The Beckers, London, N16 7QU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N16 7QU is primarily male, with 62% 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	42%	38%	-4.0%	51.0%	-13.0%
Male	58%	62%	4.0%	49.0%	13.0%

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 7QU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65% 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	57.7%	65%	7.3%	37.9%	27.1%
Married: Opposite sex	20.6%	20%	-0.6%	44.2%	-24.2%
Married: Same sex	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	3.3%	3.3%	0.1%	3.2%
Separated	6.3%	3.3%	-3.0%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	8.5%	4.4%	-4.1%	9.1%	-4.7%
Widowed	5.3%	2.8%	-2.5%	6.1%	-3.3%

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	39.7%	42.7%	3.0%	48.4%	-5.7%
Good health	36.2%	29.1%	-7.1%	33.6%	-4.5%
Fair health	14.7%	14.6%	-0.1%	12.7%	1.9%
Bad health	8.5%	11.7%	3.2%	4.0%	7.7%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	1.2%	0.7%

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	23.8%	19.3%	-4.5%	18.2%	1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.9%	10.5%	-5.4%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.3%	12.2%	-3.1%	13.4%	-1.2%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	1.7%	-0.9%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	13.3%	5.9%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	27.5%	39.2%	11.7%	33.8%	5.4%
Other	7.4%	3.9%	-3.5%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.6% 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	3.6%	13.7%	10.1%	1.1%	12.6%
Indian	6.7%	3.4%	-3.3%	3.1%	0.3%
Pakistani	0.4%	2%	1.6%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	1.8%	2.4%	0.6%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	17.9%	22.4%	4.5%	2.5%	19.9%
Black Caribbean	15.2%	9.8%	-5.4%	1.0%	8.8%
Other Black	8.9%	2%	-6.9%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	2%	1.6%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	3.1%	0.5%	-2.6%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	1%	-0.8%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	1.3%	1.5%	0.2%	0.8%	0.7%
White	32.6%	34.6%	2.0%	81.4%	-46.8%
Arab	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	5.4%	4.4%	-1.0%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.1% 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	52.2%	63.1%	10.9%	83.2%	-20.1%
European Union	5.8%	4.9%	-0.9%	6.1%	-1.2%
Rest of Europe	5.8%	5.8%	0.0%	0.8%	5.0%
Africa	16.5%	11.7%	-4.8%	2.7%	9.0%
Middle East and Asia	9.8%	9.2%	-0.6%	5.6%	3.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	9.4%	4.9%	-4.5%	1.3%	3.6%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.3%	63.1%	11.8%	83.2%	-20.1%
10+ Years	4%	32.5%	28.5%	9.8%	22.7%
5-10 Years	3.6%	1.5%	-2.1%	2.9%	-1.4%
2-5 Years	11.6%	1%	-10.6%	2.2%	-1.2%
Less than 2 years	29.5%	1.9%	-27.6%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.8%	76.7%	7.1%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	3.9%	0.4%	3.5%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
No passport held	3.9%	13.5%	-9.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.5%	37.2%	-10.7%
Christian	37.7%	46.2%	-8.5%
Buddhist	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	24.5%	6.5%	18.0%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	4.4%	0.6%	3.8%
Not answered	2.5%	6.0%	-3.5%

Safety

Is The Beckers Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Beckers was 245.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 92.8% higher than the Hackney Downs average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

The Beckers has the 5th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hackney Downs and the 133rd highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 71.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 17.4%.

🔎 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 7QU, 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 The Beckers are based on 11 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 The Beckers, London, N16 7QU

Estimated Average Property Prices for N16 7QU

Average Price
£470,071

Semi-Detached
£641,460

Terraced
£632,040

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£273,825

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Beckers

Average Price
£653,642

Semi-Detached
£672,612

Terraced
£660,967

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£568,747

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The BeckersStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
52 The Beckers Rectory Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£742,500	2024-03-08	£762,059
52 The Beckers, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£625,750	2017-09-01	£705,885
Flat 76 The Beckers Rectory Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£190,000	2017-04-20	£206,708
Flat 93 The Beckers Rectory Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£244,000	2016-04-19	£256,492
55 The Beckers, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£470,000	2015-09-11	£568,829

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N16 7QU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	59
Long-Term Sick or disabled	27
Part-Time Employee	23
Self-Employed	14
Looking after home or family	14
Student (economically inactive)	13
Retired	12
Other	10
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Administrative and support service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Other	6
Transport and storage	6
Human health and social work activities	5
Education	5
Information and communication	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Construction	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	2,554 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	2,628 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	3,358 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,425 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,651 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	317 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Benthal Primary School Infant Department Benthal Road , N16 7AU	- not rated	317 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School Kenninghall Road , E5 8BS	- not rated	505 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Junior School Shacklewell Row , E8 2EA	- not rated	517 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Infants' School Shacklewell Row , E8 2EA	- not rated	517 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	491 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Excelsior Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	635 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	756 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	768 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Clapton Girls' Technology College Laura Place , Lower Clapton Road E5 0RB	- not rated	1,219 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	917 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,091 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,292 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	3,224 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	3,646 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	3,345 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,290 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,340 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,340 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,691 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	264 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Downsview School Tiger Way , Downs Road E5 8QP	- not rated	621 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington Mission Paradigm Primary School 106 Stoke Newington High Street , N16 7NY	- not rated	622 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	635 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
People's Trust Preparatory School 2b Prince George Road , Stoke Newington N16 8BY	- not rated	656 yd	Other independent 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	150 yd
Eats and Sweats	263 Amhurst Road	166 yd
Jam cafe	247 Amhurst Road	192 yd
Brunswick East Bakehouse	Ground Floor Front (The Russet), 17 Amhurst Terrace	206 yd
Tom’s Pasta	Unit 4 17 Amhurst Terrace, Lower Clapton	269 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Brewer's Bar Ltd	77 Shacklewell Lane	449 yd
Nightingale Senior Citizens Social & Lunchean Club	19 Olympus Square	458 yd
The London Tavern	The London Tavern, 92 Rendlesham Road	507 yd
Bar A Bar	Stoke Newington Road Post Office, 133-135 Stoke Newington Road	522 yd
Yucatan Bar	The Rumours, 121 Stoke Newington Road	524 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Newington Takeway Ltd T/A Tiffins Club	249 Amhurst Road	188 yd
Chicken Klub	235 Amhurst Road	188 yd
Tubby's charcoal grill & italian pizza	52 Evering Road	245 yd
All Nations Vegan House Limited	2a Farleigh Place, Stoke Newington	439 yd
East West Pizza	182, Stoke Newington Road	474 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Akdeniz Supermarket Stoke Newington Limited	62-64 Stoke Newington High Street	534 yd
Tesco	39 Stoke Newington High Street	564 yd
Sainsbury's	100-104 Stoke Newington High Street	638 yd
Iceland	142-146 Stoke Newington High Street	746 yd
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	1,006 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	496 yd
Hackney Downs HACKNEY DOWNS PARK HACKNEY DOWNS PARK DOWNS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	579 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	706 yd
Sunstone Health & Leisure Club For Women (Closed) Northwold Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	827 yd
The Bay Health Club (Closed) 183-187 183-187 Stoke Newington High Street	health and fitness suite	899 yd
Bsix Sixth Form College KENNINGHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	917 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		973 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	121.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N16 7QU