Downham Road, London, N1 3HJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N1 3HJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47%	50.9%	3.9%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	53%	49.1%	-3.9%	49.0%	0.1%

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 N1 3HJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64.9% 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	68.2%	64.9%	-3.3%	37.9%	27.0%
Married: Opposite sex	15.2%	20.1%	4.9%	44.2%	-24.1%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.9%	1.8%	-2.1%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	6%	8.8%	2.8%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	5.7%	2.7%	-3.0%	6.1%	-3.4%

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 (86.7%) 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	53%	61%	8.0%	48.4%	12.6%
Good health	30.3%	25.7%	-4.6%	33.6%	-7.9%
Fair health	12.6%	8.4%	-4.2%	12.7%	-4.3%
Bad health	3.3%	3.2%	-0.1%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	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.

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 58.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17%	11.2%	-5.8%	18.2%	-7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11%	2.7%	-8.3%	9.6%	-6.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.1%	8.6%	1.5%	13.4%	-4.8%
Apprenticeship	3%	3.8%	0.8%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.7%	12.7%	7.0%	16.9%	-4.2%
Degree or Similar	49.4%	58.6%	9.2%	33.8%	24.8%
Other	6.8%	2.4%	-4.4%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.9% 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%	0.7%	0.7%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	0.5%	3.4%	2.9%	3.1%	0.3%
Other Asian	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	4.6%	5.4%	0.8%	2.5%	2.9%
Black Caribbean	2.8%	2.2%	-0.6%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	2.1%	1%	-1.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	0.2%	-2.1%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.3%	3.2%	1.9%	0.8%	2.4%
White	77.1%	71.9%	-5.2%	81.4%	-9.5%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.8%	2.5%	1.7%	0.6%	1.9%
Other	3.3%	4.4%	1.1%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.4% 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	71.7%	64.4%	-7.3%	83.2%	-18.8%
European Union	7.7%	14.8%	7.1%	6.1%	8.7%
Rest of Europe	2.8%	2.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	5.1%	4.4%	-0.7%	2.7%	1.7%
Middle East and Asia	1.8%	3%	1.2%	5.6%	-2.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.9%	6.7%	0.8%	1.3%	5.4%
Oceania	4.9%	3.5%	-1.4%	0.3%	3.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.8%	64.6%	-2.2%	83.2%	-18.6%
10+ Years	6.9%	20.3%	13.4%	9.8%	10.5%
5-10 Years	5.4%	5.4%	0.0%	2.9%	2.5%
2-5 Years	6.4%	5.7%	-0.7%	2.2%	3.5%
Less than 2 years	14.4%	4%	-10.4%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.1%	76.7%	-3.6%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	4.9%	1.5%	3.4%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	2.2%	0.1%	2.1%
No passport held	4.9%	13.5%	-8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.9%	37.2%	10.7%
Christian	33.1%	46.2%	-13.1%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	4.4%	6.5%	-2.1%
Other religion	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Not answered	9.6%	6.0%	3.6%

Safety

Is Downham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Downham Road was 357.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 199.0% higher than the Canonbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Downham Road has the 5th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury and the 75th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 129.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 5.7%.

🔎 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. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£67,200

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N1 3HJ, 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 - 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 Downham Road are based on 238 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 Downham Road, London, N1 3HJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 3HJ

Average Price
£782,753

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,056,497

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£774,736

Other
£693,982

Estimated Average Property Prices for Downham Road

Average Price
£711,932

Semi-Detached
£1,576,199

Terraced
£1,379,790

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£619,207

Other
£370,049

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Downham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
138C Downham Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,050,000	2025-01-23	£1,042,657
138B Downham Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£605,000	2023-02-06	£609,291
148B Downham Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£950,000	2022-09-28	£901,050
126B Downham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,100,000	2022-09-09	£1,053,390
Basement And Ground Floor Premises 158 Downham Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£775,000	2021-08-10	£759,714

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 3HJ

Employment

N1 3HJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	181
Self-Employed	47
Retired	26
Part-Time Employee	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	12
Looking after home or family	11
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	54
Financial and insurance activities	32
Information and communication	18
Other	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Education	14
Construction	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Transport and storage	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	818 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,824 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	2,429 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,987 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	3,524 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rotherfield Primary School Rotherfield Street , Islington N1 3EE	3out of 4	214 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hackney New Primary School 2 Downham Road , N1 5TR	4out of 4	444 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The New North Academy 32 Popham Road , Islington N1 8SJ	3out of 4	444 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shoreditch Park Primary School Bridport Place , N1 5JN	4out of 4	677 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Fowler Road , Islington N1 2EP	3out of 4	846 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	805 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	936 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	1,344 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	1,345 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	1,603 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	1,673 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,041 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,763 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,369 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,409 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	1,787 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,420 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	451 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	787 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School 6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ	- not rated	805 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Richard Cloudesley School Tudor Rose Building , 1 Prebend Street N1 8RE	4out of 4	870 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Samuel Rhodes MLD School 11 Highbury New Park , N5 2EG	4out of 4	1,252 yd	Community special school	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
52a Coffee House	52a Southgate Road	178 yd
Spring Rose Cafe	Spring Rose Cafe, 93 Southgate Road	200 yd
Sweet Thursday	Sweet Thursday, Ground Floor Front	236 yd
The De Beauvoir Deli Co	The De Beauvoir Deli Co, Ground Floor	250 yd
The Baring	The Baring, The Baring Arms	333 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rosemary Branch Public House	Rosemary Branch Public House, 2 Shepperton Road	257 yd
The De Beauvoir Arms	The De Beauvoir Arms, 113 Southgate Road	294 yd
Crown and Manor Boys Club	Crown And Manor Boys Club, Wiltshire Row	380 yd
The Hanbury Arms	The Hanbury Arms, 33 Linton Street	620 yd
The Scolt Head	The Scolt Head, 107a Culford Road	676 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Jade	Golden Jade, 279 New North Road	401 yd
New Surma Tandoori	New Surma Tandoori, Basement And Ground Floors	410 yd
Islington Pizza & BFC Original	Islington Pizza & BFC Original, Basement and Ground Floor Rear	494 yd
Monsoon Indian Takeaway	Monsoon Indian Takeaway, Unit 3 On Ground Floor	509 yd
Coox	Coox, 216 Essex Road	564 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	232 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 272-280 New North Road	499 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 325-331 Essex Road	550 yd
Welcome Co-op Angel	Welcome Co-op Angel, 47-49 Packington Street	793 yd
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	866 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	137 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	449 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		463 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	523 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	611 yd
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		875 yd
City Of London Academy PREBEND STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	907 yd
The Exchange Theatrical Rehearsal Rooms (Closed) Sebbon Street		1,009 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	196 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 3HJ