Colville Estate, London, N1 5NJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N1 5NJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50%	51.9%	1.9%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	50%	48.1%	-1.9%	49.0%	-0.9%

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 5NJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.6% 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	50.4%	60.6%	10.2%	37.9%	22.7%
Married: Opposite sex	28.5%	18.5%	-10.0%	44.2%	-25.7%
Separated	7.4%	6.3%	-1.1%	2.2%	4.1%
Divorced	9%	9.8%	0.8%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	4.7%	4.7%	0.0%	6.1%	-1.4%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.9%	49.7%	3.8%	48.4%	1.3%
Good health	32.4%	32.8%	0.4%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	11.2%	10.4%	-0.8%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	7.4%	4.7%	-2.7%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	3.2%	2.4%	-0.8%	1.2%	1.2%

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 43.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.7%	20.5%	-7.2%	18.2%	2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.7%	5.5%	-8.2%	9.6%	-4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.9%	10.2%	-2.7%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	2%	2.8%	0.8%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	13%	4.8%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	27%	43.7%	16.7%	33.8%	9.9%
Other	8.6%	4.3%	-4.3%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.8% 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	0%	2.1%	2.1%	1.1%	1.0%
Chinese	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0%	1.8%	1.8%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	4.1%	3.5%	-0.6%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	21.2%	17.1%	-4.1%	2.5%	14.6%
Black Caribbean	11.8%	10.9%	-0.9%	1.0%	9.9%
Other Black	5.3%	3.2%	-2.1%	0.5%	2.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	4.7%	2.6%	-2.1%	0.4%	2.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	3.2%	0.6%	0.9%	2.3%
Mixed Other	4.1%	6.5%	2.4%	0.8%	5.7%
White	35.6%	33.8%	-1.8%	81.4%	-47.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1.5%	3.8%	2.3%	0.6%	3.2%
Other	7.6%	10%	2.4%	1.6%	8.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.8% 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	58.2%	57.8%	-0.4%	83.2%	-25.4%
European Union	6.2%	11.2%	5.0%	6.1%	5.1%
Rest of Europe	9.1%	7.1%	-2.0%	0.8%	6.3%
Africa	14.1%	10.6%	-3.5%	2.7%	7.9%
Middle East and Asia	4.4%	3.5%	-0.9%	5.6%	-2.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.1%	8%	0.9%	1.3%	6.7%
Oceania	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.4%	57.8%	0.4%	83.2%	-25.4%
10+ Years	4.7%	27.7%	23.0%	9.8%	17.9%
5-10 Years	2.4%	5.9%	3.5%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	6.8%	7.1%	0.3%	2.2%	4.9%
Less than 2 years	28.8%	1.5%	-27.3%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.8%	76.7%	-6.9%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	2.9%	0.4%	2.5%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Turkey	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	9.1%	13.5%	-4.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.6%	37.2%	-10.6%
Christian	39.1%	46.2%	-7.1%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	19.8%	6.5%	13.3%
Other religion	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Not answered	9.5%	6.0%	3.5%

Safety

Is Colville Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Colville Estate was 146.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.0% higher than the De Beauvoir average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Colville Estate has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in De Beauvoir and the 276th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 41.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 1.8%.

🔎 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 5NJ, 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 Colville Estate are based on 75 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 Colville Estate, London, N1 5NJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 5NJ

Average Price
£361,978

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£367,219

Other
£356,737

Estimated Average Property Prices for Colville Estate

Average Price
£408,429

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£673,665

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£385,944

Other
£345,960

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Colville EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 16 Kellett House Colville Estate, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£365,000	2020-07-21	£345,960
Flat 12 Kellett House Colville Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£365,000	2017-08-04	£356,125
Flat 12 Kellett House Colville Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2011-11-25	£396,225
Flat 12 Kellett House Colville Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£179,999	2011-02-14	£333,344

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 5NJ

Employment

N1 5NJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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	87
Part-Time Employee	31
Self-Employed	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Looking after home or family	23
Other	14
Retired	14
Unemployed	13
Student (economically inactive)	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Education	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Construction	8
Other	7
Transport and storage	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Manufacturing	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	403 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,382 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	2,663 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,035 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	3,130 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 5TR	4out of 4	259 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Shoreditch Park Primary School Bridport Place , N1 5JN	4out of 4	287 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Primary School Rotherfield Street , Islington N1 3EE	3out of 4	392 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hoxton Garden Primary Ivy Street , Hackney N1 5JD	3out of 4	538 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Fairchild Community School Forston Street , Hoxton N1 7HA	2out of 4	674 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	656 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	931 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	969 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	1,181 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	1,472 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	1,636 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,102 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	3,401 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,433 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	2,203 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,090 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	5,125 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	5,403 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	28 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Richard Cloudesley School Tudor Rose Building , 1 Prebend Street N1 8RE	4out of 4	999 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	1,020 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	1,145 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School 6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ	- not rated	1,236 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
22cooks	34 whoitmore road London	173 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre	Britannia Leisure Centre, 40 Hyde Road	190 yd
Park Life Cafe Britannia Leisure Centre	40 Hyde Road, London	191 yd
Shoreditch Park	City of London Academy, Hyde Road,London	191 yd
TBB HOXTON	6 Whitmore road	206 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rosemary Branch Public House	Rosemary Branch Public House, 2 Shepperton Road	250 yd
Crown and Manor Boys Club	Crown And Manor Boys Club, Wiltshire Row	264 yd
The Stags Head	The Stags Head, 55 Orsman Road	391 yd
Beef & Brew	The Duke of York, 33 Downham Road	470 yd
Howl at the Moon	The Queens, 178 Hoxton Street	514 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hospital & Prison Action Network	St Annes Vicarage, 37 Hemsworth Street	391 yd
Papa John's Pizza	202 Hoxton Street	484 yd
Hong Kong Chinese Food to Take Away	200 Hoxton Street	514 yd
Marias Fishbar	198 Hoxton Street	514 yd
Chicken Express	225 Hoxton Street	532 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	213 yd
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	599 yd
Yours Locally	386 Kingsland Road	821 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 272-280 New North Road	853 yd
Welcome Co-op Angel	Welcome Co-op Angel, 47-49 Packington Street	944 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		125 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	191 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	341 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	388 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	407 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	824 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		856 yd
Ability At St Johns (Closed) Pitfield Street	health and fitness suite	883 yd
Blue Hut Youth Centre YOUTH CLUB YOUTH CLUB PROVOST STREET	artificial grass pitch	938 yd
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		1,045 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	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	77.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 5NJ