Gloucester Terrace, London, W2 6HU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding W2 6HU has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	43.3%	49.1%	5.8%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	56.7%	50.9%	-5.8%	49.0%	1.9%

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 6HU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61% 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	61.4%	61%	-0.4%	37.9%	23.1%
Married: Opposite sex	18.4%	22.5%	4.1%	44.2%	-21.7%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	5.3%	2.5%	-2.8%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	11.4%	10%	-1.4%	9.1%	0.9%
Widowed	3.5%	3%	-0.5%	6.1%	-3.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.8%	54.4%	14.6%	48.4%	6.0%
Good health	35%	30.3%	-4.7%	33.6%	-3.3%
Fair health	13%	8.8%	-4.2%	12.7%	-3.9%
Bad health	10.2%	4.4%	-5.8%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	2%	2.2%	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%

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 57.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.4%	18%	2.6%	18.2%	-0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.3%	3.9%	-8.4%	9.6%	-5.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.5%	6.3%	-1.2%	13.4%	-7.1%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2%	1.1%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.1%	7.8%	1.7%	16.9%	-9.1%
Degree or Similar	43.9%	57.1%	13.2%	33.8%	23.3%
Other	14%	4.9%	-9.1%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.1% 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	5.5%	6.1%	0.6%	1.1%	5.0%
Chinese	3.1%	12.6%	9.5%	0.7%	11.9%
Indian	3.9%	3.9%	0.0%	3.1%	0.8%
Pakistani	2%	3.9%	1.9%	2.7%	1.2%
Other Asian	7.9%	3%	-4.9%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	9.1%	4.8%	-4.3%	2.5%	2.3%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	3%	1.8%	0.4%	2.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	0.8%	0.9%
White	52%	41.1%	-10.9%	81.4%	-40.3%
Roma	0%	3%	3.0%	0.2%	2.8%
Arab	5.5%	6.5%	1.0%	0.6%	5.9%
Other	1.6%	5.2%	3.6%	1.6%	3.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 34.9% 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	38.2%	34.9%	-3.3%	83.2%	-48.3%
European Union	20.5%	17.5%	-3.0%	6.1%	11.4%
Rest of Europe	3.9%	3.5%	-0.4%	0.8%	2.7%
Africa	11.4%	5.7%	-5.7%	2.7%	3.0%
Middle East and Asia	17.3%	31.9%	14.6%	5.6%	26.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	6.6%	2.3%	1.3%	5.3%
Oceania	4.3%	0%	-4.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 34.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 32.6% 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%	35.2%	-1.8%	83.2%	-48.0%
10+ Years	12.6%	32.6%	20.0%	9.8%	22.8%
5-10 Years	15%	7%	-8.0%	2.9%	4.1%
2-5 Years	9.1%	10.1%	1.0%	2.2%	7.9%
Less than 2 years	26.4%	15%	-11.4%	1.9%	13.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.4%	76.7%	-15.3%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Germany	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Italy	4.3%	0.6%	3.7%
Portugal	3.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	8.2%	0.3%	7.9%
Southern Asia	3%	1.2%	1.8%
South-East Asia	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
North America and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Central and South America	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	2.6%	13.5%	-10.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.3%	37.2%	0.1%
Christian	28.9%	46.2%	-17.3%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	17.5%	6.5%	11.0%
Not answered	12.3%	6.0%	6.3%

Safety

Is Gloucester Terrace Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gloucester Terrace was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Bayswater average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£68,300

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in W2 6HU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 3/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 6/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Gloucester Terrace are based on 1433 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 Gloucester Terrace, London, W2 6HU

Estimated Average Property Prices for W2 6HU

Average Price
£453,400

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£481,930

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£470,954

Other
£13,092

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gloucester Terrace

Average Price
£709,357

Semi-Detached
£1,937,869

Terraced
£1,130,361

Detached
£717,716

Flats/Maisonettes
£668,595

Other
£3,042,465

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gloucester TerraceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
224A Gloucester Terrace, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£295,000	2025-04-11	£270,663
246C Gloucester Terrace, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£495,000	2024-09-24	£423,462
220D Gloucester Terrace, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£481,000	2024-08-14	£402,183
220C Gloucester Terrace, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£475,000	2024-05-09	£398,913
238 Gloucester Terrace, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£28,706	2024-04-30	£23,053

