Britannia Row, London, N1 8QD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N1 8QD has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	55.6%	49.1%	-6.5%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	44.4%	50.9%	6.5%	49.0%	1.9%

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 8QD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.1% 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	60.8%	62.1%	1.3%	37.9%	24.2%
Married: Opposite sex	21.6%	22.7%	1.1%	44.2%	-21.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	4.5%	1.9%	-2.6%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	9.5%	7.6%	-1.9%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	3.6%	4.7%	1.1%	6.1%	-1.4%

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	50.3%	49.4%	-0.9%	48.4%	1.0%
Good health	29.5%	31.5%	2.0%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	10.8%	16.1%	5.3%	12.7%	3.4%
Bad health	5.6%	2.2%	-3.4%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	3.8%	0.7%	-3.1%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	24.8%	16.6%	-8.2%	18.2%	-1.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.7%	7.6%	-4.1%	9.6%	-2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.2%	16.1%	3.9%	13.4%	2.7%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	2.4%	0.6%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	15.6%	4.8%	16.9%	-1.3%
Degree or Similar	27.9%	37.9%	10.0%	33.8%	4.1%
Other	10.8%	3.8%	-7.0%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.5% 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	2.8%	3.7%	0.9%	1.1%	2.6%
Chinese	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	0.7%	0.8%
Other Asian	1.4%	3%	1.6%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	14.9%	23.9%	9.0%	2.5%	21.4%
Black Caribbean	10.8%	6.3%	-4.5%	1.0%	5.3%
Other Black	2.1%	4.1%	2.0%	0.5%	3.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	2.1%	3%	0.9%	0.4%	2.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	2.6%	0.9%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	3.8%	3%	-0.8%	0.8%	2.2%
White	54.5%	42.5%	-12.0%	81.4%	-38.9%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	3.5%	3%	-0.5%	1.6%	1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.1% 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	68.1%	60.1%	-8.0%	83.2%	-23.1%
European Union	8%	10.8%	2.8%	6.1%	4.7%
Rest of Europe	3.5%	4.5%	1.0%	0.8%	3.7%
Africa	8.3%	14.2%	5.9%	2.7%	11.5%
Middle East and Asia	5.9%	6.3%	0.4%	5.6%	0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.2%	3.7%	-1.5%	1.3%	2.4%
Oceania	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.6%	60.5%	-4.1%	83.2%	-22.7%
10+ Years	2.8%	28.9%	26.1%	9.8%	19.1%
5-10 Years	1.7%	4.1%	2.4%	2.9%	1.2%
2-5 Years	8%	3.4%	-4.6%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	22.9%	3%	-19.9%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.2%	76.7%	6.5%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	2.6%	13.5%	-10.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.2%	37.2%	-10.0%
Christian	35.8%	46.2%	-10.4%
Jewish	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Muslim	25%	6.5%	18.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	9.7%	6.0%	3.7%

Safety

Is Britannia Row Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Britannia Row was 38.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 68.4% lower than the Canonbury average. The most reported crime type was Public order.

Britannia Row has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Canonbury and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -24.5%.

🔎 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 8QD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 Britannia Row are based on 43 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 Britannia Row, London, N1 8QD

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 8QD

Average Price
£560,395

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£560,395

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Britannia Row

Average Price
£1,746,405

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£446,414

Other
£11,626,335

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Britannia RowStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 20 Price House Britannia Row, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£565,000	2021-06-30	£578,397
Flat 3 Price House Britannia Row, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£585,000	2017-07-25	£574,585
Flat 20 Price House Britannia Row, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£417,000	2013-07-18	£561,085
Flat 3 Price House Britannia Row, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£376,566	2012-01-16	£577,944
Flat 1A Price House Britannia Row, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2010-04-27	£514,766

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 8QD

Flood Risk

Flood risk from rivers and the sea
Very low flood risk

Flood risk from surface water
Very low flood risk

* Results apply to the surrounding postcode area, not to a specific property.

Flood risk from rivers and the sea

The area around Britannia Row, London, N1 8QD has very low flood risk from rivers and the sea.

0 of 3 properties (0.00%) in this postcode have some level of river or sea flood risk.

River and sea flooding includes flooding caused by overflowing rivers, estuaries, tidal waters and coastal surges.

