Lydford Road, London, W9 3LU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around W9 3LU 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	54.4%	51.9%	-2.5%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	45.6%	48.1%	2.5%	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 W9 3LU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.9% 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	51.1%	56.9%	5.8%	37.9%	19.0%
Married: Opposite sex	30.7%	28.7%	-2.0%	44.2%	-15.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	5.5%	3.4%	-2.1%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	5.2%	5.6%	0.4%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	7.4%	4.5%	-2.9%	6.1%	-1.6%

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	45.9%	49.5%	3.6%	48.4%	1.1%
Good health	28.9%	24.4%	-4.5%	33.6%	-9.2%
Fair health	15.3%	17.2%	1.9%	12.7%	4.5%
Bad health	7.8%	5.2%	-2.6%	4.0%	1.2%
Very bad health	2.2%	3.7%	1.5%	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.

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 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.1%	20.7%	-9.4%	18.2%	2.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.3%	5.6%	-6.7%	9.6%	-4.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.1%	7.6%	0.5%	13.4%	-5.8%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	2.2%	1.6%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.4%	12%	1.6%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	28.5%	49.6%	21.1%	33.8%	15.8%
Other	11%	2.2%	-8.8%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.9% 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	9.7%	2.7%	-7.0%	1.1%	1.6%
Chinese	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	1.5%	0.5%	-1.0%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	1%	2.2%	1.2%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	2.4%	17%	14.6%	2.5%	14.5%
Black Caribbean	13.3%	10.6%	-2.7%	1.0%	9.6%
Other Black	3.9%	2%	-1.9%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	3.7%	0.5%	0.9%	2.8%
Mixed Other	6.1%	4.7%	-1.4%	0.8%	3.9%
White	42.7%	39.9%	-2.8%	81.4%	-41.5%
Arab	11.4%	9.9%	-1.5%	0.6%	9.3%
Other	3.4%	3.9%	0.5%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.8% 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	56.8%	56.8%	0.0%	83.2%	-26.4%
European Union	8.3%	6.7%	-1.6%	6.1%	0.6%
Rest of Europe	2.7%	3.5%	0.8%	0.8%	2.7%
Africa	5.1%	12.6%	7.5%	2.7%	9.9%
Middle East and Asia	15.3%	12.3%	-3.0%	5.6%	6.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.4%	7.2%	-3.2%	1.3%	5.9%
Oceania	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.4%	56.5%	3.1%	83.2%	-26.7%
10+ Years	2.4%	35.1%	32.7%	9.8%	25.3%
5-10 Years	3.2%	4.4%	1.2%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	6.6%	1.7%	-4.9%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	34.5%	2.2%	-32.3%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.7%	76.7%	6.0%
Ireland	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Middle East	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.1%	37.2%	-18.1%
Christian	53.7%	46.2%	7.5%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Muslim	18.1%	6.5%	11.6%
Other religion	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Lydford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lydford Road was 21.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 85.8% lower than the Harrow Road average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lydford Road has the lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Harrow Road and the 10th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -18.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,200

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in W9 3LU, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Lydford Road are based on 135 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 Lydford Road, London, W9 3LU

Estimated Average Property Prices for W9 3LU

Average Price
£565,015

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£939,143

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£511,569

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lydford Road

Average Price
£683,276

Semi-Detached
£1,279,647

Terraced
£569,199

Detached
£1,966,244

Flats/Maisonettes
£536,115

Other
£3,304,355

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lydford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
22B Lydford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2024-07-26	£388,197
22A Lydford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2023-12-18	£378,611
17A Lydford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£735,000	2023-04-05	£589,380
26B Lydford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£815,000	2021-12-17	£640,179
3B Lydford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£799,995	2020-10-30	£778,729

