Downham Road, London, N1 5BE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N1 5BE has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% 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	50%	49.3%	-0.7%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	50%	50.7%	0.7%	49.0%	1.7%

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 5BE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59% 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	61.2%	59%	-2.2%	37.9%	21.1%
Married: Opposite sex	20%	18.4%	-1.6%	44.2%	-25.8%
Married: Same sex	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	0.3%	1.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	4.4%	3.3%	-1.1%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	10%	8.8%	-1.2%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	2.8%	7.9%	5.1%	6.1%	1.8%

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	61.6%	50.4%	-11.2%	48.4%	2.0%
Good health	25.4%	32.6%	7.2%	33.6%	-1.0%
Fair health	6.3%	12.7%	6.4%	12.7%	0.0%
Bad health	6%	4.3%	-1.7%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 59.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.8%	13.8%	1.0%	18.2%	-4.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.4%	4.6%	-3.8%	9.6%	-5.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.6%	6.7%	-4.9%	13.4%	-6.7%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	10.5%	0.9%	16.9%	-6.4%
Degree or Similar	50%	59.8%	9.8%	33.8%	26.0%
Other	6.8%	2.5%	-4.3%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.8% 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%	4.4%	4.4%	1.1%	3.3%
Chinese	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	2.8%	1.1%	-1.7%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	10.6%	11.6%	1.0%	2.5%	9.1%
Black Caribbean	9.9%	7.3%	-2.6%	1.0%	6.3%
Other Black	1.4%	2.9%	1.5%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	0.8%	1.4%
White	65.5%	61.8%	-3.7%	81.4%	-19.6%
Arab	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	1.1%	4.4%	3.3%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.2% 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	68.7%	64.2%	-4.5%	83.2%	-19.0%
European Union	5.6%	10.2%	4.6%	6.1%	4.1%
Rest of Europe	2.8%	3.6%	0.8%	0.8%	2.8%
Africa	10.2%	8.4%	-1.8%	2.7%	5.7%
Middle East and Asia	2.8%	2.2%	-0.6%	5.6%	-3.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.7%	5.5%	-2.2%	1.3%	4.2%
Oceania	1.8%	4.4%	2.6%	0.3%	4.1%
British Overseas	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	0.0%	1.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.5%	63.8%	-2.7%	83.2%	-19.4%
10+ Years	2.8%	19.2%	16.4%	9.8%	9.4%
5-10 Years	5.3%	4%	-1.3%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	7.7%	8.3%	0.6%	2.2%	6.1%
Less than 2 years	17.6%	4.7%	-12.9%	1.9%	2.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.7%	76.7%	-2.0%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	2.9%	0.1%	2.8%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.7%	37.2%	0.5%
Christian	43.8%	46.2%	-2.4%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	14.5%	6.5%	8.0%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Not answered	2.5%	6.0%	-3.5%

Safety

Is Downham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Downham Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the De Beauvoir average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 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. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£61,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N1 5BE, 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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 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 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 Hackney.
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 5BE

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 5BE

Average Price
£1,706,485

Semi-Detached
£1,473,566

Terraced
£1,939,403

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

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
102 Downham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,400,000	2016-07-01	£1,669,033
104 Downham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2011-02-10	£2,090,129
96 Downham Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£395,000	2002-08-09	£1,428,077
102 Downham Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£465,000	2002-01-17	£1,912,313
106 Downham Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£283,000	2000-05-23	£1,454,797

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 5BE

Employment

N1 5BE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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	98
Self-Employed	42
Retired	34
Part-Time Employee	17
Looking after home or family	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Other	9
Unemployed	9
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	41
Human health and social work activities	21
Information and communication	17
Financial and insurance activities	16
Other	16
Administrative and support service activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Construction	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Real estate activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Education	5
Manufacturing	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	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	655 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,694 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	2,636 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,154 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	3,330 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hackney New Primary School 2 Downham Road , N1 5TR	4out of 4	244 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Primary School Rotherfield Street , Islington N1 3EE	3out of 4	352 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shoreditch Park Primary School Bridport Place , N1 5JN	4out of 4	623 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The New North Academy 32 Popham Road , Islington N1 8SJ	3out of 4	654 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School Buckingham Road , Hackney N1 4JB	4out of 4	733 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	727 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	979 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	1,152 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	1,431 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	1,467 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,774 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,978 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,933 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,225 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,560 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	1,979 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	5,340 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,421 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	362 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	803 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School 6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ	- not rated	991 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Richard Cloudesley School Tudor Rose Building , 1 Prebend Street N1 8RE	4out of 4	1,046 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Children's House Upper School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	1,180 yd	Other independent 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	Distance
52a Coffee House	52a Southgate Road	73 yd
Spring Rose Cafe	Spring Rose Cafe, 93 Southgate Road	150 yd
Sweet Thursday	Sweet Thursday, Ground Floor Front	189 yd
The De Beauvoir Deli Co	The De Beauvoir Deli Co, Ground Floor	199 yd
Happy Cafe	63 Downham Road	206 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The De Beauvoir Arms	The De Beauvoir Arms, 113 Southgate Road	246 yd
Rosemary Branch Public House	Rosemary Branch Public House, 2 Shepperton Road	296 yd
Crown and Manor Boys Club	Crown And Manor Boys Club, Wiltshire Row	419 yd
Beef & Brew	The Duke of York, 33 Downham Road	470 yd
The Scolt Head	The Scolt Head, 107a Culford Road	566 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spice Island	23A Englefield Road	500 yd
New Surma Tandoori	New Surma Tandoori, Basement And Ground Floors	571 yd
Golden Jade	Golden Jade, 279 New North Road	575 yd
Islington Pizza & BFC Original	Islington Pizza & BFC Original, Basement and Ground Floor Rear	628 yd
Monsoon Indian Takeaway	Monsoon Indian Takeaway, Unit 3 On Ground Floor	633 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	203 yd
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	657 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 325-331 Essex Road	669 yd
Yours Locally	386 Kingsland Road	699 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 272-280 New North Road	711 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	297 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		418 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	530 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	533 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	561 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	957 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		1,027 yd
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		1,062 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	1,072 yd
City Of London Academy PREBEND STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	1,092 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	80.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	155.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 5BE