White Lion Street, London, N1 9PP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N1 9PP is primarily male, with 59.4% of the population 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	45.6%	40.6%	-5.0%	51.0%	-10.4%
Male	54.4%	59.4%	5.0%	49.0%	10.4%

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 9PP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.9% 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	79.5%	69.9%	-9.6%	37.9%	32.0%
Married: Opposite sex	12.6%	20.6%	8.0%	44.2%	-23.6%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	2.8%	1.5%	0.3%	2.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	5%	4.1%	-0.9%	9.1%	-5.0%
Widowed	0%	0.6%	0.6%	6.1%	-5.5%

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 (87.2%) 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	62.5%	58.9%	-3.6%	48.4%	10.5%
Good health	33.6%	28.3%	-5.3%	33.6%	-5.3%
Fair health	2.5%	9.3%	6.8%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	0.8%	2.9%	2.1%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.6%

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.

In the area around N1 9PP this area, 6.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 74.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	5.3%	6.3%	1.0%	18.2%	-11.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.6%	4.1%	-1.5%	9.6%	-5.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.3%	4.1%	-0.2%	13.4%	-9.3%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	5.3%	-4.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.3%	7%	1.7%	16.9%	-9.9%
Degree or Similar	72.8%	74.3%	1.5%	33.8%	40.5%
Other	6.3%	2.9%	-3.4%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.2% 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	1.9%	4.1%	2.2%	1.1%	3.0%
Chinese	5%	5.8%	0.8%	0.7%	5.1%
Indian	4.7%	8.1%	3.4%	3.1%	5.0%
Pakistani	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	1.4%	4.9%	3.5%	1.6%	3.3%
Black African	2.5%	3.8%	1.3%	2.5%	1.3%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	4.4%	1.7%	-2.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	2%	-0.2%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.4%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	6.7%	3.2%	-3.5%	0.9%	2.3%
Mixed Other	1.7%	5.2%	3.5%	0.8%	4.4%
White	64.7%	53.2%	-11.5%	81.4%	-28.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0.6%	3.5%	2.9%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.6% 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	60.3%	43.6%	-16.7%	83.2%	-39.6%
European Union	12.2%	17.3%	5.1%	6.1%	11.2%
Rest of Europe	2.8%	2.9%	0.1%	0.8%	2.1%
Africa	4.2%	3.8%	-0.4%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	8.1%	19%	10.9%	5.6%	13.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.2%	9.4%	5.2%	1.3%	8.1%
Oceania	8.3%	4.1%	-4.2%	0.3%	3.8%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 15.5% 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	59.7%	43.6%	-16.1%	83.2%	-39.6%
10+ Years	9.7%	15.5%	5.8%	9.8%	5.7%
5-10 Years	8.9%	11.1%	2.2%	2.9%	8.2%
2-5 Years	12.2%	15.2%	3.0%	2.2%	13.0%
Less than 2 years	9.4%	14.6%	5.2%	1.9%	12.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.4%	76.7%	-22.3%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Other EU countries	7.1%	1.5%	5.6%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Southern Asia	3.8%	1.2%	2.6%
South-East Asia	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	3.8%	0.3%	3.5%
Central and South America	3.2%	0.2%	3.0%
Oceania	7.1%	0.1%	7.0%
No passport held	2.6%	13.5%	-10.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.9%	37.2%	12.7%
Christian	30.8%	46.2%	-15.4%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Jewish	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Muslim	6.5%	6.5%	0.0%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is White Lion Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around White Lion Street was 512.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 150.6% higher than the Barnsbury average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

White Lion Street has the 10th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury and the 42nd highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 159.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 4.0%.