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for W9 3LU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	115
Long-Term Sick or disabled	45
Part-Time Employee	41
Self-Employed	40
Retired	39
Other	19
Unemployed	19
Looking after home or family	17
Student (economically inactive)	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Education	15
Financial and insurance activities	14
Human health and social work activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Information and communication	10
Transport and storage	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Construction	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	4
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mary Paterson Nursery School 13 Riverton Close , Off Ashmore Road W9 3DS	4out of 4	85 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dorothy Gardner Nursery School 293 Shirland Road , W9 3JY	2out of 4	147 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Granville Plus Nursery School Granville Road , NW6 5RA	3out of 4	636 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Golborne Children's Centre 2a Bevington Road , North Kensington W10 5TN	4out of 4	987 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maxilla Nursery School 2a Bevington Road , W10 5TN	4out of 4	989 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Essendine Primary School Essendine Road , W9 2LR	3out of 4	445 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carlton Vale Infant School Malvern Place , Kilburn NW6 5PX	3out of 4	479 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Kilburn Park School Foundation Malvern Road , NW6 5RG	3out of 4	533 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's CofE School Chippenham Mews , Paddington W9 2AN	3out of 4	536 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen's Park Primary School Droop Street , W10 4DQ	3out of 4	559 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Paddington Academy 50 Marylands Road , W9 2DR	4out of 4	726 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine's Federated Schools: CE High School Oxford Road , NW6 5SN	4out of 4	1,007 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Academy The Naim Dangoor Centre , 255 Harrow Road W2 5EZ	4out of 4	1,060 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St George's Catholic School Lanark Road , Maida Vale W9 1RB	4out of 4	1,171 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints Catholic College 75 St Charles Square , W10 6EL	3out of 4	1,410 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	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	1,340 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
United Colleges Group 25 Paddington Green , W2 1NB	- not rated	2,096 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College Gliddon Road , Barons Court W14 9BL	- not rated	4,481 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Morris Sixth Form St Dunstan's Road , W6 8RB	2out of 4	4,834 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	4,978 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	2,434 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	2,515 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maida Vale School 18 Saltram Crescent , London W9 3HR	- not rated	259 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee School Kennet Road , W9 3LG	3out of 4	317 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The St Marylebone Church of England Bridge School 17 - 23 Third Avenue , W10 4RS	3out of 4	524 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
The School of the Islamic Republic of Iran 100 Carlton Vale , NW6 5HE	- not rated	666 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Epic Learning Golborne Centre , 2a Wornington Road W10 5QJ	- not rated	911 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
The Little Coffee Tree	215 SHIRLAND ROAD	129 yd
Domino's Pizza	120 CHIPPENHAM ROAD	136 yd
Sarahleen Cafe	126 CHIPPENHAM ROAD	144 yd
Mourjan Lebanese Restaurant	99 CHIPPENHAM ROAD	173 yd
Big Pizza	BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOOR, 93 CHIPPENHAM ROAD	175 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Laylow	Public House, 10 Golborne Road	667 yd
Sporting Club De Londres	27 Elkstone Road, LONDON	680 yd
Prince of Wales PH	11 Cambridge Gardens, London	905 yd
Chilled Eskimo	Public House, 48 Southern Row	964 yd
Silver Hill	125-127 WESTBOURNE PARK ROAD	1,052 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Napoli express / Napoli Desserts / Napoli Pasta	69 FERNHEAD ROAD	184 yd
SICHUAN GRAND	23 Malvern Road, London	188 yd
Big Coffee	27 Malvern Road, London	188 yd
George Fish Bar	201 Shirland Road, London	190 yd
Park Avenue Nyc	2 FERNHEAD ROAD	378 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Arada Mini Market	17 Malvern Road, London	188 yd
The Co Operative Food Stores	504-510 HARROW ROAD	381 yd
Sainsbury's	478 HARROW ROAD	407 yd
Asia food bazar	544 HARROW ROAD	420 yd
Marks & Spencer	31 Salusbury Road, London	847 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Paddington Academy Marylands Road		458 yd
All Stars Boxing Gym And Youth Club HARROW ROAD	health and fitness suite	493 yd
Jubilee Sports Centre (Queens Park) JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE CAIRD STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	509 yd
Paddington Recreation Ground RANDOLPH AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	688 yd
Paddington Sports Club CASTELLAIN ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, tennis courts	730 yd
Warwick Community Centre HARROW ROAD		822 yd
Harbour Club (Notting Hill) ALFRED ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, swimming pool	893 yd
Academy Sport HARROW ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	895 yd
Frame (Queens Park) BEETHOVEN STREET		941 yd
St Augustine'S Sports Centre OXFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	990 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	138.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	97.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of W9 3LU