Wakefield Street, London, N18 2AQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N18 2AQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.1%	50.6%	-1.5%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	47.9%	49.4%	1.5%	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 N18 2AQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.5% 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	42.7%	46.5%	3.8%	37.9%	8.6%
Married: Opposite sex	41.2%	35.6%	-5.6%	44.2%	-8.6%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	6.1%	3.1%	-3.0%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	6.1%	10.1%	4.0%	9.1%	1.0%
Widowed	3.3%	4.5%	1.2%	6.1%	-1.6%

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	45.6%	53.1%	7.5%	48.4%	4.7%
Good health	36.7%	31.6%	-5.1%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	12.1%	9.3%	-2.8%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	4.4%	5%	0.6%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.8%	27.7%	2.9%	18.2%	9.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13%	11.2%	-1.8%	9.6%	1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	10.3%	-3.0%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	5.3%	2.9%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	11.2%	0.6%	16.9%	-5.7%
Degree or Similar	19.7%	30.7%	11.0%	33.8%	-3.1%
Other	16.1%	3.6%	-12.5%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 27.8% 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	2.5%	4.7%	2.2%	1.1%	3.6%
Chinese	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	9.8%	4.5%	-5.3%	3.1%	1.4%
Pakistani	0%	1.8%	1.8%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	8.5%	6.1%	-2.4%	1.6%	4.5%
Black African	20.8%	18%	-2.8%	2.5%	15.5%
Black Caribbean	12.5%	9.6%	-2.9%	1.0%	8.6%
Other Black	4.8%	2.4%	-2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	2.9%	1%	-1.9%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.4%	2%	-2.4%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	3.1%	1.4%	-1.7%	0.8%	0.6%
White	22.9%	27.8%	4.9%	81.4%	-53.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	4.4%	18%	13.6%	1.6%	16.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 38.9% 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	47.9%	38.9%	-9.0%	83.2%	-44.3%
European Union	9.8%	22.1%	12.3%	6.1%	16.0%
Rest of Europe	4%	8.6%	4.6%	0.8%	7.8%
Africa	18.3%	14.3%	-4.0%	2.7%	11.6%
Middle East and Asia	12.3%	8.8%	-3.5%	5.6%	3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.9%	7%	0.1%	1.3%	5.7%
Oceania	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 38.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 35.3% 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	46.9%	39.4%	-7.5%	83.2%	-43.8%
10+ Years	5.4%	35.3%	29.9%	9.8%	25.5%
5-10 Years	5.6%	10.6%	5.0%	2.9%	7.7%
2-5 Years	16.3%	8.9%	-7.4%	2.2%	6.7%
Less than 2 years	25.8%	5.8%	-20.0%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.9%	76.7%	-17.8%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	7.4%	0.9%	6.5%
Other EU countries	10.3%	1.5%	8.8%
Turkey	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South and Eastern Africa	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	6.4%	13.5%	-7.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.4%	37.2%	-24.8%
Christian	45.9%	46.2%	-0.3%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	3.9%	1.7%	2.2%
Muslim	27.5%	6.5%	21.0%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Wakefield Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wakefield Street was 105.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 49.6% lower than the Edmonton Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wakefield Street has the 27th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Edmonton Green and the 287th highest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 49.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -51.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 59% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,500

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in N18 2AQ, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 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 Wakefield Street are based on 294 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 Wakefield Street, London, N18 2AQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for N18 2AQ

Average Price
£375,975

Semi-Detached
£378,954

Terraced
£378,971

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£331,058

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wakefield Street

Average Price
£471,752

Semi-Detached
£433,208

Terraced
£446,661

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£380,786

Other
£1,766,605

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wakefield Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
70 Wakefield Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£375,000	2025-04-10	£375,000
66 Wakefield Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£375,000	2018-12-04	£436,770
64 Wakefield Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£370,000	2018-11-09	£434,499
70 Wakefield Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£355,000	2017-11-23	£417,376
76 Wakefield Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£327,000	2017-09-08	£332,072