🔎 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 9PP, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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 White Lion Street are based on 64 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 White Lion Street, London, N1 9PP

Estimated Average Property Prices for N1 9PP

Average Price
£7,145,265

Semi-Detached
£1,340,789

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£911,433

Other
£37,885,069

Estimated Average Property Prices for White Lion Street

Average Price
£1,500,778

Semi-Detached
£1,413,158

Terraced
£1,559,994

Detached
£2,181,599

Flats/Maisonettes
£620,064

Other
£17,683,828

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on White Lion Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 63 White Lion Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£652,000	2025-12-19	£644,913
70 White Lion Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£38,150,000	2022-02-14	£37,885,069
Flat 1 63 White Lion Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£625,000	2021-09-17	£612,757
70 White Lion Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£12,600,000	2017-03-29	£13,417,660
Flat 2 63 White Lion Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2009-12-23	£819,000

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N1 9PP

Employment

N1 9PP area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	202
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	17
Student (economically inactive)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Other	10
Retired	9
Looking after home or family	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Unemployed	7

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	57
Professional, scientific and technical activities	55
Information and communication	34
Human health and social work activities	20
Other	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Education	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Real estate activities	7
Transport and storage	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Manufacturing	4
Construction	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
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	895 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	1,199 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Nursery School Bridgeway Street , NW1 1QR	- not rated	1,833 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	2,280 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,771 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Angel Primary School Ritchie Street , N1 0EH	- not rated	268 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Vittoria Primary School Treaty Street , N1 0WF	3out of 4	387 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John Evangelist Catholic Primary School Duncan Street , Islington High Street N1 8BL	3out of 4	485 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clerkenwell Parochial CofE Primary School Amwell Street , EC1R 1UN	- not rated	529 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Clerkenwell Parochial CofE Primary School Amwell Street , EC1R 1UN	- not rated	529 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	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	184 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,034 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islington Green School Prebend Street , N1 8PQ	- not rated	1,034 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ 1 - 39 Drummond Crescent , NW1 1LY	3out of 4	1,718 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent High School Chalton Street , Camden NW1 1RX	3out of 4	1,769 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	966 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	970 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	995 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	1,972 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	2,304 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	1,762 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	4,678 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,755 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Gower School 10 Cynthia Street , Barnsbury N1 9JF	- not rated	271 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Pears Family School 4-8 Rodney Street , N1 9JH	4out of 4	294 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
New River College Primary Cloudesley Square , N1 0HN	3out of 4	612 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space 1 Dowrey Street , N1 0HY	4out of 4	661 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Colebrooke Pupil Referral Unit Colebrooke Row , Islington N1 8AF	- not rated	683 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
Lift Cafe	Lift Cafe, 45 White Lion Street	47 yd
Adan Hand Crafted Pasta and Wine	Adan Hand Crafted Pasta and Wine, 25 Baron Street	69 yd
Cafe Sizzles	Cafe Sizzles, Shop	76 yd
Little Pizza Hicce	Little Pizza Hicce, 98A-99 Chapel Market	78 yd
Angel Curry Centre	Angel Curry Centre, 5 Chapel Market	84 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Alma Public House	The Alma Public House, 77-78 Chapel Market	58 yd
Chapel Bar	Chapel Bar, 29 Penton Street	110 yd
The Castle Public House	The Castle Public House, 54 Pentonville Road	130 yd
The Lexington	The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road	158 yd
The Angelic PH	The Angelic PH, 57 Liverpool Road	322 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	Domino's Pizza, Basement And Ground Floors	64 yd
Holy Cow	Holy Cow, 98 Chapel Market	78 yd
N1 Grill	N1 Grill, Basement And Ground Floor	84 yd
Basilico	Basilico, Ground Floor	85 yd
McDonald's	McDonald's, 65-67 Chapel Market	147 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, 62-64 Chapel Market	168 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 122-128 Pentonville Road	245 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, Waitrose	248 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, J Sainsbury Plc	282 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks & Spencer, Marks And Spencer	303 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School DONEGAL STREET	health and fitness suite	257 yd
Virgin Active Club (Islington Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	413 yd
Sphera Health Club And Spa (Closed) Upper Street	health and fitness suite	446 yd
City And Islington College (Centre Of Applied Sciences) 311-321 311-321 GOSWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	519 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Angel) 361-373 361-373 CITY ROAD	health and fitness suite	560 yd
Winton Primary School KILLICK STREET		591 yd
Anytime Fitness (London Kings Cross) PENTONVILLE ROAD	health and fitness suite	615 yd
The Gym (London Angel) GOSWELL ROAD	health and fitness suite	647 yd
Samuel Rhodes Mld School (Closed) Dowrey Street		658 yd
Ozone Leisure Club KING'S CROSS ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	826 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	95.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N1 9PP