Handsworth Road, London, N17 6DB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N17 6DB has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% 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	52.5%	49.7%	-2.8%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	47.5%	50.3%	2.8%	49.0%	1.3%

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 N17 6DB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.9% 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	44.3%	48.9%	4.6%	37.9%	11.0%
Married: Opposite sex	36.1%	37.4%	1.3%	44.2%	-6.8%
Married: Same sex	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	6.8%	2.3%	-4.5%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	6.1%	6.2%	0.1%	9.1%	-2.9%
Widowed	4.7%	4.9%	0.2%	6.1%	-1.2%

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	47.2%	53.5%	6.3%	48.4%	5.1%
Good health	35.4%	30.7%	-4.7%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	12.6%	13.2%	0.6%	12.7%	0.5%
Bad health	3.7%	2.1%	-1.6%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	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.

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 44.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.2%	19.5%	3.3%	18.2%	1.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.5%	9.4%	-3.1%	9.6%	-0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.8%	8.1%	-1.7%	13.4%	-5.3%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	3.9%	3.2%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	10.1%	0.0%	16.9%	-6.8%
Degree or Similar	39.5%	44.6%	5.1%	33.8%	10.8%
Other	11.1%	4.2%	-6.9%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 49.2% 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	3.7%	2.6%	-1.1%	1.1%	1.5%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	1.6%	2.8%	1.2%	3.1%	-0.3%
Pakistani	3.1%	3.4%	0.3%	2.7%	0.7%
Other Asian	6.8%	2.1%	-4.7%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	6%	8.8%	2.8%	2.5%	6.3%
Black Caribbean	14.2%	6.2%	-8.0%	1.0%	5.2%
Other Black	1.6%	3.9%	2.3%	0.5%	3.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	0.8%	1.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.7%	5.2%	1.5%	0.9%	4.3%
Mixed Other	3.1%	1.6%	-1.5%	0.8%	0.8%
White	48.6%	49.2%	0.6%	81.4%	-32.2%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	6.8%	8.3%	1.5%	1.6%	6.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.6% 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%	54.6%	2.4%	83.2%	-28.6%
European Union	15.5%	17%	1.5%	6.1%	10.9%
Rest of Europe	3.1%	2.6%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	6.8%	8.4%	1.6%	2.7%	5.7%
Middle East and Asia	8.9%	5.2%	-3.7%	5.6%	-0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	13.1%	12%	-1.1%	1.3%	10.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50.9%	54.1%	3.2%	83.2%	-29.1%
10+ Years	1.6%	25.4%	23.8%	9.8%	15.6%
5-10 Years	7.1%	8.8%	1.7%	2.9%	5.9%
2-5 Years	13.9%	7.8%	-6.1%	2.2%	5.6%
Less than 2 years	26.5%	3.9%	-22.6%	1.9%	2.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.4%	76.7%	-11.3%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Spain	3.9%	0.4%	3.5%
Poland	5.9%	1.3%	4.6%
Romania	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other EU countries	5.7%	1.5%	4.2%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	3.6%	0.2%	3.4%
No passport held	3.4%	13.5%	-10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.6%	37.2%	-3.6%
Christian	43.7%	46.2%	-2.5%
Hindu	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%
Muslim	11.6%	6.5%	5.1%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Handsworth Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Handsworth Road was 200.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 73.6% higher than the Tottenham Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Handsworth Road has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Tottenham Central and the 151st highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 96.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -14.2%.

🔎 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. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,500

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in N17 6DB, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Handsworth Road are based on 117 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Haringey.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Handsworth Road, London, N17 6DB

Estimated Average Property Prices for N17 6DB

Average Price
£566,584

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£649,884

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£408,796

Other
£5,103

Estimated Average Property Prices for Handsworth Road

Average Price
£471,116

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£596,405

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£373,110

Other
£5,149

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Handsworth Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
43 Handsworth Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£610,000	2025-07-04	£625,860
11 Handsworth Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£710,000	2025-03-20	£713,477
47D Handsworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£540,000	2025-03-04	£539,463
3 Handsworth Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£642,000	2024-08-13	£682,582
71 Handsworth Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£800,000	2024-06-20	£886,393

