, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 Droop Street are based on 81 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 Droop Street, London, W10 4EQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for W10 4EQ

Average Price
£386,687

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£386,687

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Droop Street

Average Price
£508,675

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£787,195

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£335,992

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Droop Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 8 Birch House, 5 Droop Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£197,500	2025-06-04	£153,491
Flat 13 Birch House, 5 Droop Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2023-10-23	£256,051
Flat 61 Birch House, 5 Droop Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2019-12-18	£299,506
Flat 9 Birch House, 5 Droop Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£445,000	2017-12-15	£326,826
Flat 9 Birch House, 5 Droop Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2015-05-22	£305,926

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W10 4EQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in W10 4EQ 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	69
Retired	33
Part-Time Employee	30
Long-Term Sick or disabled	27
Looking after home or family	21
Student (economically inactive)	20
Self-Employed	15
Unemployed	13
Other	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Other	19
Human health and social work activities	16
Transport and storage	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Education	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Information and communication	7
Construction	6
Real estate activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mary Paterson Nursery School 13 Riverton Close , Off Ashmore Road W9 3DS	4out of 4	580 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	3out of 4	615 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Golborne & Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , North Kensington W10 5TN	4out of 4	825 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	- not rated	882 yd	Local authority nursery school	-	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	1,095 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queens Park Junior School Droop Street , W10 4DQ	- not rated	33 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Infant School Droop Street , W10 4DQ	- not rated	33 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queen's Park Primary School Droop Street , W10 4DQ	3out of 4	99 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Brunel Primary Academy Middle Row , W10 5AT	3out of 4	256 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Middle Row Primary School Kensal Road , W10 5DB	- not rated	256 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Derwentwater Middle School Shakespeare Road , Acton W3 6SA	- not rated	4,940 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Acton Green County First and Middle School Beaumont Road , W4 5AW	- not rated	5,235 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
All Saints Catholic College 75 St Charles Square , W10 6EL	4out of 4	946 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Kilburn School Stafford Road , NW6 5RS	- not rated	1,128 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Paddington Academy 50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR	4out of 4	1,332 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brondesbury and Kilburn School Salusbury Road , NW6 6PE	- not rated	1,499 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Academy The Naim Dangoor Centre , 255 Harrow Road W2 5EZ	3out of 4	1,502 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY	- not rated	833 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	2,690 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The College of North West London Willesden Centre , Dudden Hill Lane NW10 2XD	- not rated	3,909 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	4,306 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Sixth Form St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB	3out of 4	4,631 yd	Community school	No	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	3,122 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Westside Independent School 3-7 Third Avenue , W10 4RS	- not rated	150 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School Herries Street , W10 4LE	3out of 4	163 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Seacole Primary School Our Lady of the Holy Souls, Church Hall , Bosworth Road W10 5DJ	- not rated	226 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stephenson School 175 Kensal Road , W10 5BJ	- not rated	248 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Maryfields Tutorial Centre 6 Bravington Road , W9 3AB	- not rated	381 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Dr Dessert	441 HARROW ROAD	145 yd
Dj'S Caribbean Cuisine	GROUND FLOOR, 616 HARROW ROAD	152 yd
Pizza 2 Night/ China Palace	433 HARROW ROAD	173 yd
Pichi Cafe	271 Kensal Road, LONDON	193 yd
The Asian Bistro Cafe	Buspace Studios, 1-51 Conlan Street	202 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chilled Eskimo	Public House, 48 Southern Row	316 yd
Laylow	Public House, 10 Golborne Road	454 yd
Paradise By Way of Kensal Green	19 Kilburn Lane, North Kensington	562 yd
Parlour	5 Regent Street, London	570 yd
The Eagle	250 Ladbroke Grove, LONDON	600 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
K & A Fisheries	558 HARROW ROAD	393 yd
The Three Teas Bubble Tea	401 HARROW ROAD	499 yd
Joli	7 Kilburn Lane, North Kensington	530 yd
Double Shot	744 Harrow Road, London	538 yd
Grill Guys	3 Kilburn Lane, North Kensington	562 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asia food bazar	544 HARROW ROAD	433 yd
Best Price Supermaket	11 Kilburn Lane, London	562 yd
Regents Food & Wine	15-17 Kilburn Lane, North Kensington	562 yd
The Co Operative Food Stores	504-510 HARROW ROAD	597 yd
Sainsbury's	2 Canal Way, LONDON	640 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
All Stars Boxing Gym And Youth Club HARROW ROAD	health and fitness suite	308 yd
Jubilee Sports Centre (Queens Park) JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE CAIRD STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	316 yd
Frame (Queens Park) BEETHOVEN STREET		547 yd
Her'S Gym & Spa (Closed) Harrow Road	health and fitness suite	578 yd
Moberly Sports Centre CHAMBERLAYNE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	651 yd
Moberly Sports & Education Centre (Closed) Kilburn Lane	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	668 yd
Instituto Espanol Vincente Canada Blanch 317A 317A PORTOBELLO ROAD		827 yd
Sion-Manning Rc School For Girls ST. CHARLES SQUARE	health and fitness suite	876 yd
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College ST. CHARLES SQUARE	health and fitness suite, tennis courts	966 yd
Queen'S Park QUEENS PARK PAVILION QUEENS PARK PAVILION HARVIST ROAD	tennis courts	1,070 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	156.3 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	128.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W10 4EQ