Empire Avenue, London, N18 1AB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N18 1AB has a slightly higher male population, with 51.7% 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	48.1%	48.3%	0.2%	51.0%	-2.7%
Male	51.9%	51.7%	-0.2%	49.0%	2.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	33.7%	35.8%	2.1%	37.9%	-2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	48.9%	50.2%	1.3%	44.2%	6.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	5.7%	2.2%	-3.5%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	6.7%	7.3%	0.6%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	5%	3.8%	-1.2%	6.1%	-2.3%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.5%	52.5%	10.0%	48.4%	4.1%
Good health	35.4%	32.7%	-2.7%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	15.7%	11.1%	-4.6%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	5.2%	2.7%	-2.5%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.2%

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.

In the area around N18 1AB this area, 31% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.4%	31%	1.6%	18.2%	12.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.9%	11.9%	2.0%	9.6%	2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	9%	-3.4%	13.4%	-4.4%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	5.2%	3.8%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	10.6%	3.2%	16.9%	-6.3%
Degree or Similar	22%	28.1%	6.1%	33.8%	-5.7%
Other	17.4%	4.2%	-13.2%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 43.4% 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	1.4%	2%	0.6%	1.1%	0.9%
Chinese	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	4.4%	4.9%	0.5%	3.1%	1.8%
Pakistani	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	5.8%	4.4%	-1.4%	1.6%	2.8%
Black African	6.9%	15.6%	8.7%	2.5%	13.1%
Black Caribbean	6.4%	3.9%	-2.5%	1.0%	2.9%
Other Black	6.9%	1.7%	-5.2%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%
White	54.1%	43.4%	-10.7%	81.4%	-38.0%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	3%	0.7%	-2.3%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	5.8%	18.3%	12.5%	1.6%	16.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44.6% 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	49.7%	44.6%	-5.1%	83.2%	-38.6%
European Union	19.6%	25.8%	6.2%	6.1%	19.7%
Rest of Europe	11%	7.2%	-3.8%	0.8%	6.4%
Africa	9.7%	12.8%	3.1%	2.7%	10.1%
Middle East and Asia	7.5%	7%	-0.5%	5.6%	1.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	2.7%	0.2%	1.3%	1.4%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 30.8% 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	48.6%	44.6%	-4.0%	83.2%	-38.6%
10+ Years	3.9%	30.8%	26.9%	9.8%	21.0%
5-10 Years	5.2%	9.2%	4.0%	2.9%	6.3%
2-5 Years	7.5%	11.8%	4.3%	2.2%	9.6%
Less than 2 years	34.8%	3.6%	-31.2%	1.9%	1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.6%	76.7%	-15.1%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	4.1%	1.3%	2.8%
Romania	6.8%	0.9%	5.9%
Other EU countries	8.7%	1.5%	7.2%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	7.5%	37.2%	-29.7%
Christian	54.3%	46.2%	8.1%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	4.3%	1.7%	2.6%
Muslim	25.4%	6.5%	18.9%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Empire Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Empire Avenue was 48.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.4% lower than the Bowes average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Empire Avenue has the 12th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bowes and the 257th lowest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 300.0%.

🔎 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. 52% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,500

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in N18 1AB, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 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 Empire Avenue are based on 174 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Enfield.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Empire Avenue, London, N18 1AB

Estimated Average Property Prices for N18 1AB

Average Price
£498,989

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£498,989

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Empire Avenue

Average Price
£537,471

Semi-Detached
£593,039

Terraced
£531,389

Detached
£690,683

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Empire AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 Empire Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£455,000	2025-02-11	£454,544
9 Empire Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£555,000	2021-09-30	£599,496
17 Empire Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£355,000	2015-09-18	£468,788
9 Empire Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£365,000	2015-08-03	£489,778
7 Empire Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2008-09-29	£437,804

