Balmes Road, London, N1 5EY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N1 5EY, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.9% 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	44.6%	54.9%	10.3%	51.0%	3.9%
Male	55.4%	45.1%	-10.3%	49.0%	-3.9%

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 5EY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.7% 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	47.7%	65.7%	18.0%	37.9%	27.8%
Married: Opposite sex	31.8%	20.8%	-11.0%	44.2%	-23.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Separated	7.2%	3.7%	-3.5%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	10.3%	4.6%	-5.7%	9.1%	-4.5%
Widowed	3.1%	3.7%	0.6%	6.1%	-2.4%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.5%	57.6%	11.1%	48.4%	9.2%
Good health	34.2%	31.7%	-2.5%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	12.7%	7.4%	-5.3%	12.7%	-5.3%
Bad health	4.6%	3%	-1.6%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.9%	0.4%	-1.5%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 5EY this area, 8.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 67.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	31.8%	8.9%	-22.9%	18.2%	-9.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.3%	2.8%	-8.5%	9.6%	-6.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	6.1%	-4.7%	13.4%	-7.3%
Apprenticeship	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	5.3%	-4.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.7%	10.8%	3.1%	16.9%	-6.1%
Degree or Similar	28.2%	67.1%	38.9%	33.8%	33.3%
Other	9.2%	3.8%	-5.4%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.1% 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%	0.7%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	3.1%	-1.6%
Pakistani	0%	1.1%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	1.9%	2.6%	0.7%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	28.8%	6.6%	-22.2%	2.5%	4.1%
Black Caribbean	12.7%	8.8%	-3.9%	1.0%	7.8%
Other Black	5%	1.8%	-3.2%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	2.6%	0.3%	0.4%	2.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.2%	2.2%	1.0%	0.8%	1.4%
White	40.8%	57.1%	16.3%	81.4%	-24.3%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0.4%	8.4%	8.0%	1.6%	6.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.1% 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	56.9%	55.1%	-1.8%	83.2%	-28.1%
European Union	5.4%	16.9%	11.5%	6.1%	10.8%
Rest of Europe	6.9%	8.1%	1.2%	0.8%	7.3%
Africa	18.1%	4.8%	-13.3%	2.7%	2.1%
Middle East and Asia	1.5%	7%	5.5%	5.6%	1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.4%	4%	-6.4%	1.3%	2.7%
Oceania	0.8%	4%	3.2%	0.3%	3.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.5%	54.7%	-1.8%	83.2%	-28.5%
10+ Years	1.2%	26.6%	25.4%	9.8%	16.8%
5-10 Years	3.5%	10.2%	6.7%	2.9%	7.3%
2-5 Years	8.5%	4.7%	-3.8%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	30.4%	3.6%	-26.8%	1.9%	1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.6%	76.7%	-8.1%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	4%	0.5%	3.5%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	2.9%	0.1%	2.8%
No passport held	2.6%	13.5%	-10.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.4%	37.2%	8.2%
Christian	30.4%	46.2%	-15.8%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	11.7%	6.5%	5.2%
Other religion	4.4%	0.6%	3.8%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Balmes Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Balmes 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 and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -1.3%.

🔎 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 5EY, 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 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.

House Prices for Balmes Road, London, N1 5EY

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 5EY

Average Price
£510,650

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£510,650

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Balmes Road

Average Price
£630,543

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£636,036

Other
£350,392

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Balmes Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
5 Balmes Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£435,000	2023-11-24	£401,699
11 Balmes Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2017-07-11	£459,524
7 Balmes Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2013-12-03	£627,529
11 Balmes Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£350,000	2013-08-09	£519,615

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	105
Self-Employed	35
Part-Time Employee	19
Unemployed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Looking after home or family	8
Retired	7
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Other	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Information and communication	9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Construction	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Other	5
Real estate activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Education	4
Manufacturing	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	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	457 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,461 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	2,653 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,064 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	3,179 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	205 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Junior School Rotherfield Street , N1 3EE	- not rated	352 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Infant School Rotherfield Street , Islington N1 3EE	- not rated	352 yd	Community school	Yes	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	374 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	657 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	3out of 4	657 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	933 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	933 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	1,008 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	1,016 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,332 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,726 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,016 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,353 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	2,142 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,176 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	5,178 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	5,178 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	5,421 yd	Free schools	No	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	111 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	111 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christian School of London 14 Penn Street , N1 5DJ	- not rated	229 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ecclesbourne Class Base (East) C/O Ecclesbourne School , Ecclesbourne Road N1 3AG	- not rated	589 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Sld School 75 Prebend Street , N1 8PW	- not rated	626 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
Cake & Custard (UK) Ltd	13 Bridport House, Bridport Place, London	224 yd
52a Coffee House	52a Southgate Road	249 yd
The Baring	The Baring, The Baring Arms	249 yd
Navratnam Spice	65 Downham Road	289 yd
Happy Cafe	63 Downham Road	294 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rosemary Branch Public House	Rosemary Branch Public House, 2 Shepperton Road	111 yd
Crown and Manor Boys Club	Crown And Manor Boys Club, Wiltshire Row	222 yd
The De Beauvoir Arms	The De Beauvoir Arms, 113 Southgate Road	432 yd
Beef & Brew	The Duke of York, 33 Downham Road	545 yd
The Stags Head	The Stags Head, 55 Orsman Road	570 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Surma Tandoori	New Surma Tandoori, Basement And Ground Floors	432 yd
Golden Jade	Golden Jade, 279 New North Road	451 yd
Hospital & Prison Action Network	St Annes Vicarage, 37 Hemsworth Street	580 yd
Papa John's Pizza	202 Hoxton Street	686 yd
Spice Island	23A Englefield Road	689 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	12 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 272-280 New North Road	670 yd
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	711 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 325-331 Essex Road	786 yd
Welcome Co-op Angel	Welcome Co-op Angel, 47-49 Packington Street	837 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	216 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		234 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	340 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	361 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	373 yd
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		933 yd
City Of London Academy PREBEND STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	958 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	1,019 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		1,024 yd
Blue Hut Youth Centre YOUTH CLUB YOUTH CLUB PROVOST STREET	artificial grass pitch	1,030 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	211.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	23.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 5EY