Colebrooke Row, London, N1 8DB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N1 8DB, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55% 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	47.8%	55%	7.2%	51.0%	4.0%
Male	52.2%	45%	-7.2%	49.0%	-4.0%

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 8DB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.7% 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	53.9%	56.7%	2.8%	37.9%	18.8%
Married: Opposite sex	25.3%	30.4%	5.1%	44.2%	-13.8%
Married: Same sex	2%	0.6%	-1.4%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	3.3%	1.3%	-2.0%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	7.8%	5.8%	-2.0%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	7.8%	5.1%	-2.7%	6.1%	-1.0%

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	43.3%	52.5%	9.2%	48.4%	4.1%
Good health	37.5%	21.9%	-15.6%	33.6%	-11.7%
Fair health	10%	17.5%	7.5%	12.7%	4.8%
Bad health	5.2%	6.5%	1.3%	4.0%	2.5%
Very bad health	4.1%	1.6%	-2.5%	1.2%	0.4%

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 53.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.9%	14.4%	-8.5%	18.2%	-3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9%	7.7%	-1.3%	9.6%	-1.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.6%	9.9%	-0.7%	13.4%	-3.5%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.9%	2.5%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	9.9%	2.1%	16.9%	-7.0%
Degree or Similar	44.9%	53.8%	8.9%	33.8%	20.0%
Other	4.5%	1.3%	-3.2%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53% 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	6.9%	3.9%	-3.0%	1.1%	2.8%
Chinese	1%	1%	0.0%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	3.1%	1.3%	-1.8%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	3.4%	26.9%	23.5%	2.5%	24.4%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	3.4%	2.1%	-1.3%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	1%	1.8%	0.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	4.5%	1.3%	-3.2%	0.8%	0.5%
White	71.8%	53%	-18.8%	81.4%	-28.4%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	1.7%	5%	3.3%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.3% 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	75.6%	67.3%	-8.3%	83.2%	-15.9%
European Union	5.8%	9.2%	3.4%	6.1%	3.1%
Rest of Europe	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	2.7%	13.2%	10.5%	2.7%	10.5%
Middle East and Asia	8.2%	5%	-3.2%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	2.4%	-0.3%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	2.1%	0.5%	-1.6%	0.3%	0.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.2%	66.2%	-7.0%	83.2%	-17.0%
10+ Years	3.4%	24.4%	21.0%	9.8%	14.6%
5-10 Years	3.1%	2.1%	-1.0%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	4.1%	4.7%	0.6%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	16.2%	2.6%	-13.6%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.4%	76.7%	4.7%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.2%	37.2%	-3.0%
Christian	26.8%	46.2%	-19.4%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	33.7%	6.5%	27.2%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Colebrooke Row Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Colebrooke Row was 120.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.3% lower than the Barnsbury average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Colebrooke Row has the 69th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury and the 209th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 16.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -63.8%.

🔎 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. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£81,200

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N1 8DB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 8/10 (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 Colebrooke Row are based on 128 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 Colebrooke Row, London, N1 8DB

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 8DB

Average Price
£1,682,961

Semi-Detached
£3,275,357

Terraced
£2,124,366

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£710,758

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Colebrooke Row

Average Price
£1,548,859

Semi-Detached
£2,182,818

Terraced
£2,859,848

Detached
£3,700,983

Flats/Maisonettes
£677,265

Other
£3,265,346

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Colebrooke RowStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4A Colebrooke Row, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,100,000	2025-09-05	£1,065,924
17A Colebrooke Row, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£372,500	2023-05-16	£374,995
4B Colebrooke Row, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£560,000	2022-02-25	£556,111
18 Colebrooke Row, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£3,000,000	2021-06-29	£3,408,207
17A Colebrooke Row, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£680,000	2020-02-24	£756,195

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 8DB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N1 8DB 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	109
Looking after home or family	37
Student (economically inactive)	34
Self-Employed	29
Retired	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Part-Time Employee	18
Unemployed	14
Other	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	31
Education	21
Financial and insurance activities	16
Human health and social work activities	11
Information and communication	10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	8
Construction	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	4
Transport and storage	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	1,395 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	1,581 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	1,770 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,247 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	2,361 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School Duncan Street , Islington High Street N1 8BL	3out of 4	183 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hanover Primary School Noel Road , Islington N1 8BD	3out of 4	353 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Angel Primary School Ritchie Street , N1 0EH	- not rated	454 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moreland Primary School Moreland Street , EC1V 8BB	3out of 4	583 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Myddelton Primary School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YJ	4out of 4	621 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	613 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	613 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	- not rated	714 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	1,583 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,820 yd	University technical college	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	505 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	1,357 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,362 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,820 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,963 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	1,865 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,584 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	5,175 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Colebrooke Pupil Referral Unit Colebrooke Row , Islington N1 8AF	- not rated	278 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colebrooke School Colebrooke Row , Islington N1 8AF	- not rated	278 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Directions Colebrook Row , N1 8AF	- not rated	342 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The ArtsXchange City Road , EC1V 1JX	3out of 4	507 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Richard Cloudesley School Tudor Rose Building , 1 Prebend Street N1 8RE	4out of 4	554 yd	Community special 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
Electrowerkz	Electrowerkz, 7 Torrens Street	126 yd
Candid Gallery Cafe	Candid Gallery Cafe, 3 Torrens Street	146 yd
Duncan Terrace Cafe	Duncan Terrace Cafe, Part Ground Floor (Cafe)	146 yd
Double Knot Cafe	Double Knot Cafe, 30 Duncan Street	152 yd
SANJUGO ANGEL	SANJUGO ANGEL, 42 Duncan Street	165 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
York Public House	York Public House, 82 Islington High Street	183 yd
Old Red Lion Public House	Old Red Lion Public House, 418 St John Street	237 yd
Be at One	Be at One, 12 Upper Street	285 yd
Steam Passage	Steam Passage, Ground and Basement Floor	330 yd
Earl Of Essex Public House	Earl Of Essex Public House, 25 Danbury Street	343 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Green Home Food	Green Home Food, 428 St John Street	235 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, Basement And Ground Floors	244 yd
Bumble And Sea	Street Record, Exmouth	255 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, 402-404 St John Street	266 yd
Kape Konnection	Kape Konnection, Shop	283 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer	Marks & Spencer, Marks And Spencer	245 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, Waitrose	356 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, J Sainsbury Plc	372 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, 62-64 Chapel Market	388 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 25 Islington Green	405 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness First Health Club (London Angel) 361-373 361-373 CITY ROAD	health and fitness suite	127 yd
Virgin Active Club (Islington Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	207 yd
City And Islington College (Centre Of Applied Sciences) 311-321 311-321 GOSWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	294 yd
The Gym (London Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	321 yd
Sphera Health Club And Spa (Closed) Upper Street	health and fitness suite	439 yd
City Of London Academy PREBEND STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	575 yd
Nuffield Health (Islington) ESSEX ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	589 yd
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		612 yd
St Mary Islington Community Partnership ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE UPPER STREET	health and fitness suite	717 yd
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School DONEGAL STREET	health and fitness suite	787 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	97.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 8DB