Balmes Road is in London and in Hackney district. N1 5EY is located in the De Beauvoir electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Hackney South and Shoreditch. This postcode has been in use since 2013-08-01.
StreetScan combines information about Balmes Road, London, N1 5EY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: N1 3LY, N1 5TQ, N1 5BZ, N1 3JE, N1 5SW, N1 3GN, N1 3JJ, N1 3JH, N1 5TN.

Balmes Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Balmes Road are based on 52 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 5EY

Average Price
£545,427
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£545,427
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Balmes Road

Average Price
£655,975
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Balmes Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
5 Balmes Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£435,0002023-11-24 £431,364
11 Balmes Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£450,0002017-07-11 £500,580
7 Balmes Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£450,0002013-12-03 £683,884
11 Balmes Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property 		£350,0002013-08-09 £565,879

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street, Hoxton N1 5RF 		593 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		1,584 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		2,537 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Thomas Coram Centre
49 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2NY 		2,991 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place, Morpeth Street E2 0PS 		3,315 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Rotherfield Primary School
Rotherfield Street, Islington N1 3EE 		225 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hackney New Primary School
2 Downham Road, N1 5TR 		292 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Shoreditch Park Primary School
Bridport Place, N1 5JN 		448 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The New North Academy
32 Popham Road, Islington N1 8SJ 		594 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Thomas Fairchild Community School
Forston Street, Hoxton N1 7HA 		727 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWaterside Academy
317-319 Kingsland Road, E8 4DL 		776 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		835 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Bridge Academy
Laburnum Street, Hackney E2 8BA 		1,143 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Haggerston School
Weymouth Terrace, Hackney E2 8LS 		1,377 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove, Islington N5 2EQ 		1,583 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		1,813 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove, Highbury East N5 2AD 		1,908 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		2,772 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre)
42 - 43 Queen Square, Camden WC1N 3AQ 		3,383 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road, E5 8BP 		3,411 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		2,007 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		5,230 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way, E3 4FT 		5,315 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedRosemary Works School
1 Branch Place, N1 5PH 		210 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Richard Cloudesley School
Tudor Rose Building, 1 Prebend Street N1 8RE 		903 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Paul's Steiner School
1 St Paul's Road, Islington N1 2QH 		981 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedNorth Bridge House Canonbury School
6-9 Canonbury Place, London N1 2NQ 		1,034 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4New Regent's College
Nile Street, N1 7RD 		1,127 yd Pupil referral unit 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Cake & Custard (UK) Ltd13 Bridport House, Bridport Place, London224 yd
52a Coffee House52a Southgate Road249 yd
The BaringThe Baring, The Baring Arms249 yd
Navratnam Spice65 Downham Road289 yd
Happy Cafe63 Downham Road294 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Rosemary Branch Public HouseRosemary Branch Public House, 2 Shepperton Road111 yd
Crown and Manor Boys ClubCrown And Manor Boys Club, Wiltshire Row222 yd
The De Beauvoir ArmsThe De Beauvoir Arms, 113 Southgate Road432 yd
Beef & BrewThe Duke of York, 33 Downham Road545 yd
The Stags HeadThe Stags Head, 55 Orsman Road570 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
New Surma TandooriNew Surma Tandoori, Basement And Ground Floors432 yd
Golden JadeGolden Jade, 279 New North Road451 yd
Hospital & Prison Action NetworkSt Annes Vicarage, 37 Hemsworth Street580 yd
Papa John's Pizza202 Hoxton Street686 yd
Spice Island23A Englefield Road689 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoUnits 16, 18 Southgate Road12 yd
TescoTesco, 272-280 New North Road670 yd
Tesco Express1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road711 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 325-331 Essex Road786 yd
Welcome Co-op AngelWelcome Co-op Angel, 47-49 Packington Street837 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Rosemary Gardens
BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts216 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club
Penn Street 		234 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed)
GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET 		health and fitness suite340 yd
Shoreditch Park
46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE 		grass pitches, tennis courts361 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre
BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts373 yd
Islington Green School (Closed)
Prebend Street 		933 yd
City Of London Academy
PREBEND STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite958 yd
New City College Hackney
FALKIRK STREET 		health and fitness suite1,019 yd
Bridge Academy
LABURNUM STREET 		1,024 yd
Blue Hut Youth Centre
YOUTH CLUB YOUTH CLUB PROVOST STREET 		artificial grass pitch1,030 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed200 Mbit/s
Average download speed211.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed23.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Balmes Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1548 crimes were reported near Balmes Road. Only 4% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of N1 5EY.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Balmes Road, London, N1 5EY

Employment

N1 5EY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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.

N1 5EY area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 7% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee105
Self-Employed35
Part-Time Employee19
Unemployed15
Long-Term Sick or disabled14
Looking after home or family8
Retired7
Student (economically inactive)7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Other3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities19
Professional, scientific and technical activities15
Information and communication9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles9
Construction8
Accommodation and food service activities6
Administrative and support service activities6
Other5
Real estate activities5
Transport and storage5
Education4
Manufacturing3
Financial and insurance activities3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2

People

Gender

Female150
Male123

Partnership Status

Single142
Married: Opposite sex45
Civil partnership: Same sex3
Separated8
Divorced10
Widowed8

Health

Very good health156
Good health86
Fair health20
Bad health8
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications19
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 6
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 13
Apprenticeship1
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 23
Degree or Similar 143
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi2
Chinese6
Indian4
Pakistani3
Other Asian7
Black African18
Black Caribbean24
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African7
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other6
White156
Roma1
Arab2
Other23

Country of Birth

United Kingdom150
European Union46
Rest of Europe22
Africa13
Middle East and Asia19
The Americas and the Caribbean11
Oceania11

Length of Residence

Born in the UK150
10+ Years73
5-10 Years28
2-5 Years13
Less than 2 years10

Passport Held

United Kingdom188
Ireland5
France7
Germany2
Italy7
Portugal11
Spain4
Lithuania1
Poland4
Romania2
Other EU countries7
Turkey1
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Eastern Asia5
Southern Asia3
South-East Asia3
North America and the Caribbean3
Central and South America1
Oceania8
No passport held7

Religion

No religion124
Christian83
Jewish1
Muslim32
Other religion12
Not answered21
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