Canalside Square, London, N1 7FP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N1 7FP has a slightly higher male population, with 52.7% 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	53.2%	47.3%	-5.9%	51.0%	-3.7%
Male	46.8%	52.7%	5.9%	49.0%	3.7%

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 7FP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64% 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	52.4%	64%	11.6%	37.9%	26.1%
Married: Opposite sex	21%	23.5%	2.5%	44.2%	-20.7%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	6.3%	2.8%	-3.5%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	11.9%	4.5%	-7.4%	9.1%	-4.6%
Widowed	7.5%	3.8%	-3.7%	6.1%	-2.3%

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	33.9%	61.6%	27.7%	48.4%	13.2%
Good health	33.5%	21.1%	-12.4%	33.6%	-12.5%
Fair health	18.4%	9.4%	-9.0%	12.7%	-3.3%
Bad health	9.7%	5.7%	-4.0%	4.0%	1.7%
Very bad health	4.5%	2.1%	-2.4%	1.2%	0.9%

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 56.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	44.4%	17.1%	-27.3%	18.2%	-1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.7%	7.5%	-7.2%	9.6%	-2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.1%	7.2%	-5.9%	13.4%	-6.2%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	2.4%	0.0%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.3%	7.5%	1.2%	16.9%	-9.4%
Degree or Similar	14.7%	56.5%	41.8%	33.8%	22.7%
Other	4.4%	1.7%	-2.7%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.1% 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	3.5%	3.6%	0.1%	1.1%	2.5%
Chinese	0.6%	3.9%	3.3%	0.7%	3.2%
Indian	1.3%	3.6%	2.3%	3.1%	0.5%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	10.3%	8.5%	-1.8%	2.5%	6.0%
Black Caribbean	5.2%	1.8%	-3.4%	1.0%	0.8%
Other Black	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	2.9%	3.6%	0.7%	0.8%	2.8%
White	66.8%	66.1%	-0.7%	81.4%	-15.3%
Arab	1%	2.1%	1.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Other	1.6%	1.5%	-0.1%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.6% 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	76.1%	54.6%	-21.5%	83.2%	-28.6%
European Union	4.2%	12.3%	8.1%	6.1%	6.2%
Rest of Europe	3.2%	7.1%	3.9%	0.8%	6.3%
Africa	10.6%	7.1%	-3.5%	2.7%	4.4%
Middle East and Asia	3.9%	10.7%	6.8%	5.6%	5.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	6.4%	4.8%	1.3%	5.1%
Oceania	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%	1.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.5%	53.9%	-19.6%	83.2%	-29.3%
10+ Years	1%	20%	19.0%	9.8%	10.2%
5-10 Years	0.6%	10.6%	10.0%	2.9%	7.7%
2-5 Years	0.6%	7.6%	7.0%	2.2%	5.4%
Less than 2 years	24.2%	7.9%	-16.3%	1.9%	6.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.4%	76.7%	-10.3%
Ireland	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	4.6%	1.5%	3.1%
Turkey	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.3%	37.2%	-1.9%
Christian	36%	46.2%	-10.2%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	3.3%	1.7%	1.6%
Muslim	15.1%	6.5%	8.6%
Not answered	9.4%	6.0%	3.4%

Safety

Is Canalside Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Canalside Square was 214.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 80.3% higher than the Canonbury average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Canalside Square has the 19th highest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury and the 161st highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 53.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -34.6%.

🔎 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 7FP, 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 108 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 7FP

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 7FP

Average Price
£633,800

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£633,800

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Canalside Square

Average Price
£639,169

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£639,169

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Canalside SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 21 17 Canalside Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£545,000	2025-11-24	£543,372
Flat 3 17 Canalside Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£825,000	2025-08-28	£786,500
Flat 12 17 Canalside Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£750,000	2025-03-31	£754,523
Flat 9 18 Canalside Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£560,000	2025-03-31	£563,377
Flat 4 17 Canalside Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£735,500	2025-03-28	£739,935

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 7FP

Employment

N1 7FP area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in N1 7FP 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	136
Self-Employed	27
Retired	25
Student (economically inactive)	23
Part-Time Employee	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Looking after home or family	15
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Unemployed	6

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Education	11
Human health and social work activities	8
Construction	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Other	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Mining and quarrying	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	1,135 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,752 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	1,931 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,213 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	2,971 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	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	309 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Fairchild Community School Forston Street , Hoxton N1 7HA	3out of 4	348 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Charles Lamb Primary School Popham Road , N1 8RF	- not rated	547 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Junior School Rotherfield Street , N1 3EE	- not rated	631 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Infant School Rotherfield Street , Islington N1 3EE	- not rated	631 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	279 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	279 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,289 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	- not rated	1,324 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	1,325 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	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	557 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,289 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,649 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	1,993 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,998 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	1,913 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,730 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	311 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Sld School 75 Prebend Street , N1 8PW	- not rated	451 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colebrooke Pupil Referral Unit Colebrooke Row , Islington N1 8AF	- not rated	480 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colebrooke School Colebrooke Row , Islington N1 8AF	- not rated	480 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Directions Colebrook Row , N1 8AF	- not rated	483 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
Recharge and connect	93 Windsor house, wenlock road	165 yd
TARU - Sushi & Ramen	TARU - Sushi & Ramen, 1A Rheidol Terrace	194 yd
Propercorn	Ground Floor Unit 1, 41 Wenlock Road	215 yd
Nibbles Sandwich Bar	Nibbles Sandwich Bar, Basement And Ground Floor	245 yd
Akami sushi / Poke Yum	21 wenlock road	256 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Narrow Boat Public House	The Narrow Boat Public House, 119 St Peter's Street	212 yd
The Hanbury Arms	The Hanbury Arms, 33 Linton Street	254 yd
Island Queen	Island Queen, Ground Floor	281 yd
Earl Of Essex Public House	Earl Of Essex Public House, 25 Danbury Street	322 yd
The Bill Murray	The Bill Murray, 39 Queen's Head Street	348 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Posh Cock	Unit D, Cube Building, 17-21 Wenlock Road	322 yd
Anarkali	UNIT D CUBE BUILDING, 17 21 WENLOCK ROAD	322 yd
New Surma Tandoori	New Surma Tandoori, Basement And Ground Floors	458 yd
Golden Jade	Golden Jade, 279 New North Road	473 yd
My Godo	My Godo, 56-58 Essex Road	516 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Welcome Co-op Angel	Welcome Co-op Angel, 47-49 Packington Street	216 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 25 Islington Green	556 yd
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 271-273 City Road	570 yd
Co-op Food	257 City Road	603 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 272-280 New North Road	653 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
City Of London Academy PREBEND STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	263 yd
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		278 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	527 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	585 yd
Nuffield Health (Islington) ESSEX ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	597 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Angel) 361-373 361-373 CITY ROAD	health and fitness suite	691 yd
St Mary Islington Community Partnership ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE UPPER STREET	health and fitness suite	699 yd
Blue Hut Youth Centre YOUTH CLUB YOUTH CLUB PROVOST STREET	artificial grass pitch	718 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	736 yd
Gambier Hall GAMBIER HOUSE GAMBIER HOUSE MORA STREET		795 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	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	266 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	27.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	174.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 7FP