Flood risk from surface water

The area around Britannia Row, London, N1 8QD has very low surface water flood risk.

0 of 3 properties (0.00%) in this postcode have some level of surface water flood risk.

Surface water flooding can happen when heavy rainfall overwhelms drains, roads, gardens or other hard surfaces.

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N1 8QD 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	63
Student (economically inactive)	32
Part-Time Employee	28
Retired	20
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Self-Employed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Construction	7
Education	7
Information and communication	7
Other	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Administrative and support service activities	4
Transport and storage	2
Manufacturing	2
Mining and quarrying	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	1,223 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	1,818 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,993 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,305 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	2,915 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Charles Lamb Primary School Popham Road , N1 8RF	- not rated	246 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The New North Academy 32 Popham Road , Islington N1 8SJ	3out of 4	343 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
New North Community School 32 Popham Road , Islington N1 8SJ	- not rated	343 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Fowler Road , Islington N1 2EP	3out of 4	414 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rotherfield Junior School Rotherfield Street , N1 3EE	- not rated	515 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	129 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	129 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	- not rated	1,310 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Hackney New School Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,494 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	3out of 4	1,494 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	847 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,519 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	1,923 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,961 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	2,076 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	1,597 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,056 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	189 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Sld School 75 Prebend Street , N1 8PW	- not rated	235 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New Directions Colebrook Row , N1 8AF	- not rated	439 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colebrooke Pupil Referral Unit Colebrooke Row , Islington N1 8AF	- not rated	482 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colebrooke School Colebrooke Row , Islington N1 8AF	- not rated	482 yd	Community special school	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
Saponara	Saponara, 23 Prebend Street	30 yd
Pack Up Soup Kitchen	Pack Up Soup Kitchen, St James Hall	70 yd
Giraffe Stop	Unit M2/3 Kings Cross Station	185 yd
TARU - Sushi & Ramen	TARU - Sushi & Ramen, 1A Rheidol Terrace	230 yd
Ginger and Mint	Ginger and Mint, 72 Prebend Street	238 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Bill Murray	The Bill Murray, 39 Queen's Head Street	192 yd
The Alpaca	The Alpaca, 84-86 Essex Road	241 yd
The Hanbury Arms	The Hanbury Arms, 33 Linton Street	259 yd
Green Man Public House	Green Man Public House, Basement And Ground Floors	283 yd
Barrio North	Barrio North, Commercial Unit	294 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
My Godo	My Godo, 56-58 Essex Road	239 yd
Mike'S Fish Bar	Mike'S Fish Bar, 122 Essex Road	275 yd
The Kebab Shop	The Kebab Shop, 63 Essex Road	291 yd
Domino's Pizza	Domino's Pizza, Basement And Ground Floors	302 yd
Angel Kebab	Angel Kebab, Commercial Unit Restaurant, Clarence House	325 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Welcome Co-op Angel	Welcome Co-op Angel, 47-49 Packington Street	119 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 272-280 New North Road	379 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 25 Islington Green	453 yd
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	826 yd
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 271-273 City Road	856 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Islington Green School (Closed) Prebend Street		130 yd
City Of London Academy PREBEND STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	169 yd
Nuffield Health (Islington) ESSEX ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	385 yd
St Mary Islington Community Partnership ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE ST. MARYS CHURCH OFFICE UPPER STREET	health and fitness suite	437 yd
The Exchange Theatrical Rehearsal Rooms (Closed) Sebbon Street		587 yd
Gainsborough Health & Fitness (Closed) GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH GAINSBOROUGH STUDIOS NORTH POOLE STREET	health and fitness suite	600 yd
Rosemary Gardens BLUE COURT BLUE COURT SHERBORNE STREET	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	656 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	705 yd
William Tyndale Primary School UPPER STREET	artificial grass pitch	743 yd
Sphera Health Club And Spa (Closed) Upper Street	health and fitness suite	754 yd

Broadband

Technology Availability

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%
Percentage of premises with Next Generation Access (NGA)	100.0%

Speed Availability

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%
Percentage of premises unable to receive decent broadband from fixed or FWA	0.0%
Percentage of premises able to receive decent broadband from FWA	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	250 Mbit/s
Average download speed	229.7 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband coverage statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2026 dataset. Broadband performance statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2023 postcode-level performance data.

Overview of N1 8QD