Hobbs Place Estate, London, N1 5LB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N1 5LB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.1%	51.6%	-2.5%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	45.9%	48.4%	2.5%	49.0%	-0.6%

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 5LB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.1% 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	52.7%	55.1%	2.4%	37.9%	17.2%
Married: Opposite sex	25.4%	28.4%	3.0%	44.2%	-15.8%
Separated	6.7%	3.6%	-3.1%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	9.8%	9.8%	0.0%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	5.4%	3.1%	-2.3%	6.1%	-3.0%

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 (86.4%) 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	40.4%	49.8%	9.4%	48.4%	1.4%
Good health	35.6%	36.6%	1.0%	33.6%	3.0%
Fair health	13%	8.6%	-4.4%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	9.6%	3.2%	-6.4%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	1.2%	0.6%

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 47.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25%	14.6%	-10.4%	18.2%	-3.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.1%	8%	-8.1%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.8%	8.4%	-5.4%	13.4%	-5.0%
Apprenticeship	4%	5.3%	1.3%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	14.2%	3.0%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	20.5%	47.8%	27.3%	33.8%	14.0%
Other	9.4%	1.8%	-7.6%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.6% 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	2.7%	2.5%	-0.2%	1.1%	1.4%
Chinese	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	3.1%	-2.4%
Other Asian	3.8%	6.1%	2.3%	1.6%	4.5%
Black African	19.2%	17.9%	-1.3%	2.5%	15.4%
Black Caribbean	9.2%	7.9%	-1.3%	1.0%	6.9%
Other Black	9.6%	2.9%	-6.7%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	6.1%	3.4%	0.8%	5.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	1.4%	-1.3%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	3.4%	2.2%	-1.2%	0.8%	1.4%
White	36%	36.6%	0.6%	81.4%	-44.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	10.3%	11.1%	0.8%	1.6%	9.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54% 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	56.5%	54%	-2.5%	83.2%	-29.2%
European Union	3.4%	13.3%	9.9%	6.1%	7.2%
Rest of Europe	13%	8.3%	-4.7%	0.8%	7.5%
Africa	13%	9.7%	-3.3%	2.7%	7.0%
Middle East and Asia	4.8%	7.2%	2.4%	5.6%	1.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.9%	6.1%	-1.8%	1.3%	4.8%
Oceania	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	54.1%	53.6%	-0.5%	83.2%	-29.6%
10+ Years	2.4%	28.2%	25.8%	9.8%	18.4%
5-10 Years	6.2%	5.4%	-0.8%	2.9%	2.5%
2-5 Years	8.9%	10%	1.1%	2.2%	7.8%
Less than 2 years	28.4%	2.9%	-25.5%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73%	76.7%	-3.7%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	7.2%	0.1%	7.1%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.9%	37.2%	0.7%
Christian	36.8%	46.2%	-9.4%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Muslim	13.6%	6.5%	7.1%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	3.9%	0.6%	3.3%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Hobbs Place Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hobbs Place Estate was 19.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 84.4% lower than the De Beauvoir average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Hobbs Place Estate has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 4.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year.

🔎 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 5LB, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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 Hobbs Place Estate are based on 47 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 Hobbs Place Estate, London, N1 5LB

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 5LB

Average Price
£487,464

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£487,464

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hobbs Place Estate

Average Price
£418,023

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£418,023

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hobbs Place EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 34 Hemsworth Court Hobbs Place Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£458,000	2017-12-12	£459,431
Flat 29 Hemsworth Court Hobbs Place Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£428,000	2015-04-13	£486,042

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 5LB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N1 5LB 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	75
Part-Time Employee	30
Self-Employed	23
Retired	16
Student (economically inactive)	16
Other	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	12

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Other	10
Education	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	5
Transport and storage	5
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
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	283 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,092 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	2,785 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,921 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,025 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shoreditch Park Primary School Bridport Place , N1 5JN	4out of 4	152 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hoxton Garden Primary Ivy Street , Hackney N1 5JD	3out of 4	258 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hackney New Primary School 2 Downham Road , N1 5TR	4out of 4	491 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Crondall Street , N1 6JG	4out of 4	509 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Fairchild Community School Forston Street , Hoxton N1 7HA	2out of 4	604 yd	Community school	Yes	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	671 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	825 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	953 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,051 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	1,205 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,342 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,403 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,821 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,349 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,581 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	2,462 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,827 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	4,897 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	5,282 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	288 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	830 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richard Cloudesley School Tudor Rose Building , 1 Prebend Street N1 8RE	4out of 4	1,113 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The school at Hackney city farm 1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA	- not rated	1,353 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	1,440 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
Belly'S	291 Hoxton Street	79 yd
Sabretooth	285 Hoxton Street	79 yd
Finley's	297 Hoxton St, London	81 yd
Humdingers Catering Limited	234-236 Hoxton Street	129 yd
Park Life Cafe Britannia Leisure Centre	40 Hyde Road, London	135 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Howl at the Moon	The Queens, 178 Hoxton Street	226 yd
The Stags Head	The Stags Head, 55 Orsman Road	322 yd
The Kings Head	The Kings Head, 257 Kingsland Road	398 yd
The Beehive	The Beehive, 36 New North Road	450 yd
Crown and Manor Boys Club	Crown And Manor Boys Club, Wiltshire Row	453 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hospital & Prison Action Network	St Annes Vicarage, 37 Hemsworth Street	101 yd
Papa John's Pizza	202 Hoxton Street	205 yd
Hong Kong Chinese Food to Take Away	200 Hoxton Street	226 yd
Marias Fishbar	198 Hoxton Street	226 yd
Chicken Express	225 Hoxton Street	234 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	506 yd
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	639 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	711 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	818 yd
Yours Locally	386 Kingsland Road	966 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Britannia Leisure Centre BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	135 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		292 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	423 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	522 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	531 yd
Ability At St Johns (Closed) Pitfield Street	health and fitness suite	615 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	679 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		735 yd
The Bob Breen Academy (Closed) Hoxton Square	health and fitness suite	766 yd
Blue Hut Youth Centre YOUTH CLUB YOUTH CLUB PROVOST STREET	artificial grass pitch	776 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	55.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	58.8 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	8.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	12.13 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 5LB