Plimsoll Road, London, N4 2EW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N4 2EW has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	50.6%	49.9%	-0.7%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	49.4%	50.1%	0.7%	49.0%	1.1%

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 N4 2EW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.8% 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	57.3%	59.8%	2.5%	37.9%	21.9%
Married: Opposite sex	30.2%	26.5%	-3.7%	44.2%	-17.7%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	2.8%	2.2%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	6.2%	7.3%	1.1%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	2.8%	3.1%	0.3%	6.1%	-3.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	55.5%	53.9%	-1.6%	48.4%	5.5%
Good health	28.2%	30.9%	2.7%	33.6%	-2.7%
Fair health	9.4%	9.8%	0.4%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	3.3%	4.2%	0.9%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	3.6%	1.2%	-2.4%	1.2%	0.0%

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 59.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.8%	13.5%	1.7%	18.2%	-4.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5%	8%	3.0%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.1%	5.8%	-2.3%	13.4%	-7.6%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	2.2%	1.6%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	8.3%	-0.7%	16.9%	-8.6%
Degree or Similar	57%	59.7%	2.7%	33.8%	25.9%
Other	8.4%	2.5%	-5.9%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.9% 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	6.9%	4.9%	-2.0%	1.1%	3.8%
Chinese	3.3%	3.7%	0.4%	0.7%	3.0%
Indian	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	1%	2.1%	1.1%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	2%	4%	2.0%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	6.6%	9.8%	3.2%	2.5%	7.3%
Black Caribbean	2.5%	5.6%	3.1%	1.0%	4.6%
Other Black	2.3%	2.1%	-0.2%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	3%	0.7%	0.8%	2.2%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	3.3%	2.6%	-0.7%	0.8%	1.8%
White	64.4%	54.9%	-9.5%	81.4%	-26.5%
Arab	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	1.5%	3.3%	1.8%	1.6%	1.7%

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	67.2%	62.6%	-4.6%	83.2%	-20.6%
European Union	7.4%	10%	2.6%	6.1%	3.9%
Rest of Europe	3.6%	3.9%	0.3%	0.8%	3.1%
Africa	6.9%	8.6%	1.7%	2.7%	5.9%
Middle East and Asia	7.4%	7.7%	0.3%	5.6%	2.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.8%	4.6%	0.8%	1.3%	3.3%
Oceania	3.8%	2.3%	-1.5%	0.3%	2.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.6%	63.2%	-1.4%	83.2%	-20.0%
10+ Years	2.8%	25.1%	22.3%	9.8%	15.3%
5-10 Years	5.3%	3.7%	-1.6%	2.9%	0.8%
2-5 Years	7.6%	4.7%	-2.9%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	19.6%	3.3%	-16.3%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.6%	76.7%	2.9%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
No passport held	3.5%	13.5%	-10.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.3%	37.2%	8.1%
Christian	25.5%	46.2%	-20.7%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	17.5%	6.5%	11.0%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	8.4%	6.0%	2.4%

Safety

Is Plimsoll Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Plimsoll Road was 111.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 10.5% lower than the Arsenal average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Plimsoll Road has the 34th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal and the 209th lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -76.6%.

🔎 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. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£80,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N4 2EW, 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 - 3/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Plimsoll Road are based on 193 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 Plimsoll Road, London, N4 2EW

Estimated Average Property Prices for N4 2EW

Average Price
£1,280,326

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,321,901

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£698,269

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Plimsoll Road

Average Price
£1,152,036

Semi-Detached
£1,252,851

Terraced
£1,261,522

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£604,979

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Plimsoll Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Plimsoll Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,800,000	2024-08-01	£1,715,651
5 Plimsoll Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,285,000	2024-06-28	£1,197,841
4 Plimsoll Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,495,000	2021-06-04	£1,641,917
2 Plimsoll Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,280,000	2019-08-16	£1,432,079
5 Plimsoll Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£994,800	2017-12-01	£1,150,980

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N4 2EW

Employment

N4 2EW 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	143
Self-Employed	61
Part-Time Employee	33
Retired	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Student (economically inactive)	22
Unemployed	16
Looking after home or family	14
Other	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	43
Education	24
Financial and insurance activities	24
Human health and social work activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Other	17
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Information and communication	14
Transport and storage	7
Construction	7
Real estate activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Administrative and support service activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
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	762 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	1,905 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	2,571 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	3,338 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	3,714 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre Blackstock Road , Finsbury Park N4 2DR	4out of 4	329 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gillespie Primary School Gillespie Road , N5 1LH	4out of 4	530 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pooles Park Primary School Lennox Road , Finsbury Park N4 3NW	3out of 4	573 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parkwood Primary School Queen's Drive , N4 2HQ	3out of 4	614 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School Conewood Street , N5 1DL	4out of 4	635 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Arts and Media School Islington Turle Road , N4 3LS	3out of 4	945 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	1,198 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	1,629 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Skinners' Academy Woodberry Grove , N4 1SY	3out of 4	1,670 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,705 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	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	1,298 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,740 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,987 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,299 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,400 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	1,832 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,942 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Metropolitan University 166 - 220 Holloway Road , N7 8DB	- not rated	1,306 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School Woodberry Down Centre , Woodberry Down N4 2SH	- not rated	1,543 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard Holloway Road , Islington N7 8LT	3out of 4	1,723 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Samuel Rhodes MLD School 11 Highbury New Park , N5 2EG	4out of 4	1,727 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dania School St David's Church, Westbourne Road , N7 8AB	- not rated	1,867 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
La Princesse	La Princesse, Shop	241 yd
Yard Sale Pizza	Yard Sale Pizza, 54 Blackstock Road	251 yd
GRILLICIOUS	GRILLICIOUS, 50 Blackstock Road	252 yd
PAHD	PAHD, Ground Floor	275 yd
Training Cafe	Training Cafe, City And Islington College Lifelong Learning Nursery	277 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Plimsoll	The Plimsoll, Ground Floor	52 yd
King's Head Public House	King's Head Public House, 126 Blackstock Road	291 yd
Blackstock Public House	Blackstock Public House, Ground Floor	337 yd
Orleans Bar	Orleans Bar, Basement	347 yd
Bar Royal	Bar Royal, Commercial Unit	353 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Emparo Peri Peri & Happy Days Pizza	Emparo Peri Peri & Happy Days Pizza, Ground Floor Front	272 yd
Eden Cottage	Eden Cottage, 264 Seven Sisters Road	290 yd
HitDaSpot	HitDaSpot, Unit A	293 yd
PFC Original	21 Blackstock Road	302 yd
Chicken Express	Chicken Express, Ground Floor Shop	312 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	29-31 Blackstock Road	302 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Ground Floor	306 yd
Lidl	269-271 Seven Sisters Road, Hornsey	432 yd
Marks and Spencer	Marks and Spencer, 6 City North Place	437 yd
Lidl	Lidl, Ground Floor reception, Arts Building	587 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (London Finsbury Park) ISLEDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	252 yd
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed) Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road	grass pitches	497 yd
Fitness First (London Highbury) EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	511 yd
Premier Fitness Club (Closed) CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON TERRACE	health and fitness suite	531 yd
Sobell Leisure Centre (Holloway) HORNSEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, ice rinks, squash courts	641 yd
Finsbury Park SEVEN SISTERS ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	804 yd
Arsenal Fc (Emirates Stadium) Hornsey Road	grass pitches	863 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Holloway) (Closed) 67-83 67-83 Seven Sisters Road	health and fitness suite	917 yd
London School Of Capoeira Leeds Place		969 yd
Arsenal Hub BENWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,080 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	151.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N4 2EW