Mercers Road, London, N19 4PJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N19 4PJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	51.9%	49.1%	-2.8%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	48.1%	50.9%	2.8%	49.0%	1.9%

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 4PJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.6% 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	51.2%	57.6%	6.4%	37.9%	19.7%
Married: Opposite sex	32.5%	29.2%	-3.3%	44.2%	-15.0%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	4.7%	2.1%	-2.6%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	7.3%	6.6%	-0.7%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	3.8%	4.1%	0.3%	6.1%	-2.0%

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 (89.5%) 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	56.1%	58.4%	2.3%	48.4%	10.0%
Good health	29.8%	31.1%	1.3%	33.6%	-2.5%
Fair health	9.7%	7.2%	-2.5%	12.7%	-5.5%
Bad health	2.9%	2.4%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	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 N19 4PJ this area, 7.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 67.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.3%	7.4%	-9.9%	18.2%	-10.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.2%	3.7%	-4.5%	9.6%	-5.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.2%	6.6%	-1.6%	13.4%	-6.8%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.9%	11.9%	4.0%	16.9%	-5.0%
Degree or Similar	49.4%	67.5%	18.1%	33.8%	33.7%
Other	8.5%	1.2%	-7.3%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 80.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2%	2%	0.0%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2.6%	0.3%	-2.3%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	5.5%	1.4%	-4.1%	2.5%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	2.7%	0.1%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	1.4%	-1.0%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	1.5%	3.1%	1.6%	0.8%	2.3%
White	75.1%	80.3%	5.2%	81.4%	-1.1%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Other	1.1%	4.1%	3.0%	1.6%	2.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 72.1% 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	70.9%	72.1%	1.2%	83.2%	-11.1%
European Union	9.9%	16.9%	7.0%	6.1%	10.8%
Rest of Europe	4.2%	3.8%	-0.4%	0.8%	3.0%
Africa	4%	2.4%	-1.6%	2.7%	-0.3%
Middle East and Asia	5.7%	1.4%	-4.3%	5.6%	-4.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	3.1%	-0.4%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68.4%	72.3%	3.9%	83.2%	-10.9%
10+ Years	3.5%	18%	14.5%	9.8%	8.2%
5-10 Years	2.6%	4.5%	1.9%	2.9%	1.6%
2-5 Years	4.9%	4.5%	-0.4%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	20.5%	0.7%	-19.8%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.3%	76.7%	0.6%
Ireland	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
France	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Italy	4.5%	0.6%	3.9%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	4.8%	1.5%	3.3%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
No passport held	2.7%	13.5%	-10.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	54.3%	37.2%	17.1%
Christian	32%	46.2%	-14.2%
Jewish	4.1%	0.5%	3.6%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	8.2%	6.0%	2.2%

Safety

Is Mercers Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Mercers Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Junction average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -51.9%.

🔎 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. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£72,400

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N19 4PJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Mercers Road are based on 283 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 Mercers Road, London, N19 4PJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for N19 4PJ

Average Price
£1,029,673

Semi-Detached
£2,061,439

Terraced
£1,683,639

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£604,006

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mercers Road

Average Price
£1,153,975

Semi-Detached
£1,942,599

Terraced
£1,768,203

Detached
£1,374,903

Flats/Maisonettes
£653,276

Other
£6,354,694

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mercers Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 9 Collingwood House Mercers Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£625,000	2024-05-17	£558,176
Flat 2 Collingwood House Mercers Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£730,000	2023-12-15	£702,439
24 Mercers Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£2,400,000	2023-08-15	£2,402,288
34 Mercers Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£2,516,419	2022-09-30	£2,497,391
Flat D 38 Mercers Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£600,000	2022-02-11	£591,667

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N19 4PJ

Employment

N19 4PJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 21% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	108
Self-Employed	51
Retired	23
Student (economically inactive)	12
Part-Time Employee	11
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Other	5
Looking after home or family	5

Employment Industry

Education	34
Professional, scientific and technical activities	33
Human health and social work activities	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Information and communication	25
Other	25
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Construction	7
Transport and storage	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Real estate activities	5
Manufacturing	5
Administrative and support service activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3

