Scales Road, London, N17 9HD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N17 9HD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.2%	51.4%	6.2%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	54.8%	48.6%	-6.2%	49.0%	-0.4%

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 9HD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46% 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	66%	46%	-20.0%	37.9%	8.1%
Married: Opposite sex	21.3%	33.6%	12.3%	44.2%	-10.6%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.3%	2.3%	-2.0%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	5.3%	14.9%	9.6%	9.1%	5.8%
Widowed	2.5%	3.3%	0.8%	6.1%	-2.8%

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	48.7%	52.2%	3.5%	48.4%	3.8%
Good health	35.9%	30.9%	-5.0%	33.6%	-2.7%
Fair health	10.6%	9.5%	-1.1%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	3.7%	6.5%	2.8%	4.0%	2.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	19.5%	26.5%	7.0%	18.2%	8.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.6%	10.9%	2.3%	9.6%	1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.9%	12.1%	2.2%	13.4%	-1.3%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	5.1%	4.6%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	19.8%	12.6%	-7.2%	16.9%	-4.3%
Degree or Similar	22.3%	30.8%	8.5%	33.8%	-3.0%
Other	19.3%	2%	-17.3%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.3% 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	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	1.1%	0.8%
Chinese	5%	3.2%	-1.8%	0.7%	2.5%
Indian	8.7%	0%	-8.7%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	1.3%	0.2%	-1.1%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	3.7%	3.4%	-0.3%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	13.6%	22.2%	8.6%	2.5%	19.7%
Black Caribbean	7.8%	9.1%	1.3%	1.0%	8.1%
Other Black	5.8%	3.4%	-2.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	1.5%	1.3%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	1.7%	3.6%	1.9%	0.8%	2.8%
White	41.3%	38.3%	-3.0%	81.4%	-43.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	2.6%	1.3%	-1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	4.5%	9.1%	4.6%	1.6%	7.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 39.9% 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	38.3%	39.9%	1.6%	83.2%	-43.3%
European Union	31%	19.6%	-11.4%	6.1%	13.5%
Rest of Europe	4.8%	8%	3.2%	0.8%	7.2%
Africa	10.2%	18.1%	7.9%	2.7%	15.4%
Middle East and Asia	9.1%	7%	-2.1%	5.6%	1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.7%	7.2%	0.5%	1.3%	5.9%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 39.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 35.8% 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	37.9%	39.8%	1.9%	83.2%	-43.4%
10+ Years	27.1%	35.8%	8.7%	9.8%	26.0%
5-10 Years	6.5%	16%	9.5%	2.9%	13.1%
2-5 Years	10%	4.8%	-5.2%	2.2%	2.6%
Less than 2 years	18.6%	3.6%	-15.0%	1.9%	1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.6%	76.7%	-15.1%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	4.6%	0.9%	3.7%
Other EU countries	5.5%	1.5%	4.0%
Turkey	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	3.6%	0.3%	3.3%
Eastern Asia	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
No passport held	5.3%	13.5%	-8.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.8%	37.2%	-20.4%
Christian	50.7%	46.2%	4.5%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Muslim	18.7%	6.5%	12.2%
Other religion	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
Not answered	8.2%	6.0%	2.2%

Safety

Is Scales Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Scales Road was 156.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.2% lower than the Northumberland Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Scales Road has the 26th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Northumberland Park and the 214th highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 71.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 7.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,100

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in N17 9HD, 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 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 Scales Road are based on 84 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 Scales Road, London, N17 9HD

Estimated Average Property Prices for N17 9HD

Average Price
£488,568

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£488,568

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Scales Road

Average Price
£479,042

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£511,694

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£295,303

Other
£365,661

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Scales Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
59 Scales Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£430,000	2025-04-24	£439,422
41 Scales Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£425,000	2019-03-22	£508,810
65 Scales Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£480,000	2019-01-25	£566,720
33 Scales Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£365,000	2015-01-16	£517,251
63 Scales Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£233,000	2011-06-24	£477,162

