Victorian Grove, London, N16 8GL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N16 8GL has a female population much higher than UK average, with 56.5% of the population 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	49.6%	56.5%	6.9%	51.0%	5.5%
Male	50.4%	43.5%	-6.9%	49.0%	-5.5%

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 8GL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.2% 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	68.2%	59.2%	-9.0%	37.9%	21.3%
Married: Opposite sex	18.2%	15.2%	-3.0%	44.2%	-29.0%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.9%	2.4%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	7.9%	13.7%	5.8%	9.1%	4.6%
Widowed	2.1%	9.5%	7.4%	6.1%	3.4%

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	45.4%	38.8%	-6.6%	48.4%	-9.6%
Good health	34%	37.5%	3.5%	33.6%	3.9%
Fair health	13.5%	12.5%	-1.0%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	5.3%	10.8%	5.5%	4.0%	6.8%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.4%	-1.4%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 47.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.2%	18.6%	0.4%	18.2%	0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.1%	6.2%	-2.9%	9.6%	-3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	8.6%	-3.8%	13.4%	-4.8%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	13.3%	3.0%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	45.5%	47.6%	2.1%	33.8%	13.8%
Other	3.7%	5.7%	2.0%	2.8%	2.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.8% 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	0%	2.1%	2.1%	1.1%	1.0%
Chinese	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.7%	1.4%
Indian	3.9%	7.6%	3.7%	3.1%	4.5%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	2.1%	1.7%	-0.4%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	12.1%	8.4%	-3.7%	2.5%	5.9%
Black Caribbean	6.4%	11.4%	5.0%	1.0%	10.4%
Other Black	8.2%	1.7%	-6.5%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	2.8%	0.4%	-2.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	3%	0.5%	0.9%	2.1%
Mixed Other	4.6%	2.5%	-2.1%	0.8%	1.7%
White	52.8%	41.8%	-11.0%	81.4%	-39.6%
Arab	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	2.1%	16.5%	14.4%	1.6%	14.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50% 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	65.6%	50%	-15.6%	83.2%	-33.2%
European Union	7.4%	15.4%	8.0%	6.1%	9.3%
Rest of Europe	3.9%	11.3%	7.4%	0.8%	10.5%
Africa	12.1%	8.3%	-3.8%	2.7%	5.6%
Middle East and Asia	5.3%	7.1%	1.8%	5.6%	1.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.6%	7.5%	2.9%	1.3%	6.2%
Oceania	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.2%	50.2%	-14.0%	83.2%	-33.0%
10+ Years	2.1%	36%	33.9%	9.8%	26.2%
5-10 Years	3.2%	6.7%	3.5%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	8.5%	3.8%	-4.7%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	22%	3.3%	-18.7%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.2%	76.7%	-2.5%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Turkey	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	3.3%	13.5%	-10.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.5%	37.2%	-2.7%
Christian	32.8%	46.2%	-13.4%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Jewish	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Muslim	22.3%	6.5%	15.8%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Victorian Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Victorian Grove was 89.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 21.9% lower than the Clissold average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Victorian Grove has the 41st lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Clissold and the 192nd lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 65.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -55.9%.

🔎 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. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N16 8GL, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Victorian Grove are based on 137 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 Victorian Grove, London, N16 8GL

Estimated Average Property Prices for N16 8GL

Average Price
£719,127

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£719,127

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Victorian Grove

Average Price
£614,445

Semi-Detached
£1,095,350

Terraced
£745,482

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£518,392

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Victorian GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 Button Court, 177 Victorian Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£660,000	2025-06-26	£649,235
Flat 7 Button Court, 177 Victorian Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£682,500	2025-05-01	£661,922
Flat 5 Button Court, 177 Victorian Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£650,000	2021-03-22	£643,333
Flat 6 Button Court, 177 Victorian Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£630,000	2016-08-25	£674,002
Flat 1 Button Court, 177 Victorian Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£488,000	2014-02-13	£647,758

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N16 8GL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N16 8GL 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	65
Other	31
Retired	23
Self-Employed	17
Part-Time Employee	15
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Information and communication	17
Education	17
Transport and storage	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Construction	6
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	2,509 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	2,773 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,045 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	3,099 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,434 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Princess May Primary School Princess May Road , N16 8DF	3out of 4	478 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shacklewell Primary School Shacklewell Row , Hackney E8 2EA	4out of 4	495 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthias Church of England Primary School Wordsworth Road , N16 8DD	3out of 4	509 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Princess May Junior School Barretts Grove , Stoke Newington N16 8AJ	- not rated	511 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Princess May Infants' School Barrett's Grove , Stoke Newington N16 8AJ	- not rated	511 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	641 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Excelsior Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	697 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsland School Shacklewell Lane , E8 2EY	- not rated	702 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,287 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Downs School Downs Park Road , Clapton E5 8NP	- not rated	1,354 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	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	1,515 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	1,679 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,486 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	3,153 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	3,248 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	2,766 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,384 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,935 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	4,935 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	5,324 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
People's Trust Preparatory School 2b Prince George Road , Stoke Newington N16 8BY	- not rated	325 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	- not rated	365 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington Mission Paradigm School 104-106 Stoke Newington High Street , N16 7NY	- not rated	465 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Stoke Newington Mission Paradigm Primary School 106 Stoke Newington High Street , N16 7NY	- not rated	473 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John's Education Centre Clissold Road , N16 9EX	- not rated	641 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
Devran Restaurant	170-172 Stoke Newington Road	119 yd
Aziziye Restaurant	117-119 Stoke Newington Road	154 yd
Super Baklava	169 Stoke Newington High Street	155 yd
Jerk Stop	175 stoke newington road	157 yd
Poster Hauss	Basement And Ground Floor, 182 Stoke Newington Road	164 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bar A Bar	Stoke Newington Road Post Office, 133-135 Stoke Newington Road	122 yd
Yucatan Bar	The Rumours, 121 Stoke Newington Road	143 yd
Pazarcik	109 Stoke Newington Road	255 yd
Deniz Social Club	53 Stoke Newington High Street	332 yd
The White Hart	White Hart, 69 Stoke Newington High Street	332 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Best Turkish Kebab	125 Stoke Newington Road	127 yd
East West Pizza	182, Stoke Newington Road	164 yd
Pasta Evangelists	182 Stoke Newington Road	166 yd
Mr Wrap	41B Stoke Newington High Street, London	260 yd
Direct pizza	41 Stoke Newington High Street	260 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	39 Stoke Newington High Street	235 yd
Akdeniz Supermarket Stoke Newington Limited	62-64 Stoke Newington High Street	294 yd
Sainsbury's	100-104 Stoke Newington High Street	467 yd
Iceland	142-146 Stoke Newington High Street	611 yd
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	898 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Stoke Newington School CLISSOLD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	646 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	712 yd
Clissold Leisure Centre 63-67 63-67 CLISSOLD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	758 yd
The Bay Health Club (Closed) 183-187 183-187 Stoke Newington High Street	health and fitness suite	760 yd
Sunstone Health & Leisure Club For Women (Closed) Northwold Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	817 yd
Clissold Park CLISSOLD PARK CLISSOLD PARK STOKE NEWINGTON CHURCH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,041 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,059 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%

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

Overview of N16 8GL