Upper Street, London, N1 1RG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N1 1RG is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.4%	51.9%	0.5%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	48.6%	48.1%	-0.5%	49.0%	-0.9%

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 1RG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.1% 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	64.4%	61.1%	-3.3%	37.9%	23.2%
Married: Opposite sex	20.1%	20.7%	0.6%	44.2%	-23.5%
Separated	2.7%	1.6%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	9.1%	13%	3.9%	9.1%	3.9%
Widowed	3.7%	3.6%	-0.1%	6.1%	-2.5%

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	40.1%	45%	4.9%	48.4%	-3.4%
Good health	35.8%	32.5%	-3.3%	33.6%	-1.1%
Fair health	14.4%	15%	0.6%	12.7%	2.3%
Bad health	8.2%	5.4%	-2.8%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	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.

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 43.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	26.5%	27.6%	1.1%	18.2%	9.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.2%	10.4%	-2.8%	9.6%	0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.8%	5.2%	-2.6%	13.4%	-8.2%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2.1%	1.2%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	9.9%	1.2%	16.9%	-7.0%
Degree or Similar	35.2%	43.2%	8.0%	33.8%	9.4%
Other	7.8%	1.6%	-6.2%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.5% 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	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	5.1%	7.1%	2.0%	0.7%	6.4%
Indian	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	0%	0.8%	0.8%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	0%	4.1%	4.1%	1.6%	2.5%
Black African	5.1%	9.1%	4.0%	2.5%	6.6%
Black Caribbean	5.4%	7.5%	2.1%	1.0%	6.5%
Other Black	6.2%	3.7%	-2.5%	0.5%	3.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	0.8%	-1.1%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	5%	2.3%	0.9%	4.1%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.9%	2.1%	0.8%	2.1%
White	63.8%	48.5%	-15.3%	81.4%	-32.9%
Arab	1.6%	2.5%	0.9%	0.6%	1.9%
Other	3.5%	6.2%	2.7%	1.6%	4.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.7% 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	68.9%	61.7%	-7.2%	83.2%	-21.5%
European Union	6.2%	8.3%	2.1%	6.1%	2.2%
Rest of Europe	5.8%	5.4%	-0.4%	0.8%	4.6%
Africa	3.5%	4.6%	1.1%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	5.4%	11.7%	6.3%	5.6%	6.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.2%	6.3%	0.1%	1.3%	5.0%
Oceania	3.9%	1.7%	-2.2%	0.3%	1.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.3%	61.4%	-5.9%	83.2%	-21.8%
10+ Years	3.5%	28.2%	24.7%	9.8%	18.4%
5-10 Years	3.5%	2.5%	-1.0%	2.9%	-0.4%
2-5 Years	4.3%	5.8%	1.5%	2.2%	3.6%
Less than 2 years	21.4%	2.1%	-19.3%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.2%	76.7%	-1.5%
Ireland	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
Central Asia	2.1%	0.0%	2.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Oceania	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
No passport held	6.6%	13.5%	-6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.3%	37.2%	-1.9%
Christian	39%	46.2%	-7.2%
Buddhist	3.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Muslim	8.3%	6.5%	1.8%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Not answered	10%	6.0%	4.0%

Safety

Is Upper Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Upper Street was 200.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 67.9% higher than the Canonbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Upper Street has the 18th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury and the 175th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 56.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -5.0%.

🔎 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. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N1 1RG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 Upper Street are based on 390 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 Upper Street, London, N1 1RG

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 1RG

Average Price
£1,930,560

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,022,721

Other
£7,377,595

Estimated Average Property Prices for Upper Street

Average Price
£941,190

Semi-Detached
£2,698,027

Terraced
£1,917,667

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£664,657

Other
£1,302,032

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Upper Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
171 Upper Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£7,525,000	2023-07-07	£7,326,004
Second And Third Floor Premises 177 Upper Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£750,000	2016-03-02	£766,975
177 Upper Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£258,000	2011-06-14	£396,985
Flat A-B 177 Upper Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£860,000	2011-03-16	£1,372,135
Flat 2 170 Upper Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2008-06-10	£329,139

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 1RG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	59
Part-Time Employee	25
Retired	22
Self-Employed	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Student (economically inactive)	15
Looking after home or family	14
Other	14
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Financial and insurance activities	16
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	11
Information and communication	10
Human health and social work activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	4
Real estate activities	2
Construction	2
Transport and storage	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Manufacturing	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	1,378 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	1,961 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,330 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,828 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,070 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
William Tyndale Primary School Upper Street , N1 2GG	4out of 4	266 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Laycock Primary School Laycock Street , Upper Street N1 1SW	3out of 4	324 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornhill Primary School Thornhill Road , Islington N1 1HX	3out of 4	409 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Fowler Road , Islington N1 2EP	3out of 4	435 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Canonbury Primary School Canonbury Road , N1 2UT	3out of 4	490 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	872 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	1,098 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	1,237 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	1,350 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	2,133 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	1,439 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,104 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,496 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,800 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	2,858 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	3out of 4	767 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	545 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School 6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ	- not rated	580 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
New River College Primary Cloudesley Square , N1 0HN	3out of 4	589 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard Holloway Road , Islington N7 8LT	3out of 4	769 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
New River College Secondary Lough Road , N7 8RH	3out of 4	771 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
Workers Cafe	Workers Cafe, Basement And Ground Floors	2 yd
Pera Mediterranean Restaurant	Pera Mediterranean Restaurant, Ground Floor And Basement	15 yd
VQ Islington	VQ Islington, Basement And Ground Floors	24 yd
Mr Lobo	Mr Lobo, Basement And Ground Floors	24 yd
Blue Legume	Blue Legume, Basement And Ground Floors	29 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Vineyard	The Vineyard, 179 Upper Street	46 yd
Hoxley and Porter	Hoxley and Porter, 153 Upper Street	125 yd
Laki Kane	Laki Kane, Ground And Mezzanine Floors	179 yd
Almeida Theatre	Almeida Theatre, Almeida Theatre	227 yd
The Hope And Anchor Public House	The Hope And Anchor Public House, 207 Upper Street	275 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Hut	Pizza Hut, Basement And Ground Floors	20 yd
Ginger and Lime	Ginger and Lime, 191 Upper Street	131 yd
Trawlerman Fish & Chips	Trawlerman Fish & Chips, Ground Floor Shop	203 yd
Falafel Highbury limited@budgens	Falafel Highbury limited@budgens, 213-215 Upper Street	270 yd
Houseof Dishes@ Budgens of Islington	Houseof Dishes@ Budgens of Islington, 213-215 Upper Street	270 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 89-95 St Paul's Road	591 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 43 Holloway Road	674 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 25 Islington Green	675 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 28-32 Highbury Corner	692 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 272-280 New North Road	709 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
William Tyndale Primary School UPPER STREET	artificial grass pitch	180 yd
The Exchange Theatrical Rehearsal Rooms (Closed) Sebbon Street		189 yd
St Mary Islington Community Partnership ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE UPPER STREET	health and fitness suite	370 yd
Orangetheory Fitness (Islington) UPPER STREET	health and fitness suite	443 yd
Thornhill Road Stp LOFTING ROAD	artificial grass pitch	462 yd
Nuffield Health (Islington) ESSEX ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	506 yd
Samuel Rhodes Mld School (Closed) Dowrey Street		587 yd
Sphera Health Club And Spa (Closed) Upper Street	health and fitness suite	740 yd
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		753 yd
City Of London Academy PREBEND STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	775 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	89.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	112.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 1RG