Highbury Station Road, London, N1 1SY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N1 1SY has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	44%	49.5%	5.5%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	56%	50.5%	-5.5%	49.0%	1.5%

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 1SY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.5% 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	65.5%	56.5%	-9.0%	37.9%	18.6%
Married: Opposite sex	23.6%	29.2%	5.6%	44.2%	-15.0%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	2.4%	1.5%	0.3%	2.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Separated	3.5%	0.8%	-2.7%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	5.2%	7.1%	1.9%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	6.1%	-3.7%

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 (89.1%) 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	58.6%	61.5%	2.9%	48.4%	13.1%
Good health	25.9%	27.6%	1.7%	33.6%	-6.0%
Fair health	11.3%	6.7%	-4.6%	12.7%	-6.0%
Bad health	3%	3.5%	0.5%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.5%

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.

In the area around N1 1SY this area, 8.3% 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 72.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.6%	8.3%	-8.3%	18.2%	-9.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.7%	4.7%	-1.0%	9.6%	-4.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7%	3.6%	-3.4%	13.4%	-9.8%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.9%	8.3%	0.4%	16.9%	-8.6%
Degree or Similar	53.3%	72.7%	19.4%	33.8%	38.9%
Other	9.2%	2.4%	-6.8%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.2% 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	3%	6.7%	3.7%	1.1%	5.6%
Chinese	4.9%	6%	1.1%	0.7%	5.3%
Indian	0.4%	3.9%	3.5%	3.1%	0.8%
Other Asian	3.8%	1.4%	-2.4%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	9.8%	7.1%	-2.7%	2.5%	4.6%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	2.1%	-0.5%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	5.6%	1.4%	-4.2%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	2.5%	0.6%	0.8%	1.7%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.9%	0.7%	-4.2%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	2.6%	1.4%	-1.2%	0.8%	0.6%
White	59.4%	62.2%	2.8%	81.4%	-19.2%
Arab	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	0.8%	3.2%	2.4%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.8% 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	65.4%	48.8%	-16.6%	83.2%	-34.4%
European Union	5.3%	13.9%	8.6%	6.1%	7.8%
Rest of Europe	3%	1.8%	-1.2%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	8.6%	7.1%	-1.5%	2.7%	4.4%
Middle East and Asia	9.4%	12.1%	2.7%	5.6%	6.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.9%	11.4%	6.5%	1.3%	10.1%
Oceania	3%	5%	2.0%	0.3%	4.7%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 25.9% 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	64.3%	48.6%	-15.7%	83.2%	-34.6%
10+ Years	5.3%	25.9%	20.6%	9.8%	16.1%
5-10 Years	6%	7.8%	1.8%	2.9%	4.9%
2-5 Years	9.4%	12.4%	3.0%	2.2%	10.2%
Less than 2 years	15%	5.3%	-9.7%	1.9%	3.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.1%	76.7%	-4.6%
France	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	3.9%	0.4%	3.5%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	7.1%	0.3%	6.8%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%
No passport held	2.1%	13.5%	-11.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45%	37.2%	7.8%
Christian	29.8%	46.2%	-16.4%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Jewish	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Muslim	14.5%	6.5%	8.0%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Highbury Station Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Highbury Station Road was 323.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 214.6% higher than the Highbury average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Highbury Station Road has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Highbury and the 86th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 123.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -13.9%.

🔎 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
£82,000

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N1 1SY, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Highbury Station Road are based on 25 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 Highbury Station Road, London, N1 1SY

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 1SY

Average Price
£807,128

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,033,832

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£467,072

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Highbury Station Road

Average Price
£1,161,598

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,009,557

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£432,286

Other
£7,528,241

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Highbury Station Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
47 Highbury Station Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,200,000	2024-12-23	£1,168,966
107 Highbury Station Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,100,000	2020-03-06	£1,208,099
69 Highbury Station Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£340,000	2012-06-08	£492,653
43 Highbury Station Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£647,500	2011-10-17	£1,103,028
69 Highbury Station Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2007-12-14	£467,398

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 1SY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	124
Self-Employed	29
Retired	25
Part-Time Employee	23
Unemployed	12
Looking after home or family	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Student (economically inactive)	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Financial and insurance activities	23
Information and communication	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Education	9
Other	9
Construction	9
Manufacturing	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	2
Transport and storage	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	1,533 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	2,340 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,564 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,671 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,272 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Laycock Primary School Laycock Street , Upper Street N1 1SW	3out of 4	259 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Canonbury Primary School Canonbury Road , N1 2UT	3out of 4	520 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thornhill Primary School Thornhill Road , Islington N1 1HX	3out of 4	634 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Tyndale Primary School Upper Street , N1 2GG	4out of 4	642 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Drayton Park Primary School Arvon Road , N5 1PJ	3out of 4	708 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 Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	863 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	955 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,374 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	1,613 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , N7 0JG	2out of 4	1,956 yd	Community school	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	1,122 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,454 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,522 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,221 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,293 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	267 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard Holloway Road , Islington N7 8LT	3out of 4	279 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
New River College Secondary Lough Road , N7 8RH	3out of 4	321 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dania School St David's Church, Westbourne Road , N7 8AB	- not rated	535 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School 6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ	- not rated	744 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
London Metropolitan University 166 - 220 Holloway Road , N7 8DB	- not rated	763 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Islington Arts Club	Islington Arts Club, 235 Upper Street	162 yd
Starbucks	Starbucks, Ground Floor Shop Unit	166 yd
Noa	Noa, 247 Upper Street	166 yd
Urban Social	Urban Social, Ground Floor Shop	168 yd
Hugs and Bites	Hugs and Bites, Ground Floor Shop	168 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Famous Cock Tavern Public House	Famous Cock Tavern Public House, 259 Upper Street	156 yd
The White Swan Public House	The White Swan Public House, 255-256 Upper Street	178 yd
The Garage	The Garage, 12 Highbury Corner	193 yd
Famous Cocktail Bar	Famous Cocktail Bar, 259 Upper Street	194 yd
Duchess Of Kent	Duchess Of Kent, 441 Liverpool Road	237 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	Subway, 248 Upper Street	167 yd
KFC	KFC, Ground Floor	167 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, Ground Floor, Northway House	181 yd
FATE	West Handy Side Canopy, 2 Granary Square	223 yd
Falafel Highbury limited@budgens	Falafel Highbury limited@budgens, 213-215 Upper Street	267 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 43 Holloway Road	190 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 28-32 Highbury Corner	221 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 89-95 St Paul's Road	353 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 465B Caledonian Road	1,000 yd
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 54 Benwell Road	1,006 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Orangetheory Fitness (Islington) UPPER STREET	health and fitness suite	157 yd
Highbury Leisure Centre HIGHBURY CRESCENT	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	344 yd
St Mary Magdalene Academy LIVERPOOL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	399 yd
William Tyndale Primary School UPPER STREET	artificial grass pitch	476 yd
Thornhill Road Stp LOFTING ROAD	artificial grass pitch	597 yd
The Exchange Theatrical Rehearsal Rooms (Closed) Sebbon Street		626 yd
Paradise Park Mackenzie Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	634 yd
St Davids Church Hall ST. DAVIDS CHURCH ST. DAVIDS CHURCH WESTBOURNE ROAD		669 yd
Energie Fitness (Highbury) LIVERPOOL ROAD	health and fitness suite	726 yd
City Of London Academy Highbury Grove Highbury Grove	artificial grass pitch, 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	186.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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