Thornbury Close, London, N16 8UX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N16 8UX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.9%	50.7%	-3.2%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	46.1%	49.3%	3.2%	49.0%	0.3%

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 8UX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 71.7% 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	58.5%	71.7%	13.2%	37.9%	33.8%
Married: Opposite sex	20.9%	15.1%	-5.8%	44.2%	-29.1%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	4.7%	2.6%	-2.1%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	9.5%	7.4%	-2.1%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	5.8%	2.6%	-3.2%	6.1%	-3.5%

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	49.9%	44.2%	-5.7%	48.4%	-4.2%
Good health	27.7%	35.7%	8.0%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	13.9%	13%	-0.9%	12.7%	0.3%
Bad health	5.2%	5.2%	0.0%	4.0%	1.2%
Very bad health	3.3%	2%	-1.3%	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 55.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.1%	19%	-1.1%	18.2%	0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.2%	5.4%	-1.8%	9.6%	-4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.9%	6.9%	-2.0%	13.4%	-6.5%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.9%	7.7%	-1.2%	16.9%	-9.2%
Degree or Similar	41.5%	55.8%	14.3%	33.8%	22.0%
Other	12.3%	3.1%	-9.2%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.5% 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%	0.4%	-0.1%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	3.8%	5.1%	1.3%	3.1%	2.0%
Pakistani	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	3.8%	2.7%	-1.1%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	6.1%	9.8%	3.7%	2.5%	7.3%
Black Caribbean	12.3%	7.4%	-4.9%	1.0%	6.4%
Other Black	7.1%	3.1%	-4.0%	0.5%	2.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	2.7%	1.8%	0.4%	2.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	3.6%	2.4%	0.9%	2.7%
Mixed Other	2.6%	2.2%	-0.4%	0.8%	1.4%
White	51.8%	54.5%	2.7%	81.4%	-26.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	5.2%	4.9%	-0.3%	1.6%	3.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.5% 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	63.6%	60.5%	-3.1%	83.2%	-22.7%
European Union	7.3%	15%	7.7%	6.1%	8.9%
Rest of Europe	4.5%	3.8%	-0.7%	0.8%	3.0%
Africa	6.9%	6.5%	-0.4%	2.7%	3.8%
Middle East and Asia	4.7%	5.8%	1.1%	5.6%	0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	10.9%	4.9%	-6.0%	1.3%	3.6%
Oceania	2.1%	2.5%	0.4%	0.3%	2.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60%	60.5%	0.5%	83.2%	-22.7%
10+ Years	3.8%	22.4%	18.6%	9.8%	12.6%
5-10 Years	6.1%	8.5%	2.4%	2.9%	5.6%
2-5 Years	6.6%	4.3%	-2.3%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	23.4%	4.3%	-19.1%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.7%	76.7%	-4.0%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	2.7%	0.4%	2.3%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	2%	0.1%	1.9%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.2%	37.2%	-3.0%
Christian	34.2%	46.2%	-12.0%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Jewish	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Muslim	5.4%	6.5%	-1.1%
Sikh	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other religion	4.9%	0.6%	4.3%
Not answered	13.9%	6.0%	7.9%

Safety

Is Thornbury Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Thornbury Close was 378.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 228.0% higher than the Clissold average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Thornbury Close has the 6th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Clissold and the 61st highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 98.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 61.1%.

🔎 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 8UX, 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 - 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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) - 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 Thornbury Close are based on 35 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 Thornbury Close, London, N16 8UX

Estimated Average Property Prices for N16 8UX

Average Price
£386,962

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£386,962

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thornbury Close

Average Price
£397,348

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£397,348

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thornbury CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
36 Thornbury Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£557,500	2024-08-21	£533,141
36 Thornbury Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2020-01-23	£505,777
36 Thornbury Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£471,000	2016-03-31	£467,119
4 Thornbury Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£340,000	2015-01-14	£406,228
37 Thornbury Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£302,500	2012-12-07	£494,580

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N16 8UX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N16 8UX 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	158
Self-Employed	42
Part-Time Employee	40
Retired	39
Student (economically inactive)	25
Other	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	23
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Looking after home or family	8

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	35
Other	26
Information and communication	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	20
Education	19
Administrative and support service activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Construction	9
Manufacturing	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	1,806 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,771 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	3,016 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,191 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	3,593 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Matthias Church of England Primary School Wordsworth Road , N16 8DD	3out of 4	229 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Princess May Primary School Princess May Road , N16 8DF	3out of 4	255 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newington Green Primary School Matthias Road , Newington Green N16 8NP	3out of 4	309 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Jude and St Paul's CofE Primary School 10 Kingsbury Road , Islington N1 4AZ	3out of 4	413 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Colvestone Primary School Colvestone Crescent , Hackney E8 2LG	3out of 4	455 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	580 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	927 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mossbourne Community Academy 100 Downs Park Road , Hackney E5 8JY	4out of 4	1,362 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	1,407 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,512 yd	Free schools	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	1,409 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	1,983 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,256 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,175 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,387 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	2,342 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	5,107 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	5,255 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	5,380 yd	Academy converter	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	243 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	4out of 4	372 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Inspired Directions School 34 , London E8 3AZ	- not rated	798 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	844 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Boxing Academy AP Free School 1 Monteagle Way , Hackney E5 8PH	- not rated	1,322 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
Umut 2000	6 Crossway	144 yd
Garip's German Doner	127 Kingsland High Street	166 yd
TETTO'S DALSTON	123-125 KINGSLAND HIGH STREET	166 yd
Brunswick East	Ground Floor Unit 3, Stamford Works, Gillett Street	167 yd
Deekenek	Studio 3B Stamford X Works, Gillett Street	169 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Earth Venue	11-17 Stoke Newington Road	189 yd
Earth Theatre	17b, 17 Stoke Newington Road	197 yd
Dalston Superstore	117 Kingsland High Street	204 yd
Alibi	91-93 Kingsland High Street	217 yd
Army & Navy Public House	Army & Navy Public House, 1-3 Matthias Road	217 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mickys Chippy	2 Pellerin Road	157 yd
Voodoo Ray's	Basement And Ground Floor, 95 Kingsland High Street	204 yd
Jamaican Jerk Chicken	Unit G8, Gillett Square	234 yd
Dig In	Unit 6 Gillet Square	236 yd
Pizza Hot Fried Chicken	Ground Floor, 24 Stoke Newington Road	246 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	130 Kingsland High Street	254 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	347 yd
Sainsbury's	Dalston Cross Shopping Centre, 64 Kingsland High Street	416 yd
Dalston Co-Op Food	Ocean House, Dalston Square	605 yd
Tesco	523 Kingsland Road	606 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Legends Gym (Dalston) 6A 6A RIDLEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	395 yd
Petchey Academy SHACKLEWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	642 yd
Kings Gym Kingsland Road	health and fitness suite	688 yd
St Matthias Club CECILIA ROAD		757 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	82.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N16 8UX