Edgware Road, London, W2 1BT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around W2 1BT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.1%	50.1%	2.0%	51.0%	-0.9%
Male	51.9%	49.9%	-2.0%	49.0%	0.9%

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 W2 1BT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.5% 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	38.3%	58.5%	20.2%	37.9%	20.6%
Married: Opposite sex	26.2%	28.1%	1.9%	44.2%	-16.1%
Separated	7.5%	2.8%	-4.7%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	15%	5.7%	-9.3%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	13.1%	4.9%	-8.2%	6.1%	-1.2%

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	37.7%	48.9%	11.2%	48.4%	0.5%
Good health	27.9%	24.1%	-3.8%	33.6%	-9.5%
Fair health	17.5%	13.4%	-4.1%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	9.7%	9.9%	0.2%	4.0%	5.9%
Very bad health	7.1%	3.7%	-3.4%	1.2%	2.5%

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	35.5%	26.2%	-9.3%	18.2%	8.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.5%	10.4%	2.9%	9.6%	0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.7%	9.6%	4.9%	13.4%	-3.8%
Apprenticeship	0%	3.1%	3.1%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.7%	15.8%	11.1%	16.9%	-1.1%
Degree or Similar	27.1%	32.9%	5.8%	33.8%	-0.9%
Other	20.6%	2.1%	-18.5%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 18.1% 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	5.8%	3.7%	-2.1%	1.1%	2.6%
Chinese	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	3.1%	-1.6%
Pakistani	7.8%	2.8%	-5.0%	2.7%	0.1%
Other Asian	9.1%	4.8%	-4.3%	1.6%	3.2%
Black African	5.8%	5.2%	-0.6%	2.5%	2.7%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	0.4%	-1.5%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	1.3%	0.2%	-1.1%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	2.2%	1.6%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	0%	4.1%	4.1%	0.8%	3.3%
White	35.7%	18.1%	-17.6%	81.4%	-63.3%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Arab	24.7%	20.1%	-4.6%	0.6%	19.5%
Other	3.2%	34.8%	31.6%	1.6%	33.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 38.8% 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	38.3%	38.8%	0.5%	83.2%	-44.4%
European Union	20.1%	15.3%	-4.8%	6.1%	9.2%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	7.8%	7.5%	-0.3%	2.7%	4.8%
Middle East and Asia	26.6%	34.7%	8.1%	5.6%	29.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.2%	1.9%	-3.3%	1.3%	0.6%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 38.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 47.4% 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	37.7%	39%	1.3%	83.2%	-44.2%
10+ Years	7.1%	47.4%	40.3%	9.8%	37.6%
5-10 Years	8.4%	4.1%	-4.3%	2.9%	1.2%
2-5 Years	20.8%	6.3%	-14.5%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	26%	3.2%	-22.8%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.4%	76.7%	4.7%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
North Africa	2.2%	0.1%	2.1%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.7%	37.2%	-28.5%
Christian	15.2%	46.2%	-31.0%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Muslim	68.3%	6.5%	61.8%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Edgware Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Edgware Road was 58.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 68.7% lower than the Church Street average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Edgware Road has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Church Street and the 69th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -76.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,300

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in W2 1BT, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (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) - 10/10 (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 Edgware Road are based on 1943 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 Edgware Road, London, W2 1BT

Estimated Average Property Prices for W2 1BT

Average Price
£875,402

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£844,478

Other
£885,710

Estimated Average Property Prices for Edgware Road

Average Price
£655,165

Semi-Detached
£1,173,528

Terraced
£989,987

Detached
£926,164

Flats/Maisonettes
£486,779

Other
£3,559,799

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Edgware Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
393A Edgware Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£3,100,000	2023-03-16	£2,353,051
399 Edgware Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,000	2020-12-16	£937
Airspace Above, 393 Edgware Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£30,000	2018-10-18	£24,467
Flat 1 379 Edgware Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£207,000	1999-10-14	£755,910

