Arlington Way, London, EC1R 1XB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding EC1R 1XB, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.6%	53.5%	8.9%	51.0%	2.5%
Male	55.4%	46.5%	-8.9%	49.0%	-2.5%

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 EC1R 1XB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.3% 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	55.6%	58.3%	2.7%	37.9%	20.4%
Married: Opposite sex	27.6%	25.5%	-2.1%	44.2%	-18.7%
Married: Same sex	4.4%	0.9%	-3.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	3.4%	3.4%	0.1%	3.3%
Separated	2.8%	0.9%	-1.9%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	6.8%	8.1%	1.3%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	2.8%	3%	0.2%	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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	56.5%	53.5%	-3.0%	48.4%	5.1%
Good health	28.1%	33.1%	5.0%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	9%	10.4%	1.4%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	5%	2.6%	-2.4%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.8%

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.

In the area around EC1R 1XB this area, 9.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 63.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.8%	9.6%	-1.2%	18.2%	-8.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.4%	3.3%	-7.1%	9.6%	-6.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.4%	6.3%	-2.1%	13.4%	-7.1%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.5%	2.1%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6%	15%	9.0%	16.9%	-1.9%
Degree or Similar	57.2%	63.3%	6.1%	33.8%	29.5%
Other	6.8%	0%	-6.8%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 76.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	1.8%	2.6%	0.8%	0.7%	1.9%
Indian	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	2.2%	2.6%	0.4%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	3.2%	4.1%	0.9%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	3%	2.3%	0.8%	2.2%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	0.8%	0.3%
White	83.8%	76.3%	-7.5%	81.4%	-5.1%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71% 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	71.9%	71%	-0.9%	83.2%	-12.2%
European Union	7.9%	8.9%	1.0%	6.1%	2.8%
Rest of Europe	2.5%	3%	0.5%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	5%	3.7%	-1.3%	2.7%	1.0%
Middle East and Asia	4.3%	5.6%	1.3%	5.6%	0.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5%	4.8%	-0.2%	1.3%	3.5%
Oceania	3.2%	3%	-0.2%	0.3%	2.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.1%	70.7%	1.6%	83.2%	-12.5%
10+ Years	8.3%	11.1%	2.8%	9.8%	1.3%
5-10 Years	4.3%	4.4%	0.1%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	7.2%	4.8%	-2.4%	2.2%	2.6%
Less than 2 years	11.2%	8.9%	-2.3%	1.9%	7.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.2%	76.7%	-4.5%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
France	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Germany	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	3.7%	0.3%	3.4%
Oceania	3.3%	0.1%	3.2%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.8%	37.2%	10.6%
Christian	40.4%	46.2%	-5.8%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	2.6%	6.5%	-3.9%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Arlington Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Arlington Way was 95.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 53.3% lower than the Barnsbury average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Arlington Way has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 7.7%.

🔎 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. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in EC1R 1XB, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Arlington Way are based on 15 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Islington.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Arlington Way, London, EC1R 1XB

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1R 1XB

Average Price
£577,318

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£577,318

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Arlington Way

Average Price
£670,856

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,284,298

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£590,602

Other
£371,282

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Arlington WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 10 Arlington House Arlington Way, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2015-01-08	£539,332
Flat 5 Arlington House Arlington Way, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2013-11-01	£565,892
Flat 10 Arlington House Arlington Way, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£160,000	2011-09-21	£241,569
Flat 15 Arlington House Arlington Way, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£355,000	2008-10-30	£626,728

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC1R 1XB

Employment

EC1R 1XB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	106
Self-Employed	34
Retired	31
Unemployed	13
Student (economically inactive)	12
Part-Time Employee	11
Looking after home or family	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	50
Financial and insurance activities	26
Information and communication	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Education	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Other	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Manufacturing	7
Construction	5
Transport and storage	3
Administrative and support service activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	1,188 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	1,321 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	2,121 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	2,124 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,456 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hugh Myddelton Primary School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YJ	4out of 4	249 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clerkenwell Parochial CofE Primary School Amwell Street , EC1R 1UN	- not rated	311 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Clerkenwell Parochial CofE Primary School Amwell Street , EC1R 1UN	- not rated	311 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Myddelton Junior School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YR	- not rated	338 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School Duncan Street , Islington High Street N1 8BL	3out of 4	544 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	- not rated	592 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,036 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	1,036 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	1,666 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,948 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	672 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	976 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	981 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,056 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	2,070 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	2,146 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,322 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	4,842 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City University Northampton Square , EC1V 0HB	- not rated	408 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Gower School 10 Cynthia Street , Barnsbury N1 9JF	- not rated	587 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Pears Family School 4-8 Rodney Street , N1 9JH	4out of 4	603 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
The ArtsXchange City Road , EC1V 1JX	3out of 4	677 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Colebrooke Pupil Referral Unit Colebrooke Row , Islington N1 8AF	- not rated	698 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Niche	Niche, Basement And Ground	88 yd
The Gate Restaurant	The Gate Restaurant, Basement And Ground	123 yd
Crudough	Crudough, Ground Floor And Basement	141 yd
Fateema	28	146 yd
Trinity Church Myddelton Square	Trinity Church Myddelton Square, St Mark's Church	156 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Harlequin Public House	The Harlequin Public House, 27 Arlington Way	37 yd
The Shakespeare's Head Public House	The Shakespeare's Head Public House, 1 Arlington Way	38 yd
Old Red Lion Public House	Old Red Lion Public House, 418 St John Street	215 yd
Dame Alice Owen Public House	Dame Alice Owen Public House, Ground Floor	248 yd
The George & Monkey	The George & Monkey, 68 Amwell Street	269 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, 402-404 St John Street	167 yd
Bumble And Sea	Street Record, Exmouth	174 yd
Green Home Food	Green Home Food, 428 St John Street	236 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, Basement And Ground Floors	375 yd
Domino's Pizza	Domino's Pizza, Basement And Ground Floors	432 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 301 St John Street	256 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks & Spencer, Marks And Spencer	421 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, 62-64 Chapel Market	453 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, Waitrose	502 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 122-128 Pentonville Road	521 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
City And Islington College (Centre Of Applied Sciences) 311-321 311-321 GOSWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	162 yd
Virgin Active Club (Islington Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	223 yd
The Gym (London Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	272 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Angel) 361-373 361-373 CITY ROAD	health and fitness suite	340 yd
Three Corners Adventure Playground NORTHAMPTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	496 yd
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School DONEGAL STREET	health and fitness suite	654 yd
Ozone Leisure Club KING'S CROSS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	674 yd
Sphera Health Club And Spa (Closed) Upper Street	health and fitness suite	707 yd
Beauty & Fitness	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	749 yd
The Crypt On The Green CLERKENWELL CLOSE		779 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	183.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of EC1R 1XB