Shaftesbury Road, London, N19 4QW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N19 4QW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.1%	51.7%	-2.4%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	45.9%	48.3%	2.4%	49.0%	-0.7%

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 4QW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.2% 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	55.8%	55.2%	-0.6%	37.9%	17.3%
Married: Opposite sex	30.1%	31.3%	1.2%	44.2%	-12.9%
Married: Same sex	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.4%	2.4%	1.0%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	8.3%	8.8%	0.5%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	2.9%	2.4%	-0.5%	6.1%	-3.7%

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	51.5%	54%	2.5%	48.4%	5.6%
Good health	31.5%	29.6%	-1.9%	33.6%	-4.0%
Fair health	9.7%	10.2%	0.5%	12.7%	-2.5%
Bad health	4.7%	4.4%	-0.3%	4.0%	0.4%
Very bad health	2.6%	1.7%	-0.9%	1.2%	0.5%

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 66.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	9.8%	10.7%	0.9%	18.2%	-7.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.5%	4.4%	-2.1%	9.6%	-5.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.4%	7%	-2.4%	13.4%	-6.4%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2%	1.6%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.9%	9.7%	2.8%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	62.7%	66.1%	3.4%	33.8%	32.3%
Other	4.3%	0%	-4.3%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.6% 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	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	3.1%	-1.4%
Pakistani	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	0.9%	6.4%	5.5%	2.5%	3.9%
Black Caribbean	6.5%	4.4%	-2.1%	1.0%	3.4%
Other Black	2.4%	0.8%	-1.6%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	2.8%	1.0%	0.8%	2.0%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	1.1%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	3.3%	0.4%	0.9%	2.4%
Mixed Other	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%	0.8%	1.7%
White	74.7%	67.6%	-7.1%	81.4%	-13.8%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Arab	1.2%	1.1%	-0.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	4.4%	5%	0.6%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74% 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	75.3%	74%	-1.3%	83.2%	-9.2%
European Union	9.1%	12.6%	3.5%	6.1%	6.5%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	1.7%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	5.6%	5%	-0.6%	2.7%	2.3%
Middle East and Asia	1.2%	1.7%	0.5%	5.6%	-3.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.9%	3.9%	-2.0%	1.3%	2.6%
Oceania	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.3%	0.8%
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	72.9%	73.4%	0.5%	83.2%	-9.8%
10+ Years	0.6%	20.5%	19.9%	9.8%	10.7%
5-10 Years	1.8%	1.7%	-0.1%	2.9%	-1.2%
2-5 Years	3.2%	1.9%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	21.5%	2.5%	-19.0%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.9%	76.7%	7.2%
Ireland	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	2.8%	13.5%	-10.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.3%	37.2%	13.1%
Christian	27.7%	46.2%	-18.5%
Jewish	3.3%	0.5%	2.8%
Muslim	10.7%	6.5%	4.2%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Shaftesbury Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shaftesbury Road was 37.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.2% lower than the Crouch End average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Shaftesbury Road has the 17th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Crouch End and the 91st lowest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -65.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 72% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,700

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in N19 4QW, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 Shaftesbury Road are based on 396 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 Shaftesbury Road, London, N19 4QW

Estimated Average Property Prices for N19 4QW

Average Price
£757,084

Semi-Detached
£1,325,839

Terraced
£1,248,327

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£501,999

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shaftesbury Road

Average Price
£615,648

Semi-Detached
£1,139,988

Terraced
£752,756

Detached
£954,131

Flats/Maisonettes
£411,803

Other
£1,812,069

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shaftesbury Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat B 51 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£515,000	2024-09-04	£500,890
First And Second Floor Flat 11 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£718,000	2023-12-11	£690,893
Lower Ground Floor Flat 11 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£505,000	2023-12-01	£485,934
59 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,395,000	2023-01-06	£1,418,715
45 Shaftesbury Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,220,000	2022-10-19	£1,221,163

