Pleydell Estate, London, EC1V 3SN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding EC1V 3SN, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.1% 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	53.8%	52.1%	-1.7%	51.0%	1.1%
Male	46.2%	47.9%	1.7%	49.0%	-1.1%

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 3SN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.3% 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	46.2%	57.3%	11.1%	37.9%	19.4%
Married: Opposite sex	37%	29.2%	-7.8%	44.2%	-15.0%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.2%	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	8.7%	5.6%	-3.1%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	4.9%	5.1%	0.2%	6.1%	-1.0%

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	41.2%	47.7%	6.5%	48.4%	-0.7%
Good health	29.4%	25.9%	-3.5%	33.6%	-7.7%
Fair health	19%	16.2%	-2.8%	12.7%	3.5%
Bad health	7.2%	6.5%	-0.7%	4.0%	2.5%
Very bad health	3.2%	3.7%	0.5%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.9%	27.4%	-2.5%	18.2%	9.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.2%	8.6%	-0.6%	9.6%	-1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.3%	8%	-2.3%	13.4%	-5.4%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	13.1%	4.4%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	28.3%	38.9%	10.6%	33.8%	5.1%
Other	12%	1.7%	-10.3%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.5% 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	4.1%	0.5%	-3.6%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	1.8%	0.9%	-0.9%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	1.8%	0.9%	-0.9%	3.1%	-2.2%
Other Asian	2.7%	3.2%	0.5%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	8.1%	13.4%	5.3%	2.5%	10.9%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	6.9%	4.6%	1.0%	5.9%
Other Black	6.8%	2.3%	-4.5%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	0.8%	1.0%
White	61.5%	58.5%	-3.0%	81.4%	-22.9%
Arab	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	7.2%	9.2%	2.0%	1.6%	7.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.3% 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	63.3%	57.3%	-6.0%	83.2%	-25.9%
European Union	8.1%	13.8%	5.7%	6.1%	7.7%
Rest of Europe	9.5%	10.6%	1.1%	0.8%	9.8%
Africa	5.4%	8.3%	2.9%	2.7%	5.6%
Middle East and Asia	9%	6%	-3.0%	5.6%	0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.6%	4.1%	0.5%	1.3%	2.8%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.4%	57.6%	-4.8%	83.2%	-25.6%
10+ Years	5%	29.5%	24.5%	9.8%	19.7%
5-10 Years	4.5%	5.1%	0.6%	2.9%	2.2%
2-5 Years	4.5%	3.7%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.5%
Less than 2 years	23.5%	4.1%	-19.4%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.1%	76.7%	-5.6%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	3.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Spain	3.2%	0.4%	2.8%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	4.6%	1.5%	3.1%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South-East Asia	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	7.3%	13.5%	-6.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.1%	37.2%	-13.1%
Christian	36.1%	46.2%	-10.1%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	0.5%	1.7%	-1.2%
Muslim	22.7%	6.5%	16.2%
Other religion	6.9%	0.6%	6.3%
Not answered	9.3%	6.0%	3.3%

Safety

Is Pleydell Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Pleydell Estate was 95.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 70.2% lower than the Bunhill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Pleydell Estate has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bunhill and the 151st lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 40.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -7.8%.

🔎 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 3SN, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Pleydell Estate are based on 61 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 Pleydell Estate, London, EC1V 3SN

Estimated Average Property Prices for EC1V 3SN

Average Price
£395,886

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£395,886

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Pleydell Estate

Average Price
£400,790

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£400,790

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Pleydell EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 84 Galway House Pleydell Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2018-09-27	£317,218
Flat 68 Galway House Pleydell Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£557,500	2017-06-27	£554,178
Flat 66 Galway House Pleydell Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£366,000	2016-05-20	£376,532
Flat 79 Galway House Pleydell Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2014-03-14	£369,417
Flat 67 Galway House Pleydell Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£267,000	2013-11-22	£335,763

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for EC1V 3SN

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	50
Retired	31
Part-Time Employee	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Looking after home or family	14
Self-Employed	11
Unemployed	11
Other	7
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Information and communication	10
Education	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Other	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Construction	5
Transport and storage	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,371 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	1,426 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,164 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	2,431 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	3,258 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 Luke's CofE Primary School Radnor Street , EC1V 3SJ	3out of 4	51 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moorfields Primary School 40 Bunhill Row , EC1Y 8RX	- not rated	376 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
City of London Primary Academy, Islington 15 Baltic Street West , EC1Y 0AE	4out of 4	540 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Moreland Primary School Moreland Street , EC1V 8BB	3out of 4	566 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre 101 Whitecross Street , EC1Y 8JA	3out of 4	645 yd	Community 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	524 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,080 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,199 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	1,199 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	1,670 yd	Community 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	571 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	914 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,080 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	2,001 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,006 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	2,812 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,808 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	5,202 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	5,202 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sol Ecole Toffee Park Youth Centre , Ironmonger Row EC1V 3QS	- not rated	164 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	349 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crusoe House School Nile Street , N1 7RD	- not rated	436 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Metropolitan Theatre School Trinity Centre , Bletchley Street N1 7QG	- not rated	483 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The ArtsXchange City Road , EC1V 1JX	3out of 4	570 yd	Free schools alternative provision	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
Aquila	Aquila, 214 City Road	159 yd
Bone Daddies	Bone Daddies, 10 Baldwin Street	178 yd
Costa Coffee	Costa Coffee, Moorfields Eye Hospital	181 yd
Commons At Old Street Works	205 City Road	183 yd
Bodean's	201 City Road	198 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal Star Public House	Royal Star Public House, 220 City Road	160 yd
Britannia Public House	Britannia Public House, 94 Ironmonger Row	178 yd
The Eagle	The Eagle, 2 Shepherdess Walk	213 yd
The Old Fountain Public House	The Old Fountain Public House, 3 Baldwin Street	230 yd
Masque Haunt Public House	Masque Haunt Public House, Part Basement And Ground Public House Masque Haunt, Bentima	265 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Itsu Ltd	161 City Road	232 yd
Friends of Ours	15 Westland Place	241 yd
Magic Wok & Box	Magic Wok & Box, 107 Lever Street	266 yd
Snack Monster	2 Pickwick House, 20 Ebenezer Street	271 yd
Crussh @ WeWork	Crussh @ WeWork, Second Floor	272 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 183	201 yd
Sainsbury's	161 City Road	232 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 55 Central Street	356 yd
Co-op Food	257 City Road	406 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 79 City Road	448 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Gambier Hall GAMBIER HOUSE GAMBIER HOUSE MORA STREET		145 yd
Ironmonger Row Baths NORMAN STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	183 yd
Gymbox (Old Street) NEWLAND COURT NEWLAND COURT OLD STREET	health and fitness suite	217 yd
Finsbury Leisure Centre FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE FINSBURY LEISURE CENTRE NORMAN STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	243 yd
Energie Fitness (London Old Street) BUNHILL ROW	health and fitness suite	305 yd
St Lukes Community Centre ST. LUKES ST. LUKES CENTRAL STREET		309 yd
Otium Leisure Club (Barbican) CENTRAL STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	340 yd
Blue Hut Youth Centre YOUTH CLUB YOUTH CLUB PROVOST STREET	artificial grass pitch	427 yd
Virgin Active (Moorgate) BUNHILL ROW	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	515 yd
Central Foundation Boys School COWPER STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	522 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	186.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of EC1V 3SN