The Water Gardens, London, W2 2DB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around W2 2DB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.8%	51.9%	7.1%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	55.2%	48.1%	-7.1%	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 2DB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.9% 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%	45.9%	2.6%	37.9%	8.0%
Married: Opposite sex	35.9%	38.7%	2.8%	44.2%	-5.5%
Separated	6.3%	4.1%	-2.2%	2.2%	1.9%
Divorced	9.5%	6.7%	-2.8%	9.1%	-2.4%
Widowed	4.9%	4.6%	-0.3%	6.1%	-1.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.5%	50.2%	5.7%	48.4%	1.8%
Good health	32.1%	30.2%	-1.9%	33.6%	-3.4%
Fair health	13.7%	14.5%	0.8%	12.7%	1.8%
Bad health	6.6%	3%	-3.6%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	3%	2.1%	-0.9%	1.2%	0.9%

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.

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 61.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.3%	14.8%	-2.5%	18.2%	-3.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.5%	3.1%	-5.4%	9.6%	-6.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.1%	4.6%	-3.5%	13.4%	-8.8%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	4.1%	2.7%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6%	9.7%	3.7%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	43.7%	61.2%	17.5%	33.8%	27.4%
Other	15.1%	2.6%	-12.5%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 17.9% 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	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	5.2%	7.5%	2.3%	3.1%	4.4%
Pakistani	5.8%	10%	4.2%	2.7%	7.3%
Other Asian	5.5%	9.2%	3.7%	1.6%	7.6%
Black African	8.5%	3.8%	-4.7%	2.5%	1.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	0.8%	-1.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	0.4%	1.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	3.8%	3.8%	0.0%	0.8%	3.0%
White	25.8%	17.9%	-7.9%	81.4%	-63.5%
Roma	0%	5.4%	5.4%	0.2%	5.2%
Arab	27.7%	30.8%	3.1%	0.6%	30.2%
Other	11.3%	7.1%	-4.2%	1.6%	5.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 36.3% 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	37.4%	36.3%	-1.1%	83.2%	-46.9%
European Union	9.3%	10.1%	0.8%	6.1%	4.0%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	0.4%	-1.8%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	11.5%	10.5%	-1.0%	2.7%	7.8%
Middle East and Asia	36.8%	40.1%	3.3%	5.6%	34.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	2.5%	1.7%	1.3%	1.2%
Oceania	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 36.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 33.2% 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	36.5%	36.6%	0.1%	83.2%	-46.6%
10+ Years	7.7%	33.2%	25.5%	9.8%	23.4%
5-10 Years	8.2%	9.4%	1.2%	2.9%	6.5%
2-5 Years	19%	8.5%	-10.5%	2.2%	6.3%
Less than 2 years	28.6%	12.3%	-16.3%	1.9%	10.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.3%	76.7%	-13.4%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	6.3%	0.6%	5.7%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	7.6%	1.5%	6.1%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Middle East	3.8%	0.1%	3.7%
Eastern Asia	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	4.2%	13.5%	-9.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9.3%	37.2%	-27.9%
Christian	21.5%	46.2%	-24.7%
Buddhist	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Hindu	3.8%	1.7%	2.1%
Muslim	53.2%	6.5%	46.7%
Not answered	9.7%	6.0%	3.7%

Safety

Is The Water Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Water Gardens was 448.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.6% lower than the Hyde Park average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

The Water Gardens has the 23rd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Hyde Park and the 141st highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 149.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.5%.

🔎 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. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£66,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in W2 2DB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 2/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 5/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (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 The Water Gardens are based on 431 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 The Water Gardens, London, W2 2DB

Estimated Average Property Prices for W2 2DB

Average Price
£1,343,214

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,383,056

Other
£665,893

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Water Gardens

Average Price
£805,552

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£807,031

Other
£488,357

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The Water GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
26 The Water Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£575,000	2023-03-07	£436,453
34 The Water Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£900,000	2021-02-26	£783,630
27 The Water Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£648,000	2019-01-22	£564,884
25 The Water Gardens, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£700,000	2018-08-20	£596,056
32 The Water Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,050,000	2017-12-22	£799,481

