Dowland Street, London, W10 4UF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding W10 4UF has a slightly higher male population, with 51.8% 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	51%	48.2%	-2.8%	51.0%	-2.8%
Male	49%	51.8%	2.8%	49.0%	2.8%

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 area around W10 4UF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53% 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	50%	53%	3.0%	37.9%	15.1%
Married: Opposite sex	34.5%	35.2%	0.7%	44.2%	-9.0%
Separated	5.6%	3.7%	-1.9%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	6.9%	5.9%	-1.0%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	3%	2.3%	-0.7%	6.1%	-3.8%

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	47.4%	46.9%	-0.5%	48.4%	-1.5%
Good health	27.5%	33%	5.5%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	16.2%	14.3%	-1.9%	12.7%	1.6%
Bad health	5.6%	4%	-1.6%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	3.3%	1.8%	-1.5%	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	25.4%	24.5%	-0.9%	18.2%	6.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.6%	8.6%	-3.0%	9.6%	-1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.6%	5%	-3.6%	13.4%	-8.4%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	3.6%	2.7%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6%	11.4%	5.4%	16.9%	-5.5%
Degree or Similar	34.5%	42.3%	7.8%	33.8%	8.5%
Other	12.9%	4.5%	-8.4%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.4% 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	8.9%	3.3%	-5.6%	1.1%	2.2%
Chinese	2%	1.9%	-0.1%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	2.6%	3.7%	1.1%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	0.7%	3%	2.3%	2.7%	0.3%
Other Asian	5.3%	5.6%	0.3%	1.6%	4.0%
Black African	7.3%	7%	-0.3%	2.5%	4.5%
Black Caribbean	3.3%	1.5%	-1.8%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	7%	1.1%	-5.9%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	3.6%	1.1%	-2.5%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	3.3%	0.3%	0.9%	2.4%
Mixed Other	2%	6.3%	4.3%	0.8%	5.5%
White	38.7%	40.4%	1.7%	81.4%	-41.0%
Roma	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Arab	8.9%	9.6%	0.7%	0.6%	9.0%
Other	6.6%	10%	3.4%	1.6%	8.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.4% 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	49%	43.4%	-5.6%	83.2%	-39.8%
European Union	8.9%	16.5%	7.6%	6.1%	10.4%
Rest of Europe	4.3%	4.8%	0.5%	0.8%	4.0%
Africa	9.6%	4.8%	-4.8%	2.7%	2.1%
Middle East and Asia	21.9%	18%	-3.9%	5.6%	12.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.6%	12.5%	7.9%	1.3%	11.2%
Oceania	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 24% 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	47.4%	43.5%	-3.9%	83.2%	-39.7%
10+ Years	4%	24%	20.0%	9.8%	14.2%
5-10 Years	8.6%	17.3%	8.7%	2.9%	14.4%
2-5 Years	9.6%	5.2%	-4.4%	2.2%	3.0%
Less than 2 years	30.5%	10%	-20.5%	1.9%	8.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	52.4%	76.7%	-24.3%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	8.9%	0.6%	8.3%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	8.1%	1.5%	6.6%
Other Europe	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	2.2%	0.1%	2.1%
Southern Asia	3%	1.2%	1.8%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	3.3%	0.2%	3.1%
No passport held	8.1%	13.5%	-5.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17%	37.2%	-20.2%
Christian	40.7%	46.2%	-5.5%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Jewish	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Muslim	26.7%	6.5%	20.2%
Not answered	9.6%	6.0%	3.6%

Safety

Is Dowland Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dowland Street was 169.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.7% higher than the Harrow Road average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dowland Street has the 27th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Harrow Road and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 83.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 5.4%.