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N18 1AB

Employment

N18 1AB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% 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 N18 1AB 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	84
Self-Employed	53
Retired	42
Part-Time Employee	31
Looking after home or family	29
Student (economically inactive)	23
Other	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Construction	19
Human health and social work activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	14
Transport and storage	11
Other	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Education	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Manufacturing	4
Information and communication	3
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
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	445 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	2,113 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	3,350 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hampden Way Nursery School Hampden Way , Southgate N14 5DJ	4out of 4	4,842 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	5,360 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wilbury Primary School Wilbury Way , Edmonton N18 1DE	3out of 4	543 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakthorpe Primary School Tile Kiln Lane , N13 6BY	3out of 4	617 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School Weir Hall Road , Tottenham N17 8LB	3out of 4	640 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael at Bowes CofE Junior School Tottenhall Road , N13 6JB	3out of 4	1,274 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Tottenhall Infant School Tottenhall Road , Palmers Green N13 6HX	2out of 4	1,325 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Aylward Academy Windmill Road , Enfield N18 1NB	3out of 4	1,116 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodside High School White Hart Lane , Wood Green N22 5QJ	4out of 4	1,198 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic School Glendale Avenue , Wood Green N22 5HN	4out of 4	1,653 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls Oakthorpe Road , Palmers Green N13 5TY	4out of 4	1,681 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Duke's Aldridge Trulock Road , Tottenham N17 0PG	3out of 4	1,981 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haringey Sixth Form College White Hart Lane , Tottenham N17 8HR	- not rated	1,164 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	1,767 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	3,463 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	4,577 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edmonton County School Little Bury Street , Edmonton N9 9JZ	3out of 4	2,931 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,079 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
One Degree Academy Chace Village Road , EN2 8FU	4out of 4	5,236 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Riverside School White Hart Lane , Wood Green N22 5QJ	3out of 4	805 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Footsteps Trust New River Sports Centre , White Hart Lane N22 5QW	- not rated	1,056 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brook Special Primary School Adams Road , Tottenham N17 6HW	4out of 4	1,714 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Lea School Haselbury Road , Edmonton N9 9TU	4out of 4	1,873 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Vale School Trulock Road , N17 0PG	3out of 4	1,981 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
Aspens Services Ltd	Wilbury Primary School, Wilbury Way	480 yd
Cafe @ Selby Centre	Selby Centre, Selby Road	624 yd
Taylorshaw @ Oakthorpe Primary School	Oakthorpe Primary School, Tile Kiln Lane	725 yd
Queens Cafe	102 Meridian Walk, Tottenham	878 yd
Alxas Kom Community Centre	16 Bull Lane, LONDON	902 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Haringey Borough Football Club	Football Club, Coles Park		479 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kim Wah	8 Empire Parade, Great Cambridge Road	62 yd
O LA LAH PIZZA	11 Empire Parade, Great Cambridge Road	62 yd
White Hart Fish and Chips	23 Great Cambridge Road	475 yd
Chasing Dragon	40 Great Cambridge Road	531 yd
Tottenham Best Kebab	56 Great Cambridge Road, Tottenham	556 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Asda Service Station	335-337 White Hart Lane, Tottenham		448 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Wilbury Primary School WILBURY WAY	grass pitches	480 yd
The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School WEIR HALL ROAD	grass pitches	506 yd
Haringey Borough Football Club COLES PARK COLES PARK WHITE HART LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	578 yd
Selby Centre SELBY CENTRE SELBY CENTRE SELBY ROAD		623 yd
Tottenhall Recreation Ground PASTEUR GARDENS	grass pitches	659 yd
Oakthorpe Playing Fields LISTER GARDENS	grass pitches	726 yd
Boundary Playing Fields PASTEUR GARDENS	grass pitches	745 yd
Bull Lane Playing Field BULL LANE	grass pitches	765 yd
Millfield House Arts Centre MILLFIELD HOUSE MILLFIELD HOUSE SILVER STREET		975 yd
Middlesex University (Tottenham Campus) (Closed) White Hart Lane	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,029 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	92.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	85.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	85.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	85.7%

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	106.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N18 1AB