Shepherdess Walk, London, N1 7JL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N1 7JL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.3% 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%	52.3%	2.1%	51.0%	1.3%
Male	49.8%	47.7%	-2.1%	49.0%	-1.3%

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 7JL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.7% 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	69.4%	69.7%	0.3%	37.9%	31.8%
Married: Opposite sex	19.3%	20.3%	1.0%	44.2%	-23.9%
Married: Same sex	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	3.9%	2.4%	-1.5%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	4.8%	4.2%	-0.6%	9.1%	-4.9%
Widowed	2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (87.9%) 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	61.4%	62.6%	1.2%	48.4%	14.2%
Good health	25.5%	25.3%	-0.2%	33.6%	-8.3%
Fair health	8.1%	6.9%	-1.2%	12.7%	-5.8%
Bad health	3.2%	5%	1.8%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.2%	-1.6%	1.2%	-1.0%

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 58%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.5%	16.2%	-0.3%	18.2%	-2.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.8%	6.7%	-1.1%	9.6%	-2.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.1%	7.5%	-1.6%	13.4%	-5.9%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	5.3%	-4.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	9.7%	-0.1%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	50.3%	58%	7.7%	33.8%	24.2%
Other	5.6%	0.8%	-4.8%	2.8%	-2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59% 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	4.4%	3.5%	-0.9%	1.1%	2.4%
Chinese	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	5.1%	4.8%	-0.3%	3.1%	1.7%
Pakistani	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	1.1%	2.3%	1.2%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	4.2%	6.4%	2.2%	2.5%	3.9%
Black Caribbean	5.6%	4.1%	-1.5%	1.0%	3.1%
Other Black	6%	4.1%	-1.9%	0.5%	3.6%
Mixed White and Asian	2.6%	1.6%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	1.6%	-0.9%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	3.3%	2.7%	-0.6%	0.8%	1.9%
White	60%	59%	-1.0%	81.4%	-22.4%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	2.5%	5.5%	3.0%	1.6%	3.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.5% 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	66.5%	58.5%	-8.0%	83.2%	-24.7%
European Union	11.4%	17.8%	6.4%	6.1%	11.7%
Rest of Europe	4.8%	6.6%	1.8%	0.8%	5.8%
Africa	4.9%	5.2%	0.3%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	5.3%	5.9%	0.6%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.6%	3.4%	-1.2%	1.3%	2.1%
Oceania	2.5%	2.7%	0.2%	0.3%	2.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65%	58.5%	-6.5%	83.2%	-24.7%
10+ Years	5.6%	19.1%	13.5%	9.8%	9.3%
5-10 Years	7%	8%	1.0%	2.9%	5.1%
2-5 Years	7%	8.2%	1.2%	2.2%	6.0%
Less than 2 years	15.3%	6.2%	-9.1%	1.9%	4.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.2%	76.7%	-6.5%
Ireland	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
France	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	2.3%	0.1%	2.2%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.5%	37.2%	0.3%
Christian	32.9%	46.2%	-13.3%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	14.1%	6.5%	7.6%
Sikh	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other religion	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Shepherdess Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shepherdess Walk was 158.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.6% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Shepherdess Walk has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch and the 255th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 50.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -17.3%.

🔎 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. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N1 7JL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Shepherdess Walk are based on 478 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 Shepherdess Walk, London, N1 7JL

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 7JL

Average Price
£680,338

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£680,338

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shepherdess Walk

Average Price
£1,025,710

Semi-Detached
£1,867,028

Terraced
£1,422,042

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£998,465

Other
£1,326,308

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shepherdess WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 40 Angel Wharf, 168 Shepherdess Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£690,000	2025-09-03	£640,857
Flat 42 Angel Wharf, 168 Shepherdess Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£430,000	2025-08-11	£409,221
Flat 20 Angel Wharf, 164 Shepherdess Walk, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£645,000	2025-07-29	£615,653
Flat 13 Angel Wharf, 164 Shepherdess Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£625,000	2025-06-17	£614,806
Flat 29 Angel Wharf, 168 Shepherdess Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2025-06-09	£413,150

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 7JL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	248
Self-Employed	56
Retired	35
Student (economically inactive)	31
Other	30
Part-Time Employee	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Unemployed	20
Looking after home or family	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	66
Financial and insurance activities	45
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Human health and social work activities	29
Information and communication	28
Education	24
Other	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Transport and storage	10
Manufacturing	9
Construction	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Real estate activities	4
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	1,042 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,601 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	2,064 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,274 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	3,085 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	197 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hanover Primary School Noel Road , Islington N1 8BD	3out of 4	379 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shoreditch Park Primary School Bridport Place , N1 5JN	4out of 4	615 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Junior School Rotherfield Street , N1 3EE	- not rated	657 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Infant School Rotherfield Street , Islington N1 3EE	- not rated	657 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	434 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	434 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,142 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	1,177 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Hackney New School Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,398 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	525 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,142 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,495 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	2,060 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,065 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	2,064 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,623 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Metropolitan Theatre School Trinity Centre , Bletchley Street N1 7QG	- not rated	366 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richard Cloudesley School Tudor Rose Building , 1 Prebend Street N1 8RE	4out of 4	467 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The ArtsXchange City Road , EC1V 1JX	3out of 4	520 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Sld School 75 Prebend Street , N1 8PW	- not rated	540 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	569 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	93 yd
The Commissary at Holborn Studios	Eagle Wharf Studios, 49 Eagle Wharf Road	154 yd
Propercorn	Ground Floor Unit 1, 41 Wenlock Road	169 yd
Akami sushi / Poke Yum	21 wenlock road	177 yd
Boxu	Unit D, Cube Building, 17-21 Wenlock Road	233 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Narrow Boat Public House	The Narrow Boat Public House, 119 St Peter's Street	255 yd
The Wenlock Arms	The Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road	269 yd
The Hanbury Arms	The Hanbury Arms, 33 Linton Street	315 yd
Island Queen	Island Queen, Ground Floor	362 yd
Earl Of Essex Public House	Earl Of Essex Public House, 25 Danbury Street	447 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Posh Cock	Unit D, Cube Building, 17-21 Wenlock Road	233 yd
Anarkali	UNIT D CUBE BUILDING, 17 21 WENLOCK ROAD	233 yd
Fresh Fry	3 Cropley Street	407 yd
Crystal Charcoal Grill	82 Murray Grove	443 yd
Yaari	86 Murray Grove	446 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Welcome Co-op Angel	Welcome Co-op Angel, 47-49 Packington Street	360 yd
Co-op Food	257 City Road	525 yd
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 271-273 City Road	543 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 25 Islington Green	703 yd
Sainsbury's	161 City Road	748 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
City Of London Academy PREBEND STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	419 yd
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		433 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	474 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	502 yd
Blue Hut Youth Centre YOUTH CLUB YOUTH CLUB PROVOST STREET	artificial grass pitch	565 yd
Gambier Hall GAMBIER HOUSE GAMBIER HOUSE MORA STREET		675 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		719 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	737 yd
Nuffield Health (Islington) ESSEX ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	753 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Angel) 361-373 361-373 CITY ROAD	health and fitness suite	757 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	98.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.5%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	274 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	100 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	252.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 7JL