Downham Road, London, N1 5BG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N1 5BG, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.3% 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	51.5%	55.3%	3.8%	51.0%	4.3%
Male	48.5%	44.7%	-3.8%	49.0%	-4.3%

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 5BG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.8% 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	55.6%	49.8%	-5.8%	37.9%	11.9%
Married: Opposite sex	29.1%	29.9%	0.8%	44.2%	-14.3%
Separated	6.3%	7.7%	1.4%	2.2%	5.5%
Divorced	8.2%	10.4%	2.2%	9.1%	1.3%
Widowed	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	6.1%	-3.8%

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	52.7%	51.7%	-1.0%	48.4%	3.3%
Good health	32.7%	30.8%	-1.9%	33.6%	-2.8%
Fair health	7.9%	9.9%	2.0%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	4.5%	5%	0.5%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	2.3%	2.6%	0.3%	1.2%	1.4%

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.

In the area around N1 5BG this area, 29.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.4%	29.4%	13.0%	18.2%	11.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.6%	5%	-6.6%	9.6%	-4.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.4%	11.5%	1.1%	13.4%	-1.9%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.4%	15.6%	2.2%	16.9%	-1.3%
Degree or Similar	30.6%	35.3%	4.7%	33.8%	1.5%
Other	16.8%	3.2%	-13.6%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 24.8% 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	4.8%	1%	-3.8%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	2.3%	2.3%	0.0%	0.7%	1.6%
Indian	2.3%	3.3%	1.0%	3.1%	0.2%
Pakistani	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	4.5%	1.7%	-2.8%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	27.6%	33.3%	5.7%	2.5%	30.8%
Black Caribbean	7.6%	9.6%	2.0%	1.0%	8.6%
Other Black	6.2%	1.3%	-4.9%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	2%	1.2%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	0.8%	1.8%
White	34.6%	24.8%	-9.8%	81.4%	-56.6%
Arab	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	5.9%	13.2%	7.3%	1.6%	11.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.8% 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	48.5%	52.8%	4.3%	83.2%	-30.4%
European Union	7%	9.2%	2.2%	6.1%	3.1%
Rest of Europe	5.6%	9.2%	3.6%	0.8%	8.4%
Africa	18.6%	17.2%	-1.4%	2.7%	14.5%
Middle East and Asia	9.6%	3.3%	-6.3%	5.6%	-2.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.9%	5.9%	-2.0%	1.3%	4.6%
Oceania	2.8%	0%	-2.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.0%	2.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	47.6%	52.6%	5.0%	83.2%	-30.6%
10+ Years	3.1%	36.5%	33.4%	9.8%	26.7%
5-10 Years	10.1%	6.6%	-3.5%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	10.4%	1.6%	-8.8%	2.2%	-0.6%
Less than 2 years	28.7%	2.6%	-26.1%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.5%	76.7%	-4.2%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Portugal	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Turkey	2.6%	0.1%	2.5%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.8%	37.2%	-17.4%
Christian	42.9%	46.2%	-3.3%
Muslim	23.8%	6.5%	17.3%
Sikh	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other religion	5.9%	0.6%	5.3%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Downham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Downham Road was 182.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 38.3% higher than the De Beauvoir average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Downham Road has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir and the 201st highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 51.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -38.5%.

🔎 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 5BG, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Downham Road are based on 246 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 5BG

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 5BG

Average Price
£1,071,363

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,398,650

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£416,789

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Downham Road

Average Price
£768,826

Semi-Detached
£1,893,617

Terraced
£1,551,608

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£645,878

Other
£385,717

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Downham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
64 Downham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£2,200,000	2025-10-16	£2,061,610
68A Downham Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£3,100,000	2025-08-21	£2,960,019
70 Downham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,575,000	2024-03-28	£1,616,489
68 Downham Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2021-06-30	£405,037
68 Downham Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£635,000	2021-06-30	£642,996

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 5BG

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N1 5BG 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	68
Student (economically inactive)	28
Looking after home or family	26
Part-Time Employee	20
Self-Employed	18
Retired	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Unemployed	11
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	21
Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	12
Other	9
Information and communication	8
Construction	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	3
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	451 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,504 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	2,881 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	3,066 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	3,164 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 5FR	4out of 4	69 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Junior School Rotherfield Street , N1 3EE	- not rated	569 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Infant School Rotherfield Street , Islington N1 3EE	- not rated	569 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Primary School Rotherfield Street , Islington N1 3EE	3out of 4	569 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shoreditch Park Primary School Bridport Place , N1 5JN	4out of 4	594 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hackney New School Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	458 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	3out of 4	458 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	891 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,104 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,186 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,104 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,604 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,870 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	1,973 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,122 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	4out of 4	2,244 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	5,078 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	5,078 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	5,221 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,371 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	356 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	356 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christian School of London 14 Penn Street , N1 5DJ	- not rated	434 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ecclesbourne Class Base (East) C/O Ecclesbourne School , Ecclesbourne Road N1 3AG	- not rated	659 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Christian Choir School 502 Kingsland Road , Dalston E8 4AE	- not rated	698 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Happy Cafe	63 Downham Road	79 yd
Navratnam Spice	65 Downham Road	89 yd
52a Coffee House	52a Southgate Road	194 yd
Spring Rose Cafe	Spring Rose Cafe, 93 Southgate Road	248 yd
Cafe in the Crypt	St Peters Church, De Beauvoir Road	252 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The De Beauvoir Arms	The De Beauvoir Arms, 113 Southgate Road	308 yd
Beef & Brew	The Duke of York, 33 Downham Road	333 yd
Rosemary Branch Public House	Rosemary Branch Public House, 2 Shepperton Road	384 yd
Crown and Manor Boys Club	Crown And Manor Boys Club, Wiltshire Row	491 yd
The Talbot	The Talbot, 109 Mortimer Road	499 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spice Island	23A Englefield Road	425 yd
Golden Food Takeaway	368 Kingsland Road	502 yd
TokyoToKoi Ltd / Momen Ltd	376 Kingsland Road	543 yd
Taste Of Morocco	RAILWAY ARCH 311, FREDERICK TERRACE	549 yd
Hacha	378 Kingsland Road	575 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	282 yd
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	521 yd
Yours Locally	386 Kingsland Road	575 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 325-331 Essex Road	772 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 272-280 New North Road	849 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	425 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		439 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	518 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	614 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	620 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	869 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		901 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	946 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	63.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	65.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 5BG