Cropley Street, London, N1 7PB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N1 7PB has a female population much higher than UK average, with 57.2% of the population 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	54.3%	57.2%	2.9%	51.0%	6.2%
Male	45.7%	42.8%	-2.9%	49.0%	-6.2%

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 7PB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.6% 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	53.7%	60.6%	6.9%	37.9%	22.7%
Married: Opposite sex	23.5%	25.3%	1.8%	44.2%	-18.9%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	7%	2.6%	-4.4%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	11%	8.3%	-2.7%	9.1%	-0.8%
Widowed	4.4%	3.2%	-1.2%	6.1%	-2.9%

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 (89.8%) 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	51.3%	55%	3.7%	48.4%	6.6%
Good health	32.5%	34.8%	2.3%	33.6%	1.2%
Fair health	11.3%	8.2%	-3.1%	12.7%	-4.5%
Bad health	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	1.2%	-1.2%

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	18.4%	18%	-0.4%	18.2%	-0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.9%	9.8%	-0.1%	9.6%	0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.4%	7.9%	-10.5%	13.4%	-5.5%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	2.8%	1.7%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.1%	16.7%	4.6%	16.9%	-0.2%
Degree or Similar	30.1%	39.1%	9.0%	33.8%	5.3%
Other	9.9%	5.7%	-4.2%	2.8%	2.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 32.7% 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%	1.8%	-1.2%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	7.2%	1.8%	-5.4%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	6.6%	5.3%	-1.3%	1.6%	3.7%
Black African	24.8%	27.3%	2.5%	2.5%	24.8%
Black Caribbean	3%	5.1%	2.1%	1.0%	4.1%
Other Black	4.8%	1.8%	-3.0%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	2.7%	1%	-1.7%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3%	0%	-3.0%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	2.1%	5.3%	3.2%	0.8%	4.5%
White	32.2%	32.7%	0.5%	81.4%	-48.7%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	0%	2%	2.0%	0.6%	1.4%
Other	9%	11.6%	2.6%	1.6%	10.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.6% 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	49.6%	49.6%	0.0%	83.2%	-33.6%
European Union	6.6%	12.4%	5.8%	6.1%	6.3%
Rest of Europe	6.3%	5.6%	-0.7%	0.8%	4.8%
Africa	13.7%	16.2%	2.5%	2.7%	13.5%
Middle East and Asia	14.9%	7.8%	-7.1%	5.6%	2.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.2%	5.6%	-1.6%	1.3%	4.3%
Oceania	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	0.3%	1.5%
British Overseas	0%	1%	1.0%	0.0%	1.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 28% 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	48.1%	49.9%	1.8%	83.2%	-33.3%
10+ Years	6.3%	28%	21.7%	9.8%	18.2%
5-10 Years	7.5%	5.6%	-1.9%	2.9%	2.7%
2-5 Years	11%	6.4%	-4.6%	2.2%	4.2%
Less than 2 years	27.2%	10.2%	-17.0%	1.9%	8.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.8%	76.7%	-8.9%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Italy	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Portugal	4.8%	0.5%	4.3%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Central and South America	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.3%	37.2%	-10.9%
Christian	41.8%	46.2%	-4.4%
Buddhist	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	18.1%	6.5%	11.6%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	8.7%	6.0%	2.7%

Safety

Is Cropley Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cropley Street was 101.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 66.3% lower than the Hoxton East & Shoreditch average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Cropley Street has the 9th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Hoxton East & Shoreditch and the 215th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 56.1%.

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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 7PB, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 10/10 (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 Cropley Street are based on 129 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 Cropley Street, London, N1 7PB

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 7PB

Average Price
£306,599

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£380,559

Other
£10,758

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cropley Street

Average Price
£589,157

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,428,415

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£391,068

Other
£10,932

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cropley Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 7 Cropley Court Cropley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£287,000	2021-04-23	£291,225
Flat 5 Cropley Court Cropley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£318,800	2019-01-04	£339,561
Flat 11 Cropley Court Cropley Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£10,000	2018-09-10	£10,455
Flat 18 Cropley Court Cropley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£238,000	2010-10-01	£436,635
Flat 24 Cropley Court Cropley Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£175,000	2004-11-09	£411,890

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 7PB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N1 7PB 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	118
Part-Time Employee	43
Student (economically inactive)	42
Looking after home or family	25
Self-Employed	22
Unemployed	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Retired	12
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Education	14
Other	14
Financial and insurance activities	12
Human health and social work activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Construction	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Real estate activities	5
Information and communication	4
Transport and storage	4
Manufacturing	2

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	818 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,257 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	2,397 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,506 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	3,259 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	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	150 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shoreditch Park Primary School Bridport Place , N1 5JN	4out of 4	420 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Crondall Street , N1 6JG	4out of 4	456 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hoxton Garden Primary Ivy Street , Hackney N1 5JD	3out of 4	668 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burbage Junior School Ivy Street , N1 5JD	- not rated	668 yd	Community school	No	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	765 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	765 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	802 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	916 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Hackney New School Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,210 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	682 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	802 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,192 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	2,304 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,309 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	2,371 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,475 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	5,179 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	5,179 yd	Foundation school	No	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	244 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	360 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crusoe House School Nile Street , N1 7RD	- not rated	370 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Christian School of London 14 Penn Street , N1 5DJ	- not rated	573 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	647 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dong Kang	11 Cropley Street	125 yd
Katagana Curry Express Ltd	9 Cropley Street	126 yd
Chef Kang	11 Cropley street	126 yd
Cafe Mandalay	91 Murray Grove	167 yd
Wenlock Cafe	89 Murray Grove	167 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Beehive	The Beehive, 36 New North Road	259 yd
The Wenlock Arms	The Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road	357 yd
The Eagle	The Eagle, 2 Shepherdess Walk	486 yd
Crown and Manor Boys Club	Crown And Manor Boys Club, Wiltshire Row	532 yd
The Hanbury Arms	The Hanbury Arms, 33 Linton Street	547 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fresh Fry	3 Cropley Street	125 yd
Crystal Charcoal Grill	82 Murray Grove	167 yd
Yaari	86 Murray Grove	168 yd
JOE & ZA CHICKEN AND PIZZA	101 Murray Grove	176 yd
Italiano Pizza	59 Nile Street	374 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	161 City Road	539 yd
Co-op Food	257 City Road	587 yd
Welcome Co-op Angel	Welcome Co-op Angel, 47-49 Packington Street	677 yd
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 271-273 City Road	704 yd
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	746 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Blue Hut Youth Centre YOUTH CLUB YOUTH CLUB PROVOST STREET	artificial grass pitch	308 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	387 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	449 yd
Ability At St Johns (Closed) Pitfield Street	health and fitness suite	567 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	568 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		568 yd
Gambier Hall GAMBIER HOUSE GAMBIER HOUSE MORA STREET		575 yd
City Of London Academy PREBEND STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	756 yd
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		764 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	767 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	127.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	300 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	300 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	51.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	300 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 7PB