Canalside Square, London, N1 7FJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N1 7FJ 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 7FJ, 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 Canalside Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Canalside Square was 54.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 54.2% lower than the Canonbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Canalside Square has the 13th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury and the 74th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 7.9%.

🔎 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 7FJ, 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 Canalside Square are based on 105 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 Canalside Square, London, N1 7FJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 7FJ

Average Price
£588,526

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£588,526

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Canalside Square

Average Price
£619,952

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£619,952

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Canalside SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 14 5 Canalside Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£495,000	2023-11-13	£473,106
7 Canalside Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£780,000	2017-08-18	£761,611
Flat 14 5 Canalside Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£297,300	2015-04-13	£305,917
7A Canalside Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£470,000	2014-07-01	£518,513
7 Canalside Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£685,000	2014-06-24	£778,160

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 7FJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N1 7FJ 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	1,203 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	1,836 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,884 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,209 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	3,845 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hanover Primary School Noel Road , Islington N1 8BD	3out of 4	353 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Fairchild Community School Forston Street , Hoxton N1 7HA	2out of 4	488 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The New North Academy 32 Popham Road , Islington N1 8SJ	3out of 4	520 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Fowler Road , Islington N1 2EP	3out of 4	578 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Primary School Rotherfield Street , Islington N1 3EE	3out of 4	596 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	127 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	1,267 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	1,479 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,513 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	1,743 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	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	1,802 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,989 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,113 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	2,618 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,995 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	1,759 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,866 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	172 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
NAS Vanguard School Lollard Street , Kennington SE11 6QH	- not rated	785 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	835 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	870 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New River College Primary Cloudesley Square , N1 0HN	3out of 4	999 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
TARU - Sushi & Ramen	TARU - Sushi & Ramen, 1A Rheidol Terrace	207 yd
Pack Up Soup Kitchen	Pack Up Soup Kitchen, St James Hall	226 yd
Recharge and connect	93 Windsor house, wenlock road	227 yd
The Commissary at Holborn Studios	Eagle Wharf Studios, 49 Eagle Wharf Road	252 yd
Saponara	Saponara, 23 Prebend Street	256 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hanbury Arms	The Hanbury Arms, 33 Linton Street	176 yd
The Narrow Boat Public House	The Narrow Boat Public House, 119 St Peter's Street	290 yd
The Bill Murray	The Bill Murray, 39 Queen's Head Street	342 yd
Island Queen	Island Queen, Ground Floor	351 yd
Earl Of Essex Public House	Earl Of Essex Public House, 25 Danbury Street	372 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Surma Tandoori	New Surma Tandoori, Basement And Ground Floors	382 yd
Posh Cock	Unit D, Cube Building, 17-21 Wenlock Road	388 yd
Anarkali	UNIT D CUBE BUILDING, 17 21 WENLOCK ROAD	388 yd
Golden Jade	Golden Jade, 279 New North Road	395 yd
My Godo	My Godo, 56-58 Essex Road	492 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Welcome Co-op Angel	Welcome Co-op Angel, 47-49 Packington Street	175 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 25 Islington Green	576 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 272-280 New North Road	581 yd
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 271-273 City Road	648 yd
Co-op Food	257 City Road	675 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
City Of London Academy PREBEND STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	256 yd
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		260 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	468 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	538 yd
Nuffield Health (Islington) ESSEX ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	592 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	661 yd
St Mary Islington Community Partnership ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE UPPER STREET	health and fitness suite	684 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		745 yd
Blue Hut Youth Centre YOUTH CLUB YOUTH CLUB PROVOST STREET	artificial grass pitch	750 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Angel) 361-373 361-373 CITY ROAD	health and fitness suite	760 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	80.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	106.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 7FJ