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N17 6DB

Employment

N17 6DB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	98
Self-Employed	46
Part-Time Employee	41
Retired	34
Student (economically inactive)	20
Other	19
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Education	28
Human health and social work activities	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Other	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Construction	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Information and communication	12
Transport and storage	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Manufacturing	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3SD	4out of 4	1,256 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	1,651 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	1,926 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	3,602 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,809 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane Philip Lane , Tottenham N15 4AB	4out of 4	397 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Willow Primary School Adams Road , N17 6HW	4out of 4	737 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Junior School Rusper Road , N22 6RA	4out of 4	749 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Infant School Rusper Road , N22 6RA	3out of 4	749 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West Green Primary School Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3RT	3out of 4	946 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Park View School 252 West Green Road , Tottenham N15 3QR	3out of 4	580 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gladesmore Community School Crowland Road , Tottenham N15 6EB	4out of 4	1,873 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodside High School White Hart Lane , Wood Green N22 5QJ	4out of 4	2,022 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady's Catholic High School 6-16 Amhurst Park , Stamford Hill N16 5AF	3out of 4	2,070 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Skinners' Academy Woodberry Grove , N4 1SY	3out of 4	2,149 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	1,697 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haringey Sixth Form College White Hart Lane , Tottenham N17 8HR	- not rated	2,134 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	2,211 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,508 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	4,312 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	1,850 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Little Bury Street , Edmonton N9 9JZ	3out of 4	5,198 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Brook Special Primary School Adams Road , Tottenham N17 6HW	4out of 4	662 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Downhills Park Road , Tottenham N17 6AR	- not rated	825 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Ambitious College Pears Campus At the College of North East London , Tottenham Green Centre N15 4RX	- not rated	1,049 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation First Floor , 277 St Anne's Road, Suffolk Road Entrance N15 5RG	- not rated	1,152 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hyland House School Holcombe Road , Tottenham N17 9AB	- not rated	1,330 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Unique Caribbean Cuisine	266 Philip Lane	163 yd
Best Kebab in Town	268 Philip Lane	170 yd
Mama Restaurant	195 Philip Lane, Tottenham	184 yd
Essential Vegan Kitchen @	276 Philip Lane	187 yd
Ten to One	276 Philip Lane	187 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
K K Mccools	265 West Green Road, Tottenham	611 yd
The Fountain	Public House, 125-127 West Green Road	682 yd
True Craft	The West Green Tavern, 68 West Green Road	876 yd
The High Cross	350 High Road, Tottenham	1,009 yd
The Elbow Room	503-505 High Road, Tottenham	1,064 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tops Pizza	274 Philip Lane, Tottenham	170 yd
Ayanas & Trisa Fish & Chips	270 Philip Lane	173 yd
Hochima Pho	Restaurant, 194 Philip Lane	209 yd
Philip House	196 Philip Lane, Tottenham	209 yd
Sirac Kebab House	Ground Floor Shop, 186 Philip Lane	281 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Loco	134 West Green Road, Tottenham	571 yd
Elif Food Centre	155 Mount Pleasant Road	600 yd
Green Food Centre	278 West Green Road, Tottenham	647 yd
Tesco	Strawbridge Court, 308 West Green Road	751 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarket	333-337 West Green Road, Tottenham	836 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Downhills Recreation Ground DOWNHILLS PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	568 yd
Park View School WEST GREEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch, squash courts	639 yd
Tottenham Green Pools And Fitness TOTTENHAM GREEN CENTRE TOTTENHAM GREEN CENTRE PHILIP LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	717 yd
Broadwater Farm Community Centre ADAMS ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	728 yd
Moselle School (Closed) Adams Road		779 yd
Lordship Recreation Ground LORDSHIP RECREATION GROUND LORDSHIP RECREATION GROUND ADAMS ROAD	cycling, grass pitches	842 yd
Seven Sisters Primary School SOUTH GROVE	artificial grass pitch	873 yd
Conel (Tottenham Centre) TOTTENHAM CENTRE TOTTENHAM CENTRE HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	914 yd
High Cross Church COLSTERWORTH ROAD		1,004 yd
Chestnuts Recreation Ground ST. ANN'S ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,011 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.2%

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	1.8%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	109.7 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	16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N17 6DB