Geffrye Estate, London, N1 6SA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N1 6SA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	52.2%	49.6%	-2.6%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	47.8%	50.4%	2.6%	49.0%	1.4%

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 6SA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69% 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	69.2%	69%	-0.2%	37.9%	31.1%
Married: Opposite sex	16.2%	15.1%	-1.1%	44.2%	-29.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.4%	4.5%	1.1%	2.2%	2.3%
Divorced	9.7%	9.3%	-0.4%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	6.1%	-4.6%

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 (88.8%) 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	49%	45.9%	-3.1%	48.4%	-2.5%
Good health	36.8%	42.9%	6.1%	33.6%	9.3%
Fair health	9%	7.2%	-1.8%	12.7%	-5.5%
Bad health	4.6%	2.7%	-1.9%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	1.2%	0.0%

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 54.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.7%	13.6%	-0.1%	18.2%	-4.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	5.4%	-4.9%	9.6%	-4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.5%	10.2%	-0.3%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2.7%	1.8%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.8%	10.5%	3.7%	16.9%	-6.4%
Degree or Similar	46.2%	54.5%	8.3%	33.8%	20.7%
Other	11.7%	3%	-8.7%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.6% 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	0.2%	1%	0.8%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	4.8%	1%	-3.8%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	1.1%	3.8%	2.7%	3.1%	0.7%
Pakistani	0.2%	1.3%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	2.5%	1.8%	-0.7%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	12.6%	11%	-1.6%	2.5%	8.5%
Black Caribbean	4.1%	4.8%	0.7%	1.0%	3.8%
Other Black	6%	2%	-4.0%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	1%	-1.3%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	3.3%	2.2%	0.9%	2.4%
Mixed Other	1.6%	7.5%	5.9%	0.8%	6.7%
White	56.1%	46.6%	-9.5%	81.4%	-34.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	4.4%	12%	7.6%	1.6%	10.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 46% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.8%	46%	-13.8%	83.2%	-37.2%
European Union	10.1%	19.2%	9.1%	6.1%	13.1%
Rest of Europe	6.2%	7%	0.8%	0.8%	6.2%
Africa	9.2%	7.5%	-1.7%	2.7%	4.8%
Middle East and Asia	6.7%	6.7%	0.0%	5.6%	1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	9.2%	3.5%	1.3%	7.9%
Oceania	2.3%	4.5%	2.2%	0.3%	4.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 46% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 25.2% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.1%	46.1%	-13.0%	83.2%	-37.1%
10+ Years	7.1%	25.2%	18.1%	9.8%	15.4%
5-10 Years	6.2%	9.5%	3.3%	2.9%	6.6%
2-5 Years	10.3%	6.7%	-3.6%	2.2%	4.5%
Less than 2 years	17.2%	12.5%	-4.7%	1.9%	10.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.5%	76.7%	-18.2%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	4%	0.3%	3.7%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	3.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Spain	6.5%	0.4%	6.1%
Poland	2.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	3.5%	1.5%	2.0%
Turkey	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	3.5%	0.1%	3.4%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.4%	37.2%	8.2%
Christian	32.9%	46.2%	-13.3%
Hindu	0.7%	1.7%	-1.0%
Muslim	10.7%	6.5%	4.2%
Sikh	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other religion	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Geffrye Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Geffrye Estate was 328.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 10.3% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Geffrye Estate has the 27th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown and the 117th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 105.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -58.3%.

🔎 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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N1 6SA, 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (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 Geffrye Estate are based on 66 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 Geffrye Estate, London, N1 6SA

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 6SA

Average Price
£215,972

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£215,972

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Geffrye Estate

Average Price
£407,437

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£407,437

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Geffrye EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 73 Stanway Court Geffrye Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£92,000	2006-03-02	£209,882
Flat 73 Stanway Court Geffrye Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£82,000	2002-12-09	£226,734

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 6SA

Employment

N1 6SA area has a very high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 11% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	143
Unemployed	36
Part-Time Employee	35
Self-Employed	29
Student (economically inactive)	22
Looking after home or family	19
Other	16
Retired	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	44
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Information and communication	24
Other	21
Financial and insurance activities	17
Human health and social work activities	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Manufacturing	12
Construction	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Education	10
Transport and storage	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	477 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	635 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,441 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,721 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	3,182 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary School 43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN	- not rated	337 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Monica's Catholic Primary School 43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN	3out of 4	337 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Crondall Street , N1 6JG	4out of 4	384 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hoxton Garden Primary Ivy Street , Hackney N1 5JD	3out of 4	386 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burbage Junior School Ivy Street , N1 5JD	- not rated	386 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	41 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	556 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	556 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	718 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	3out of 4	831 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	41 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	840 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,426 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,195 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,015 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	3,062 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	4,366 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	4,366 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,391 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,951 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North London Community College ,	- not rated	312 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
Mustard School Parish Hall , Nuttall Street N1 5LR	- not rated	434 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Crusoe House School Nile Street , N1 7RD	- not rated	721 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Christian School of London 14 Penn Street , N1 5DJ	- not rated	789 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenfields School of Development St Hilda's Community Centre , 18 Club Row E2 7EY	- not rated	815 yd	Other independent 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
Aramark @ NCC Hackney	New City College, Hackney Campus, Falkirk Street, London	41 yd
100 Hoxton	100-102 Hoxton Street	77 yd
La veranda cafe	98 Hoxton Street	77 yd
Kitchen Dhaanya & Indian Takeaway	106 Hoxton Street	80 yd
The Barrel Boulangerie	110-112 Hoxton Street	85 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Macbeth	The Macbeth, 70 Hoxton Street	122 yd
Lion and the Lamb	The Lion And Lamb, 46 Fanshaw Street	258 yd
Howl at the Moon	The Queens, 178 Hoxton Street	303 yd
Spread Eagle	3 Kingsland Road	314 yd
Basing House	25-27 Kingsland Road	314 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Curry Queen (Hoxton Indian and Sushi Ltd)	Posts Outside 96 To 106, Hoxton Street	77 yd
Jericho	110-112 Hoxton Street	85 yd
Supachef	72 Hoxton Street	122 yd
Hoxton Chicken & Pizza Ltd	94 Hoxton Street	122 yd
Dal Fiorentino	74 Hoxton Street	123 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	210 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	334 yd
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	779 yd
Tesco	176-179 Shoreditch High Street	799 yd
Sainsbury's	161 City Road	888 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	44 yd
The Bob Breen Academy (Closed) Hoxton Square	health and fitness suite	384 yd
Ability At St Johns (Closed) Pitfield Street	health and fitness suite	388 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Old Street) (Closed) Old Street	artificial grass pitch	476 yd
The Tab Centre GODFREY PLACE		492 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	590 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	631 yd
Nuffield Health (Shoreditch) 1-6 1-6 BATEMAN'S ROW	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	669 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		744 yd
Frame (Shoreditch) 27-31 27-31 NEW INN YARD		765 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	76.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	100 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 6SA