Lever Street, London, EC1V 3QU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding EC1V 3QU has a slightly higher male population, with 52.1% 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	41%	47.9%	6.9%	51.0%	-3.1%
Male	59%	52.1%	-6.9%	49.0%	3.1%

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 3QU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.1% 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	68.8%	60.1%	-8.7%	37.9%	22.2%
Married: Opposite sex	21.2%	24.6%	3.4%	44.2%	-19.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Separated	2.1%	2.2%	0.1%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	6.9%	8.7%	1.8%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	6.1%	-3.9%

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	59%	55.3%	-3.7%	48.4%	6.9%
Good health	23.6%	27%	3.4%	33.6%	-6.6%
Fair health	10.4%	10.7%	0.3%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	6.1%	5.1%	-1.0%	4.0%	1.1%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	1.2%	0.7%

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 55.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18%	16.8%	-1.2%	18.2%	-1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.5%	8.7%	-0.8%	9.6%	-0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.4%	6%	-1.4%	13.4%	-7.4%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.9%	8.7%	-7.2%	16.9%	-8.2%
Degree or Similar	41.8%	55.4%	13.6%	33.8%	21.6%
Other	6.9%	4.3%	-2.6%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.6% 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%	3.7%	3.7%	1.1%	2.6%
Chinese	3.8%	4.2%	0.4%	0.7%	3.5%
Indian	0.5%	4.2%	3.7%	3.1%	1.1%
Pakistani	3.8%	2.3%	-1.5%	2.7%	-0.4%
Other Asian	4.7%	4.2%	-0.5%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	8%	12.6%	4.6%	2.5%	10.1%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	1.0%	0.9%
Other Black	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	2.8%	2.3%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.5%
White	68.4%	55.6%	-12.8%	81.4%	-25.8%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	0.5%	2.8%	2.3%	0.6%	2.2%
Other	4.2%	2.3%	-1.9%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.8% 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	55.2%	49.8%	-5.4%	83.2%	-33.4%
European Union	9%	17.7%	8.7%	6.1%	11.6%
Rest of Europe	7.1%	2.3%	-4.8%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	7.5%	8.8%	1.3%	2.7%	6.1%
Middle East and Asia	12.7%	13%	0.3%	5.6%	7.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.6%	7.9%	1.3%	1.3%	6.6%
Oceania	1.9%	0.5%	-1.4%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 20.5% 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	53.8%	49.8%	-4.0%	83.2%	-33.4%
10+ Years	8.5%	20.5%	12.0%	9.8%	10.7%
5-10 Years	14.2%	8.8%	-5.4%	2.9%	5.9%
2-5 Years	5.2%	11.6%	6.4%	2.2%	9.4%
Less than 2 years	18.4%	9.3%	-9.1%	1.9%	7.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.7%	76.7%	-19.0%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	3.7%	0.3%	3.4%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Spain	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	5.6%	1.5%	4.1%
Other Europe	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Southern Asia	5.1%	1.2%	3.9%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central Asia	0.9%	0.0%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	3.7%	0.3%	3.4%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.7%	37.2%	-1.5%
Christian	39%	46.2%	-7.2%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	3.3%	1.7%	1.6%
Jewish	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Muslim	15%	6.5%	8.5%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Lever Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lever Street was 169.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.3% lower than the Bunhill average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Lever Street has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill and the 215th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 50.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.7%.

🔎 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. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in EC1V 3QU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (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) - 10/10 (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) - 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 Lever Street are based on 97 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 Lever Street, London, EC1V 3QU

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1V 3QU

Average Price
£30,921

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£30,921

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lever Street

Average Price
£1,469,355

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£879,355

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£796,349

Other
£22,418,512

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lever Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Lever Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£40,000	2018-06-25	£40,567
3A Lever Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£20,000	2017-02-24	£21,275

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC1V 3QU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in EC1V 3QU 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	74
Retired	25
Self-Employed	19
Student (economically inactive)	18
Part-Time Employee	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Unemployed	8
Looking after home or family	6
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Financial and insurance activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Information and communication	11
Other	11
Education	10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Construction	3
Transport and storage	3
Human health and social work activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Manufacturing	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	1,619 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	1,848 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,916 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	2,000 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	2,743 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Compton Street , Goswell Road EC1V 0EU	3out of 4	229 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moreland Primary School Moreland Street , EC1V 8BB	3out of 4	232 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City of London Primary Academy, Islington 15 Baltic Street West , EC1Y 0AE	4out of 4	480 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Myddelton Primary School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YJ	4out of 4	531 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's CofE Primary School Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ	3out of 4	567 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	1,036 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,189 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	1,189 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	- not rated	1,270 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,605 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	459 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,421 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	1,459 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,464 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,605 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	2,652 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,807 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	5,316 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dallington School 8 Dallington Street , London EC1V 0BW	- not rated	239 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City University Northampton Square , EC1V 0HB	- not rated	270 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sol Ecole Toffee Park Youth Centre , Ironmonger Row EC1V 3QS	- not rated	420 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The ArtsXchange City Road , EC1V 1JX	3out of 4	464 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts 23 Goswell Road , EC1M 7AJ	- not rated	530 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 Phoenix Takeaway	The Phoenix Takeaway, 5 Lever Street	7 yd
Daisy	Daisy, 3A Lever Street	18 yd
Kennedy's	Kennedy's, Ground Floor	34 yd
Aburi Japanese Restaurant	Aburi Japanese Restaurant, Ground Floor 190	35 yd
The Old Ivy House	The Old Ivy House, 166 Goswell Road	42 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Corner Bar / Charlie's Cantina	The Corner Bar / Charlie's Cantina, 125 Central Street	204 yd
Britannia Public House	Britannia Public House, 94 Ironmonger Row	386 yd
The 1920 Public House	The 1920 Public House, 19-20 Great Sutton Street	399 yd
Sutton Arms	Sutton Arms, 16 Great Sutton Street	416 yd
Dame Alice Owen Public House	Dame Alice Owen Public House, Ground Floor	443 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Goswell Best Charcoal Grill	Goswell Best Charcoal Grill, Shop	69 yd
Chicken Diner	Chicken Diner, Basement And Ground Floor	221 yd
Barbican Pizza	Barbican Pizza, 89 Lever Street	269 yd
Magic Wok & Box	Magic Wok & Box, 107 Lever Street	287 yd
City Delight	City Delight, Ground Floor	318 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 55 Central Street	200 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 174 St John Street	345 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 1 Brewhouse Yard	389 yd
Lily Maila	Lily Maila, Ground Floor Shop	410 yd
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 271-273 City Road	448 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Saddlers Sports Centre (Closed) 122-130 122-130 Goswell Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts	194 yd
Citysport GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	218 yd
Otium Leisure Club (Barbican) CENTRAL STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	235 yd
St Lukes Community Centre ST. LUKES ST. LUKES CENTRAL STREET		239 yd
Drakes Gym PARDON STREET	health and fitness suite	295 yd
Finsbury Leisure Centre FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE NORMAN STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	326 yd
Ironmonger Row Baths NORMAN STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	364 yd
The Gym (London Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	498 yd
Golden Lane Sports & Fitness CULLUM WELCH HOUSE CULLUM WELCH HOUSE GOLDEN LANE ESTATE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	520 yd
Gambier Hall GAMBIER HOUSE GAMBIER HOUSE MORA STREET		548 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	128.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of EC1V 3QU