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W2 2DB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in W2 2DB 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	46
Looking after home or family	28
Retired	27
Student (economically inactive)	24
Other	19
Self-Employed	18
Part-Time Employee	15
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	27
Financial and insurance activities	22
Other	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Information and communication	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Human health and social work activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Construction	5
Education	4
Real estate activities	3
Mining and quarrying	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	938 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	2,874 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	4out of 4	2,882 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	2,914 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	2,948 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School 13 Nutford Place , W1H 5HA	4out of 4	276 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Bentinck CofE Primary School Cosway Street , Marylebone NW1 5NS	4out of 4	513 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Bryanston Square CofE School Enford Street , W1H 1DL	3out of 4	528 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School Lisson Grove , NW1 6LH	3out of 4	747 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James & St John Church of England Primary School 4 Craven Terrace , W2 3QD	3out of 4	1,022 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	697 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
The St Marylebone CofE School 64 Marylebone High Street , W1U 5BA	4out of 4	1,334 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Westminster Academy The Naim Dangoor Centre , 255 Harrow Road W2 5EZ	4out of 4	1,893 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Paddington Academy 50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR	4out of 4	2,066 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	4out of 4	2,421 yd	Academy converter	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	730 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,248 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,517 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Westminster Sixth Form Steel House, 11 Tothill Street , Westminster SW1H 9LH	- not rated	3,524 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College 74 St Charles Square , North Kensington W10 6EY	- not rated	3,597 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	487 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	4,669 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sylvia Young Theatre School 1 Nutford Place , London W1H 5YZ	- not rated	406 yd	Other independent 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	470 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Halcyon London International School 33 Seymour Place , W1H 5AU	- not rated	518 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Connaught House School 47 Connaught Square , Westminster W2 2HL	- not rated	570 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
International Community School 7b Wyndham Place , Marylebone W1H 1PN	- not rated	574 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
White Rose	143 EDGWARE ROAD	60 yd
Melur London Uk Limited	175A EDGWARE ROAD	60 yd
Dr Power	139 EDGWARE ROAD	60 yd
Koshary El Tahrir	175 EDGWARE ROAD	60 yd
Vape Bar	153 EDGWARE ROAD	60 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Brewdog Paddington	UNIT 1, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD	397 yd
Grand Union	UNIT 1, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD	397 yd
Lockhouse Pub	3 MERCHANT SQUARE, CITY OF WESTMINSTER	492 yd
The Barrel Vault	Unit 23, St Pancras International Station, Pancras Road	696 yd
The Bear	27-29 SPRING STREET	722 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Anaam	151 EDGWARE ROAD	60 yd
Falafel & Juice Bar	165 EDGWARE ROAD	60 yd
Mawlana Restaurant	161 EDGWARE ROAD	60 yd
Lablabi	117-119 EDGWARE ROAD	164 yd
GO WINGS	11 SALE PLACE	261 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waitrose	168-176 EDGWARE ROAD	100 yd
Tesco Metro	90-100 EDGWARE ROAD	272 yd
Marks And Spencer	258 EDGWARE ROAD	385 yd
Tesco	UNIT 8, WEST END QUAY, SOUTH WHARF ROAD	388 yd
Sainsbury's	318-324 EDGWARE ROAD	572 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Marriott Leisure Club (London Marble Arch) GEORGE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	218 yd
Sylvia Young Theatre School NUTFORD PLACE		287 yd
Wilson House Recreation Ground (Closed) Wilson House Wilson House Sussex Gardens	squash courts	288 yd
Seymour Leisure Centre Seymour Place	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	326 yd
Livingwell Health Club (London Metropole) HARBET ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	419 yd
Ability Centre Marylebone (Closed) Crawford Street	health and fitness suite	541 yd
Pool At St Mary'S Hospital Paddington ST MARYS HOSPITAL ST MARYS HOSPITAL PRAED STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	542 yd
King Solomon Academy PENFOLD STREET	artificial grass pitch	584 yd
The Landmark London Hotel Health Club MARYLEBONE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	660 yd
City Of Westminster College (Closed) North Wharf Road	health and fitness suite	733 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	246.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	100 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	225.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W2 2DB