Approach Close, London, N16 8UG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N16 8UG has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% 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	47.7%	49.4%	1.7%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	52.3%	50.6%	-1.7%	49.0%	1.6%

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 8UG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.6% 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	53.3%	55.6%	2.3%	37.9%	17.7%
Married: Opposite sex	28.6%	23.8%	-4.8%	44.2%	-20.4%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	7.7%	6.5%	-1.2%	2.2%	4.3%
Divorced	6.6%	8.4%	1.8%	9.1%	-0.7%
Widowed	3.1%	5.7%	2.6%	6.1%	-0.4%

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	45.5%	45.4%	-0.1%	48.4%	-3.0%
Good health	29.7%	31.9%	2.2%	33.6%	-1.7%
Fair health	15%	16.1%	1.1%	12.7%	3.4%
Bad health	6.8%	2.2%	-4.6%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	3%	4.4%	1.4%	1.2%	3.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.3%	23.6%	-5.7%	18.2%	5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.4%	8.9%	-0.5%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.8%	8.1%	-1.7%	13.4%	-5.3%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	2.7%	1.3%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.4%	12.4%	4.0%	16.9%	-4.5%
Degree or Similar	33.4%	41.5%	8.1%	33.8%	7.7%
Other	8.4%	2.7%	-5.7%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.4% 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	1.9%	5.4%	3.5%	1.1%	4.3%
Chinese	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2.7%	1.6%	-1.1%	3.1%	-1.5%
Pakistani	2.2%	0.9%	-1.3%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	10.9%	2.2%	-8.7%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	13.9%	17%	3.1%	2.5%	14.5%
Black Caribbean	11.2%	11.4%	0.2%	1.0%	10.4%
Other Black	4.6%	5.7%	1.1%	0.5%	5.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	0.3%	-1.6%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	1.3%	-1.2%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	2.5%	1.9%	-0.6%	0.8%	1.1%
White	35.7%	33.4%	-2.3%	81.4%	-48.0%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	7.1%	18%	10.9%	1.6%	16.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.5% 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	54.5%	54.5%	0.0%	83.2%	-28.7%
European Union	8.7%	13.4%	4.7%	6.1%	7.3%
Rest of Europe	9.8%	8%	-1.8%	0.8%	7.2%
Africa	10.6%	9.9%	-0.7%	2.7%	7.2%
Middle East and Asia	9.3%	7.3%	-2.0%	5.6%	1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.8%	6.4%	-0.4%	1.3%	5.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.9%	54.3%	1.4%	83.2%	-28.9%
10+ Years	3%	36.5%	33.5%	9.8%	26.7%
5-10 Years	3.5%	3.5%	0.0%	2.9%	0.6%
2-5 Years	8.2%	2.5%	-5.7%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	32.4%	3.2%	-29.2%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.9%	76.7%	0.2%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	5.1%	1.5%	3.6%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.7%	37.2%	-13.5%
Christian	39.7%	46.2%	-6.5%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Jewish	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Muslim	22.4%	6.5%	15.9%
Sikh	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Approach Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Approach Close was 30.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 73.3% lower than the Clissold average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Approach Close has the 12th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Clissold and the 54th lowest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -76.9%.

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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 8UG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 10/10 (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 Approach Close are based on 10 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 Approach Close, London, N16 8UG

Estimated Average Property Prices for N16 8UG

Average Price
£508,260

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£578,883

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£472,948

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Approach Close

Average Price
£522,829

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£600,241

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£489,653

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Approach CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Approach Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£620,000	2024-07-26	£634,704
21 Approach Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£537,000	2021-06-30	£583,769
37 Approach Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£530,000	2021-06-25	£615,521
10 Approach Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£540,000	2020-05-15	£565,091
33 Approach Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£475,000	2017-03-09	£603,301

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N16 8UG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	75
Part-Time Employee	39
Self-Employed	28
Retired	26
Looking after home or family	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Student (economically inactive)	15
Other	14
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Information and communication	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Other	13
Education	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Construction	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Manufacturing	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

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	2,198 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,775 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,195 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	3,375 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3SD	4out of 4	3,557 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grasmere Primary School 92 Albion Road , N16 9PD	3out of 4	127 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthias Church of England Primary School Wordsworth Road , N16 8DD	3out of 4	287 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newington Green Primary School Matthias Road , Newington Green N16 8NP	3out of 4	350 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Princess May Primary School Princess May Road , N16 8DF	3out of 4	409 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Betty Layward Primary School Clissold Road , Hackney N16 9EX	3out of 4	476 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	476 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	868 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	1,277 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	1,446 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,627 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 London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	1,164 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,040 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,645 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,091 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,301 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	2,224 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,812 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	5,466 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	4out of 4	282 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Children's House Upper School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	654 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	1,009 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	1,250 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Samuel Rhodes MLD School 11 Highbury New Park , N5 2EG	4out of 4	1,316 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
Stoke Newington Youth Hub	Community Centre, Chaucer Court, Milton Gardens Estate	99 yd
Bodega 50	50 Allen Road	226 yd
Luminary Bakery	71 To 73 Basement And Ground F, Allen Road	257 yd
Tesco Stores Limited	Tesco Express Matthias Road (2973) 48 Matthias Road	259 yd
Cara Nosh	28 Cressington Close	279 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Shakespeare	The Shakespeare, 57 Allen Road	246 yd
Army & Navy Public House	Army & Navy Public House, 1-3 Matthias Road	253 yd
Lady Mildmay	Lady Mildmay, 92 Mildmay Park	453 yd
Pazarcik	109 Stoke Newington Road	460 yd
Members only social club	7 Albion Parade	465 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aj’s Dhaba	11 Watson Close	227 yd
La Barca Pizzeria	59 Allen Road	246 yd
Mickys Chippy	2 Pellerin Road	341 yd
Nuuk Bakery	1 Holland House, 42 Newington Green	380 yd
Happy Valley	138a Albion Road	427 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, Unit B, Charles Morton Court	531 yd
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	696 yd
Tesco	39 Stoke Newington High Street	725 yd
Akdeniz Supermarket Stoke Newington Limited	62-64 Stoke Newington High Street	787 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	803 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Stoke Newington School CLISSOLD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	706 yd
Clissold Leisure Centre 63-67 63-67 CLISSOLD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	746 yd
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	849 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	849 yd
Clissold Park CLISSOLD PARK CLISSOLD PARK STOKE NEWINGTON CHURCH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,079 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	72.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	123.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N16 8UG