Firs Lane, London, N21 2PH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N21 2PH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.6%	50.7%	-0.9%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	48.4%	49.3%	0.9%	49.0%	0.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37.3%	42%	4.7%	37.9%	4.1%
Married: Opposite sex	36.1%	42.3%	6.2%	44.2%	-1.9%
Separated	3.3%	2.4%	-0.9%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	12%	7%	-5.0%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	11.1%	6.3%	-4.8%	6.1%	0.2%

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 (85.5%) 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	43.7%	54.8%	11.1%	48.4%	6.4%
Good health	27.5%	30.7%	3.2%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	19.1%	10.4%	-8.7%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	7.4%	3.3%	-4.1%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	2.2%	0.8%	-1.4%	1.2%	-0.4%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.9%	18.1%	-10.8%	18.2%	-0.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9%	5.2%	-3.8%	9.6%	-4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.4%	11.1%	-0.3%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	3%	5.6%	2.6%	5.3%	0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	15.6%	3.6%	16.9%	-1.3%
Degree or Similar	28.6%	41.3%	12.7%	33.8%	7.5%
Other	6.9%	3.1%	-3.8%	2.8%	0.3%

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	4%	4.1%	0.1%	1.1%	3.0%
Chinese	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	9.9%	6.1%	-3.8%	3.1%	3.0%
Pakistani	1.2%	4.1%	2.9%	2.7%	1.4%
Other Asian	0.2%	2.8%	2.6%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	2.7%	2.5%	-0.2%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	4%	1.9%	-2.1%	1.0%	0.9%
Other Black	2.5%	1.4%	-1.1%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	0.8%	0.6%
White	69%	64.2%	-4.8%	81.4%	-17.2%
Arab	0.5%	1.7%	1.2%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	2%	8.3%	6.3%	1.6%	6.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.6% 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	71.2%	62.6%	-8.6%	83.2%	-20.6%
European Union	9.7%	15%	5.3%	6.1%	8.9%
Rest of Europe	3.2%	8.7%	5.5%	0.8%	7.9%
Africa	7.2%	5.5%	-1.7%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	6.2%	6.8%	0.6%	5.6%	1.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	1.4%	-1.1%	1.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69%	62.7%	-6.3%	83.2%	-20.5%
10+ Years	2.5%	27.7%	25.2%	9.8%	17.9%
5-10 Years	2.5%	3%	0.5%	2.9%	0.1%
2-5 Years	3%	3.3%	0.3%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	23.1%	3.3%	-19.8%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.2%	76.7%	-0.5%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	6%	1.5%	4.5%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.5%	37.2%	-16.7%
Christian	43.3%	46.2%	-2.9%
Hindu	6.3%	1.7%	4.6%
Jewish	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Muslim	16.2%	6.5%	9.7%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	9.3%	6.0%	3.3%

Safety

Is Firs Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Firs Lane was 153.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 164.3% higher than the Bush Hill Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Firs Lane has the 17th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Bush Hill Park and the 181st highest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 68.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -23.1%.

🔎 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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,400

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N21 2PH, 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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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 Firs Lane are based on 319 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Enfield.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Firs Lane, London, N21 2PH

Estimated Average Property Prices for N21 2PH

Average Price
£695,475

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£728,170

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£499,302

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Firs Lane

Average Price
£630,066

Semi-Detached
£769,235

Terraced
£711,353

Detached
£748,953

Flats/Maisonettes
£332,020

Other
£4,563

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Firs LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
223 Firs Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£734,000	2025-03-28	£741,253
229 Firs Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£660,000	2025-01-09	£675,195
227 Firs Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£625,000	2017-10-27	£750,588
243 Firs Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£558,000	2016-01-05	£727,393
235 Firs Lane, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£428,000	2013-05-17	£805,554

