Gillett Place, London, N16 8JB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N16 8JB is primarily male, with 56.2% 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	43.7%	43.8%	0.1%	51.0%	-7.2%
Male	56.3%	56.2%	-0.1%	49.0%	7.2%

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 8JB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.4% 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	65.7%	60.4%	-5.3%	37.9%	22.5%
Married: Opposite sex	26.6%	24.1%	-2.5%	44.2%	-20.1%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	2.6%	3.7%	1.1%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	2.6%	8.6%	6.0%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	6.1%	-4.0%

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	56.7%	52.2%	-4.5%	48.4%	3.8%
Good health	34.3%	30.3%	-4.0%	33.6%	-3.3%
Fair health	6.7%	11.9%	5.2%	12.7%	-0.8%
Bad health	2.4%	3.5%	1.1%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	0%	2%	2.0%	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 55.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12.4%	17.6%	5.2%	18.2%	-0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	4.7%	9.6%	4.9%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.7%	2.7%	-5.0%	13.4%	-10.7%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	4.3%	3.9%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.7%	7.5%	-0.2%	16.9%	-9.4%
Degree or Similar	48.9%	55.6%	6.7%	33.8%	21.8%
Other	18%	2.7%	-15.3%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53% 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%	5%	5.0%	1.1%	3.9%
Chinese	5.5%	0%	-5.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.4%	2%	1.6%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	5.9%	2.5%	-3.4%	1.6%	0.9%
Black African	7.5%	7.5%	0.0%	2.5%	5.0%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	3%	0.6%	1.0%	2.0%
Other Black	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	5.5%	1.5%	-4.0%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	3.1%	0%	-3.1%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	2.5%	1.7%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	4.3%	3.5%	-0.8%	0.8%	2.7%
White	54.3%	53%	-1.3%	81.4%	-28.4%
Roma	0%	4.5%	4.5%	0.2%	4.3%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	7.5%	14.5%	7.0%	1.6%	12.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 35.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	49.2%	35.8%	-13.4%	83.2%	-47.4%
European Union	13.8%	25.9%	12.1%	6.1%	19.8%
Rest of Europe	8.3%	14.4%	6.1%	0.8%	13.6%
Africa	8.3%	9%	0.7%	2.7%	6.3%
Middle East and Asia	11%	5.5%	-5.5%	5.6%	-0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.9%	8%	2.1%	1.3%	6.7%
Oceania	3.5%	1.5%	-2.0%	0.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 35.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 21.4% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	47.6%	35.8%	-11.8%	83.2%	-47.4%
10+ Years	12.2%	21.4%	9.2%	9.8%	11.6%
5-10 Years	11%	14.4%	3.4%	2.9%	11.5%
2-5 Years	10.2%	15.9%	5.7%	2.2%	13.7%
Less than 2 years	18.9%	12.4%	-6.5%	1.9%	10.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	48%	76.7%	-28.7%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	5.4%	0.3%	5.1%
Germany	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Italy	7.4%	0.6%	6.8%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	5.9%	0.4%	5.5%
Lithuania	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Poland	2.9%	1.3%	1.6%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Turkey	6.9%	0.1%	6.8%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	4.9%	13.5%	-8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.8%	37.2%	7.6%
Christian	20.4%	46.2%	-25.8%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Jewish	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Muslim	19.9%	6.5%	13.4%
Other religion	6%	0.6%	5.4%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Gillett Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gillett Place was 853.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 195.7% higher than the Dalston average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Gillett Place has the 4th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Dalston and the 13th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 253.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -26.0%.

🔎 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
£66,400

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N16 8JB, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 Gillett Place are based on 26 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 Gillett Place, London, N16 8JB

Estimated Average Property Prices for N16 8JB

Average Price
£732,173

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£976,014

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£610,253

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gillett Place

Average Price
£765,797

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,012,753

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£635,056

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gillett PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Gillett Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£610,000	2024-06-14	£579,320
3 Gillett Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£575,000	2021-09-27	£537,597
10 Gillett Place, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£950,000	2021-09-06	£934,646
9 Gillett Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£840,000	2020-06-30	£817,091
3 Gillett Place, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£490,000	2019-06-14	£501,989

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N16 8JB

Employment

N16 8JB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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	79
Self-Employed	34
Part-Time Employee	23
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Unemployed	8
Looking after home or family	6
Student (economically inactive)	6
Retired	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	30
Accommodation and food service activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Education	20
Information and communication	17
Other	15
Manufacturing	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Human health and social work activities	7
Real estate activities	5
Construction	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Transport and storage	2
Financial and insurance 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	1,658 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,600 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	2,857 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,380 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	3,544 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Jude and St Paul's CofE Primary School 10 Kingsbury Road , Islington N1 4AZ	3out of 4	285 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Colvestone Primary School Colvestone Crescent , Hackney E8 2LG	3out of 4	285 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Princess May Primary School Princess May Road , N16 8DF	3out of 4	375 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthias Church of England Primary School Wordsworth Road , N16 8DD	3out of 4	404 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newington Green Primary School Matthias Road , Newington Green N16 8NP	3out of 4	470 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	516 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,121 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,264 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,345 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	1,518 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	1,558 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	1,972 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,105 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,153 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,509 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	3out of 4	2,434 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	5,091 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	5,227 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	5,336 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,347 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Children's House Upper School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	187 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	4out of 4	533 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	602 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	861 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	1,321 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wine Unpacked	3c Stamford Works, Gillett Street	28 yd
Deekenek	Studio 3B Stamford X Works, Gillett Street	30 yd
Brunswick East	Ground Floor Unit 3, Stamford Works, Gillett Street	31 yd
Bebek Baklava	91 Kingsland High Street, London	49 yd
Evin Cafe	115 Kingsland High Street	58 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Alibi	91-93 Kingsland High Street	49 yd
Dalston Superstore	117 Kingsland High Street	58 yd
Jazz Bar	4 Bradbury Street	61 yd
Vortex Jazz Club	11 Gillett Square	61 yd
Earth Venue	11-17 Stoke Newington Road	226 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Voodoo Ray's	Basement And Ground Floor, 95 Kingsland High Street	58 yd
Dig In	Unit 6 Gillet Square	59 yd
La Kumbre Ltd	79b Kingsland High Street	59 yd
Wumis African Takeaway - Dalston	79b Kingsland High Street	59 yd
All Island Grill UK	17 Bradbury Street	61 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	92 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	156 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	220 yd
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	420 yd
Tesco	523 Kingsland Road	436 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	199 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	511 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		601 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	619 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	905 yd
Mossbourne Community Academy DOWNS PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,058 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	67.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N16 8JB