Oldbury Place, London, W1U 5PL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding W1U 5PL has a female population much higher than UK average, with 57.5% 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	48.5%	57.5%	9.0%	51.0%	6.5%
Male	51.5%	42.5%	-9.0%	49.0%	-6.5%

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 W1U 5PL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55% 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	53.3%	55%	1.7%	37.9%	17.1%
Married: Opposite sex	30.2%	34.4%	4.2%	44.2%	-9.8%
Married: Same sex	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3%	2.6%	-0.4%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	8.5%	5.3%	-3.2%	9.1%	-3.8%
Widowed	3%	2.6%	-0.4%	6.1%	-3.5%

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 (95.1%) 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	51.5%	71.3%	19.8%	48.4%	22.9%
Good health	37.9%	23.8%	-14.1%	33.6%	-9.8%
Fair health	9.2%	5%	-4.2%	12.7%	-7.7%
Bad health	1%	0%	-1.0%	4.0%	-4.0%
Very bad health	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	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 W1U 5PL this area, 4.6% 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 76.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4%	4.6%	0.6%	18.2%	-13.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3%	0.7%	-2.3%	9.6%	-8.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.5%	5.3%	-2.2%	13.4%	-8.1%
Apprenticeship	0%	3.3%	3.3%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.5%	9.9%	4.4%	16.9%	-7.0%
Degree or Similar	69.3%	76.3%	7.0%	33.8%	42.5%
Other	10.6%	0%	-10.6%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.1% 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%	0.6%	0.6%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	1%	3.2%	2.2%	0.7%	2.5%
Indian	3.9%	2.5%	-1.4%	3.1%	-0.6%
Pakistani	0.5%	1.3%	0.8%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	3.9%	5.1%	1.2%	1.6%	3.5%
Black African	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.0%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	4.5%	2.6%	0.8%	3.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	82.5%	70.1%	-12.4%	81.4%	-11.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	0.6%	1.3%
Other	1%	6.4%	5.4%	1.6%	4.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 36.9% 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	47.1%	36.9%	-10.2%	83.2%	-46.3%
European Union	20.9%	20%	-0.9%	6.1%	13.9%
Rest of Europe	5.3%	5.6%	0.3%	0.8%	4.8%
Africa	3.4%	1.9%	-1.5%	2.7%	-0.8%
Middle East and Asia	12.1%	17.5%	5.4%	5.6%	11.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.9%	12.5%	7.6%	1.3%	11.2%
Oceania	6.3%	5.6%	-0.7%	0.3%	5.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 36.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 16.3% 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	46.1%	36.9%	-9.2%	83.2%	-46.3%
10+ Years	21.4%	16.3%	-5.1%	9.8%	6.5%
5-10 Years	7.3%	13.1%	5.8%	2.9%	10.2%
2-5 Years	8.3%	22.5%	14.2%	2.2%	20.3%
Less than 2 years	17%	11.3%	-5.7%	1.9%	9.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.2%	76.7%	-23.5%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	3.2%	0.2%	3.0%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	7.6%	1.5%	6.1%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	3.8%	0.2%	3.6%
Middle East	3.8%	0.1%	3.7%
Eastern Asia	5.1%	0.3%	4.8%
South-East Asia	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	7.6%	0.3%	7.3%
Central and South America	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Oceania	2.5%	0.1%	2.4%
No passport held	0.6%	13.5%	-12.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.1%	37.2%	-9.1%
Christian	48.8%	46.2%	2.6%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Jewish	6.3%	0.5%	5.8%
Muslim	6.3%	6.5%	-0.2%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Oldbury Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oldbury Place was 430.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 46.7% lower than the Marylebone average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Oldbury Place has the 40th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Marylebone and the 152nd highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -74.8%.

