Portland Road, London, W11 4LH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding W11 4LH has a slightly higher male population, with 51.7% 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	46.5%	48.3%	1.8%	51.0%	-2.7%
Male	53.5%	51.7%	-1.8%	49.0%	2.7%

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 W11 4LH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.1% 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	43.3%	43.1%	-0.2%	37.9%	5.2%
Married: Opposite sex	42.9%	44.6%	1.7%	44.2%	0.4%
Married: Same sex	2.4%	1.5%	-0.9%	0.3%	1.2%
Separated	2.4%	1.5%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	5.3%	8.2%	2.9%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	3.6%	1%	-2.6%	6.1%	-5.1%

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 (95.7%) 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	68.4%	67.1%	-1.3%	48.4%	18.7%
Good health	25.3%	28.6%	3.3%	33.6%	-5.0%
Fair health	5.1%	3.8%	-1.3%	12.7%	-8.9%
Bad health	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	4.0%	-3.6%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around W11 4LH this area, 5.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 76.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	2.8%	5.6%	2.8%	18.2%	-12.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.3%	2.1%	-3.2%	9.6%	-7.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.9%	5.1%	0.2%	13.4%	-8.3%
Apprenticeship	0%	0.5%	0.5%	5.3%	-4.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	8.2%	0.9%	16.9%	-8.7%
Degree or Similar	66%	76.4%	10.4%	33.8%	42.6%
Other	13.8%	2.1%	-11.7%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 79.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	2%	2.5%	0.5%	0.7%	1.8%
Indian	1.3%	2.5%	1.2%	3.1%	-0.6%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	3%	1.3%	-1.7%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed Other	1%	1.7%	0.7%	0.8%	0.9%
White	85.9%	79.2%	-6.7%	81.4%	-2.2%
Arab	2.4%	1.7%	-0.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	2%	5.9%	3.9%	1.6%	4.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.6% 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%	53.6%	-3.0%	83.2%	-29.6%
European Union	16.8%	14.9%	-1.9%	6.1%	8.8%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	5.1%	2.7%	0.8%	4.3%
Africa	3.7%	2.6%	-1.1%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	7.1%	11.1%	4.0%	5.6%	5.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.4%	11.5%	3.1%	1.3%	10.2%
Oceania	5.1%	1.3%	-3.8%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.2%	53.4%	-1.8%	83.2%	-29.8%
10+ Years	7.1%	25%	17.9%	9.8%	15.2%
5-10 Years	8.8%	4.7%	-4.1%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	14.5%	6.8%	-7.7%	2.2%	4.6%
Less than 2 years	14.5%	10.2%	-4.3%	1.9%	8.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.9%	76.7%	-11.8%
Ireland	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
France	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Germany	3.5%	0.2%	3.3%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Middle East	2.6%	0.1%	2.5%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	6.1%	0.3%	5.8%
Central and South America	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	1.7%	13.5%	-11.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.7%	37.2%	-7.5%
Christian	43.2%	46.2%	-3.0%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	12.7%	0.5%	12.2%
Muslim	3%	6.5%	-3.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	10.6%	6.0%	4.6%

Safety

Is Portland Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Portland Road was 266.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 5.4% lower than the Colville average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Portland Road has the 23rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville and the 135th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 52.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 48.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 98% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£76,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in W11 4LH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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 Portland Road are based on 1152 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Kensington And Chelsea.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Portland Road, London, W11 4LH

Estimated Average Property Prices for W11 4LH

Average Price
£2,930,693

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£4,895,175

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£966,210

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Portland Road

Average Price
£1,036,322

Semi-Detached
£1,105,402

Terraced
£2,053,232

Detached
£765,513

Flats/Maisonettes
£314,552

Other
£797,186

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Portland Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 Portland Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£3,950,000	2021-08-23	£3,606,853
19 Portland Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£4,550,000	2021-06-21	£5,087,825
11 Portland Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£6,400,000	2021-06-16	£7,156,501
Flat 3 35 Portland Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2021-01-15	£409,708
Ground Floor Flat 41 Portland Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£480,000	2020-09-08	£435,707

