Mercers Road, London, N19 4PW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N19 4PW 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 4PW, 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 4PW 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 -44.6%.

🔎 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 4PW, 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 290 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 4PW

Estimated Average Property Prices for N19 4PW

Average Price
£2,252,321

Semi-Detached
£2,238,644

Terraced
£2,307,026

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mercers Road

Average Price
£1,187,669

Semi-Detached
£1,977,635

Terraced
£1,869,197

Detached
£1,449,626

Flats/Maisonettes
£671,130

Other
£6,565,665

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mercers Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
27 Mercers Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£2,350,000	2022-08-31	£2,379,403
31 Mercers Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£2,100,000	2017-01-27	£2,548,800
27 Mercers Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2011-09-30	£1,735,974
31 Mercers Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,250,000	2010-08-23	£2,422,445
25 Mercers Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,295,000	2007-08-24	£2,660,135

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N19 4PW

Employment

N19 4PW 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	1,289 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	1,569 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	1,684 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	2,158 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	2,796 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	444 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grafton Primary School Eburne Road , Holloway N7 6AR	3out of 4	487 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tufnell Park Primary School 31 Carleton Road , N7 0HJ	3out of 4	644 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	706 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's CofE Primary School Sussex Way , Islington N19 4JF	3out of 4	724 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lift Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	- not rated	744 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	3out of 4	744 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mount Carmel Catholic College for Girls Holland Walk , Duncombe Road N19 3EU	- not rated	1,098 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill Holland Walk, Duncombe Road , Archway N19 3EU	3out of 4	1,112 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	1,191 yd	Community school	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	528 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,232 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,008 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,947 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,948 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	1,861 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Yerbury Class Base (North) C/O Yerbury School , Foxham Road N19 4RR	- not rated	444 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Meridian Primary and Secondary School 67-83 Seven Sisters Road , Holloway N7 6BU	- not rated	754 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge School 28 Carleton Road , N7 0EQ	- not rated	842 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New River College KS3 Lough Road , N7 8RH	- not rated	920 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harborough Aut School Elthorne Road , Upper Holloway N19 4AB	- not rated	952 yd	Community special school	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
Get A Munch @ The Owl and Hitchhiker	Get A Munch @ The Owl and Hitchhiker, 471 Holloway Road	211 yd
Green Room Cafe	Green Room Cafe, Unit 1, Billiard Buildings	246 yd
Nambucca	Nambucca, 596 Holloway Road	268 yd
Five Four Ate	Five Four Ate, 548 Holloway Road	276 yd
Bisha Eritrean Restaurant	Bisha Eritrean Restaurant, Ground Floor	282 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Owl and Hitchhiker	The Owl and Hitchhiker, 471 Holloway Road	213 yd
Crown Public House	Crown Public House, 622 Holloway Road	357 yd
The Hercules	The Hercules, 504 Holloway Road	384 yd
The Florin	The Florin, Ground Floor	448 yd
The Swimmer At The Grafton Arms Ph	The Swimmer At The Grafton Arms Ph, Eburne Road	462 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Holy Chinese Takeaway	Holy Chinese Takeaway, 540 Holloway Road	285 yd
Domino's Pizza	Domino's Pizza, Basement And Ground, Tollington House	286 yd
Pizza Da Milano	Pizza Da Milano, Ground Floor front	357 yd
Mr Chippy's	Mr Chippy's, 4 North View Parade	361 yd
Panzo Pizza	Panzo Pizza, Commercial Unit, The Arcade	501 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, Part Ground Floor	208 yd
Co-operative Food Group	Co-operative Food Group, Workshop	441 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, Basement And Ground	551 yd
Morrisons	Morrisons, 10 Hertslet Road	710 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Commercial Unit	741 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (London Holloway Road) Collingwood Business Centre Collingwood Business Centre Mercers Road	health and fitness suite	186 yd
St George'S Church And Centre CRAYFORD ROAD		326 yd
Whittington Park Synthetic Turf Pitch WEDMORE GARDENS	artificial grass pitch	469 yd
Grafton School EBURNE ROAD		487 yd
Tufnell Park Playing Fields TUFNELL PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	613 yd
Cornwallis Adventure Playground Cornwallis Road	artificial grass pitch	656 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Holloway) (Closed) 67-83 67-83 Seven Sisters Road	health and fitness suite	709 yd
St Mark'S Primary School ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL SUSSEX WAY	artificial grass pitch	719 yd
Holloway School HILLDROP ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	785 yd
Hargrave Hall Community Centre Hargrave Road		813 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	88.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	170.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N19 4PW