Whewell Road, London, N19 4LS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N19 4LS has a female population much higher than UK average, with 56.4% of the population being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.7%	56.4%	3.7%	51.0%	5.4%
Male	47.3%	43.6%	-3.7%	49.0%	-5.4%

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 N19 4LS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.1% 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	56.6%	54.1%	-2.5%	37.9%	16.2%
Married: Opposite sex	24%	26.4%	2.4%	44.2%	-17.8%
Separated	2.9%	1.3%	-1.6%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	11.2%	12.6%	1.4%	9.1%	3.5%
Widowed	5.4%	5.6%	0.2%	6.1%	-0.5%

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	41.8%	44.7%	2.9%	48.4%	-3.7%
Good health	31.8%	32.2%	0.4%	33.6%	-1.4%
Fair health	17.1%	14.3%	-2.8%	12.7%	1.6%
Bad health	6.2%	5.9%	-0.3%	4.0%	1.9%
Very bad health	3.1%	2.9%	-0.2%	1.2%	1.7%

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 44.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.2%	19%	-6.2%	18.2%	0.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.6%	7.4%	-4.2%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.3%	8.2%	-2.1%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	3.5%	2.3%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	11.3%	1.0%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	30.6%	44.2%	13.6%	33.8%	10.4%
Other	10.7%	6.5%	-4.2%	2.8%	3.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 64.2% 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	2.4%	3%	0.6%	1.1%	1.9%
Chinese	1%	2.6%	1.6%	0.7%	1.9%
Indian	3.8%	0%	-3.8%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	6.2%	8.9%	2.7%	2.5%	6.4%
Black Caribbean	4.8%	8.1%	3.3%	1.0%	7.1%
Other Black	2.4%	0.4%	-2.0%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.8%	1.5%	-3.3%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%
White	67.8%	64.2%	-3.6%	81.4%	-17.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.1%	0.3%
Arab	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	4.1%	4.1%	0.0%	1.6%	2.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.5% 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	73.6%	61.5%	-12.1%	83.2%	-21.7%
European Union	8.9%	17%	8.1%	6.1%	10.9%
Rest of Europe	3.1%	7%	3.9%	0.8%	6.2%
Africa	4.5%	5.2%	0.7%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	4.5%	5.6%	1.1%	5.6%	0.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.5%	3%	-1.5%	1.3%	1.7%
Oceania	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	0.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.7%	60.8%	-3.9%	83.2%	-22.4%
10+ Years	1.4%	27.8%	26.4%	9.8%	18.0%
5-10 Years	1.7%	4.4%	2.7%	2.9%	1.5%
2-5 Years	5.1%	2.6%	-2.5%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	27.1%	4.4%	-22.7%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.1%	76.7%	-7.6%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Italy	3.7%	0.6%	3.1%
Spain	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Romania	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other EU countries	4.8%	1.5%	3.3%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	7.4%	13.5%	-6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.4%	37.2%	-1.8%
Christian	47.2%	46.2%	1.0%
Muslim	10%	6.5%	3.5%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Whewell Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Whewell Road was 210.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.0% lower than the Finsbury Park average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Whewell Road has the 22nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Finsbury Park and the 164th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,000

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N19 4LS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 Whewell Road are based on 21 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Islington.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Whewell Road, London, N19 4LS

Estimated Average Property Prices for N19 4LS

Average Price
£766,520

Semi-Detached
£735,558

Terraced
£821,769

Detached
£871,261

Flats/Maisonettes
£453,387

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whewell Road

Average Price
£767,300

Semi-Detached
£775,259

Terraced
£873,424

Detached
£913,198

Flats/Maisonettes
£439,382

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Whewell Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Whewell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£920,000	2025-08-29	£874,291
19 Whewell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,137,470	2023-11-23	£1,140,723
10 Whewell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£965,000	2023-02-27	£1,029,594
9 Whewell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£852,500	2022-12-09	£895,040
15 Whewell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£750,000	2019-11-15	£890,519

