Folkestone Road, London, N18 2ER

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N18 2ER is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.7%	51.5%	-4.2%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	44.3%	48.5%	4.2%	49.0%	-0.5%

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 2ER, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.4% 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	40.2%	47.4%	7.2%	37.9%	9.5%
Married: Opposite sex	39%	34.2%	-4.8%	44.2%	-10.0%
Separated	5.4%	3.4%	-2.0%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	12%	12%	0.0%	9.1%	2.9%
Widowed	3.3%	3%	-0.3%	6.1%	-3.1%

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	45.9%	49.6%	3.7%	48.4%	1.2%
Good health	32.5%	31.2%	-1.3%	33.6%	-2.4%
Fair health	15.1%	11.2%	-3.9%	12.7%	-1.5%
Bad health	4.8%	6.8%	2.0%	4.0%	2.8%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.1%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.1%

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 2ER this area, 28.6% 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	35.3%	28.6%	-6.7%	18.2%	10.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12%	7.5%	-4.5%	9.6%	-2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17%	11.3%	-5.7%	13.4%	-2.1%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	4.1%	2.4%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	13.5%	4.8%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	12%	28.2%	16.2%	33.8%	-5.6%
Other	13.3%	6.8%	-6.5%	2.8%	4.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 23.8% 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	2.2%	3%	0.8%	1.1%	1.9%
Indian	1.7%	2.2%	0.5%	3.1%	-0.9%
Pakistani	1.7%	3.9%	2.2%	2.7%	1.2%
Other Asian	3.6%	7.5%	3.9%	1.6%	5.9%
Black African	28.6%	29.8%	1.2%	2.5%	27.3%
Black Caribbean	9.2%	5%	-4.2%	1.0%	4.0%
Other Black	10.1%	7.2%	-2.9%	0.5%	6.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	2.5%	2.5%	0.0%	0.8%	1.7%
White	33.6%	23.8%	-9.8%	81.4%	-57.6%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	4.5%	10.8%	6.3%	1.6%	9.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.1% 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	50.1%	52.1%	2.0%	83.2%	-31.1%
European Union	3.9%	8.5%	4.6%	6.1%	2.4%
Rest of Europe	14%	8.8%	-5.2%	0.8%	8.0%
Africa	20.4%	20.9%	0.5%	2.7%	18.2%
Middle East and Asia	4.2%	6.3%	2.1%	5.6%	0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.3%	2.2%	-5.1%	1.3%	0.9%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	49.3%	52.1%	2.8%	83.2%	-31.1%
10+ Years	3.9%	37.5%	33.6%	9.8%	27.7%
5-10 Years	2.5%	5.5%	3.0%	2.9%	2.6%
2-5 Years	10.9%	4.1%	-6.8%	2.2%	1.9%
Less than 2 years	33.3%	0.8%	-32.5%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76%	76.7%	-0.7%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Other EU countries	5.5%	1.5%	4.0%
Turkey	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5.5%	13.5%	-8.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.8%	37.2%	-31.4%
Christian	38.6%	46.2%	-7.6%
Hindu	3.6%	1.7%	1.9%
Muslim	35.8%	6.5%	29.3%
Other religion	6.1%	0.6%	5.5%
Not answered	10.2%	6.0%	4.2%

Safety

Is Folkestone Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Folkestone Road was 86.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 58.7% lower than the Edmonton Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Folkestone Road has the 19th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Edmonton Green and the 370th highest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,200

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in N18 2ER, 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 Folkestone Road are based on 171 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 Folkestone Road, London, N18 2ER

Estimated Average Property Prices for N18 2ER

Average Price
£271,798

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£407,644

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£235,572

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Folkestone Road

Average Price
£547,904

Semi-Detached
£816,703

Terraced
£626,980

Detached
£503,722

Flats/Maisonettes
£308,393

Other
£14,825,198

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Folkestone Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
68 Folkestone Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2021-09-16	£254,141
71 Folkestone Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£260,000	2019-02-27	£273,362
66 Folkestone Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£235,000	2015-07-23	£291,745
33 Folkestone Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£180,500	2015-07-07	£224,085
63 Folkestone Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£195,000	2015-05-15	£249,012