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	1,300 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	1,519 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	2,855 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	3,625 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	4,159 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Yerbury Primary School Foxham Road , Yerbury Road N19 4RR	4out of 4	365 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grafton Primary School Eburne Road , Holloway N7 6AR	4out of 4	550 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School Pemberton Gardens , Upper Holloway N19 5RR	3out of 4	627 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tufnell Park Primary School 31 Carleton Road , N7 0HJ	3out of 4	665 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's CofE Primary School Sussex Way , N19 4JF	3out of 4	714 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , N7 0JG	2out of 4	766 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill Holland Walk, Duncombe Road , Archway N19 3EU	3out of 4	1,049 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	1,141 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Arts and Media School Islington Turle Road , N4 3LS	3out of 4	1,209 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Aloysius RC College Hornsey Lane , Highgate N6 5LY	2out of 4	1,555 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,306 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,042 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,006 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	4,711 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	5,257 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	3out of 4	1,939 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New River College Medical Ifor Ward , Highgate Hill N19 5NF	4out of 4	1,243 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elfrida Rathbone Camden - Leighton College 7 Dowdney Close , NW5 2BP	- not rated	1,322 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable		More About School
The Bridge Satellite Provision C/O the Bridge School , 251 Hungerford Road N7 9LD	- not rated	1,393 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge School 251 Hungerford Road , N7 9LD	4out of 4	1,393 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London Metropolitan University 166 - 220 Holloway Road , N7 8DB	- not rated	1,538 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Green Room Cafe	Green Room Cafe, Unit 1, Billiard Buildings	188 yd
Get A Munch @ The Owl and Hitchhiker	Get A Munch @ The Owl and Hitchhiker, 471 Holloway Road	188 yd
Five Four Ate	Five Four Ate, 548 Holloway Road	223 yd
Bisha Eritrean Restaurant	Bisha Eritrean Restaurant, Ground Floor	228 yd
24 karat	24 karat, 538 Holloway Road	235 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Owl and Hitchhiker	The Owl and Hitchhiker, 471 Holloway Road	198 yd
The Hercules	The Hercules, 504 Holloway Road	323 yd
Crown Public House	Crown Public House, 622 Holloway Road	364 yd
The Swimmer At The Grafton Arms Ph	The Swimmer At The Grafton Arms Ph, Eburne Road	403 yd
Big Red	Big Red, The Big Red Pub, The Arcade	439 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Holy Chinese Takeaway	Holy Chinese Takeaway, 540 Holloway Road	231 yd
Domino's Pizza	Domino's Pizza, Basement And Ground, Tollington House	275 yd
Mr Chippy's	Mr Chippy's, 4 North View Parade	301 yd
Pizza Da Milano	Pizza Da Milano, Ground Floor front	363 yd
Panzo Pizza	Panzo Pizza, Commercial Unit, The Arcade	442 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, Part Ground Floor	173 yd
Co-operative Food Group	Co-operative Food Group, Workshop	460 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, Basement And Ground	491 yd
Morrisons	Morrisons, 10 Hertslet Road	650 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Commercial Unit	709 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (London Holloway Road) Collingwood Business Centre Collingwood Business Centre Mercers Road	health and fitness suite	137 yd
St George'S Church And Centre CRAYFORD ROAD		343 yd
Grafton School EBURNE ROAD		427 yd
Whittington Park Synthetic Turf Pitch WEDMORE GARDENS	artificial grass pitch	510 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Holloway) (Closed) 67-83 67-83 Seven Sisters Road	health and fitness suite	652 yd
Cornwallis Adventure Playground Cornwallis Road	artificial grass pitch	655 yd
Tufnell Park Playing Fields TUFNELL PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	669 yd
St Mark'S Primary School ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL SUSSEX WAY	artificial grass pitch	695 yd
Holloway School HILLDROP ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	800 yd
Hargrave Hall Community Centre Hargrave Road		865 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	79.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	108 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N19 4PJ