Gibson Square, London, N1 0RY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N1 0RY, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.8% 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	56.6%	53.8%	-2.8%	51.0%	2.8%
Male	43.4%	46.2%	2.8%	49.0%	-2.8%

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 N1 0RY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68.4% 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	66.2%	68.4%	2.2%	37.9%	30.5%
Married: Opposite sex	21.6%	17.8%	-3.8%	44.2%	-26.4%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.8%	3.6%	0.8%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	6.6%	7.5%	0.9%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	1.9%	2%	0.1%	6.1%	-4.1%

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 (87%) 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	56.3%	61.8%	5.5%	48.4%	13.4%
Good health	29.3%	25.2%	-4.1%	33.6%	-8.4%
Fair health	7.8%	8.3%	0.5%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	2.3%	0.3%	-2.0%	1.2%	-0.9%

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 N1 0RY this area, 9.3% 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 58.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.4%	9.3%	-7.1%	18.2%	-8.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	6.6%	-3.7%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.5%	10.5%	3.0%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8%	11.6%	3.6%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	52.6%	58.1%	5.5%	33.8%	24.3%
Other	3.8%	2.3%	-1.5%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69% 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%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	3.1%	-2.4%
Pakistani	0%	0.7%	0.7%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	3.1%	2.6%	-0.5%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	0.8%	3.6%	2.8%	2.5%	1.1%
Black Caribbean	7.8%	7.3%	-0.5%	1.0%	6.3%
Other Black	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	2.3%	1.9%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	2.3%	3%	0.7%	0.8%	2.2%
White	78.1%	69%	-9.1%	81.4%	-12.4%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	2.3%	3.3%	1.0%	1.6%	1.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.8% 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	77.7%	70.8%	-6.9%	83.2%	-12.4%
European Union	9.4%	10.6%	1.2%	6.1%	4.5%
Rest of Europe	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	2.7%	-0.4%
Middle East and Asia	2.7%	4.7%	2.0%	5.6%	-0.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	7.6%	3.7%	1.3%	6.3%
Oceania	1.6%	2%	0.4%	0.3%	1.7%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.4%	70.1%	-3.3%	83.2%	-13.1%
10+ Years	5.5%	12.8%	7.3%	9.8%	3.0%
5-10 Years	5.1%	4.9%	-0.2%	2.9%	2.0%
2-5 Years	2.7%	5.9%	3.2%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	13.3%	6.3%	-7.0%	1.9%	4.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.8%	76.7%	-0.9%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	56.3%	37.2%	19.1%
Christian	34.7%	46.2%	-11.5%
Buddhist	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	2.7%	6.5%	-3.8%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	3.3%	6.0%	-2.7%

Safety

Is Gibson Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gibson Square was 95.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 53.2% lower than the Barnsbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Gibson Square has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury and the 155th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 41.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.6%.

🔎 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
£81,400

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N1 0RY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Gibson Square are based on 118 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 Gibson Square, London, N1 0RY

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 0RY

Average Price
£515,601

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£515,601

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gibson Square

Average Price
£2,112,821

Semi-Detached
£3,111,886

Terraced
£2,805,240

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£826,669

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gibson SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 6 Gibson House Gibson Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£465,000	2024-04-08	£420,474
Flat 3 Gibson House Gibson Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£586,500	2024-03-08	£554,378
Flat 5 Gibson House Gibson Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£685,147	2024-03-08	£647,622
Flat 1 Gibson House Gibson Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£445,000	2022-06-10	£432,891
Flat 3 Gibson House Gibson Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£555,000	2017-09-20	£547,885

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 0RY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	127
Self-Employed	25
Student (economically inactive)	23
Part-Time Employee	20
Retired	18
Unemployed	13
Looking after home or family	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	34
Financial and insurance activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Information and communication	15
Human health and social work activities	12
Education	12
Other	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Transport and storage	5
Construction	4
Manufacturing	3
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	1,101 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	1,942 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	2,003 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	2,242 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,758 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thornhill Primary School Thornhill Road , Islington N1 1HX	3out of 4	346 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Fowler Road , Islington N1 2EP	3out of 4	491 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Angel Primary School Ritchie Street , N1 0EH	- not rated	521 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Tyndale Primary School Upper Street , N1 2GG	- not rated	567 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Tyndale Primary School Upper Street , N1 2GG	- not rated	567 yd	Academy converter	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	752 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	752 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	- not rated	846 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	3out of 4	1,491 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Grove School 8 Highbury Grove , N5 2EQ	- not rated	1,491 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	1,252 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	1,712 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,715 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	1,834 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,262 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	1,061 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	5,188 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,386 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space 1 Dowrey Street , N1 0HY	4out of 4	190 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
New River College Primary Cloudesley Square , N1 0HN	3out of 4	220 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thornhill Class Base (West) C/O Thornhill School , Thornhill Road N1 1HX	- not rated	346 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Tyndale Class Base (South) C/O William Tyndale School , Sable Street N1 2AQ	- not rated	567 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Directions Colebrook Row , N1 8AF	- not rated	589 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
Viet Garden	Viet Garden, First and Attic Floor	43 yd
The Foxglove	The Foxglove, 209-211 Liverpool Road	52 yd
Poppets	Poppets, 237 Liverpool Road	121 yd
Pig & Butcher	Pig & Butcher, 80 Liverpool Road	189 yd
Megan's at the Sorting Office	Megan's at the Sorting Office, 6A-6B Esther Anne Place	199 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Regent	The Regent, 201-203 Liverpool Road	37 yd
Must & Lees Ltd	Must & Lees Ltd, Basement And Ground Floors	125 yd
The Albion	The Albion, 10 Thornhill Road	227 yd
The Drapers Arms Public House	The Drapers Arms Public House, 44 Barnsbury Street	247 yd
Lucky Voice	Lucky Voice, 173-174 Upper Street	259 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Papa John's Pizza	Papa John's Pizza, Basement And Ground Floors	315 yd
Ottoman Doner	Ottoman Doner, 89 Upper Street	316 yd
Pizza Hut	Pizza Hut, Basement And Ground Floors	398 yd
63 Degrees	63 Degrees, 34 Islington Green	457 yd
Burrito Kitchen@Tesco	Burrito Kitchen@Tesco, 25 Islington Green	460 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 25 Islington Green	492 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, J Sainsbury Plc	555 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, Waitrose	603 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, 62-64 Chapel Market	670 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks & Spencer, Marks And Spencer	679 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Samuel Rhodes Mld School (Closed) Dowrey Street		194 yd
Thornhill Road Stp LOFTING ROAD	artificial grass pitch	317 yd
St Mary Islington Community Partnership ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE UPPER STREET	health and fitness suite	355 yd
Sphera Health Club And Spa (Closed) Upper Street	health and fitness suite	393 yd
Nuffield Health (Islington) ESSEX ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	418 yd
The Exchange Theatrical Rehearsal Rooms (Closed) Sebbon Street		537 yd
William Tyndale Primary School UPPER STREET	artificial grass pitch	586 yd
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		752 yd
City Of London Academy PREBEND STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	754 yd
Cally Pool & Gym PUBLIC BATHS PUBLIC BATHS CALEDONIAN ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	770 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	85.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	10 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 0RY