Laundress Lane, London, N16 7BQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N16 7BQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.4%	50.3%	-3.1%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	46.6%	49.7%	3.1%	49.0%	0.7%

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 N16 7BQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 67.4% 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	58.3%	67.4%	9.1%	37.9%	29.5%
Married: Opposite sex	28.9%	23.5%	-5.4%	44.2%	-20.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3%	2.1%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	7.5%	4.5%	-3.0%	9.1%	-4.6%
Widowed	2.3%	1.3%	-1.0%	6.1%	-4.8%

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	55.1%	54.2%	-0.9%	48.4%	5.8%
Good health	32.8%	30%	-2.8%	33.6%	-3.6%
Fair health	7%	11%	4.0%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	3.8%	2.6%	-1.2%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.2%	2.2%	1.0%	1.2%	1.0%

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	16.9%	18.4%	1.5%	18.2%	0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.5%	9.6%	2.1%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	11.2%	0.3%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	4.3%	3.9%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.3%	11.2%	2.9%	16.9%	-5.7%
Degree or Similar	41%	42.1%	1.1%	33.8%	8.3%
Other	15%	3.2%	-11.8%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.7% 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	2.6%	2.8%	0.2%	1.1%	1.7%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4.4%	1.9%	-2.5%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	3.2%	1.5%	-1.7%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	12.3%	24%	11.7%	2.5%	21.5%
Black Caribbean	12.6%	15.7%	3.1%	1.0%	14.7%
Other Black	3.8%	4.5%	0.7%	0.5%	4.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.7%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	1.3%	-1.0%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.8%	0.6%	-3.2%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	3.5%	5.2%	1.7%	0.8%	4.4%
White	41.9%	30.7%	-11.2%	81.4%	-50.7%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	6.5%	9%	2.5%	1.6%	7.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.8% 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	56.9%	59.8%	2.9%	83.2%	-23.4%
European Union	9.7%	10.3%	0.6%	6.1%	4.2%
Rest of Europe	5%	8%	3.0%	0.8%	7.2%
Africa	11.7%	12.9%	1.2%	2.7%	10.2%
Middle East and Asia	5%	3.9%	-1.1%	5.6%	-1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.6%	3.9%	-6.7%	1.3%	2.6%
Oceania	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.3%	0.8%
British Overseas	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.9%	60%	3.1%	83.2%	-23.2%
10+ Years	4.4%	26.6%	22.2%	9.8%	16.8%
5-10 Years	6.5%	2.8%	-3.7%	2.9%	-0.1%
2-5 Years	9.7%	4.1%	-5.6%	2.2%	1.9%
Less than 2 years	22.6%	6.5%	-16.1%	1.9%	4.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.9%	76.7%	5.2%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.2%	37.2%	-13.0%
Christian	44.3%	46.2%	-1.9%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	21.8%	6.5%	15.3%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Laundress Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Laundress Lane was 85.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 32.8% lower than the Hackney Downs average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Laundress Lane has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hackney Downs and the 178th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,500

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in N16 7BQ, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Laundress Lane are based on 5 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hackney.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Laundress Lane, London, N16 7BQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for N16 7BQ

Average Price
£422,193

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£422,193

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Laundress Lane

Average Price
£458,046

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£458,046

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Laundress LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Laundress Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2020-03-20	£439,524
10 Laundress Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£385,000	2020-02-03	£381,051
9 Laundress Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£435,000	2016-08-26	£465,382
9 Laundress Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£310,000	2013-12-19	£432,298
10 Laundress Lane, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£295,000	2013-01-01	£472,098

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N16 7BQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N16 7BQ 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	122
Part-Time Employee	57
Student (economically inactive)	44
Looking after home or family	32
Self-Employed	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	26
Unemployed	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Retired	17
Other	14

Employment Industry

Information and communication	25
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Human health and social work activities	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Education	17
Other	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Financial and insurance activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	5
Transport and storage	3
Construction	2
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	2,567 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	3,117 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	3,348 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	3,554 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3SD	4out of 4	3,692 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School Kenninghall Road , E5 8BS	- not rated	101 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benthal Primary School Benthal Road , Hackney N16 7AU	3out of 4	203 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benthal Primary School Infant Department Benthal Road , N16 7AU	- not rated	203 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northwold Primary School Northwold Road , Clapton E5 8RN	- not rated	364 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northwold Junior School Northwold Road , Clapton E5 8RN	- not rated	364 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	866 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	963 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	987 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clapton Girls' Technology College Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	- not rated	1,027 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Clapton Girls' Academy Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	4out of 4	1,027 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	490 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,315 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,726 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Tottenham Centre , High Road N15 4RU	- not rated	3,322 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	3,693 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	3,811 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,875 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,888 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,888 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,442 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	343 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Al-Falah Primary School 48 Kenninghall Road , Lower Clapton E5 8BY	- not rated	371 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downsview School Tiger Way , Downs Road E5 8QP	- not rated	503 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ohr Emes 148 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9JZ	- not rated	675 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Home School of Stoke Newington 46 Alkham Road , N16 7AA	- not rated	746 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bake Street	58 Evering Road	273 yd
Suezette's Home Nursery	Flat 5 104 Nightingale Road	283 yd
Smoke and Pepper	52 Evering Road	289 yd
Ability North ondon	80 Nightingale Road	296 yd
Royal Sovereign Public House	The Royal Sovereign, 64 Northwold Road	388 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The London Tavern	The London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road	40 yd
Nightingale Senior Citizens Social & Lunchean Club	19 Olympus Square	297 yd
The Crooked Billet	The Crooked Billet, 84 Upper Clapton Road	527 yd
The Clapton Hart	Clapton Hart, 231 LOWER CLAPTON ROAD	636 yd
Ye Olde Pub Company Ltd	181 Clarence Road	699 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perfect Fried Chicken	3 Kenninghall Road	270 yd
Ming	98 Northwold Road	396 yd
Rice and Spice	92 Northwold Road	396 yd
Bombay Mix	92 Northwold Road	398 yd
Seoul Samba	Basement And Ground Floor, 94 Northwold Road	398 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	87 Upper Clapton Road	603 yd
Sainsbury's	100-104 Stoke Newington High Street	797 yd
Iceland	142-146 Stoke Newington High Street	814 yd
Akdeniz Supermarket Stoke Newington Limited	62-64 Stoke Newington High Street	820 yd
Tesco	144-146 Lower Clapton Road	837 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	489 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	669 yd
Sunstone Health & Leisure Club For Women (Closed) Northwold Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	752 yd
Jubilee Primary School FILEY AVENUE	tennis courts	833 yd
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School CAZENOVE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	855 yd
The Bay Health Club (Closed) 183-187 183-187 Stoke Newington High Street	health and fitness suite	898 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	967 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	990 yd
Clapton Girls Academy LAURA PLACE	athletics tracks, tennis courts	1,028 yd
Millfields Park WATTISFIELD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,064 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	39.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	35.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	42.84 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	42.84 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	6.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	6.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	7.09 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N16 7BQ