Albion Walk, London, N1 9BZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N1 9BZ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.6%	50.4%	2.8%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	52.4%	49.6%	-2.8%	49.0%	0.6%

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 9BZ, 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	66.7%	62.1%	-4.6%	37.9%	24.2%
Married: Opposite sex	18.6%	22.2%	3.6%	44.2%	-22.0%
Married: Same sex	3.8%	1.2%	-2.6%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	1.6%	3%	1.4%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	6.3%	8.9%	2.6%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	3.1%	2.7%	-0.4%	6.1%	-3.4%

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	54.4%	58.2%	3.8%	48.4%	9.8%
Good health	32.1%	26.2%	-5.9%	33.6%	-7.4%
Fair health	8.7%	8.2%	-0.5%	12.7%	-4.5%
Bad health	3.9%	6.2%	2.3%	4.0%	2.2%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	1.2%	0.1%

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 60.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.5%	11.3%	-2.2%	18.2%	-6.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.7%	4.2%	-0.5%	9.6%	-5.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6%	6.5%	0.5%	13.4%	-6.9%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	1.8%	1.2%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.5%	12.2%	-1.3%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	55.3%	60.8%	5.5%	33.8%	27.0%
Other	6.3%	3.3%	-3.0%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.8% 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	3.1%	1.5%	-1.6%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	3.7%	4.9%	1.2%	0.7%	4.2%
Indian	1.7%	1.8%	0.1%	3.1%	-1.3%
Other Asian	3.4%	2.3%	-1.1%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	4.2%	7.2%	3.0%	2.5%	4.7%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	2.8%	-0.3%	1.0%	1.8%
Other Black	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	2.1%	-0.4%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	1%	-1.5%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	0.8%	3.0%
White	67.3%	61.8%	-5.5%	81.4%	-19.6%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Arab	3.4%	2.8%	-0.6%	0.6%	2.2%
Other	2%	3.6%	1.6%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.4% 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	67.9%	57.4%	-10.5%	83.2%	-25.8%
European Union	9.3%	15.6%	6.3%	6.1%	9.5%
Rest of Europe	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	0.8%	3.0%
Africa	4.5%	7.2%	2.7%	2.7%	4.5%
Middle East and Asia	8.7%	9.2%	0.5%	5.6%	3.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	5.1%	1.2%	1.3%	3.8%
Oceania	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3%	0.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.9%	57.6%	-6.3%	83.2%	-25.6%
10+ Years	7.3%	21.1%	13.8%	9.8%	11.3%
5-10 Years	7.3%	4.6%	-2.7%	2.9%	1.7%
2-5 Years	6.2%	8.7%	2.5%	2.2%	6.5%
Less than 2 years	15.2%	8%	-7.2%	1.9%	6.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.4%	76.7%	-6.3%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Germany	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	5.2%	13.5%	-8.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.9%	37.2%	3.7%
Christian	34.3%	46.2%	-11.9%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	10.5%	6.5%	4.0%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	8.7%	6.0%	2.7%

Safety

Is Albion Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Albion Walk was 719.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 251.5% higher than the Barnsbury average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Albion Walk has the 7th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury and the 24th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 120.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.5%.

🔎 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. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N1 9BZ, 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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 Albion Walk are based on 41 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 Albion Walk, London, N1 9BZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 9BZ

Average Price
£800,977

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£800,977

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Albion Walk

Average Price
£839,480

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£839,480

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Albion WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 4 Albion Buildings, 1 Albion Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£520,000	2024-11-08	£511,316
Flat 13 Albion Buildings, 1 Albion Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£837,500	2022-08-08	£809,206
Flat 1 Albion Buildings, 1 Albion Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£950,000	2018-10-15	£994,718
Flat 9 Albion Buildings, 1 Albion Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£654,000	2017-08-11	£643,079
Flat 3 Albion Buildings, 1 Albion Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£740,000	2015-08-27	£762,863

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 9BZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N1 9BZ 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	134
Student (economically inactive)	38
Retired	32
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	15
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	46
Human health and social work activities	20
Education	20
Other	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Financial and insurance activities	17
Information and communication	16
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Transport and storage	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	6
Construction	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Real estate activities	4
Mining and quarrying	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	488 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	832 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	991 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	2,776 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	3,120 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Winton Primary School Killick Street , Kings Cross N1 9AZ	4out of 4	250 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Copenhagen Primary School Treaty St , N1 0WF	- not rated	445 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Argyle Primary School Tonbridge Street , WC1H 9EG	3out of 4	475 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blessed Sacrament RC Primary School Boadicea Street , Kings Cross N1 0UF	- not rated	534 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vittoria Primary School Treaty Street , N1 0WF	3out of 4	709 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	- not rated	662 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	889 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	949 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,852 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	1,852 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	686 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	687 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,165 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,800 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,117 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	2,023 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	3,861 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,021 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New River College Medical Maygood Street , N1 0TJ	4out of 4	457 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Pears Family School 4-8 Rodney Street , N1 9JH	4out of 4	569 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
The Gower School 10 Cynthia Street , Barnsbury N1 9JF	- not rated	591 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children 4 Wollstonecraft Street , Kings Cross N1C 4BT	4out of 4	819 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The School of Pharmacy 29 - 39 Brunswick Square , WC1N 1AX	- not rated	883 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Bar + Block	Bar + Block, 26-30 York Way	63 yd
Costa Coffee	Costa Coffee, 26-30 York Way	63 yd
Nourished Communities Cafe	Nourished Communities Cafe, Mills Fabrica Building	79 yd
Flat Iron	Flat Iron, 47-51 Caledonian Road	80 yd
Vitruvian Man	Vitruvian Man, Basement And Ground Floor	82 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Miller's Bar	Miller's Bar, 19 Caledonian Road	87 yd
The Fellow	The Fellow, 24 York Way	110 yd
Charles 1 Public House	Charles 1 Public House, 55-57 Northdown Street	124 yd
Lincoln Lounge	Lincoln Lounge, 52 York Way	126 yd
Central Station Public House	Central Station Public House, 37 Wharfdale Road	131 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, 54-60 York Way	141 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, Refurbished Now Known As 296-300	164 yd
Leader Chicken	Leader Chicken, 4 York Way	170 yd
Crystal Kebab	Crystal Kebab, 2B York Way	180 yd
Wasabi	Unit M6, Kings Cross Railway S, Euston Road	216 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, Basement And Ground Floors, Focus Point	49 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 266-268 Pentonville Road	164 yd
Little Waitrose	Unit 3, Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road	251 yd
M&S Simply Food	Kings Cross Railway Station, Euston Road	251 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	Unit 46, St Pancras Station, Pancras Road	322 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Urban Kings Gym BRAVINGTONS WALK	health and fitness suite	134 yd
Winton Primary School KILLICK STREET		255 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross) PENTONVILLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	260 yd
Frame (Kings Cross) YORK WAY		285 yd
Pancras Square Leisure PANCRAS SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	423 yd
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel St. Pancras Station St. Pancras Station Euston Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	454 yd
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School DONEGAL STREET	health and fitness suite	591 yd
One Kx CROMER STREET	health and fitness suite	632 yd
Physique Fitness Club (Closed) Clare Court Clare Court Judd Street	health and fitness suite	712 yd
Calthorpe Project 258-274 258-274 GRAY'S INN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	717 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	75.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	95.4 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	14.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 9BZ