Colville Estate, London, N1 5PT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N1 5PT has a female population much higher than UK average, with 57.9% of the population 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	50.4%	57.9%	7.5%	51.0%	6.9%
Male	49.6%	42.1%	-7.5%	49.0%	-6.9%

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 5PT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.1% 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	52.8%	65.1%	12.3%	37.9%	27.2%
Married: Opposite sex	30.3%	16.6%	-13.7%	44.2%	-27.6%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	6.3%	4.7%	-1.6%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	5.6%	9.6%	4.0%	9.1%	0.5%
Widowed	4.2%	3.3%	-0.9%	6.1%	-2.8%

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	45.5%	56.5%	11.0%	48.4%	8.1%
Good health	33.9%	28.5%	-5.4%	33.6%	-5.1%
Fair health	11.9%	10.9%	-1.0%	12.7%	-1.8%
Bad health	6.7%	3.1%	-3.6%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	2.1%	1%	-1.1%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.5%	19.5%	-9.0%	18.2%	1.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.9%	5.7%	-4.2%	9.6%	-3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13%	9.1%	-3.9%	13.4%	-4.3%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	3.4%	2.7%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	19.5%	10.0%	16.9%	2.6%
Degree or Similar	26.8%	38.9%	12.1%	33.8%	5.1%
Other	11.6%	4%	-7.6%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 31.5% 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	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	1.8%	3.5%	1.7%	0.7%	2.8%
Indian	1%	1.5%	0.5%	3.1%	-1.6%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	5.2%	4%	-1.2%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	15.8%	25.7%	9.9%	2.5%	23.2%
Black Caribbean	8.3%	7.6%	-0.7%	1.0%	6.6%
Other Black	4.7%	5%	0.3%	0.5%	4.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	2.6%	1.5%	-1.1%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.4%	1.5%	-3.9%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	2.6%	0.8%	-1.8%	0.8%	0.0%
White	41.6%	31.5%	-10.1%	81.4%	-49.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.1%	0.7%
Roma	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Arab	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	7%	10.6%	3.6%	1.6%	9.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.2% 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	54%	54.2%	0.2%	83.2%	-29.0%
European Union	8%	13.2%	5.2%	6.1%	7.1%
Rest of Europe	12.7%	7.9%	-4.8%	0.8%	7.1%
Africa	11.1%	13%	1.9%	2.7%	10.3%
Middle East and Asia	4.7%	4.8%	0.1%	5.6%	-0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.8%	6.4%	-2.4%	1.3%	5.1%
Oceania	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.2%	54.5%	3.3%	83.2%	-28.7%
10+ Years	3.4%	29.2%	25.8%	9.8%	19.4%
5-10 Years	5.9%	3.8%	-2.1%	2.9%	0.9%
2-5 Years	7.2%	5.6%	-1.6%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	32.3%	6.9%	-25.4%	1.9%	5.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.6%	76.7%	-8.1%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Poland	3.8%	1.3%	2.5%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	3.8%	0.3%	3.5%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	6.3%	13.5%	-7.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.2%	37.2%	-12.0%
Christian	46.1%	46.2%	-0.1%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Muslim	16%	6.5%	9.5%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Not answered	8.1%	6.0%	2.1%

Safety

Is Colville Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Colville Estate was 316.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 139.1% higher than the De Beauvoir average. The most reported crime type was Bicycle theft.

Colville Estate has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir and the 85th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 82.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 65.2%.

🔎 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 5PT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 10/10 (very 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 76 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 5PT

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 5PT

Average Price
£446,384

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£446,384

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Colville Estate

Average Price
£434,553

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£737,966

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£404,380

Other
£362,485

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Colville EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 3 Upwey House Colville Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£465,000	2023-09-05	£448,725
Flat 4 Upwey House Colville Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£370,000	2018-03-26	£388,520
Flat 3 Upwey House Colville Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£174,950	2006-04-18	£394,455
Flat 1 Upwey House Colville Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£170,000	2005-01-10	£400,122
Flat 2 Upwey House Colville Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2004-09-14	£502,094

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 5PT

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N1 5PT 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	76
Part-Time Employee	48
Student (economically inactive)	37
Retired	27
Looking after home or family	26
Self-Employed	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	24
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Human health and social work activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Education	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Information and communication	9
Transport and storage	8
Other	7
Construction	4
Financial and insurance activities	2
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	165 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,171 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	2,875 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,891 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,180 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	305 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hackney New Primary School 2 Downham Road , N1 5FR	4out of 4	326 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Hoxton Garden Primary Ivy Street , Hackney N1 5JD	3out of 4	338 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burbage Junior School Ivy Street , N1 5JD	- not rated	338 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Burbage Infants' School Ivy Street , N1 5JD	- not rated	338 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	495 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	3out of 4	495 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	738 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	745 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	943 yd	Community school	No	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	745 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,384 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,501 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,166 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,295 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	2,440 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	4,885 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	4,885 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,007 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	5,185 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christian School of London 14 Penn Street , N1 5DJ	- not rated	191 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	246 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	246 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mustard School Parish Hall , Nuttall Street N1 5LR	- not rated	447 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Sld School 75 Prebend Street , N1 8PW	- not rated	878 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
22cooks	34 whoitmore road London	71 yd
TBB HOXTON	6 Whitmore road	113 yd
The Barrel Boulangerie	6 Whitmore Road	113 yd
Arepa and Co.	58a De Beauvoir Crescent	160 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre	Britannia Leisure Centre, 40 Hyde Road	165 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Stags Head	The Stags Head, 55 Orsman Road	291 yd
Rosemary Branch Public House	Rosemary Branch Public House, 2 Shepperton Road	354 yd
Crown and Manor Boys Club	Crown And Manor Boys Club, Wiltshire Row	356 yd
Beef & Brew	The Duke of York, 33 Downham Road	423 yd
Howl at the Moon	The Queens, 178 Hoxton Street	427 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hospital & Prison Action Network	St Annes Vicarage, 37 Hemsworth Street	332 yd
Papa John's Pizza	202 Hoxton Street	395 yd
Hong Kong Chinese Food to Take Away	200 Hoxton Street	427 yd
Marias Fishbar	198 Hoxton Street	427 yd
Chicken Express	225 Hoxton Street	452 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	312 yd
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	527 yd
Yours Locally	386 Kingsland Road	790 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	927 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 272-280 New North Road	956 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	165 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		193 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	407 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	473 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	509 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	748 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		757 yd
Ability At St Johns (Closed) Pitfield Street	health and fitness suite	842 yd
Blue Hut Youth Centre YOUTH CLUB YOUTH CLUB PROVOST STREET	artificial grass pitch	944 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	977 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	86.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 5PT