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N19 4LS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	77
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Self-Employed	19
Unemployed	12
Looking after home or family	12
Other	9
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Human health and social work activities	17
Information and communication	17
Construction	14
Education	9
Other	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Transport and storage	3
Manufacturing	1
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	695 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	1,053 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	1,110 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	2,766 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3SD	4out of 4	2,990 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mark's CofE Primary School Sussex Way , Islington N19 4JF	3out of 4	77 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Duncombe Primary School Sussex Way , Islington N19 4JA	3out of 4	413 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Catholic Primary School 55 Tollington Park , N4 3QW	- not rated	577 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grafton Primary School Eburne Road , Holloway N7 6AR	3out of 4	598 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Montem Junior School Hornsey Road , Seven Sisters Road N7 7QT	- not rated	600 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Arts and Media School Islington Turle Road , N4 3LS	3out of 4	577 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
George Orwell School Turle Road , Tollington Park N4 3LS	- not rated	577 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill Holland Walk, Duncombe Road , Archway N19 3EU	3out of 4	787 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mount Carmel Catholic College for Girls Holland Walk , Duncombe Road N19 3EU	- not rated	787 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Lift Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	- not rated	1,391 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	828 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,226 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,640 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	4,463 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,486 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	2,183 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Meridian Primary and Secondary School 67-83 Seven Sisters Road , Holloway N7 6BU	- not rated	629 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Yerbury Class Base (North) C/O Yerbury School , Foxham Road N19 4RR	- not rated	746 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Satellite Provision Duncombe Road , N19 3DL	3out of 4	806 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
New River College KS3 Lough Road , N7 8RH	- not rated	817 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newcourt Centre Christian School 1-3 Regina Road , Finsbury Park N4 3PT	- not rated	844 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
North Nineteen	North Nineteen, 194-196 Sussex Way	109 yd
The Landseer Arms	The Landseer Arms, Ground Floor	151 yd
Rusty Thai Kitchen	Rusty Thai Kitchen, 289 Hornsey Road	216 yd
yeshi Ethiopian Cuisine	yeshi Ethiopian Cuisine, 328 Hornsey Road	273 yd
Your Coffee Hub	Your Coffee Hub, Unit G 17, Belgravia Workshops	300 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sussex Bar	Sussex Bar, 139 Marlborough Road	332 yd
Crown Public House	Crown Public House, 622 Holloway Road	338 yd
Corner Flag PH	Corner Flag PH, 472 Hornsey Road	424 yd
The Owl and Hitchhiker	The Owl and Hitchhiker, 471 Holloway Road	434 yd
The Florin	The Florin, Ground Floor	456 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Indigo	Indigo, Commercial Unit	184 yd
New Lee garden	New Lee garden, Ground Floor	218 yd
Shayana Perfect Fried Chicken	Shayana Perfect Fried Chicken, Ground Floor	222 yd
Jerk Doner Kebab	Jerk Doner Kebab, Ground Floor, Rizokarpasso Social Club	284 yd
Pizza Da Milano	Pizza Da Milano, Ground Floor front	336 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, Commercial Unit	200 yd
Co-operative Food Group	Co-operative Food Group, Workshop	366 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, Part Ground Floor	462 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 126-130 Seven Sisters Road	674 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, Basement And Ground	773 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Mark'S Primary School ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL SUSSEX WAY	artificial grass pitch	101 yd
Cornwallis Adventure Playground Cornwallis Road	artificial grass pitch	187 yd
The Factory Fitness And Dance Centre 407-409 407-409 HORNSEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	292 yd
Wray Crescent Open Space 8B 8B TOLLINGTON PLACE	grass pitches	437 yd
Pure Gym (London Holloway Road) Collingwood Business Centre Collingwood Business Centre Mercers Road	health and fitness suite	517 yd
Whittington Park Synthetic Turf Pitch WEDMORE GARDENS	artificial grass pitch	562 yd
Grafton School EBURNE ROAD		586 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Holloway) (Closed) 67-83 67-83 Seven Sisters Road	health and fitness suite	594 yd
Islington Arts & Media School TURLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	634 yd
London School Of Capoeira Leeds Place		645 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	90.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	90.3%

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	102.4 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	15.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N19 4LS