🔎 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. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,200

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in W10 4UF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 Dowland Street are based on 9 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 Dowland Street, London, W10 4UF

Estimated Average Property Prices for W10 4UF

Average Price
£541,989

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£498,381

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£585,597

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dowland Street

Average Price
£457,767

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£463,117

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£453,487

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dowland Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
42 Dowland Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£425,000	2013-12-18	£486,763
32 Dowland Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£249,950	2005-01-07	£549,176
42 Dowland Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£137,000	2002-12-19	£422,682

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W10 4UF

Employment

W10 4UF area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in W10 4UF 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	66
Retired	27
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	17
Part-Time Employee	16
Self-Employed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Other	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Information and communication	11
Human health and social work activities	8
Other	8
Transport and storage	7
Education	6
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Construction	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	627 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mary Paterson Nursery School 13 Riverton Close , Off Ashmore Road W9 3DS	4out of 4	693 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	756 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Golborne Children's Centre 2a Bevington Road , North Kensington W10 5TN	4out of 4	1,420 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	4out of 4	1,464 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wilberforce Primary Beethoven Street , W10 4LB	3out of 4	55 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School Fernhead Road , W9 3EJ	3out of 4	381 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen's Park Primary School Droop Street , W10 4DQ	3out of 4	590 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carlton Vale Infant School Malvern Place , Kilburn NW6 5PX	3out of 4	596 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Salusbury Primary School Salusbury Road , Kilburn NW6 6RG	3out of 4	600 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School Oxford Road , NW6 5SN	4out of 4	1,205 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queens Park Community School Aylestone Avenue , NW6 7BQ	3out of 4	1,284 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Paddington Academy 50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR	4out of 4	1,469 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	4out of 4	1,535 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic College 75 St Charles Square , W10 6EL	3out of 4	1,557 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	1,434 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	2,819 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	4,929 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Sixth Form St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB	2out of 4	5,257 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	5,454 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	2,301 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,221 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School 17 - 23 Third Avenue , W10 4RS	3out of 4	517 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Bales College 742 Harrow Road , W10 4AA	- not rated	719 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Maida Vale School 18 Saltram Crescent , London W9 3HR	- not rated	776 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Islamia School for Girls' 129 Salusbury Road , NW6 6PE	- not rated	879 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Al-Sadiq School 126 Chevening Road , NW6 6TP	- not rated	881 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
Caf? Noir	314 KILBURN LANE	131 yd
Crispy Bitez	322 KILBURN LANE	145 yd
Ali Baba Kebab	330 KILBURN LANE	157 yd
Queens Fish and Chips	305 Kilburn Lane, Maida Hill	170 yd
Sam'S Chicken	GROUND FLOOR, 338 KILBURN LANE	184 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Salusbury	50-52 Salusbury Road, London	465 yd
Paradise By Way of Kensal Green	19 Kilburn Lane, North Kensington	811 yd
Parlour	5 Regent Street, London	855 yd
The Whippet Inn	64-66 Chamberlayne Road, London	883 yd
Chilled Eskimo	Public House, 48 Southern Row	916 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Coffeeholic	GROUND FLOOR FRONT, 354 KILBURN LANE	221 yd
SFC (Southern Fried Chicken)	65 Salusbury Road, London	407 yd
Joe & The Juice	68 Salusbury Road, London	572 yd
Napoli express / Napoli Desserts / Napoli Pasta	69 FERNHEAD ROAD	585 yd
K & A Fisheries	558 HARROW ROAD	711 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer	31 Salusbury Road, London	310 yd
Supersave	36 Salusbury Road, London	338 yd
Save Smart Supermarket Ltd (Foodwise)	61 Salusbury Road, London	407 yd
Provenance Village Butcher	93 Salusbury Road, London	530 yd
The Co-operative Group Food Ltd	Offices Ground Floor, 105-109 Salusbury Road	660 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Frame (Queens Park) BEETHOVEN STREET		232 yd
Jubilee Sports Centre (Queens Park) JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE CAIRD STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	413 yd
Queen'S Park QUEENS PARK PAVILION QUEENS PARK PAVILION HARVIST ROAD	tennis courts	586 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Queen'S Park) 105-109 105-109 SALUSBURY ROAD	health and fitness suite	647 yd
All Stars Boxing Gym And Youth Club HARROW ROAD	health and fitness suite	656 yd
Moberly Sports Centre CHAMBERLAYNE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	744 yd
Moberly Sports & Education Centre (Closed) Kilburn Lane	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	753 yd
St Annes And St Andrews Church SALUSBURY ROAD		832 yd
Her'S Gym & Spa (Closed) Harrow Road	health and fitness suite	911 yd
Islamia Girls High School SALUSBURY ROAD		957 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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	50.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.79 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.79 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W10 4UF