Balls Pond Road, London, N1 4AL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N1 4AL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.6% 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	53.1%	52.6%	-0.5%	51.0%	1.6%
Male	46.9%	47.4%	0.5%	49.0%	-1.6%

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 4AL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.1% 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	58.5%	65.1%	6.6%	37.9%	27.2%
Married: Opposite sex	27%	21.4%	-5.6%	44.2%	-22.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Separated	5.3%	2.6%	-2.7%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	5.5%	6.3%	0.8%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	3.8%	3.3%	-0.5%	6.1%	-2.8%

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	44.4%	51.2%	6.8%	48.4%	2.8%
Good health	31.8%	32.1%	0.3%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	16.7%	9.8%	-6.9%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	4.5%	4.8%	0.3%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	2.6%	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 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.8%	21.4%	-3.4%	18.2%	3.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.3%	4.4%	-8.9%	9.6%	-5.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.8%	6.8%	-6.0%	13.4%	-6.6%
Apprenticeship	0%	1.8%	1.8%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	13.1%	4.6%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	30%	48.4%	18.4%	33.8%	14.6%
Other	10.8%	4.2%	-6.6%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37% 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	7.3%	9.3%	2.0%	1.1%	8.2%
Chinese	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	0%	1.6%	1.6%	3.1%	-1.5%
Other Asian	2.8%	0.9%	-1.9%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	16%	21.6%	5.6%	2.5%	19.1%
Black Caribbean	6.3%	2%	-4.3%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	8.9%	3.4%	-5.5%	0.5%	2.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	4.9%	2.5%	-2.4%	0.4%	2.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.4%	1.6%	-3.8%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	1.4%	2.7%	1.3%	0.8%	1.9%
White	36.3%	37%	0.7%	81.4%	-44.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Arab	1%	1.8%	0.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	7.3%	12.3%	5.0%	1.6%	10.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.4% 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	56.8%	51.4%	-5.4%	83.2%	-31.8%
European Union	7.1%	12.8%	5.7%	6.1%	6.7%
Rest of Europe	7.8%	8.2%	0.4%	0.8%	7.4%
Africa	12.2%	14.2%	2.0%	2.7%	11.5%
Middle East and Asia	7.3%	7.1%	-0.2%	5.6%	1.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.5%	4.8%	-3.7%	1.3%	3.5%
Oceania	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	0.3%	1.1%
British Overseas	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.7%	51.5%	-4.2%	83.2%	-31.7%
10+ Years	2.8%	33.6%	30.8%	9.8%	23.8%
5-10 Years	3.3%	7.5%	4.2%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	11.5%	3.9%	-7.6%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	26.7%	3.6%	-23.1%	1.9%	1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73%	76.7%	-3.7%
Ireland	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	5.2%	13.5%	-8.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.9%	37.2%	-9.3%
Christian	33.7%	46.2%	-12.5%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	24.2%	6.5%	17.7%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other religion	4.2%	0.6%	3.6%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Balls Pond Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Balls Pond Road was 58.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 38.1% lower than the Mildmay average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Balls Pond Road has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Mildmay and the 85th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -46.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N1 4AL, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 Balls Pond Road are based on 350 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 Balls Pond Road, London, N1 4AL

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 4AL

Average Price
£378,002

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£378,002

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Balls Pond Road

Average Price
£640,794

Semi-Detached
£988,576

Terraced
£1,095,894

Detached
£1,071,033

Flats/Maisonettes
£493,280

Other
£483,969

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Balls Pond Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 44 Kerridge Court Balls Pond Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2014-03-14	£366,833
Flat 14 Kerridge Court Balls Pond Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£217,500	2011-06-22	£334,667
Flat 14 Kerridge Court Balls Pond Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£190,000	2008-02-07	£299,778
Flat 44 Kerridge Court Balls Pond Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£185,000	2005-06-24	£400,632
Flat 49 Kerridge Court Balls Pond Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£170,000	2003-06-02	£424,573

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 4AL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N1 4AL 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 Employee	155
Self-Employed	49
Part-Time Employee	43
Student (economically inactive)	43
Looking after home or family	40
Long-Term Sick or disabled	33
Unemployed	31
Retired	25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	22
Other	18

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Professional, scientific and technical activities	27
Information and communication	26
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Education	23
Human health and social work activities	16
Other	15
Administrative and support service activities	9
Construction	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Transport and storage	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	2

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	1,472 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,447 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	2,954 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,380 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	3,418 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Jude and St Paul's CofE Primary School 10 Kingsbury Road , Islington N1 4AZ	3out of 4	82 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
De Beauvoir Primary School 80 Tottenham Road , Hackney N1 4BS	2out of 4	308 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School Buckingham Road , Hackney N1 4JB	4out of 4	406 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Colvestone Primary School Colvestone Crescent , Hackney E8 2LG	3out of 4	434 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newington Green Primary School Matthias Road , Newington Green N16 8NP	3out of 4	471 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	729 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,186 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,228 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	1,388 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,444 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	1,477 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,191 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,923 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,930 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	4,540 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	2,277 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	5,175 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	5,433 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Children's House Upper School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	99 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	614 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	664 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	4out of 4	706 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Samuel Rhodes MLD School 11 Highbury New Park , N5 2EG	4out of 4	1,371 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
Prezzo	Unit 4, Western Concourse, Kings Cross Station, Euston Road	7 yd
House of MoMo	52 Boleyn Road	135 yd
A Moray Pizza@Railway Tavern.	A Moray Pizza@Railway Tavern., 2 St Jude Street	153 yd
The Dalston	13 Bradbury Street, Dalston	157 yd
Fish N Bibs	13 Bradbury Street	157 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Railway Tavern	The Railway Tavern, 2 St Jude Street	153 yd
Vortex Jazz Club	11 Gillett Square	167 yd
Jazz Bar	4 Bradbury Street	180 yd
The Duke of Wellington	Duke Of Wellington, 119 Balls Pond Road	235 yd
Duke Of Wellington	Duke Of Wellington, 119 Balls Pond Road	235 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jamaican Jerk Chicken	Unit G8, Gillett Square	167 yd
Dig In	Unit 6 Gillet Square	172 yd
Banke's Kitchen	11 Bradbury Street	180 yd
All Island Grill UK	17 Bradbury Street	180 yd
Peppers And Spice	Peppers And Spice, Basement And Ground Floors	184 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	185 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	296 yd
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	299 yd
Tesco	523 Kingsland Road	300 yd
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	331 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	282 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	389 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		737 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	830 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	841 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	182.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 4AL