Melrose Avenue, London, N22 5EA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N22 5EA has a slightly higher male population, with 52.1% 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	47.7%	47.9%	0.2%	51.0%	-3.1%
Male	52.3%	52.1%	-0.2%	49.0%	3.1%

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 N22 5EA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.3% 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	48.3%	50.3%	2.0%	37.9%	12.4%
Married: Opposite sex	33.6%	33.6%	0.0%	44.2%	-10.6%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	4%	2.7%	-1.3%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	8.3%	9.1%	0.8%	9.1%	0.0%
Widowed	5.2%	3.8%	-1.4%	6.1%	-2.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	36.7%	40.8%	4.1%	48.4%	-7.6%
Good health	42.3%	40.3%	-2.0%	33.6%	6.7%
Fair health	13.8%	12.4%	-1.4%	12.7%	-0.3%
Bad health	5.8%	5.7%	-0.1%	4.0%	1.7%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	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.

In the area around N22 5EA this area, 32.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.6%	32.4%	10.8%	18.2%	14.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.5%	7.8%	-1.7%	9.6%	-1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.8%	8.6%	-3.2%	13.4%	-4.8%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	5.4%	4.8%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	9.9%	0.4%	16.9%	-7.0%
Degree or Similar	34.2%	32.7%	-1.5%	33.8%	-1.1%
Other	12.9%	3.2%	-9.7%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.1% 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	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	1.1%	1.3%
Chinese	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	0.7%	3.1%
Indian	4.7%	3.1%	-1.6%	3.1%	0.0%
Pakistani	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	4.4%	4.3%	-0.1%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	6.3%	6.6%	0.3%	2.5%	4.1%
Black Caribbean	8.9%	4.3%	-4.6%	1.0%	3.3%
Other Black	2.8%	0.2%	-2.6%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	0.7%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	3.3%	0.5%	-2.8%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	1.9%	-0.2%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	2.1%	0.9%	-1.2%	0.8%	0.1%
White	52.6%	59.1%	6.5%	81.4%	-22.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.2%	2.4%
Arab	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	4%	9.7%	5.7%	1.6%	8.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 33.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	50.5%	33.2%	-17.3%	83.2%	-50.0%
European Union	20.3%	39.1%	18.8%	6.1%	33.0%
Rest of Europe	7.2%	6.6%	-0.6%	0.8%	5.8%
Africa	7.5%	6.9%	-0.6%	2.7%	4.2%
Middle East and Asia	9.1%	9.2%	0.1%	5.6%	3.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.4%	5%	-0.4%	1.3%	3.7%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 33.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 32.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	47%	33.2%	-13.8%	83.2%	-50.0%
10+ Years	5.8%	32.9%	27.1%	9.8%	23.1%
5-10 Years	8.2%	13%	4.8%	2.9%	10.1%
2-5 Years	9.6%	11.8%	2.2%	2.2%	9.6%
Less than 2 years	29.4%	9%	-20.4%	1.9%	7.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	47.3%	76.7%	-29.4%
Ireland	4.8%	0.6%	4.2%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	5.5%	0.6%	4.9%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	6.9%	1.3%	5.6%
Romania	8.6%	0.9%	7.7%
Other EU countries	12.6%	1.5%	11.1%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	5%	13.5%	-8.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.8%	37.2%	-11.4%
Christian	49.3%	46.2%	3.1%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Muslim	13.7%	6.5%	7.2%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Melrose Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Melrose Avenue was 76.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 21.7% lower than the White Hart Lane average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Melrose Avenue has the 6th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in White Hart Lane and the 281st lowest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -39.1%.

🔎 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. 72% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,800

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in N22 5EA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Melrose Avenue are based on 824 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Haringey.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Melrose Avenue, London, N22 5EA

Estimated Average Property Prices for N22 5EA

Average Price
£572,787

Semi-Detached
£589,832

Terraced
£604,414

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£361,121

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Melrose Avenue

Average Price
£845,146

Semi-Detached
£1,175,628

Terraced
£1,028,004

Detached
£1,092,898

Flats/Maisonettes
£519,627

Other
£1,067,422

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Melrose AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
21 Melrose Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£673,632	2023-11-16	£694,487
11 Melrose Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£560,000	2023-08-18	£563,952
41 Melrose Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£685,000	2018-08-30	£773,237
Flat B 25 Melrose Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£355,000	2016-05-12	£380,741
28 Melrose Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£375,000	2013-11-22	£596,537

