Mercers Road, London, N19 4PS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N19 4PS is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.6%	50.4%	-1.2%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	48.4%	49.6%	1.2%	49.0%	0.6%

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 4PS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55% 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	50.8%	55%	4.2%	37.9%	17.1%
Married: Opposite sex	35.9%	34.4%	-1.5%	44.2%	-9.8%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.9%	2.1%	-0.8%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	7.1%	5.7%	-1.4%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	2.6%	2.8%	0.2%	6.1%	-3.3%

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 (90.6%) 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	61.1%	62.6%	1.5%	48.4%	14.2%
Good health	25.9%	28%	2.1%	33.6%	-5.6%
Fair health	9%	5.7%	-3.3%	12.7%	-7.0%
Bad health	2.6%	3.1%	0.5%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 4PS this area, 8.5% 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 70.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10%	8.5%	-1.5%	18.2%	-9.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.8%	2.8%	-3.0%	9.6%	-6.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.4%	7.1%	-1.3%	13.4%	-6.3%
Apprenticeship	0%	1.1%	1.1%	5.3%	-4.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.1%	8.9%	1.8%	16.9%	-8.0%
Degree or Similar	64.7%	70.9%	6.2%	33.8%	37.1%
Other	3.9%	0.7%	-3.2%	2.8%	-2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	3.1%	-2.0%
Other Asian	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	1.6%	3.1%	1.5%	2.5%	0.6%
Black Caribbean	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	2.4%	0.9%	-1.5%	0.8%	0.1%
White	87.3%	86.1%	-1.2%	81.4%	4.7%
Other	1.3%	3.1%	1.8%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.8%	77.3%	-1.5%	83.2%	-5.9%
European Union	10.6%	9.5%	-1.1%	6.1%	3.4%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	2.9%	3.4%	0.5%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	1.9%	3.2%	1.3%	5.6%	-2.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	2.9%	0.3%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	0.3%	1.1%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	77%	76.2%	-0.8%	83.2%	-7.0%
10+ Years	1.3%	15.3%	14.0%	9.8%	5.5%
5-10 Years	2.9%	4.5%	1.6%	2.9%	1.6%
2-5 Years	4%	2.5%	-1.5%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	14.8%	1.4%	-13.4%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.2%	76.7%	6.5%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Germany	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	3.1%	13.5%	-10.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	62.8%	37.2%	25.6%
Christian	24.8%	46.2%	-21.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Jewish	2.8%	0.5%	2.3%
Muslim	1.1%	6.5%	-5.4%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Mercers Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Mercers Road was 73.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 72.8% lower than the Junction average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Mercers Road has the 12th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Junction and the 117th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 3.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling 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 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 4PS, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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) - 5/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 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 4PS

Estimated Average Property Prices for N19 4PS

Average Price
£1,527,077

Semi-Detached
£1,839,405

Terraced
£2,046,740

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£710,084

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
65 Mercers Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,825,000	2024-11-22	£1,853,240
87 Mercers Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,987,000	2024-03-22	£1,901,015
93 Mercers Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,907,000	2021-06-28	£2,094,405
95 Mercers Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,850,000	2021-03-18	£2,008,790
69 Mercers Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,600,000	2020-11-02	£1,728,395

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N19 4PS

Employment

N19 4PS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Less than 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 23% 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	101
Self-Employed	64
Retired	26
Part-Time Employee	24
Student (economically inactive)	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	38
Education	34
Information and communication	32
Human health and social work activities	30
Other	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Construction	5
Real estate activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	1,587 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	1,615 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	2,868 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	3,880 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	4,151 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	257 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	465 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tufnell Park Primary School 31 Carleton Road , N7 0HJ	3out of 4	570 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eleanor Palmer Primary School Lupton Street , Tufnell Park NW5 2JA	4out of 4	833 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grafton Primary School Eburne Road , Holloway N7 6AR	4out of 4	869 yd	Community 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	666 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	815 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill Holland Walk, Duncombe Road , Archway N19 3EU	3out of 4	1,081 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
La Sainte Union Catholic Secondary School Highgate Road , NW5 1RP	3out of 4	1,424 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
St Aloysius RC College Hornsey Lane , Highgate N6 5LY	2out of 4	1,434 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	2,594 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,927 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,011 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	4,691 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	5,426 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	2,123 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	5,442 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	1,083 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elfrida Rathbone Camden - Leighton College 7 Dowdney Close , NW5 2BP	- not rated	1,138 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	1,368 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge School 251 Hungerford Road , N7 9LD	4out of 4	1,368 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Francais Bilingue De Londres 87 Holmes Road , NW5 3AX	- not rated	1,666 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
House on the Rock	House on the Rock, House On The Rock Church, Rock Tower	133 yd
Bear+Wolf Cafe	Bear+Wolf Cafe, 9 Campdale Road	258 yd
Get A Munch @ The Owl and Hitchhiker	Get A Munch @ The Owl and Hitchhiker, 471 Holloway Road	455 yd
Geek Retreat	Geek Retreat, 539 Holloway Road	479 yd
Nid Ting	Nid Ting, 533 Holloway Road	485 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tufnell Park Tavern	Tufnell Park Tavern, 162 Tufnell Park Road	368 yd
The Owl and Hitchhiker	The Owl and Hitchhiker, 471 Holloway Road	448 yd
The Florin	The Florin, Ground Floor	513 yd
Crown Public House	Crown Public House, 622 Holloway Road	521 yd
The Hercules	The Hercules, 504 Holloway Road	647 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	Domino's Pizza, Basement And Ground, Tollington House	502 yd
Pizza Da Milano	Pizza Da Milano, Ground Floor front	522 yd
Holy Chinese Takeaway	Holy Chinese Takeaway, 540 Holloway Road	554 yd
Mr Chippy's	Mr Chippy's, 4 North View Parade	606 yd
Bunholic	Bunholic, 718 Holloway Road	635 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, Part Ground Floor	466 yd
Co-operative Food Group	Co-operative Food Group, Workshop	554 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, Ground Floor 641 - 643	738 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, Basement And Ground	791 yd
Sainsburys Supermarket	126-132 Fortess Road	822 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St George'S Church And Centre CRAYFORD ROAD		285 yd
Tufnell Park Playing Fields TUFNELL PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	344 yd
Pure Gym (London Holloway Road) Collingwood Business Centre Collingwood Business Centre Mercers Road	health and fitness suite	453 yd
Whittington Park Synthetic Turf Pitch WEDMORE GARDENS	artificial grass pitch	475 yd
Holloway School HILLDROP ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	668 yd
Hargrave Hall Community Centre Hargrave Road		698 yd
Grafton School EBURNE ROAD		752 yd
Engine Room Crossfit FORTESS ROAD	health and fitness suite	767 yd
Cornwallis Adventure Playground Cornwallis Road	artificial grass pitch	810 yd
St Martins College (Closed) Elthorne Road		854 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	126.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N19 4PS