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W2 1BT

Employment

W2 1BT area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in W2 1BT 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	93
Student (economically inactive)	71
Long-Term Sick or disabled	63
Looking after home or family	48
Part-Time Employee	35
Retired	26
Other	17
Self-Employed	16
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Human health and social work activities	4
Information and communication	3
Transport and storage	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Other	3
Real estate activities	2
Administrative and support service activities	1
Construction	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	700 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	2,004 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	2,016 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	2,039 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	4out of 4	2,262 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gateway Academy Capland Street , NW8 8LN	4out of 4	479 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's RC Primary School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1DF	3out of 4	664 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School Cosway Street , Marylebone NW1 5NS	4out of 4	786 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's CofE Primary School Shirland Road , Maida Vale W9 2JD	4out of 4	793 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School Lisson Grove , NW1 6LH	3out of 4	802 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marylebone Boys' School North Wharf Road , W2 1QZ	3out of 4	547 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
Paddington Academy 50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR	4out of 4	1,216 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Academy The Naim Dangoor Centre , 255 Harrow Road W2 5EZ	4out of 4	1,252 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	4out of 4	1,458 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy St John's Wood Marlborough Hill , NW8 0NL	1out of 4	1,756 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	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	255 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY	- not rated	2,946 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,367 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	4,131 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,368 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 6RU	4out of 4	590 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	4,071 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire St David's Welsh Church , W2 1SJ	- not rated	247 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abingdon House School Broadley Terrace , NW1 6LG	- not rated	733 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hospital Home and Education Units co St Mary's Hospitial Tuition Unit Praed Street , 7th Floor, Great Western Ward, Qqm W W2 1NY	- not rated	776 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John's Wood Pre-Preparatory School St John's Hall , Lord's Roundabout NW8 7NE	- not rated	1,094 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abercorn School 28 Abercorn Place , NW8 9XP	- not rated	1,164 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
Sarchnar Restaurant	397 EDGWARE ROAD	36 yd
Ibaklawa Caffe	401 EDGWARE ROAD	36 yd
Azmar Restaurant	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 442 EDGWARE ROAD	56 yd
Upstairs	432 EDGWARE ROAD	61 yd
Comfort Inn	450 EDGWARE ROAD	61 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Crocker'S Folly	23-24 ABERDEEN PLACE	354 yd
Lockhouse Pub	3 MERCHANT SQUARE, CITY OF WESTMINSTER	506 yd
Brewdog Paddington	UNIT 1, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD	611 yd
Grand Union	UNIT 1, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD	611 yd
Lords Tavern	LORDS TAVERN, ST JOHN'S WOOD ROAD	674 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Me Kebab	102 FRAMPTON STREET	89 yd
Soul Food Stop	97A FRAMPTON STREET	92 yd
Bekhal Company Ltd	125 BOSCOBEL STREET	107 yd
Heist Bank	CONCESSION, NORTH WHARF ROAD	411 yd
Chinka Burgers	2-4 GATEFORTH STREET	472 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Metro Paddington	94 CHURCH STREET	215 yd
Sainsbury's	318-324 EDGWARE ROAD	402 yd
Tesco	21-25 CLIFTON ROAD	484 yd
Sainsbury's	12A SHELDON SQUARE, LONDON	585 yd
Marks And Spencer	258 EDGWARE ROAD	587 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Little Venice Sports Centre CROMPTON STREET	health and fitness suite	194 yd
Westminster Childrens Sports Centre (Closed) Crompton Street		194 yd
City Of Westminster College (Closed) Paddington Green	health and fitness suite	203 yd
City Of Westminster College PADDINGTON GREEN CAMPUS PADDINGTON GREEN CAMPUS PADDINGTON GREEN	health and fitness suite	227 yd
City Of Westminster College (Closed) North Wharf Road	health and fitness suite	398 yd
King Solomon Academy PENFOLD STREET	artificial grass pitch	453 yd
Livingwell Health Club (London Metropole) HARBET ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	546 yd
Nuffield Health (Paddington) SHELDON SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	603 yd
Pool At St Mary'S Hospital Paddington ST MARYS HOSPITAL ST MARYS HOSPITAL PRAED STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	718 yd
Wilson House Recreation Ground (Closed) Wilson House Wilson House Sussex Gardens	squash courts	750 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	92.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	60.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	60.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	60.0%

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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	144.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	550 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	550 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	27.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W2 1BT