Rectory Road, London, N16 7QT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N16 7QT, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.5%	54.5%	0.0%	51.0%	3.5%
Male	45.5%	45.5%	0.0%	49.0%	-3.5%

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 7QT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.3% 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	59%	58.3%	-0.7%	37.9%	20.4%
Married: Opposite sex	26.1%	25.3%	-0.8%	44.2%	-18.9%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	4.3%	2.7%	-1.6%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	8.2%	9.2%	1.0%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	1.8%	3.7%	1.9%	6.1%	-2.4%

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	47.4%	50.1%	2.7%	48.4%	1.7%
Good health	33.8%	33.1%	-0.7%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	11.9%	9.1%	-2.8%	12.7%	-3.6%
Bad health	5.2%	3.6%	-1.6%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	1.7%	4.2%	2.5%	1.2%	3.0%

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	22.5%	19.4%	-3.1%	18.2%	1.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	8.9%	-3.0%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17%	13.4%	-3.6%	13.4%	0.0%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	5.3%	-4.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	12.9%	3.2%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	26.4%	40.9%	14.5%	33.8%	7.1%
Other	11.9%	3.7%	-8.2%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.6% 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	7.4%	6.8%	-0.6%	1.1%	5.7%
Chinese	0.6%	0.2%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	5.6%	9.9%	4.3%	3.1%	6.8%
Pakistani	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	18.2%	23.5%	5.3%	2.5%	21.0%
Black Caribbean	10.6%	12.3%	1.7%	1.0%	11.3%
Other Black	9.1%	3.8%	-5.3%	0.5%	3.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	2.4%	0.2%	0.9%	1.5%
Mixed Other	5%	1.4%	-3.6%	0.8%	0.6%
White	28.1%	29.6%	1.5%	81.4%	-51.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	5.8%	5.8%	0.0%	1.6%	4.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.4% 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	60.6%	64.4%	3.8%	83.2%	-18.8%
European Union	8.4%	7.9%	-0.5%	6.1%	1.8%
Rest of Europe	6.1%	5.3%	-0.8%	0.8%	4.5%
Africa	11.7%	10.5%	-1.2%	2.7%	7.8%
Middle East and Asia	6.9%	5.5%	-1.4%	5.6%	-0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.3%	5%	-1.3%	1.3%	3.7%
British Overseas	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	1.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.1%	64.4%	5.3%	83.2%	-18.8%
10+ Years	5.4%	29.5%	24.1%	9.8%	19.7%
5-10 Years	3.2%	3%	-0.2%	2.9%	0.1%
2-5 Years	7.6%	1.6%	-6.0%	2.2%	-0.6%
Less than 2 years	24.7%	1.6%	-23.1%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.3%	76.7%	5.6%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.5%	37.2%	-14.7%
Christian	33.6%	46.2%	-12.6%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Muslim	32.4%	6.5%	25.9%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other religion	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Rectory Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rectory Road was 81.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 35.9% lower than the Hackney Downs average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Rectory Road has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hackney Downs and the 164th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 32.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.5%.

🔎 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 7QT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (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 Rectory Road are based on 401 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 Rectory Road, London, N16 7QT

Estimated Average Property Prices for N16 7QT

Average Price
£333,053

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£333,053

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rectory Road

Average Price
£918,733

Semi-Detached
£2,114,909

Terraced
£1,065,583

Detached
£477,495

Flats/Maisonettes
£435,716

Other
£301,445

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rectory Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 142 The Beckers Rectory Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2024-08-09	£345,328
Flat 121 The Beckers Rectory Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£366,000	2022-04-14	£364,489
Flat 118 The Beckers Rectory Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£355,000	2021-03-29	£351,359
Flat 101 The Beckers Rectory Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£337,500	2020-01-06	£342,109
Flat 115 The Beckers Rectory Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£401,000	2016-08-26	£429,008

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N16 7QT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	111
Part-Time Employee	66
Self-Employed	40
Long-Term Sick or disabled	37
Looking after home or family	36
Other	30
Student (economically inactive)	29
Unemployed	24
Retired	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Education	22
Other	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Construction	11
Financial and insurance activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	5
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	2,483 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	2,576 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,360 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	3,420 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,709 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Benthal Primary School Benthal Road , Hackney N16 7AU	3out of 4	355 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benthal Primary School Infant Department Benthal Road , N16 7AU	- not rated	355 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Junior School Shacklewell Row , E8 2EA	- not rated	489 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Infants' School Shacklewell Row , E8 2EA	- not rated	489 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Primary School Shacklewell Row , Hackney E8 2EA	4out of 4	502 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	438 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Excelsior Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	592 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	680 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	700 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Clapton Girls' Technology College Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	- not rated	1,175 yd	Community school	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	916 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,013 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,314 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	3,165 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	3,720 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	3,356 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,331 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,331 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,355 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,643 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	255 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Downsview School Tiger Way , Downs Road E5 8QP	- not rated	585 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
People's Trust Preparatory School 2b Prince George Road , Stoke Newington N16 8BY	- not rated	661 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington Mission Paradigm Primary School 106 Stoke Newington High Street , N16 7NY	- not rated	698 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stormont House School Downs Park Road , E5 8NP	4out of 4	700 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
Poptails by LAPP	Unit 3 First Floor, Warwick Works, Downs Road	72 yd
Brunswick East Bakehouse	Ground Floor Front (The Russet), 17 Amhurst Terrace	127 yd
Eats and Sweats	263 Amhurst Road	142 yd
Jam cafe	247 Amhurst Road	149 yd
Tom’s Pasta	Unit 4 17 Amhurst Terrace, Lower Clapton	190 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Brewer's Bar Ltd	77 Shacklewell Lane	403 yd
Nightingale Senior Citizens Social & Lunchean Club	19 Olympus Square	446 yd
The London Tavern	The London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road	534 yd
Yucatan Bar	The Rumours, 121 Stoke Newington Road	558 yd
Bar A Bar	Stoke Newington Road Post Office, 133-135 Stoke Newington Road	561 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Newington Takeway Ltd T/A Tiffins Club	249 Amhurst Road	149 yd
Chicken Klub	235 Amhurst Road	149 yd
Tubby's charcoal grill & italian pizza	52 Evering Road	320 yd
Leads Eatery	87B Shacklewell Ln	449 yd
All Nations Vegan House Limited	2a Farleigh Place, Stoke Newington	457 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Akdeniz Supermarket Stoke Newington Limited	62-64 Stoke Newington High Street	601 yd
Tesco	39 Stoke Newington High Street	627 yd
Sainsbury's	100-104 Stoke Newington High Street	713 yd
Iceland	142-146 Stoke Newington High Street	824 yd
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	967 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	442 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	518 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	628 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		905 yd
Sunstone Health & Leisure Club For Women (Closed) Northwold Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	906 yd
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	916 yd
The Bay Health Club (Closed) 183-187 183-187 Stoke Newington High Street	health and fitness suite	977 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,074 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	98.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.0%

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	75.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	79.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N16 7QT