Whitmore Estate, London, N1 5RS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N1 5RS, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.9% 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	50.2%	55.9%	5.7%	51.0%	4.9%
Male	49.8%	44.1%	-5.7%	49.0%	-4.9%

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 5RS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.6% 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	59.6%	62.6%	3.0%	37.9%	24.7%
Married: Opposite sex	26.3%	20.5%	-5.8%	44.2%	-23.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	4.5%	4.6%	0.1%	2.2%	2.4%
Divorced	5.1%	9.2%	4.1%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	4.5%	2.1%	-2.4%	6.1%	-4.0%

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 (85.3%) 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	47.6%	57.6%	10.0%	48.4%	9.2%
Good health	37.3%	27.7%	-9.6%	33.6%	-5.9%
Fair health	10.7%	8.5%	-2.2%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	2.1%	4.5%	2.4%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	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 50.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.7%	14.4%	-3.3%	18.2%	-3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.6%	7.7%	-4.9%	9.6%	-1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.1%	6.2%	-2.9%	13.4%	-7.2%
Apprenticeship	2%	5.6%	3.6%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.6%	13.8%	7.2%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	44.9%	50.3%	5.4%	33.8%	16.5%
Other	7.1%	2.1%	-5.0%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.3% 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	2.1%	3.1%	1.0%	1.1%	2.0%
Chinese	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	0%	2.2%	2.2%	3.1%	-0.9%
Pakistani	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	3.4%	0.9%	-2.5%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	14.6%	11.7%	-2.9%	2.5%	9.2%
Black Caribbean	9.9%	7.2%	-2.7%	1.0%	6.2%
Other Black	4.3%	4.9%	0.6%	0.5%	4.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.4%	1.8%	-1.6%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	0.8%	1.9%
White	55.4%	54.3%	-1.1%	81.4%	-27.1%
Arab	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	1.3%	7.2%	5.9%	1.6%	5.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.5% 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	57.9%	50.5%	-7.4%	83.2%	-32.7%
European Union	10.7%	17.6%	6.9%	6.1%	11.5%
Rest of Europe	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	11.6%	15.3%	3.7%	2.7%	12.6%
Middle East and Asia	6.4%	5%	-1.4%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.4%	9%	-0.4%	1.3%	7.7%
Oceania	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.7%	50%	-6.7%	83.2%	-33.2%
10+ Years	3%	31.7%	28.7%	9.8%	21.9%
5-10 Years	3.9%	8.5%	4.6%	2.9%	5.6%
2-5 Years	9%	4%	-5.0%	2.2%	1.8%
Less than 2 years	27.5%	5.8%	-21.7%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.7%	76.7%	-5.0%
Ireland	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
France	3.7%	0.3%	3.4%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	4.1%	0.5%	3.6%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
No passport held	1.8%	13.5%	-11.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.6%	37.2%	2.4%
Christian	35.1%	46.2%	-11.1%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Jewish	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Muslim	14.9%	6.5%	8.4%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Whitmore Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Whitmore Estate 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 .

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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 5RS, 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 Whitmore Estate are based on 106 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 5RS

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 5RS

Average Price
£473,187

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£473,187

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whitmore Estate

Average Price
£432,851

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£433,421

Other
£373,070

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Whitmore EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 20 Rover House Whitmore Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£570,000	2020-10-23	£547,859
Flat 11 Rover House Whitmore Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2016-04-20	£525,599
Flat 1 Rover House Whitmore Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2016-03-18	£397,528
Flat 20 Rover House Whitmore Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£367,000	2013-05-22	£575,862
Flat 4 Rover House Whitmore Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£364,800	2012-12-17	£597,677

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 5RS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	106
Retired	21
Self-Employed	13
Unemployed	13
Student (economically inactive)	10
Part-Time Employee	10
Other	7
Looking after home or family	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Education	17
Information and communication	13
Other	12
Human health and social work activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	6
Construction	5
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1

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	955 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,557 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	2,924 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,986 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	315 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burbage Junior School Ivy Street , N1 5JD	- not rated	315 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Burbage Infants' School Ivy Street , N1 5JD	- not rated	315 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Laburnum Primary School Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	- not rated	402 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randal Cremer Primary School Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG	- not rated	409 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	350 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	3out of 4	350 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	402 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	626 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	629 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	626 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,430 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,630 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,878 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,541 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	2,762 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	4,556 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	4,556 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,857 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,979 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mustard School Parish Hall , Nuttall Street N1 5LR	- not rated	172 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christian School of London 14 Penn Street , N1 5DJ	- not rated	518 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	583 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	583 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North London Community College ,	- not rated	850 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Waterhouse Restaurant	8-10 Orsman Road	76 yd
By The Bridge	283a Kingsland Road	85 yd
Chef Cafe Bistro	273 Kingsland Road	88 yd
U7 LOUNGE	Unit 7, Canalside Studios, 2-4 Orsman Road	90 yd
The Glory	The Oarsman, 281 Kingsland Road	91 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Stags Head	The Stags Head, 55 Orsman Road	56 yd
The Kings Head	The Kings Head, 257 Kingsland Road	98 yd
Otherworld	Part Front Railway Arch 336, Acton Mews	264 yd
Howl at the Moon	The Queens, 178 Hoxton Street	322 yd
Beef & Brew	The Duke of York, 33 Downham Road	376 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shoreditch Chicken & Cod	202 Kingsland Road	242 yd
Papa John's Pizza	202 Hoxton Street	286 yd
Hong Kong Chinese Food to Take Away	200 Hoxton Street	322 yd
Marias Fishbar	198 Hoxton Street	322 yd
Chicken Express	225 Hoxton Street	374 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	337 yd
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	634 yd
Yours Locally	386 Kingsland Road	712 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	756 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	814 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	410 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		423 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		519 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	629 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	661 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	714 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	799 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	837 yd
Ability At St Johns (Closed) Pitfield Street	health and fitness suite	858 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	889 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	108.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 5RS