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N18 2AQ

Employment

N18 2AQ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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 2AQ 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	102
Part-Time Employee	47
Self-Employed	45
Looking after home or family	30
Student (economically inactive)	29
Other	23
Retired	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Unemployed	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	33
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Accommodation and food service activities	22
Construction	14
Education	12
Transport and storage	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Real estate activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
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	1,748 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	2,014 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	4,369 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	4,898 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	5,081 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Raynham Primary School Raynham Avenue , N18 2JQ	3out of 4	232 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John and St James CofE Primary School Grove Street , Edmonton N18 2TL	2out of 4	322 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brook House Primary School 881 High Road , N17 8EY	3out of 4	625 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Brettenham Primary School Brettenham Road , N18 2ET	3out of 4	731 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fleecefield Primary School Brettenham Road , N18 2ES	2out of 4	757 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Duke's Aldridge Trulock Road , Tottenham N17 0PG	3out of 4	940 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Aylward Academy Windmill Road , Enfield N18 1NB	3out of 4	1,450 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Latymer School Haselbury Road , N9 9TN	4out of 4	1,792 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School Waltham Forest Silver Birch House , E17 5SD	4out of 4	2,786 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Wren Academy Enfield 34 Turin Road , N9 8DQ	- not rated	2,814 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	998 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Haringey Sixth Form College White Hart Lane , Tottenham N17 8HR	- not rated	1,046 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	3,269 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,527 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	4,336 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	2,606 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Little Bury Street , Edmonton N9 9JZ	3out of 4	2,674 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Hadley 143 South Street , EN3 4PX	3out of 4	4,140 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
One Degree Academy Chace Village Road , EN2 8FU	4out of 4	4,156 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Vale School Trulock Road , N17 0PG	3out of 4	940 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alternative Centre of Education 45/51 Market Square , Edmonton Green N9 0TZ	- not rated	1,474 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Lea School Haselbury Road , Edmonton N9 9TU	4out of 4	1,702 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Assunnah Primary School 565 A , HIGH ROAD N17 6SB	- not rated	2,081 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Academy 85 Bounces Road , Edmonton N9 8LD	- not rated	2,145 yd	Other independent school	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
McDonalds	112-118 Fore Street, LONDON	164 yd
Costa Coffee, Unit 1 Silverpoint	84-86 Fore Street, LONDON	197 yd
Coal City Restaurant	85 Fore Street, LONDON	237 yd
Chiya	161 Fore Street, Edmonton	258 yd
Admiral Casino	173 Fore Street, LONDON	283 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The White Horse	Public House, 105 Fore Street	217 yd
Cousins Professional Snooker Club LTD	169-171 Fore Street, LONDON	275 yd
LT's	Public House, 58 Fore Street	287 yd
The Gilpins Bell	50-56 Fore Street, LONDON	387 yd
Social Club	254 Fore Street, LONDON	528 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sultan Kebab	138 Fore Street, LONDON	164 yd
Maxmo	134 Fore Street, LONDON	164 yd
KFC Express	158 Fore Street, LONDON	196 yd
Pinar Grill	192 Fore Street, LONDON	245 yd
Fat Munch	1B Booker Road, LONDON	245 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	Tesco, 137-139 Fore Street	232 yd
Yayla Food Centre	180 Fore Street, LONDON	245 yd
Casa Mea	177 Fore Street, LONDON	275 yd
Lidl	6-16 Sterling Way, LONDON	329 yd
Sultan Cash & Carry	79 Pretoria Road North, LONDON	612 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Angel Community Centre COMMUNITY CENTRE COMMUNITY CENTRE RAYNHAM ROAD		230 yd
Boundary Community Hall SNELLS PARK		458 yd
Craig Park CRAIG PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	602 yd
The Hanlon Centre (Closed) Dysons Road	health and fitness suite	617 yd
Old Stable Gym (Closed) High Road	health and fitness suite	772 yd
Duke'S Aldridge Academy Trulock Road	artificial grass pitch, swimming pool	919 yd
Pymmes Park SWEET BRIAR WALK	grass pitches	966 yd
Powerleague (Tottenham) WILLOUGHBY LANE	artificial grass pitch	970 yd
Frederick Knight Sports Ground WILLOUGHBY LANE	grass pitches	972 yd
The Gym (London Tottenham White Hart Lane) LILYWHITE HOUSE LILYWHITE HOUSE HIGH ROAD	health and fitness suite	975 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	122.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.7 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 N18 2AQ