Essex Road is in London and in Islington district. N1 2EB is located in the Canonbury electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington South and Finsbury. This postcode has been in use since 2004-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Essex Road, London, N1 2EB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: N1 2EE, N1 3FL, N1 2WB, N1 3PB, N1 3AU, N1 2PE, N1 2PF, N1 2YG, N1 3AH.

Essex Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Essex Road are based on 1043 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 2EB

Average Price
£355,820
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£355,820
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Essex Road

Average Price
£680,779
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Essex Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 6 313 Essex Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£535,0002023-06-19 £529,778
Flat 5 313 Essex Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£142,5002021-03-26 £144,477
Flat 11 313 Essex Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£165,0002019-09-26 £174,261
Flat 5 313 Essex Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£144,0002017-05-18 £149,389
Flat 2 313 Essex Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£160,5002016-09-30 £170,615

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street, Hoxton N1 5RF 		1,318 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		2,286 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		2,341 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		3,063 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4North Islington Nursery School
110-112 Tollington Park, N4 3RB 		3,171 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The New North Academy
32 Popham Road, Islington N1 8SJ 		519 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Canonbury Primary School
Canonbury Road, N1 2UT 		596 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rotherfield Primary School
Rotherfield Street, Islington N1 3EE 		660 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4William Tyndale Primary School
Upper Street, N1 2GG 		665 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's CofE Primary School
Fowler Road, Islington N1 2EP 		754 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove, Islington N5 2EQ 		827 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		986 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Highbury Fields School
Highbury Hill, N5 1AR 		1,275 yd Community school No Girls More About School
- not ratedWaterside Academy
317-319 Kingsland Road, E8 4DL 		1,353 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Bridge Academy
Laburnum Street, Hackney E2 8BA 		1,805 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove, Highbury East N5 2AD 		1,167 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		2,543 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		2,834 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road, E5 8BP 		3,316 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		3,421 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		1,350 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNorth Bridge House Canonbury School
6-9 Canonbury Place, London N1 2NQ 		378 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Paul's Steiner School
1 St Paul's Road, Islington N1 2QH 		503 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Samuel Rhodes MLD School
11 Highbury New Park, N5 2EG 		735 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedRosemary Works School
1 Branch Place, N1 5PH 		969 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Richard Cloudesley School
Tudor Rose Building, 1 Prebend Street N1 8RE 		1,031 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
My Favourite CafeMy Favourite Cafe, Ground Floor And Basement49 yd
Esquires Essex RoadEsquires Essex Road, 319 Essex Road55 yd
ZAZÓNZAZÓN, Commercial62 yd
TradeTrade, Front Unit at73 yd
Awaze Food LtdAwaze Food Ltd, 332A Essex Road84 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Marquess Tavern Public HouseMarquess Tavern Public House, 32 Canonbury Street306 yd
Myddleton Arms Public HouseMyddleton Arms Public House, 52 Canonbury Road483 yd
The De Beauvoir ArmsThe De Beauvoir Arms, 113 Southgate Road502 yd
The Canonbury PHThe Canonbury PH, 21 Canonbury Place504 yd
The Alma Public HouseThe Alma Public House, 59 Newington Green Road673 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Islington Pizza & BFC OriginalIslington Pizza & BFC Original, Basement and Ground Floor Rear53 yd
Monsoon Indian TakeawayMonsoon Indian Takeaway, Unit 3 On Ground Floor81 yd
CooxCoox, 216 Essex Road390 yd
Mississippi Fried ChickenMississippi Fried Chicken, Shop571 yd
Asia VillageAsia Village, 153 Essex Road588 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 325-331 Essex Road100 yd
TescoTesco, 272-280 New North Road477 yd
TescoUnits 16, 18 Southgate Road750 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 89-95 St Paul's Road822 yd
Welcome Co-op AngelWelcome Co-op Angel, 47-49 Packington Street949 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Rosemary Gardens
BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts598 yd
The Exchange Theatrical Rehearsal Rooms (Closed)
Sebbon Street 		752 yd
William Tyndale Primary School
UPPER STREET 		artificial grass pitch776 yd
City Of London Academy Highbury Grove
Highbury Grove 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool865 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed)
GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET 		health and fitness suite891 yd
Highbury Grove School (Closed)
Highbury New Park 		swimming pool908 yd
Orangetheory Fitness (Islington)
UPPER STREET 		health and fitness suite959 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club
Penn Street 		977 yd
Islington Green School (Closed)
Prebend Street 		985 yd
Shoreditch Park
46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE 		grass pitches, tennis courts994 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed72.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed65.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Essex Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1239 crimes were reported near Essex Road. Only 6% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of N1 2EB.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Essex Road, London, N1 2EB

Employment

N1 2EB area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in N1 2EB 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 Employee115
Self-Employed35
Part-Time Employee32
Long-Term Sick or disabled31
Retired29
Student (economically inactive)25
Looking after home or family24
Other22
Unemployed17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)11

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities28
Human health and social work activities23
Other20
Transport and storage16
Administrative and support service activities16
Education13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles13
Construction11
Information and communication11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Accommodation and food service activities8
Financial and insurance activities6
Manufacturing4
Real estate activities4

People

Gender

Female240
Male206

Partnership Status

Single196
Married: Opposite sex83
Separated9
Divorced41
Widowed9

Health

Very good health223
Good health134
Fair health62
Bad health22
Very bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications71
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 26
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 43
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 47
Degree or Similar 128
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi5
Chinese1
Indian4
Pakistani1
Other Asian17
Black African67
Black Caribbean21
Other Black12
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and African7
Mixed White and Caribbean10
Mixed Other13
White218
Arab14
Other53

Country of Birth

United Kingdom297
European Union34
Rest of Europe33
Africa42
Middle East and Asia24
The Americas and the Caribbean10
Oceania6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK297
10+ Years111
5-10 Years20
2-5 Years8
Less than 2 years10

Passport Held

United Kingdom358
Ireland15
France3
Germany1
Italy2
Poland3
Other EU countries11
Turkey5
Other Europe1
North Africa4
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa2
Eastern Asia2
South-East Asia1
Central and South America6
Oceania3
No passport held28

Religion

No religion147
Christian175
Hindu1
Muslim71
Other religion29
Not answered23
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