City Road, London, EC1V 1LA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding EC1V 1LA has a slightly higher male population, with 52.4% 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	48.3%	47.6%	-0.7%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	51.7%	52.4%	0.7%	49.0%	3.4%

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 EC1V 1LA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.2% 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	61.1%	55.2%	-5.9%	37.9%	17.3%
Married: Opposite sex	29.1%	30.4%	1.3%	44.2%	-13.8%
Married: Same sex	1.8%	0.5%	-1.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.6%	6.6%	3.0%	2.2%	4.4%
Divorced	2.4%	5.1%	2.7%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	6.1%	-4.6%

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	50.4%	51.8%	1.4%	48.4%	3.4%
Good health	34.9%	25.1%	-9.8%	33.6%	-8.5%
Fair health	10.2%	18.1%	7.9%	12.7%	5.4%
Bad health	3.4%	4.1%	0.7%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 45.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.3%	22.3%	6.0%	18.2%	4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.7%	6.6%	-1.1%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.9%	6.6%	-2.3%	13.4%	-6.8%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	5.3%	-4.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.2%	15.9%	9.7%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	50.4%	45.3%	-5.1%	33.8%	11.5%
Other	9.8%	2.6%	-7.2%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.8% 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%	31.5%	31.5%	1.1%	30.4%
Chinese	1%	1.1%	0.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	3.1%	-2.2%
Other Asian	3.1%	1.9%	-1.2%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	6%	2.6%	-3.4%	2.5%	0.1%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	2.1%	2.2%	0.1%	0.4%	1.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	2.4%	0.6%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	2.9%	1.9%	-1.0%	0.8%	1.1%
White	74.8%	48.8%	-26.0%	81.4%	-32.6%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	2.4%	0.2%	-2.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.5%	2.6%	2.1%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63% 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	68%	63%	-5.0%	83.2%	-20.2%
European Union	10%	8%	-2.0%	6.1%	1.9%
Rest of Europe	4.5%	2.8%	-1.7%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	4.2%	3.2%	-1.0%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	5.5%	17.1%	11.6%	5.6%	11.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.8%	4.5%	-1.3%	1.3%	3.2%
Oceania	2.1%	1.3%	-0.8%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.1%	62.9%	-2.2%	83.2%	-20.3%
10+ Years	5%	25.3%	20.3%	9.8%	15.5%
5-10 Years	9.7%	4.8%	-4.9%	2.9%	1.9%
2-5 Years	4.2%	2.2%	-2.0%	2.2%	0.0%
Less than 2 years	16%	5%	-11.0%	1.9%	3.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.5%	76.7%	5.8%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31%	37.2%	-6.2%
Christian	25.2%	46.2%	-21.0%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	35.1%	6.5%	28.6%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is City Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around City Road was 52.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 74.2% lower than the Barnsbury average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

City Road has the 24th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 14.0%.

🔎 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. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£81,200

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in EC1V 1LA, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 City Road are based on 2158 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 City Road, London, EC1V 1LA

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1V 1LA

Average Price
£783,513

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,339,302

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£765,329

Other
£77,115

Estimated Average Property Prices for City Road

Average Price
£1,361,688

Semi-Detached
£3,385,293

Terraced
£1,754,064

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£920,357

Other
£13,442,989

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on City Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Ground-Third Floor Flat 287 City Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£620,000	2024-07-02	£589,383
Ground-Third Floor Flat 287 City Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£385,000	2024-07-02	£365,988
Ground-Third Floor Flat 287 City Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£385,000	2024-07-02	£365,988
Ground Floor And Basement Flat 287 City Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2024-07-02	£380,247
Ground-Third Floor Flat 287 City Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,210,000	2024-07-02	£1,199,736

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC1V 1LA

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	135
Part-Time Employee	61
Other	54
Self-Employed	38
Unemployed	26
Student (economically inactive)	21
Retired	19
Looking after home or family	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	46
Financial and insurance activities	32
Education	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Other	18
Administrative and support service activities	16
Information and communication	16
Human health and social work activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Construction	5
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	1,572 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	1,739 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	1,774 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,900 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	2,677 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Moreland Primary School Moreland Street , EC1V 8BB	3out of 4	246 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hanover Primary School Noel Road , Islington N1 8BD	3out of 4	310 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School Duncan Street , Islington High Street N1 8BL	3out of 4	567 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Myddelton Primary School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YJ	4out of 4	617 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Fairchild Community School Forston Street , Hoxton N1 7HA	3out of 4	687 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	714 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	714 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	- not rated	1,063 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	1,186 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,502 yd	University technical college	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	111 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,502 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	1,537 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,543 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,569 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	2,208 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,275 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	5,411 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The ArtsXchange City Road , EC1V 1JX	3out of 4	114 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
City University Northampton Square , EC1V 0HB	- not rated	398 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colebrooke Pupil Referral Unit Colebrooke Row , Islington N1 8AF	- not rated	542 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colebrooke School Colebrooke Row , Islington N1 8AF	- not rated	542 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Metropolitan Theatre School Trinity Centre , Bletchley Street N1 7QG	- not rated	573 yd	Other independent school	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
The Rugged Bunch	The Rugged Bunch, 291 City Road	36 yd
Kammoon	Kammoon, Basement and Ground	77 yd
Angel Community Canal Boat Trust	Angel Community Canal Boat Trust, Club	159 yd
Tanakatsu	Tanakatsu, 10 Wakley Street	212 yd
Unite the Union	Unite the Union, 33-37 Moreland Street	228 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Island Queen	Island Queen, Ground Floor	345 yd
The Narrow Boat Public House	The Narrow Boat Public House, 119 St Peter's Street	360 yd
The Wenlock Arms	The Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road	410 yd
The Corner Bar / Charlie's Cantina	The Corner Bar / Charlie's Cantina, 125 Central Street	422 yd
Earl Of Essex Public House	Earl Of Essex Public House, 25 Danbury Street	460 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Posh Cock	Unit D, Cube Building, 17-21 Wenlock Road	378 yd
Anarkali	UNIT D CUBE BUILDING, 17 21 WENLOCK ROAD	378 yd
Chicken Diner	Chicken Diner, Basement And Ground Floor	464 yd
Barbican Pizza	Barbican Pizza, 89 Lever Street	472 yd
Magic Wok & Box	Magic Wok & Box, 107 Lever Street	479 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 271-273 City Road	92 yd
Co-op Food	257 City Road	285 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 301 St John Street	532 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 55 Central Street	539 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks & Spencer, Marks And Spencer	636 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (London Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	301 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Angel) 361-373 361-373 CITY ROAD	health and fitness suite	326 yd
Otium Leisure Club (Barbican) CENTRAL STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	411 yd
City And Islington College (Centre Of Applied Sciences) 311-321 311-321 GOSWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	416 yd
Virgin Active Club (Islington Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	475 yd
St Lukes Community Centre ST. LUKES ST. LUKES CENTRAL STREET		524 yd
Gambier Hall GAMBIER HOUSE GAMBIER HOUSE MORA STREET		567 yd
Ironmonger Row Baths NORMAN STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	578 yd
Finsbury Leisure Centre FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE NORMAN STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	605 yd
Saddlers Sports Centre (Closed) 122-130 122-130 Goswell Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts	669 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	92.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	92.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	92.5%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	131 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of EC1V 1LA