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N19 4QW

Employment

N19 4QW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

N19 4QW area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	110
Self-Employed	50
Retired	38
Part-Time Employee	33
Student (economically inactive)	20
Other	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Looking after home or family	11
Unemployed	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	35
Human health and social work activities	25
Education	24
Information and communication	21
Other	18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Construction	4
Transport and storage	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	195 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	952 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	2,530 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	4,235 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	4,988 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ashmount Primary School Crouch Hill Park , 83 Crouch Hill N8 9EG	3out of 4	310 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Duncombe Primary School Sussex Way , Islington N19 4JA	3out of 4	512 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Gildas' Catholic Junior School Oakington Way , N8 9EP	3out of 4	615 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Coleridge Primary School Crouch End Hill , Hornsey N8 8DN	4out of 4	622 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter-in-Chains RC Infant School Elm Grove , N8 9AJ	3out of 4	703 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill Holland Walk, Duncombe Road , Archway N19 3EU	3out of 4	581 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arts and Media School Islington Turle Road , N4 3LS	3out of 4	765 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Aloysius RC College Hornsey Lane , Highgate N6 5LY	2out of 4	1,154 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Highgate Wood Secondary School Montenotte Road , N8 8RN	3out of 4	1,442 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hornsey School for Girls Inderwick Road , N8 9JF	3out of 4	1,461 yd	Community school	No	Girls	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	2,953 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	4,459 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,879 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	5,250 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	5,384 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	3,071 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	5,378 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kestrel House School 104 Crouch Hill , Crouch End N8 9EA	- not rated	664 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New River College Medical Ifor Ward , Highgate Hill N19 5NF	4out of 4	1,222 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Odyssey House School 2c Northwood Road , London N6 5TN	- not rated	1,328 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Channing School The Bank , N6 5HF	- not rated	1,553 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery 2 Highgate Avenue , Highgate N6 5RX	- not rated	1,705 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
Colicci / Ecsi Ltd	SPEAKERS CORNER	145 yd
Hunt N Eat Limited	Hunt N Eat Limited, Basement And Ground Floors	207 yd
Aladdins Cave	Aladdins Cave, Commercial Unit	226 yd
KOA	KOA, Ground Floor Shop	275 yd
Yasar Halim Patisserie and Café	Yasar Halim Patisserie and Café, 167 Fairbridge Road	304 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shaftesbury Tavern	Shaftesbury Tavern, Ground Floor	187 yd
Corner Flag PH	Corner Flag PH, 472 Hornsey Road	407 yd
Sussex Bar	Sussex Bar, 139 Marlborough Road	558 yd
The White Lion	The White Lion, 125-127 Stroud Green Road	772 yd
Harringay Arms	153 Crouch Hill, Hornsey	818 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perfect Pizza and kebab	Perfect Pizza and kebab, 505 Hornsey Road	215 yd
Reyhoon persian Kitchen	Reyhoon persian Kitchen, Ground Floor	236 yd
Grill n shake	Grill n shake, Basement And Ground Floors	269 yd
Asia Star and Sushi Star	Asia Star and Sushi Star, Ground Floor Rear	309 yd
The Mint	The Mint, 41 Crouch Hill	318 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 109-115 Stroud Green Road	793 yd
Whitehall Wines	Whitehall Wines, Ground Floor	823 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	Shop, Exchange House, 71 Crouch End Hill	837 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Commercial Unit	892 yd
Co-operative Food Group	Co-operative Food Group, Workshop	1,002 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Paradise Walk Women'S Gym (Closed) Crouch Hill	health and fitness suite	415 yd
Cape Play And Youth Project (Closed) Crouch Hill	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	484 yd
The Factory Fitness And Dance Centre 407-409 407-409 HORNSEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	539 yd
Wray Crescent Open Space 8B 8B TOLLINGTON PLACE	grass pitches	619 yd
Islington Arts & Media School TURLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	621 yd
City Of London Academy Highgate Hill HOLLAND WALK	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	643 yd
Caxton House CAXTON HOUSE CAXTON HOUSE ST. JOHN'S WAY		673 yd
London School Of Capoeira Leeds Place		741 yd
Cornwallis Adventure Playground Cornwallis Road	artificial grass pitch	767 yd
St Mark'S Primary School ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL SUSSEX WAY	artificial grass pitch	817 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	84.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	84.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	84.6%

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	3.1%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	128.2 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	17.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N19 4QW