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N22 5EA

Employment

N22 5EA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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	98
Self-Employed	66
Retired	50
Part-Time Employee	48
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Student (economically inactive)	23
Other	21
Unemployed	19
Looking after home or family	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	38
Accommodation and food service activities	29
Education	23
Human health and social work activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	16
Construction	16
Other	15
Transport and storage	14
Manufacturing	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Information and communication	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

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	1,022 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	2,273 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	2,458 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	4,030 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	4,302 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lordship Lane Primary School Ellenborough Road , N22 5PS	3out of 4	426 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Noel Park Primary School Gladstone Avenue , Wood Green N22 6LH	4out of 4	737 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Earlham Primary School Earlham Grove , Wood Green N22 5HJ	3out of 4	756 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's CofE Primary School Bounds Green Road , Wood Green N22 8HE	3out of 4	1,086 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Junior School Rusper Road , N22 6RA	4out of 4	1,141 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodside High School White Hart Lane , Wood Green N22 5QJ	4out of 4	335 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic School Glendale Avenue , Wood Green N22 5HN	4out of 4	827 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Heartlands High School Station Road , Wood Green N22 7ST	3out of 4	1,563 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Park View School 252 West Green Road , Tottenham N15 3QR	3out of 4	1,796 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls Oakthorpe Road , Palmers Green N13 5TY	4out of 4	1,978 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	2,044 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	2,521 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	3,284 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	4,855 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodhouse College Woodhouse Road , N12 9EY	- not rated	5,387 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,179 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Edmonton County School Little Bury Street , Edmonton N9 9JZ	3out of 4	4,201 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Wren Academy Finchley Hilton Avenue , North Finchley N12 9HB	4out of 4	5,375 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Footsteps Trust New River Sports Centre , White Hart Lane N22 5QW	- not rated	521 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Riverside School White Hart Lane , Wood Green N22 5QJ	3out of 4	597 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greek Secondary School of London 22 Trinity road , Wood Green N22 8LB	- not rated	1,105 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brook Special Primary School Adams Road , Tottenham N17 6HW	4out of 4	1,291 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Downhills Park Road , Tottenham N17 6AR	- not rated	1,308 yd	Free schools special	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
Marios Groceries and Cafe	538 Lordship Lane, Wood Green	180 yd
Lordship Lane Best Kebab	Restaurant, 556 Lordship Lane	200 yd
Ye babam ye	608 Lordship Lane	299 yd
Paradise Cafe	467 Lordship Lane	362 yd
Sultan 1 LTD	632 Lordship Lane	375 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Welcome Inn	Public House, 451 Lordship Lane	376 yd
The New Moon Public House	413 Lordship Lane, Tottenham	578 yd
The Westbury	Public House, The Westbury, 57 Westbury Avenue	829 yd
Goksun FC Social Club	36 Westbury Avenue	843 yd
Haringey Borough Football Club	Football Club, Coles Park	876 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sweet Peppa	614 Lordship Lane	316 yd
Cozy Chicken	616 Lordship Lane	321 yd
Fireaway Pizza	463 Lordship Lane	380 yd
Chicken Express	510 Lordship Lane	383 yd
New Asia	636 Lordship Lane	389 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ziaronca Delikatesy	542-544 Lordship Lane, Wood Green	180 yd
Tesco Express	646 Lordship Lane, Wood Green	358 yd
Sainsbury’s	421 Lordship Lane, Tottenham	578 yd
Asda Service Station	335-337 White Hart Lane, Tottenham	900 yd
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited	Supermarket, 199-201 High Road	1,022 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Chapmans Green (Closed) Perth Road	tennis courts	119 yd
Perth Road Playing Fields PERTH ROAD	grass pitches	375 yd
Woodside High School White Hart Lane	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	443 yd
Wood Green Weightlifting Club (Closed) The White Hart Lane Community Centre The White Hart Lane Community Centre White Hart Lane	health and fitness suite	547 yd
New River Sport & Fitness NEW RIVER SPORTS CENTRE NEW RIVER SPORTS CENTRE WHITE HART LANE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	604 yd
White Hart Lane Recreation Ground WHITE HART LANE	grass pitches	726 yd
Haringey Borough Football Club COLES PARK COLES PARK WHITE HART LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	777 yd
The Gym (London Wood Green) 725-731 725-731 LORDSHIP LANE	health and fitness suite	861 yd
Lordship Recreation Ground LORDSHIP RECREATION GROUND LORDSHIP RECREATION GROUND ADAMS ROAD	cycling, grass pitches	917 yd
St Thomas More Catholic School Glendale Avenue	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	965 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	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	127.1 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	18.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	46.99 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N22 5EA