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W11 4LH

Employment

W11 4LH area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	81
Self-Employed	31
Retired	19
Looking after home or family	17
Student (economically inactive)	14
Part-Time Employee	11
Unemployed	9
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	58
Professional, scientific and technical activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Information and communication	13
Other	11
Manufacturing	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Education	9
Human health and social work activities	7
Real estate activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Anne's & Avondale Park Nursery School Sirdar Road , W11 4EE	4out of 4	442 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	4out of 4	1,552 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Golborne Children's Centre 2a Bevington Road , North Kensington W10 5TN	4out of 4	1,575 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre Australia Road , White City W12 7PH	4out of 4	1,724 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
James Lee Nursery School Gliddon Road , W14 9BH	4out of 4	1,910 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Clement and St James CofE Primary School Penzance Place , W11 4PG	3out of 4	179 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avondale Park Primary School Sirdar Road , W11 4EE	3out of 4	442 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Treadgold Street , Notting Hill W11 4BJ	3out of 4	744 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Jones Primary School St Mark's Road , W11 1RQ	4out of 4	966 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colville Primary School Lonsdale Road , Portobello Road W11 2DF	4out of 4	995 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School 89 Addison Road , W14 8BZ	4out of 4	491 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Holland Park School Airlie Gardens , Campden Hill Road W8 7AF	4out of 4	780 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Kensington Aldridge Academy 1 Silchester Road , W10 6EX	4out of 4	879 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic College 75 St Charles Square , W10 6EL	3out of 4	1,543 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart High School 212 Hammersmith Road , W6 7DG	4out of 4	1,996 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	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	1,685 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	1,959 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Sixth Form St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB	2out of 4	2,303 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	3,122 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	2,005 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	3,496 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
SIAL 154-156 Holland Park Avenue , W11 4UH	- not rated	222 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Norland Place School 162-166 Holland Park Avenue , W11 4UH	- not rated	231 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Tabernacle School 32 St Ann's Villas , Holland Park W11 4RS	- not rated	363 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Southbank International School Kensington 36-38 Kensington Park Road , W11 3BU	- not rated	937 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Catch22 Pupil Parent Partnership 191 Freston Road , London W10 6TH	- not rated	1,009 yd	Other independent 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
Six Portland Road	6 Portland Road, LONDON	41 yd
Grounds of Arabica	102 Holland Park Avenue, LONDON	90 yd
Vori Greek Kitchen	Ground Floor And Mezzanine, 120 Holland Park Avenue	90 yd
Paul	82 Holland Park Avenue, LONDON	151 yd
Joe & The Juice	94 Holland Park Avenue, LONDON	151 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Castle PH	Public House, 100 Holland Park Avenue	90 yd
The Mitre	PUBLIC HOUSE, 40 Holland Park Avenue	341 yd
Ladbroke Arms Public House	54 Ladbroke Road, LONDON	493 yd
Stewart Arms PH	26 Norland Road, LONDON	602 yd
Coronet Cinema and Print Room at the Coronet	103-111 Notting Hill Gate, LONDON	742 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mister Pumpernink	116 Holland Park Avenue, LONDON	90 yd
Supermarket of Dreams	1 Clarendon Road, LONDON	113 yd
Under One Kitchen	101 Notting Hill Gate, LONDON	854 yd
Collins Catering	141-149 Portobello Road, LONDON	902 yd
Oriental Kitchen Express	11A Russell Gardens, LONDON	904 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Supermarket of Dreams	126 Holland Park Avenue, LONDON	83 yd
Tesco	84-90 Holland Park Avenue, LONDON	151 yd
Waitrose	132-136 Notting Hill Gate, LONDON	738 yd
Tesco	114-120 Notting Hill Gate, LONDON	787 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods Ltd	104-106 Notting Hill Gate, LONDON	830 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Norland Square Norland Square	tennis courts	166 yd
Holland Park Lawn Tennis Club ADDISON ROAD	tennis courts	358 yd
The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial Rc School ADDISON ROAD		481 yd
Avondale Park Walmer Road	artificial grass pitch	502 yd
Edward Woods Community Centre EDWARD WOODS COMMUNITY CENTRE EDWARD WOODS COMMUNITY CENTRE NORLAND ROAD		565 yd
Campden Hill Lawn Tennis Club AUBREY WALK	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	574 yd
Holland Park HOLLAND PARK HOLLAND PARK KENSINGTON HIGH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	628 yd
Holland Park School AIRLIE GARDENS	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	667 yd
K West Hotel And Spa KENSINGTON HOUSE KENSINGTON HOUSE RICHMOND WAY	health and fitness suite	842 yd
Southbank International School 36-38 36-38 KENSINGTON PARK ROAD		854 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	159 Mbit/s
Average download speed	186.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	25.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.94 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W11 4LH