Balls Pond Place, London, N1 4BQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N1 4BQ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.2% 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	55.5%	54.2%	-1.3%	51.0%	3.2%
Male	44.5%	45.8%	1.3%	49.0%	-3.2%

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 4BQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.6% 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	50.6%	60.6%	10.0%	37.9%	22.7%
Married: Opposite sex	30.9%	22.4%	-8.5%	44.2%	-21.8%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.6%	2.4%	-0.2%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	9.3%	8.3%	-1.0%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	5.9%	5.5%	-0.4%	6.1%	-0.6%

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	41.7%	48.4%	6.7%	48.4%	0.0%
Good health	33.8%	35%	1.2%	33.6%	1.4%
Fair health	16.6%	10.4%	-6.2%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	6.2%	4.7%	-1.5%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.5%	-0.2%	1.2%	0.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30.5%	20.2%	-10.3%	18.2%	2.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	14.3%	-0.9%	9.6%	4.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.8%	12%	4.2%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	9.7%	0.0%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	29%	39.5%	10.5%	33.8%	5.7%
Other	6.3%	2.3%	-4.0%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 60.4% 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	3.7%	5.7%	2.0%	1.1%	4.6%
Chinese	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	3.1%	-1.9%
Other Asian	2.8%	0.3%	-2.5%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	5.4%	5.7%	0.3%	2.5%	3.2%
Black Caribbean	6.2%	5.7%	-0.5%	1.0%	4.7%
Other Black	2%	2.1%	0.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.2%	3%	-1.2%	0.9%	2.1%
Mixed Other	4.2%	1.8%	-2.4%	0.8%	1.0%
White	62.8%	60.4%	-2.4%	81.4%	-21.0%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	5.1%	8.6%	3.5%	1.6%	7.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69% 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	77.7%	69%	-8.7%	83.2%	-14.2%
European Union	3.7%	10.6%	6.9%	6.1%	4.5%
Rest of Europe	4.8%	6.2%	1.4%	0.8%	5.4%
Africa	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	3.9%	5%	1.1%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.6%	5%	-0.6%	1.3%	3.7%
Oceania	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.1%	69.4%	-4.7%	83.2%	-13.8%
10+ Years	1.4%	23.4%	22.0%	9.8%	13.6%
5-10 Years	1.7%	2.7%	1.0%	2.9%	-0.2%
2-5 Years	3.4%	2.7%	-0.7%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	19.4%	1.8%	-17.6%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.6%	76.7%	-0.1%
Ireland	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	8.9%	13.5%	-4.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.7%	37.2%	-2.5%
Christian	37.1%	46.2%	-9.1%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Muslim	14.5%	6.5%	8.0%
Other religion	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Balls Pond Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Balls Pond Place was 133.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 11.2% higher than the Canonbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Balls Pond Place has the 40th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury and the 257th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 57.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -48.6%.

🔎 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 4BQ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (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) - 10/10 (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 Place 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 Balls Pond Place, London, N1 4BQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 4BQ

Average Price
£467,381

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£467,381

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Balls Pond Place

Average Price
£494,705

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£494,705

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Balls Pond PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 5 Balls Pond Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£665,000	2021-12-10	£624,183
Flat 1 3 Balls Pond Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£443,000	2019-07-18	£464,986
Flat 4 5 Balls Pond Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£398,000	2019-07-12	£417,753
Flat 1 1 Balls Pond Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£405,000	2019-02-15	£426,000
Flat 2 5 Balls Pond Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£417,000	2015-03-26	£436,773

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 4BQ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	85
Looking after home or family	30
Retired	29
Self-Employed	27
Student (economically inactive)	23
Part-Time Employee	22
Unemployed	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	21
Education	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Other	11
Construction	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	9
Information and communication	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Manufacturing	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	1,471 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,523 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	2,798 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,022 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	3,560 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newington Green Primary School Matthias Road , Newington Green N16 8NP	3out of 4	609 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School Buckingham Road , Hackney N1 4JB	4out of 4	645 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Jude and St Paul's CofE Primary School 10 Kingsbury Road , Islington N1 4AZ	3out of 4	650 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
De Beauvoir Primary School 80 Tottenham Road , Hackney N1 4BS	2out of 4	662 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Quadrant Primary School Highbury New Park , N5 2DP	3out of 4	856 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	802 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	1,215 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,314 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	1,344 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,345 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	998 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,780 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,856 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,392 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,906 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	1,640 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	77 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Children's House Upper School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	644 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Samuel Rhodes MLD School 11 Highbury New Park , N5 2EG	4out of 4	762 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School 6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ	- not rated	840 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	4out of 4	1,080 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
Dreamery	Dreamery, 30-34 Newington Green Road	64 yd
Salut!	Salut!, 412 Essex Road	126 yd
Gesya Cafe	Gesya Cafe, Basement And Ground Floors At 150-152	126 yd
Love Bike Kitchen	Love Bike Kitchen, Ground Floor	144 yd
Korat Thai	Korat Thai, Basement And Ground Floor	170 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Alma Public House	The Alma Public House, 59 Newington Green Road	219 yd
The Hunter S Pub	The Perseverance, 194 Southgate Road	250 yd
The Weavers Arms Public House	The Weavers Arms Public House, 98 Newington Green Road	314 yd
The Snooty Fox	The Snooty Fox, 75 Grosvenor Avenue	465 yd
The Duke of Wellington	Duke Of Wellington, 119 Balls Pond Road	491 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kan's Chinese Takeaway	Kan's Chinese Takeaway, 148 Ball's Pond Road	132 yd
Genki Sushi	Genki Sushi, Ground Floor	144 yd
Suruchi	Suruchi, Basement and Ground Floor	180 yd
Curry Cartel /Hambagu Islington	Curry Cartel /Hambagu Islington, 55 Newington Green Road	212 yd
My Godo	My Godo, First Second And Third Floors	331 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 325-331 Essex Road	459 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Unit B, Charles Morton Court	719 yd
Tesco	523 Kingsland Road	795 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	831 yd
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	876 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	862 yd
City Of London Academy Highbury Grove Highbury Grove	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	892 yd
Highbury Grove School (Closed) Highbury New Park	swimming pool	912 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	927 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	992 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	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	279.1 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	24 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 4BQ