Arlington Avenue, London, N1 7AY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N1 7AY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	63.2%	50.3%	-12.9%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	36.8%	49.7%	12.9%	49.0%	0.7%

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 7AY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.4% 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	39%	59.4%	20.4%	37.9%	21.5%
Married: Opposite sex	36.4%	29.3%	-7.1%	44.2%	-14.9%
Separated	6.5%	1.3%	-5.2%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	15.6%	6.9%	-8.7%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	2.6%	3.1%	0.5%	6.1%	-3.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.9%	55.7%	3.8%	48.4%	7.3%
Good health	27.8%	26%	-1.8%	33.6%	-7.6%
Fair health	15%	11.9%	-3.1%	12.7%	-0.8%
Bad health	2.3%	5.8%	3.5%	4.0%	1.8%
Very bad health	3%	0.6%	-2.4%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	49.4%	20.4%	-29.0%	18.2%	2.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.1%	8.8%	-0.3%	9.6%	-0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.4%	9.3%	-1.1%	13.4%	-4.1%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	2.6%	-1.3%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13%	20.9%	7.9%	16.9%	4.0%
Degree or Similar	11.7%	35.1%	23.4%	33.8%	1.3%
Other	2.6%	2.8%	0.2%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.8% 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	13.5%	6.6%	-6.9%	1.1%	5.5%
Chinese	2.3%	1.1%	-1.2%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	3.1%	-1.4%
Pakistani	0%	0.2%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	0%	2.1%	2.1%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	18%	8.4%	-9.6%	2.5%	5.9%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	3.9%	3.1%	1.0%	2.9%
Other Black	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	4.5%	2.2%	0.4%	4.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	4.5%	2.2%	0.9%	3.6%
Mixed Other	0%	3.9%	3.9%	0.8%	3.1%
White	54.9%	51.8%	-3.1%	81.4%	-29.6%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	4.5%	5.8%	1.3%	1.6%	4.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59% 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	74.4%	59%	-15.4%	83.2%	-24.2%
European Union	5.3%	7.1%	1.8%	6.1%	1.0%
Rest of Europe	9.8%	6%	-3.8%	0.8%	5.2%
Africa	6%	8.1%	2.1%	2.7%	5.4%
Middle East and Asia	4.5%	5.3%	0.8%	5.6%	-0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	13.2%	13.2%	1.3%	11.9%
Oceania	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.9%	59%	-13.9%	83.2%	-24.2%
10+ Years	0%	32.5%	32.5%	9.8%	22.7%
5-10 Years	0%	3.4%	3.4%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	3%	3.2%	0.2%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	24.1%	1.9%	-22.2%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.4%	76.7%	1.7%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
North Africa	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	7.7%	13.5%	-5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.8%	37.2%	-10.4%
Christian	45.7%	46.2%	-0.5%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Muslim	19.1%	6.5%	12.6%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is Arlington Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Arlington Avenue was 64.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 45.9% lower than the Canonbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Arlington Avenue has the 12th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,000

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N1 7AY, 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 Arlington Avenue are based on 199 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Islington.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Arlington Avenue, London, N1 7AY

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 7AY

Average Price
£731,716

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,520,043

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£600,328

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Arlington Avenue

Average Price
£1,343,089

Semi-Detached
£1,783,429

Terraced
£1,717,460

Detached
£2,417,950

Flats/Maisonettes
£649,471

Other
£2,460,521

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Arlington AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 17 74 Arlington Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2025-10-20	£542,414
Flat 20 74 Arlington Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£850,000	2025-07-15	£813,432
Flat 1 74 Arlington Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£510,000	2025-03-26	£513,075
36 Arlington Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£800,000	2024-02-16	£781,268
Flat 28 74 Arlington Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£485,000	2024-02-12	£473,644

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 7AY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N1 7AY 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	134
Part-Time Employee	59
Retired	45
Student (economically inactive)	37
Long-Term Sick or disabled	26
Self-Employed	24
Looking after home or family	23
Other	22
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	6
Human health and social work activities	4
Transport and storage	3
Construction	3
Education	3
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Other	2
Real estate activities	2
Administrative and support service activities	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Information and communication	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Financial and insurance 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	1,023 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,669 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	2,034 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,323 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	3,081 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Fairchild Community School Forston Street , Hoxton N1 7HA	3out of 4	279 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hanover Primary School Noel Road , Islington N1 8BD	3out of 4	417 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Charles Lamb Primary School Popham Road , N1 8RF	- not rated	527 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Junior School Rotherfield Street , N1 3EE	- not rated	544 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Infant School Rotherfield Street , Islington N1 3EE	- not rated	544 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	339 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	339 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,201 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	1,299 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Hackney New School Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,358 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	631 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,201 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,606 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	2,104 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,109 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	4out of 4	1,951 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,756 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Richard Cloudesley School Tudor Rose Building , 1 Prebend Street N1 8RE	4out of 4	386 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Sld School 75 Prebend Street , N1 8PW	- not rated	407 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Metropolitan Theatre School Trinity Centre , Bletchley Street N1 7QG	- not rated	494 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Directions Colebrook Row , N1 8AF	- not rated	585 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colebrooke Pupil Referral Unit Colebrooke Row , Islington N1 8AF	- not rated	587 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
The Commissary at Holborn Studios	Eagle Wharf Studios, 49 Eagle Wharf Road	173 yd
Recharge and connect	93 Windsor house, wenlock road	199 yd
Propercorn	Ground Floor Unit 1, 41 Wenlock Road	272 yd
TARU - Sushi & Ramen	TARU - Sushi & Ramen, 1A Rheidol Terrace	283 yd
Akami sushi / Poke Yum	21 wenlock road	296 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hanbury Arms	The Hanbury Arms, 33 Linton Street	184 yd
The Narrow Boat Public House	The Narrow Boat Public House, 119 St Peter's Street	309 yd
Island Queen	Island Queen, Ground Floor	391 yd
The Wenlock Arms	The Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road	401 yd
The Bill Murray	The Bill Murray, 39 Queen's Head Street	421 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Posh Cock	Unit D, Cube Building, 17-21 Wenlock Road	358 yd
Anarkali	UNIT D CUBE BUILDING, 17 21 WENLOCK ROAD	358 yd
New Surma Tandoori	New Surma Tandoori, Basement And Ground Floors	366 yd
Golden Jade	Golden Jade, 279 New North Road	389 yd
Fresh Fry	3 Cropley Street	513 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Welcome Co-op Angel	Welcome Co-op Angel, 47-49 Packington Street	250 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 272-280 New North Road	615 yd
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 271-273 City Road	646 yd
Co-op Food	257 City Road	650 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 25 Islington Green	651 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
City Of London Academy PREBEND STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	335 yd
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		338 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	415 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	473 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	638 yd
Nuffield Health (Islington) ESSEX ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	671 yd
Blue Hut Youth Centre YOUTH CLUB YOUTH CLUB PROVOST STREET	artificial grass pitch	682 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		685 yd
St Mary Islington Community Partnership ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE UPPER STREET	health and fitness suite	761 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	776 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	74.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	121.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	28.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	500 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 7AY