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N17 9HD

Employment

N17 9HD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in N17 9HD 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	103
Self-Employed	66
Retired	50
Part-Time Employee	48
Student (economically inactive)	30
Other	30
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Unemployed	21
Looking after home or family	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	40
Other	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Administrative and support service activities	17
Construction	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Transport and storage	4
Education	4
Manufacturing	1
Information and communication	1
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	816 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	2,396 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	2,443 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	3,183 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	4,060 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Somerset Road , N17 9EJ	3out of 4	292 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Welbourne Primary School Stainby Road , Tottenham N15 4EA	3out of 4	437 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bruce Grove Primary School Sperling Road , Tottenham N17 6UH	3out of 4	469 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Mulberry Primary School Parkhurst Road , Tottenham N17 9RB	3out of 4	561 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Earlsmead Primary School Broad Lane , Tottenham N15 4PW	3out of 4	958 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gladesmore Community School Crowland Road , Tottenham N15 6EB	4out of 4	1,407 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Duke's Aldridge Trulock Road , Tottenham N17 0PG	3out of 4	1,631 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School Waltham Forest Silver Birch House , E17 5SD	4out of 4	1,842 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Park View School 252 West Green Road , Tottenham N15 3QR	3out of 4	1,881 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	2,148 yd	Community school	No	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	761 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	1,567 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Haringey Sixth Form College White Hart Lane , Tottenham N17 8HR	- not rated	1,884 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,178 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	4,000 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	489 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,918 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Little Bury Street , Edmonton N9 9JZ	3out of 4	5,080 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hyland House School Holcombe Road , Tottenham N17 9AB	- not rated	127 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Assunnah Primary School 565 A , HIGH ROAD N17 6SB	- not rated	532 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ambitious College Pears Campus At the College of North East London , Tottenham Green Centre N15 4RX	- not rated	789 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brook Special Primary School Adams Road , Tottenham N17 6HW	4out of 4	1,432 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Vale School Trulock Road , N17 0PG	3out of 4	1,631 yd	Community special 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
Deluxe Manna	135-137 High Cross Road, Tottenham	241 yd
Golden Buffet Chinese Restaurant	129-133 High Cross Road, Tottenham	250 yd
Pluma	Ashley House, Ashley Road	265 yd
Gingerline	Unit C, Ashley Works	341 yd
Enjoy Cafe	Ground Floor Shop, 408 High Road	348 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Volunteer	131 Chesnut Road, Tottenham	100 yd
Mother Kellys Blendary and Taproom	Unit 1, Rosa Luxemburg Apartments, 16 Ashley Road	262 yd
The High Cross	350 High Road, Tottenham	410 yd
The Beehive P.H	The Beehive, Stoneleigh Road	433 yd
The Elbow Room	503-505 High Road, Tottenham	436 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chicken Bite	414 High Road, Tottenham	349 yd
Pizza Go Go	428 High Road	349 yd
Selekt Chicken	482 High Road	420 yd
KFC	479-481 High Road, Tottenham	436 yd
Mimi Restaurant & Takeaway	Restaurant, 493 High Road	436 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
NTS Market	451-453 High Road	399 yd
Iceland Foods Limited	Unit 8, Tottenham Hale Retail Park	477 yd
Asda Living Store	Unit 4, Tottenham Hale Retail Park	477 yd
Iceland Foods Plc	524-528 High Road, Tottenham	487 yd
Lidl	Unit 4b, Tottenham Hale Retail Park	610 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Welbourne Centre (Closed) Chesnut Road		115 yd
Down Lane Recreation Ground PARK VIEW ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	249 yd
The John Loughborough School (Closed) Holcombe Road		294 yd
Harris Academy Tottenham ASHLEY ROAD		444 yd
The Gym (London Tottenham Hale) EMILY BOWES COURT EMILY BOWES COURT LEBUS STREET	health and fitness suite	522 yd
High Cross Church COLSTERWORTH ROAD		558 yd
The Gym (London Tottenham) 570-592 570-592 HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	620 yd
Tottenham Green Pools And Fitness TOTTENHAM GREEN CENTRE TOTTENHAM GREEN CENTRE PHILIP LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	766 yd
Conel (Tottenham Centre) TOTTENHAM CENTRE TOTTENHAM CENTRE HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	817 yd
Bodyworks Gym (Men Only) FOUNTAYNE ROAD	health and fitness suite	842 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	74.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	182.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N17 9HD