Princess Crescent, London, N4 2HJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N4 2HJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.8%	50.6%	0.8%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	50.2%	49.4%	-0.8%	49.0%	0.4%

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 2HJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.9% 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	63.8%	58.9%	-4.9%	37.9%	21.0%
Married: Opposite sex	19.1%	22.4%	3.3%	44.2%	-21.8%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.7%	6%	2.3%	2.2%	3.8%
Divorced	10.1%	9.2%	-0.9%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	3.2%	3%	-0.2%	6.1%	-3.1%

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	50.2%	51%	0.8%	48.4%	2.6%
Good health	28.9%	28.2%	-0.7%	33.6%	-5.4%
Fair health	13%	11.7%	-1.3%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	3.8%	4.6%	0.8%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	4.2%	4.6%	0.4%	1.2%	3.4%

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.

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 50.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16%	18%	2.0%	18.2%	-0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	5.7%	-4.9%	9.6%	-3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	7.7%	-4.0%	13.4%	-5.7%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	3%	1.9%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	13.7%	5.2%	16.9%	-3.2%
Degree or Similar	44.7%	50.6%	5.9%	33.8%	16.8%
Other	7.4%	1.2%	-6.2%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.1% 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	1.3%	0.2%	-1.1%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	8.4%	8.2%	-0.2%	3.1%	5.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	4.6%	2.3%	-2.3%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	15.5%	11.1%	-4.4%	2.5%	8.6%
Black Caribbean	7.9%	7.2%	-0.7%	1.0%	6.2%
Other Black	4.2%	6.8%	2.6%	0.5%	6.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	3.8%	1.4%	-2.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	4.1%	2.8%	0.9%	3.2%
Mixed Other	0.4%	3.3%	2.9%	0.8%	2.5%
White	44.8%	38.1%	-6.7%	81.4%	-43.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other	6.3%	13.9%	7.6%	1.6%	12.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.8% 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	64%	57.8%	-6.2%	83.2%	-25.4%
European Union	8.4%	11.1%	2.7%	6.1%	5.0%
Rest of Europe	5%	6.9%	1.9%	0.8%	6.1%
Africa	10%	7.5%	-2.5%	2.7%	4.8%
Middle East and Asia	7.5%	7.7%	0.2%	5.6%	2.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.3%	7.5%	4.2%	1.3%	6.2%
Oceania	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.2%	57.7%	-5.5%	83.2%	-25.5%
10+ Years	1.3%	32.6%	31.3%	9.8%	22.8%
5-10 Years	7.5%	4.2%	-3.3%	2.9%	1.3%
2-5 Years	6.7%	3.2%	-3.5%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	21.3%	2.4%	-18.9%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.4%	76.7%	0.7%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.4%	1.5%	-0.1%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	5.5%	13.5%	-8.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.7%	37.2%	-5.5%
Christian	29.7%	46.2%	-16.5%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Jewish	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Muslim	17%	6.5%	10.5%
Sikh	4.8%	0.9%	3.9%
Other religion	4.4%	0.6%	3.8%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Princess Crescent Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Princess Crescent was 87.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 43.9% lower than the Brownswood average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Princess Crescent has the 11th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood and the 187th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.7%.

🔎 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. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£67,400

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N4 2HJ, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 10/10 (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 Princess Crescent are based on 37 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hackney.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Princess Crescent, London, N4 2HJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for N4 2HJ

Average Price
£821,839

Semi-Detached
£1,921,905

Terraced
£1,803,846

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£632,560

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Princess Crescent

Average Price
£745,550

Semi-Detached
£2,034,650

Terraced
£1,897,179

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£635,850

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Princess CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12D Princess Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2024-02-02	£489,848
Ground Floor Flat 18 Princess Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£923,300	2021-10-15	£923,300
Flat 2 24 Princess Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£440,000	2021-07-29	£419,980
12D Princess Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£525,000	2018-01-05	£532,729
16B - 16D Princess Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£475,500	2017-10-27	£463,961

