Remington Street, London, N1 8DH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N1 8DH has a slightly higher male population, with 52.4% 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	48.3%	47.6%	-0.7%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	51.7%	52.4%	0.7%	49.0%	3.4%

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 8DH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.2% 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	61.1%	55.2%	-5.9%	37.9%	17.3%
Married: Opposite sex	29.1%	30.4%	1.3%	44.2%	-13.8%
Married: Same sex	1.8%	0.5%	-1.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.6%	6.6%	3.0%	2.2%	4.4%
Divorced	2.4%	5.1%	2.7%	9.1%	-4.0%
Widowed	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	6.1%	-4.6%

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	50.4%	51.8%	1.4%	48.4%	3.4%
Good health	34.9%	25.1%	-9.8%	33.6%	-8.5%
Fair health	10.2%	18.1%	7.9%	12.7%	5.4%
Bad health	3.4%	4.1%	0.7%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 45.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.3%	22.3%	6.0%	18.2%	4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.7%	6.6%	-1.1%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.9%	6.6%	-2.3%	13.4%	-6.8%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	5.3%	-4.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.2%	15.9%	9.7%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	50.4%	45.3%	-5.1%	33.8%	11.5%
Other	9.8%	2.6%	-7.2%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.8% 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	0%	31.5%	31.5%	1.1%	30.4%
Chinese	1%	1.1%	0.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	3.1%	-2.2%
Other Asian	3.1%	1.9%	-1.2%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	6%	2.6%	-3.4%	2.5%	0.1%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	2.1%	2.2%	0.1%	0.4%	1.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	2.4%	0.6%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	2.9%	1.9%	-1.0%	0.8%	1.1%
White	74.8%	48.8%	-26.0%	81.4%	-32.6%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	2.4%	0.2%	-2.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.5%	2.6%	2.1%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63% 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	68%	63%	-5.0%	83.2%	-20.2%
European Union	10%	8%	-2.0%	6.1%	1.9%
Rest of Europe	4.5%	2.8%	-1.7%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	4.2%	3.2%	-1.0%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	5.5%	17.1%	11.6%	5.6%	11.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.8%	4.5%	-1.3%	1.3%	3.2%
Oceania	2.1%	1.3%	-0.8%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.1%	62.9%	-2.2%	83.2%	-20.3%
10+ Years	5%	25.3%	20.3%	9.8%	15.5%
5-10 Years	9.7%	4.8%	-4.9%	2.9%	1.9%
2-5 Years	4.2%	2.2%	-2.0%	2.2%	0.0%
Less than 2 years	16%	5%	-11.0%	1.9%	3.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.5%	76.7%	5.8%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31%	37.2%	-6.2%
Christian	25.2%	46.2%	-21.0%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	35.1%	6.5%	28.6%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Remington Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Remington Street was 52.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 74.2% lower than the Barnsbury average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Remington Street has the 24th lowest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 14.0%.

🔎 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 8DH, 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 Remington Street are based on 40 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 Remington Street, London, N1 8DH

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 8DH

Average Price
£1,012,064

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,277,108

Detached
£1,432,316

Flats/Maisonettes
£716,972

Other
£244,503

Estimated Average Property Prices for Remington Street

Average Price
£1,307,492

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,655,276

Detached
£1,769,852

Flats/Maisonettes
£774,794

Other
£250,853

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Remington Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
26 Remington Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,340,000	2024-10-30	£1,351,563
21 Remington Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,720,000	2024-04-26	£1,631,596
9B Remington Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£855,000	2022-07-21	£843,207
17 Remington Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,800	2022-05-27	£1,703
3 Remington Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,085,000	2021-06-25	£1,232,635

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 8DH

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	135
Part-Time Employee	61
Other	54
Self-Employed	38
Unemployed	26
Student (economically inactive)	21
Retired	19
Looking after home or family	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	46
Financial and insurance activities	32
Education	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Other	18
Administrative and support service activities	16
Information and communication	16
Human health and social work activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Construction	5
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Real estate 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	1,606 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	1,698 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	1,701 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,968 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	2,612 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	276 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moreland Primary School Moreland Street , EC1V 8BB	3out of 4	301 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School Duncan Street , Islington High Street N1 8BL	3out of 4	488 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Myddelton Primary School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YJ	4out of 4	596 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hugh Myddelton Junior School Myddelton Street , EC1R 1YR	- not rated	716 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	677 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	677 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	- not rated	990 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	1,266 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,563 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	188 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	1,494 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	1,499 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,563 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,648 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	2,138 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,336 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	5,362 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The ArtsXchange City Road , EC1V 1JX	3out of 4	190 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
City University Northampton Square , EC1V 0HB	- not rated	411 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colebrooke Pupil Referral Unit Colebrooke Row , Islington N1 8AF	- not rated	474 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colebrooke School Colebrooke Row , Islington N1 8AF	- not rated	474 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Directions Colebrook Row , N1 8AF	- not rated	539 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
The Rugged Bunch	The Rugged Bunch, 291 City Road	116 yd
Kammoon	Kammoon, Basement and Ground	156 yd
Tanakatsu	Tanakatsu, 10 Wakley Street	164 yd
Angel Community Canal Boat Trust	Angel Community Canal Boat Trust, Club	176 yd
Plaquemine Lock	Plaquemine Lock, 139 Graham Street	221 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Island Queen	Island Queen, Ground Floor	312 yd
The Narrow Boat Public House	The Narrow Boat Public House, 119 St Peter's Street	352 yd
Earl Of Essex Public House	Earl Of Essex Public House, 25 Danbury Street	409 yd
Old Red Lion Public House	Old Red Lion Public House, 418 St John Street	450 yd
The Wenlock Arms	The Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road	458 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Posh Cock	Unit D, Cube Building, 17-21 Wenlock Road	417 yd
Anarkali	UNIT D CUBE BUILDING, 17 21 WENLOCK ROAD	417 yd
Bumble And Sea	Street Record, Exmouth	426 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, 402-404 St John Street	438 yd
Green Home Food	Green Home Food, 428 St John Street	467 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 271-273 City Road	171 yd
Co-op Food	257 City Road	363 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 301 St John Street	516 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks & Spencer, Marks And Spencer	557 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 55 Central Street	609 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness First Health Club (London Angel) 361-373 361-373 CITY ROAD	health and fitness suite	249 yd
The Gym (London Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	259 yd
City And Islington College (Centre Of Applied Sciences) 311-321 311-321 GOSWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	360 yd
Virgin Active Club (Islington Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	404 yd
Otium Leisure Club (Barbican) CENTRAL STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	486 yd
St Lukes Community Centre ST. LUKES ST. LUKES CENTRAL STREET		597 yd
City Of London Academy PREBEND STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	636 yd
Gambier Hall GAMBIER HOUSE GAMBIER HOUSE MORA STREET		646 yd
Ironmonger Row Baths NORMAN STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	656 yd
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		675 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 Mbit/s
Average download speed	115.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 8DH