🔎 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. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£88,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in W1U 5PL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 1/10 (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 Oldbury Place are based on 27 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 Oldbury Place, London, W1U 5PL

Estimated Average Property Prices for W1U 5PL

Average Price
£3,216,042

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£3,216,042

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oldbury Place

Average Price
£2,758,645

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£2,748,908

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£2,219,230

Other
£3,366,219

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Oldbury PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
22 Oldbury Place, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£4,200,000	2022-01-14	£3,209,721
24 Oldbury Place, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£2,800,000	2016-03-31	£2,622,560
22 Oldbury Place, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£3,150,000	2014-03-13	£3,264,867
24 Oldbury Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,650,000	2006-04-19	£3,098,674
22 Oldbury Place, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	1997-05-27	£2,069,200

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W1U 5PL

Employment

W1U 5PL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 10% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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 W1U 5PL 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	62
Self-Employed	22
Student (economically inactive)	18
Part-Time Employee	14
Retired	10
Other	9
Unemployed	7
Looking after home or family	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	33
Professional, scientific and technical activities	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Information and communication	13
Other	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Education	7
Human health and social work activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Construction	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Manufacturing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	1,199 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	1,865 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,433 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	2,975 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	3,203 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School St Vincent Street , W1U 4DF	4out of 4	394 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School Enford Street , W1H 1DL	3out of 4	819 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School Lisson Grove , NW1 6LH	3out of 4	1,017 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School Cosway Street , Marylebone NW1 5NS	4out of 4	1,054 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Souls CofE Primary School Foley Street , W1W 7JJ	- not rated	1,073 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	- not rated	48 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	- not rated	48 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
North Westminster Community School Marylebone Lower House , Penfold Street NW1 6RX	- not rated	1,256 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,799 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Marylebone Boys' School North Wharf Road , W2 1QZ	3out of 4	1,881 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	1,712 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,044 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,585 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,616 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	2,622 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	1,273 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	4,468 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Royal Academy of Music Marylebone Road , NW1 5HT	- not rated	219 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Academy of Music Marylebone Road , NW1 5HT	- not rated	219 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southbank International School Westminster 63-65 Portland Place , London W1B 1QR	- not rated	485 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wetherby Senior School 100 Marylebone Lane , Marylebone W1U 2QU	- not rated	541 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Portland Place School 56-58 Portland Place , W1B 1NJ	- not rated	582 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Prince Regent Public House	PUBLIC HOUSE PRINCE REGENT, 71 MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET	51 yd
Princess Grace Hospital	THE PRINCESS GRACE HOSPITAL, 42-52 NOTTINGHAM PLACE	71 yd
Le Pain Quotidien	72 MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET	76 yd
Fischers	50 MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET	78 yd
La Brasseria Milanese	42 MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET	101 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Clarette	44 BLANDFORD STREET	413 yd
Flowerhouse Pub	56 BLANDFORD STREET	450 yd
Lucky Saint	58 DEVONSHIRE STREET	624 yd
The Sir John Balcombe Pub	BASEMENT, 21 BALCOMBE STREET	732 yd
Queens Head & Artichoke	32 Albany Street	792 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
AMP Athletic	FIRST FLOOR, 14 BEAUMONT MEWS	166 yd
Shushi Shop	67-69 WEYMOUTH STREET	253 yd
Tart Modern	UNIT B AND UNIT C, BAKER STREET STATION, MARYLEBONE ROAD	368 yd
Shawarma And More	123 BAKER STREET	384 yd
Wok To Walk	129 BAKER STREET	386 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waitrose Supermarket	98-101 MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET	285 yd
Sainsbury's	GROUND FLOOR, 116 BAKER STREET	327 yd
Tesco	110-112 BAKER STREET	336 yd
Tesco	11-15 MELCOMBE STREET	444 yd
Tesco Baker St Express	55 BAKER STREET	463 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Marylebone Cofe School MARYLEBONE HIGH STREET		47 yd
Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes London BAKER STREET	health and fitness suite	341 yd
Third Space Health Club (Marylebone) Bulstrode Place	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	463 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Baker Street) BAKER STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	465 yd
Hinde Street Methodist Church THAYER STREET		561 yd
Regent'S Gym (Closed) Great Portland Street	health and fitness suite	614 yd
Central Club (Closed) Portland Place	health and fitness suite	618 yd
Pure Gym (London Marylebone) BALCOMBE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	664 yd
Pure Gym (London Great Portland Street) CAVENDISH MEWS NORTH	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	669 yd
Francis Holland School IVOR PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	684 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
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	100.0%

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

Overview of W1U 5PL