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N4 2HJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N4 2HJ area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	150
Student (economically inactive)	42
Retired	37
Self-Employed	33
Part-Time Employee	32
Looking after home or family	30
Long-Term Sick or disabled	29
Unemployed	20
Other	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Information and communication	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Other	12
Education	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Manufacturing	5
Construction	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	2
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	810 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	1,143 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	2,069 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	2,220 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	3,803 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parkwood Primary School Queen's Drive , N4 2HQ	3out of 4	84 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre Blackstock Road , Finsbury Park N4 2DR	- not rated	432 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gillespie Primary School Gillespie Road , N5 1LH	4out of 4	670 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Primary School Woodstock Road , N4 3EX	3out of 4	796 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Junior School Woodstock Road , N4 3EX	- not rated	796 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Skinners' Academy Woodberry Grove , N4 1SY	3out of 4	1,044 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arts and Media School Islington Turle Road , N4 3LS	3out of 4	1,339 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
George Orwell School Turle Road , Tollington Park N4 3LS	- not rated	1,339 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,384 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	1,551 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 , N5 2AG	- not rated	1,522 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	1,881 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Tottenham Centre , High Road N15 4RU	- not rated	3,195 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,227 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	4,285 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
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	2,358 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,263 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Primrose Independent School Congregational Church , Highbury Quadrant N5 2TE	- not rated	828 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School Woodberry Down Centre , Woodberry Down N4 2SH	- not rated	865 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Side By Side School Avigdor Mews , Lordship Road N16 0QJ	- not rated	1,019 yd	Other independent special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newcourt Centre Christian School 1-3 Regina Road , Finsbury Park N4 3PT	- not rated	1,254 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
New River Pupil Referral Unit New River Building , Clissold Road N16 9EX	- not rated	1,291 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
MEDITERRANEAN CAFE	49 BLACKSTOCK RD	376 yd
Ourika Café	47 Blackstock Road	378 yd
Planet Food - Seven Sisters Road	298 Seven Sisters Road	390 yd
Minted Lounge	17 Blackstock Road	391 yd
Dilara Restaurant	27 Blackstock Road	391 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Brownswood Park Tavern	The Castle, 271 Green Lanes	438 yd
King's Head Public House	King's Head Public House, 126 Blackstock Road	443 yd
Blackstock Public House	Blackstock Public House, Ground Floor	471 yd
The Twelve Pins	Public House, 263 Seven Sisters Road	497 yd
Brookgate	175 Blackstock Road	498 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
PFC Original	21 Blackstock Road	391 yd
Hua Xin	135 Blackstock Road	401 yd
KFC	288 Seven Sisters Road	424 yd
Emparo Peri Peri & Happy Days Pizza	Emparo Peri Peri & Happy Days Pizza, Ground Floor Front	432 yd
Atlantic Fish Bar	275 Green Lanes	438 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	29-31 Blackstock Road	391 yd
Lidl	269-271 Seven Sisters Road, Hornsey	497 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Ground Floor	518 yd
Sainsbury's (Clissold Quarter)	255-259 Green Lanes	608 yd
Marks and Spencer	Marks and Spencer, 6 City North Place	685 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Finsbury Park SEVEN SISTERS ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	489 yd
Finsbury Park - Track & Gym Endymion Road	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	700 yd
Premier Fitness Club (Closed) CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON TERRACE	health and fitness suite	713 yd
Pure Gym (London Finsbury Park) ISLEDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	736 yd
The Gym (London Manor House) The Gym The Gym Woodberry Down	health and fitness suite	740 yd
Clissold Park CLISSOLD PARK CLISSOLD PARK STOKE NEWINGTON CHURCH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	934 yd
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed) Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road	grass pitches	958 yd
Fitness First (London Highbury) EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	967 yd
Skinners' Academy WOODBERRY GROVE	artificial grass pitch	1,085 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	122.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N4 2HJ