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N18 2ER

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N18 2ER 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	55
Part-Time Employee	54
Student (economically inactive)	35
Retired	26
Self-Employed	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Unemployed	19
Looking after home or family	19
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Transport and storage	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Other	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Education	4
Manufacturing	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Real estate activities	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	2,330 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	2,406 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	4,923 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Fleecefield Primary School Brettenham Road , N18 2ES	2out of 4	251 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brettenham Primary School Brettenham Road , N18 2ET	3out of 4	403 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Raynham Primary School Raynham Avenue , N18 2JQ	3out of 4	686 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John and St James CofE Primary School Grove Street , Edmonton N18 2TL	2out of 4	941 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Latymer All Saints CofE Primary School 41 Hydethorpe Avenue , Edmonton N9 9RS	3out of 4	976 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Latymer School Haselbury Road , N9 9TN	4out of 4	1,195 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Aylward Academy Windmill Road , Enfield N18 1NB	3out of 4	1,271 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Duke's Aldridge Trulock Road , Tottenham N17 0PG	3out of 4	1,608 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Wren Academy Enfield 34 Turin Road , N9 8DQ	- not rated	2,282 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
AIM Academy North London 34 Turin Road , N9 8DQ	1out of 4	2,282 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,572 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	1,654 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	3,936 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	4,119 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	4,726 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	2,057 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,273 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
One Degree Academy Chace Village Road , EN2 8FU	4out of 4	3,526 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Hadley 143 South Street , EN3 4PX	3out of 4	3,592 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alternative Centre of Education 45/51 Market Square , Edmonton Green N9 0TZ	- not rated	878 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Lea School Haselbury Road , Edmonton N9 9TU	4out of 4	1,214 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Academy 85 Bounces Road , Edmonton N9 8LD	- not rated	1,603 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Vale School Trulock Road , N17 0PG	3out of 4	1,608 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Assunnah Primary School 565 A , HIGH ROAD N17 6SB	- not rated	2,733 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
Cobblers Cafe Ltd	241 Fore Street, LONDON	118 yd
SS & Vee Catering	Unit 1, 1A Park Avenue	121 yd
Masha Allah Mall - Cafe	256 Fore Street, LONDON	151 yd
Aspens Services Ltd	Brettenham Primary School, Brettenham Road	161 yd
Hilal Restaurant	229-231 Fore Street, Edmonton	205 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Social Club	254 Fore Street, LONDON	151 yd
Crown And Anchor	Public House, 222 Fore Street	151 yd
Cousins Professional Snooker Club LTD	169-171 Fore Street, LONDON	477 yd
The Hyde Arms	Public House, 137 Victoria Road	634 yd
The White Horse	Public House, 105 Fore Street	647 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chicken Zone	249 Fore Street, LONDON	93 yd
Onur Kebab House	252 Fore Street, LONDON	151 yd
Chicken Cottage	209 Fore Street, LONDON	205 yd
Hin Loon	331 Fore Street, LONDON	218 yd
Gastroly Ltd	327 Fore Street, LONDON	329 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	6-16 Sterling Way, LONDON	437 yd
Yayla Food Centre	180 Fore Street, LONDON	471 yd
Casa Mea	177 Fore Street, LONDON	477 yd
Tesco Express	Tesco, 137-139 Fore Street	578 yd
Asda	1 West Mall, LONDON	721 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Angel Community Centre COMMUNITY CENTRE COMMUNITY CENTRE RAYNHAM ROAD		448 yd
Craig Park CRAIG PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	482 yd
Pymmes Park SWEET BRIAR WALK	grass pitches	506 yd
Edmonton Leisure Centre (Closed) Plevna Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	647 yd
Memorial Hall MEMORIAL HALL MEMORIAL HALL MALDON ROAD		734 yd
Hazelwood Sports Ground JEREMYS GREEN	grass pitches, tennis courts	832 yd
Edmonton Leisure Centre THE BROADWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	837 yd
The Hanlon Centre (Closed) Dysons Road	health and fitness suite	923 yd
Boundary Community Hall SNELLS PARK		1,001 yd
The Gym (London Edmonton Green) 34-44 34-44 NORTH MALL	health and fitness suite	1,077 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	98.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.0%

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	94.5 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	14.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N18 2ER