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N21 2PH

Employment

N21 2PH area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	93
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	35
Retired	33
Looking after home or family	24
Other	17
Student (economically inactive)	15
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Education	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Transport and storage	13
Construction	12
Financial and insurance activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Information and communication	6
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	2,844 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hampden Way Nursery School Hampden Way , Southgate N14 5DJ	4out of 4	3,844 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	4,174 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highfield Primary School Highfield Road , N21 3HE	4out of 4	190 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School Ringwood Way , Winchmore Hill N21 2RA	4out of 4	903 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Firs Farm Primary School Rayleigh Road , Palmers Green N13 5QP	3out of 4	910 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Starks Field Primary School 167 Church Street , Edmonton N9 9SJ	3out of 4	1,295 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hazelbury Primary School Haselbury Road , Edmonton N9 9TT	3out of 4	1,401 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Winchmore School Laburnum Grove , Winchmore Hill N21 3HS	3out of 4	141 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Latymer School Haselbury Road , N9 9TN	4out of 4	1,347 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Aylward Academy Windmill Road , Enfield N18 1NB	3out of 4	1,585 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls Oakthorpe Road , Palmers Green N13 5TY	4out of 4	2,024 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Highlands School 148 Worlds End Lane , N21 1QQ	4out of 4	2,682 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haringey Sixth Form College White Hart Lane , Tottenham N17 8HR	- not rated	3,062 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	3,536 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edmonton County School Little Bury Street , Edmonton N9 9JZ	3out of 4	1,077 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
One Degree Academy Chace Village Road , EN2 8FU	4out of 4	3,643 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Hadley 143 South Street , EN3 4PX	3out of 4	4,325 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	5,172 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Palmers Green High School 104 Hoppers Road , N21 3LJ	- not rated	1,054 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Keble Preparatory School Wades Hill , Winchmore Hill N21 1BG	- not rated	1,183 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
West Lea School Haselbury Road , Edmonton N9 9TU	4out of 4	1,202 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Grange Park Preparatory School 13 The Chine , Grange Park N21 2EA	- not rated	1,428 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North London Hospital School Priory Hospital, Grovelands House , The Bourne N14 6RA	- not rated	2,069 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Winchmore School Kitchen - Impact Food Group	Winchmore School, Laburnum Grove	148 yd
Coffee Break	792 Green Lanes, LONDON	515 yd
Leon's	Firs Farm Community Hub, Firs Farm Playing Fields	529 yd
North London Hospice Compassionate Cafe	110 Barrowell Green, LONDON	529 yd
Pizzeria Giovanni	764-766 Green Lanes, LONDON	552 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Orange Tree	18 Highfield Road, LONDON	479 yd
Winchmore Hill Sports Club (CC)	Paulin Ground, Fords Grove	509 yd
The Three Wishes	Public House, 749 Green Lanes	598 yd
On Broadway	765 Green Lanes, LONDON	598 yd
Winchmore Hill Bowling Club	Radcliffe Road, LONDON	790 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bobabun	855 Green Lanes, LONDON	730 yd
Udon/LopenRaj/Thaipan	830 Green Lanes, LONDON	751 yd
Firs Lane Fish Bar	308 Firs Lane, LONDON	761 yd
Super Doner	848 Green Lanes, LONDON	765 yd
Peking Chef	880 Green Lanes, LONDON	798 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	681 Green Lanes, LONDON	605 yd
Tesco	810 Green Lanes, LONDON	624 yd
Waitrose	889 Green Lanes, LONDON	843 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Winchmore School LABURNUM GROVE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	186 yd
Clowes Sports Ground FIR TREE LODGE FIR TREE LODGE BARROWELL GREEN	grass pitches	343 yd
Firs Farm HYDE PARK AVENUE	grass pitches	375 yd
Winchmore Hill Sports Club FIRS LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	467 yd
Church Street Tennis Courts (Closed) CHURCH STREET	tennis courts	752 yd
Vicars Moor Lawn Tennis Club SHERBROOK GARDENS	tennis courts	908 yd
Aspire Sports And Fitness Centre CHURCH STREET	health and fitness suite	936 yd
Church Street Recreation Ground HYDEFIELD COURT	grass pitches	970 yd
Edmonton Sports And Social Club Church Street	grass pitches, squash courts	1,034 yd
Hazelwood Sports Club RIDGE AVENUE	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	1,086 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	58.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	129.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N21 2PH