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W2 6HU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in W2 6HU 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	72
Student (economically inactive)	33
Retired	20
Other	16
Self-Employed	15
Part-Time Employee	12
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Looking after home or family	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Information and communication	12
Other	12
Transport and storage	10
Human health and social work activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Education	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	3
Construction	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	4out of 4	1,274 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Golborne Children's Centre 2a Bevington Road , North Kensington W10 5TN	4out of 4	1,354 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	1,489 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	1,564 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Portman Early Childhood Centre 12 Salisbury Street , NW8 8DE	4out of 4	1,816 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edward Wilson Primary School Senior Street , W2 5TL	3out of 4	331 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary 19 Cirencester Street , Paddington W2 5SR	3out of 4	365 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School Rowington Close , Warwick Estate W2 5TF	3out of 4	472 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's CofE Primary School 91 Westbourne Park Road , W2 5QH	3out of 4	506 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Atwood Primary Academy Amberley Road , Westminster W9 2JY	4out of 4	559 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westminster Academy The Naim Dangoor Centre , 255 Harrow Road W2 5EZ	4out of 4	360 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Paddington Academy 50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR	4out of 4	843 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Marylebone Boys' School North Wharf Road , W2 1QZ	3out of 4	931 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	4out of 4	1,745 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School Oxford Road , NW6 5SN	4out of 4	1,910 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	1,115 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	1,990 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	3,759 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Sixth Form St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB	2out of 4	4,147 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	4,491 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	1,538 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Burlington Danes Academy Wood Lane , W12 0HR	2out of 4	3,063 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
College Park School Garway Road , W2 4PH	3out of 4	521 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wetherby Preparatory School 48 Bryanston Square , W1H 2EA	- not rated	855 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Kensington Park School 40-44 Bark Place , Bayswater W2 4AT	- not rated	908 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pembridge Hall School 018 , Pembridge Square W2 4EH	- not rated	927 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
L'Ecole Bilingue Elementaire St David's Welsh Church , W2 1SJ	- not rated	993 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
Kim Klan/Wok N Fire	54 PORCHESTER ROAD	91 yd
Seventeen	60 PORCHESTER ROAD	95 yd
Pan Asia	60 PORCHESTER ROAD	95 yd
Bengal Restaurant	62 PORCHESTER ROAD	95 yd
Westbourne Park Pantry	53 PORCHESTER ROAD	154 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hayden Pub & Rooms	65 WESTBOURNE GROVE	456 yd
The Princess Royal	47 HEREFORD ROAD	612 yd
Silver Hill	125-127 WESTBOURNE PARK ROAD	727 yd
The Beer House	PADDINGTON STATION CONCOURSE, PRAED STREET	793 yd
The Cock & Bottle	17 NEEDHAM ROAD	826 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chester's	50 PORCHESTER ROAD	90 yd
Sizzling Thai	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 54 PORCHESTER ROAD	91 yd
By Chef Jen	53 PORCHESTER ROAD	154 yd
Sushi Daily	CONCESSION AT, THE COLONNADES, 38 PORCHESTER ROAD	161 yd
Pizza Gogo	218 QUEENSWAY	164 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waitrose	THE COLONNADES, 38 PORCHESTER ROAD	161 yd
Sainsbury's	169 QUEENSWAY	335 yd
Basma	270 HARROW ROAD	444 yd
Tesco	138-142 QUEENSWAY	501 yd
Sainsbury's	WHOLE BUILDING, GROVE HOUSE, 88-94 WESTBOURNE GROVE	567 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Porchester Centre QUEENSWAY	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	151 yd
Soho Gyms (Bayswater) (Closed) Whiteleys Centre Whiteleys Centre Queensway	health and fitness suite	443 yd
Academy Sport HARROW ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	538 yd
Harbour Club (Notting Hill) ALFRED ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, swimming pool	582 yd
Nuffield Health (Paddington) SHELDON SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	591 yd
Warwick Community Centre HARROW ROAD		597 yd
Pure Gym (Bayswater) MOSCOW PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	661 yd
Queens London QUEENSWAY	ice rinks	884 yd
Little Venice Sports Centre CROMPTON STREET	health and fitness suite	944 yd
Westminster Childrens Sports Centre (Closed) Crompton Street		944 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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	118.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	90.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W2 6HU