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NW8 postcode area · Westminster

The NW8 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Brent, Camden, Westminster. Area Scores range from 6 to 74 across them. Every full NW8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NW8 district: St John's Wood North scores 75 out of 100 (#1,719 of 6,856 nationally) while Church Street sits at 7 — neighbours on the map, 68 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £486,000 in Kilburn Park to £1,110,000 in Bryanston & Dorset Square — a 2.3× gap within the NW8 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Brent, Camden and Westminster — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£52,686a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime154per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied28%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the NW8 district

£960,000median home sold over the past year · +17.1% over 5 years · +2.2% over the year · 199 sales
Detached£7,241,250
Semi-detached£5,600,000
Terraced£2,600,000
Flat£800,000
Westminster£855,000
London£525,512
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
St John's Wood NorthWestminster 1,71975 £737,500
Regent's ParkWestminster 1,80174 £957,500
Swiss CottageCamden 3,01456 £847,500
Bryanston & Dorset SquareWestminster 3,30252 £1,110,000
St John's Wood SouthWestminster 3,35051 £875,000
Abbey RoadWestminster 3,63147 £905,000
Primrose HillCamden 3,72046 £925,000
Kilburn ParkBrent 5,42021 £486,000
Kilburn EastCamden 5,82515 £585,000
Church StreetWestminster 6,3947 £517,500

People living in NW8 Census 2021

Residents83,475
Median age (est.)37
Density11,171per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above55%
No car or van64%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 14%25–44 35%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 12%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 41%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 12%Social rent 31%Private rent 41%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 40%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional17%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Skilled trades4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 50%Asian: 19%Black: 11%Mixed: 6%Other: 14%
White 50%Asian 19%Black 11%Mixed 6%Other 14%

Religion & identity

Christian 33% · No religion 24% · Muslim 24%

Born outside the UK: 55%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in NW8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NW8 district.

Kilburn Kilburn St John's Wood

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NW8.

NW26 W9 NW1 NW6 W1M NW1W W2 W1N

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.