Cottage Walk, London, N16 7LA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N16 7LA has a slightly higher male population, with 51.9% 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	51.3%	48.1%	-3.2%	51.0%	-2.9%
Male	48.7%	51.9%	3.2%	49.0%	2.9%

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 N16 7LA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.5% 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%	57.5%	-2.5%	37.9%	19.6%
Married: Opposite sex	22.3%	27.6%	5.3%	44.2%	-16.6%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.6%	3.9%	1.3%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	7.2%	5.5%	-1.7%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	6.8%	5.5%	-1.3%	6.1%	-0.6%

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	47.3%	55.7%	8.4%	48.4%	7.3%
Good health	34.3%	28.6%	-5.7%	33.6%	-5.0%
Fair health	12%	10.8%	-1.2%	12.7%	-1.9%
Bad health	6%	3.5%	-2.5%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.2%	0.2%

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 55.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17%	15.7%	-1.3%	18.2%	-2.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.4%	7.1%	0.7%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.7%	9.4%	0.7%	13.4%	-4.0%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	1.6%	1.2%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	11%	1.6%	16.9%	-5.9%
Degree or Similar	46.8%	55.3%	8.5%	33.8%	21.5%
Other	11.3%	0%	-11.3%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.7% 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	3.7%	3.5%	-0.2%	1.1%	2.4%
Chinese	1%	1%	0.0%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	10.3%	9.7%	-0.6%	3.1%	6.6%
Pakistani	1.7%	5.9%	4.2%	2.7%	3.2%
Other Asian	3%	1%	-2.0%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	5.3%	6.6%	1.3%	2.5%	4.1%
Black Caribbean	7.3%	8.3%	1.0%	1.0%	7.3%
Other Black	6.3%	2.4%	-3.9%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	2.1%	-0.2%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	55%	50.7%	-4.3%	81.4%	-30.7%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	2.3%	3.8%	1.5%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.2% 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	61.3%	61.2%	-0.1%	83.2%	-22.0%
European Union	11%	12.9%	1.9%	6.1%	6.8%
Rest of Europe	2.3%	2.4%	0.1%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	5.3%	7%	1.7%	2.7%	4.3%
Middle East and Asia	9.3%	8.4%	-0.9%	5.6%	2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10%	7%	-3.0%	1.3%	5.7%
Oceania	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.7%	61.2%	4.5%	83.2%	-22.0%
10+ Years	3%	25.9%	22.9%	9.8%	16.1%
5-10 Years	5.3%	5.6%	0.3%	2.9%	2.7%
2-5 Years	5.3%	6.6%	1.3%	2.2%	4.4%
Less than 2 years	29.7%	0.7%	-29.0%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.2%	76.7%	-1.5%
Ireland	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
North Africa	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
No passport held	3.1%	13.5%	-10.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.8%	37.2%	6.6%
Christian	25.3%	46.2%	-20.9%
Hindu	2.8%	1.7%	1.1%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	21.9%	6.5%	15.4%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Cottage Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cottage Walk was 94.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 17.0% lower than the Clissold average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cottage Walk has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold and the 201st lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.1%.

🔎 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. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£66,800

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N16 7LA, 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 - 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 - 1/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Cottage Walk are based on 6 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 Cottage Walk, London, N16 7LA

Estimated Average Property Prices for N16 7LA

Average Price
£647,326

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£647,326

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cottage Walk

Average Price
£689,865

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£689,865

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cottage WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Cottage Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£595,000	2023-03-17	£605,156
4 Cottage Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£190,000	2005-01-20	£594,043
1 Cottage Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£189,118	2002-10-28	£701,746
1 Cottage Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2002-05-03	£762,929
8 Cottage Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£86,000	1998-09-29	£645,319

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N16 7LA

Employment

N16 7LA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	106
Self-Employed	36
Retired	30
Part-Time Employee	27
Unemployed	12
Looking after home or family	12
Student (economically inactive)	11
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	39
Information and communication	22
Other	20
Education	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Construction	9
Transport and storage	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Human health and social work activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	2,855 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	3,057 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	3,149 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	3,156 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,183 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
William Patten Primary School Stoke Newington Church St , N16 0NX	4out of 4	237 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Patten Junior School Stoke Newington Church Street , N16 0NX	- not rated	237 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
William Patten Infants' School Stoke Newington Church Street , N16 0NX	- not rated	237 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benthal Primary School Benthal Road , Hackney N16 7AU	3out of 4	614 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benthal Primary School Infant Department Benthal Road , N16 7AU	- not rated	614 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	996 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	1,026 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Excelsior Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	1,109 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	1,372 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,385 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	1,184 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,151 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,725 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Tottenham Centre , High Road N15 4RU	- not rated	3,088 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	3,585 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	3,271 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,817 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,513 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,513 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	5,140 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stoke Newington Mission Paradigm Primary School 106 Stoke Newington High Street , N16 7NY	- not rated	124 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington Mission Paradigm School 104-106 Stoke Newington High Street , N16 7NY	- not rated	139 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Tawhid Boys School, Tawhid Educational Trust Cazenove Road , London N16 6PA	- not rated	465 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Home School of Stoke Newington 46 Alkham Road , N16 7AA	- not rated	500 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Home School of Stoke Newington 46 Alkham Road , N16 7AA	- not rated	500 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
La Rosetta	160 Stoke Newington High Street	114 yd
Apollo	Basement And Ground Floor, 160 Stoke Newington High Street	121 yd
The Thai Kitchen	The Coach And Horses, 178 Stoke Newington High Street	121 yd
LEAF AND WILD LTD	170 Stoke Newington High Street	129 yd
Octaves	110 Stoke Newington High Street	135 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Besiktas F.C.	94 Stoke Newington High Street	138 yd
Rochester Castle	Rochester Castle Public House, 145 Stoke Newington High Street	158 yd
Jolly Butchers (Stoke Newington) Limited	204 Stoke Newington High Street	230 yd
The Axe	The Cricketers, 18 Northwold Road	256 yd
Deniz Social Club	53 Stoke Newington High Street	265 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kaiser	4A Brooke Road	90 yd
CheatMeals	148 Stoke Newington High Street	102 yd
Getir UK Limited	162-164 Stoke Newington High Street	118 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken	114 Stoke Newington High Street	138 yd
Sutton & Son Fish & Chips	90 Stoke Newington High Street	138 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	142-146 Stoke Newington High Street	121 yd
Sainsbury's	100-104 Stoke Newington High Street	138 yd
Akdeniz Supermarket Stoke Newington Limited	62-64 Stoke Newington High Street	301 yd
Tesco	39 Stoke Newington High Street	357 yd
Morrisons	47-49 Stamford Hill	729 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sunstone Health & Leisure Club For Women (Closed) Northwold Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	237 yd
The Bay Health Club (Closed) 183-187 183-187 Stoke Newington High Street	health and fitness suite	265 yd
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School CAZENOVE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	662 yd
Jubilee Primary School FILEY AVENUE	tennis courts	804 yd
Stoke Newington School CLISSOLD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	896 yd
Clissold Leisure Centre 63-67 63-67 CLISSOLD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	1,026 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,034 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	89.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	108.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N16 7LA