Whitmore Estate, London, N1 5LU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N1 5LU has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	46.5%	49.5%	3.0%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	53.5%	50.5%	-3.0%	49.0%	1.5%

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 5LU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 74.1% 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	73%	74.1%	1.1%	37.9%	36.2%
Married: Opposite sex	15.3%	16.9%	1.6%	44.2%	-27.3%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.5%	1.3%	-2.2%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	5.9%	6.1%	0.2%	9.1%	-3.0%
Widowed	1.7%	1.6%	-0.1%	6.1%	-4.5%

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 (86.6%) 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	48.3%	53.9%	5.6%	48.4%	5.5%
Good health	37.8%	32.7%	-5.1%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	9.1%	9.1%	0.0%	12.7%	-3.6%
Bad health	4.3%	3.3%	-1.0%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	0.4%	1%	0.6%	1.2%	-0.2%

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 64.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.4%	12.1%	-0.3%	18.2%	-6.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.2%	4.2%	-4.0%	9.6%	-5.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	5.5%	-6.4%	13.4%	-7.9%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	2.6%	1.9%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	7.9%	-2.2%	16.9%	-9.0%
Degree or Similar	48%	64.9%	16.9%	33.8%	31.1%
Other	8.7%	2.6%	-6.1%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57% 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	2.8%	3.3%	0.5%	1.1%	2.2%
Chinese	1.7%	2.4%	0.7%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	1.1%	3.8%	2.7%	3.1%	0.7%
Other Asian	3%	5.2%	2.2%	1.6%	3.6%
Black African	6.1%	3.8%	-2.3%	2.5%	1.3%
Black Caribbean	7.6%	5.9%	-1.7%	1.0%	4.9%
Other Black	3.5%	1.4%	-2.1%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	4.3%	3.6%	0.8%	3.5%
Mixed White and African	2.2%	1%	-1.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	0.5%	-1.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	1.5%	2.4%	0.9%	0.8%	1.6%
White	63.5%	57%	-6.5%	81.4%	-24.4%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	4.1%	7.1%	3.0%	1.6%	5.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.3% 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	62.2%	54.3%	-7.9%	83.2%	-28.9%
European Union	12%	20.2%	8.2%	6.1%	14.1%
Rest of Europe	4.1%	2.4%	-1.7%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	5.9%	5.7%	-0.2%	2.7%	3.0%
Middle East and Asia	5.4%	6.9%	1.5%	5.6%	1.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7%	8.1%	1.1%	1.3%	6.8%
Oceania	3.3%	2.4%	-0.9%	0.3%	2.1%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.8%	54.7%	-5.1%	83.2%	-28.5%
10+ Years	5.7%	20.6%	14.9%	9.8%	10.8%
5-10 Years	7%	11.3%	4.3%	2.9%	8.4%
2-5 Years	10.9%	8.2%	-2.7%	2.2%	6.0%
Less than 2 years	16.7%	5.3%	-11.4%	1.9%	3.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.3%	76.7%	-13.4%
Ireland	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
France	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Other EU countries	5.7%	1.5%	4.2%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	4.3%	0.1%	4.2%
No passport held	3.8%	13.5%	-9.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	58.2%	37.2%	21.0%
Christian	22.2%	46.2%	-24.0%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	9.3%	6.5%	2.8%
Sikh	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	4.1%	6.0%	-1.9%

Safety

Is Whitmore Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Whitmore Estate was 209.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.7% higher than the De Beauvoir average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Whitmore Estate has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir and the 173rd highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 70.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -59.3%.

🔎 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 5LU, 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 Whitmore Estate are based on 103 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 Whitmore Estate, London, N1 5LU

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 5LU

Average Price
£571,638

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£571,638

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whitmore Estate

Average Price
£414,678

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£414,678

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Whitmore EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 15 Scorton House Whitmore Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£480,000	2014-11-21	£577,079
Flat 7 Scorton House Whitmore Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£212,000	2004-03-01	£531,656

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 5LU

Employment

N1 5LU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	193
Self-Employed	55
Part-Time Employee	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Student (economically inactive)	22
Unemployed	21
Retired	17
Looking after home or family	12
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	65
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	39
Other	35
Human health and social work activities	25
Information and communication	21
Financial and insurance activities	19
Education	16
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Real estate activities	7
Construction	7
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	4

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	173 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	997 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,784 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	2,928 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,155 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hoxton Garden Primary Ivy Street , Hackney N1 5JD	3out of 4	155 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shoreditch Park Primary School Bridport Place , N1 5JN	4out of 4	294 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hackney New Primary School 2 Downham Road , N1 5TR	4out of 4	511 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	526 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randal Cremer Primary School Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG	3out of 4	588 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	574 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	684 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	818 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,193 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	1,201 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	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	1,320 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,475 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,953 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,468 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,508 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	2,581 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	4,765 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,837 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	5,139 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	383 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	914 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The school at Hackney city farm 1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA	- not rated	1,214 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Richard Cloudesley School Tudor Rose Building , 1 Prebend Street N1 8RE	4out of 4	1,255 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	1,485 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
Humdingers Catering Limited	234-236 Hoxton Street	22 yd
Belly'S	291 Hoxton Street	89 yd
Sabretooth	285 Hoxton Street	89 yd
Finley's	297 Hoxton St, London	101 yd
Anjelique Cafe	255 Hoxton Street	106 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Howl at the Moon	The Queens, 178 Hoxton Street	141 yd
The Stags Head	The Stags Head, 55 Orsman Road	229 yd
The Kings Head	The Kings Head, 257 Kingsland Road	266 yd
Otherworld	Part Front Railway Arch 336, Acton Mews	486 yd
The Macbeth	The Macbeth, 70 Hoxton Street	514 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Papa John's Pizza	202 Hoxton Street	104 yd
Hong Kong Chinese Food to Take Away	200 Hoxton Street	141 yd
Marias Fishbar	198 Hoxton Street	141 yd
Chicken Express	225 Hoxton Street	180 yd
Hospital & Prison Action Network	St Annes Vicarage, 37 Hemsworth Street	181 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	554 yd
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	600 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	639 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	730 yd
Yours Locally	386 Kingsland Road	912 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	264 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		412 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	473 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	564 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		597 yd
Ability At St Johns (Closed) Pitfield Street	health and fitness suite	647 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	668 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	718 yd
The Bob Breen Academy (Closed) Hoxton Square	health and fitness suite	763 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	788 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	178.3 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	19.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 5LU