Somerfield Road, London, N4 2JJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N4 2JJ is primarily male, with 53.2% of the population 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	48.8%	46.8%	-2.0%	51.0%	-4.2%
Male	51.2%	53.2%	2.0%	49.0%	4.2%

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 2JJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.9% 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	66.2%	63.9%	-2.3%	37.9%	26.0%
Married: Opposite sex	25.9%	23.9%	-2.0%	44.2%	-20.3%
Married: Same sex	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	2.1%	2.1%	0.0%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	3.1%	7.4%	4.3%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	6.1%	-4.0%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.4%) 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	63.6%	53.5%	-10.1%	48.4%	5.1%
Good health	26.9%	33.9%	7.0%	33.6%	0.3%
Fair health	6.5%	9%	2.5%	12.7%	-3.7%
Bad health	2.5%	2.9%	0.4%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 N4 2JJ this area, 8.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 66.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	5.5%	8.1%	2.6%	18.2%	-10.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	2.8%	5.3%	2.5%	9.6%	-4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	3.8%	7.7%	3.9%	13.4%	-5.7%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.7%	7.7%	-4.0%	16.9%	-9.2%
Degree or Similar	64.1%	66.2%	2.1%	33.8%	32.4%
Other	11.7%	2.8%	-8.9%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.5% 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	2.2%	1.6%	-0.6%	1.1%	0.5%
Chinese	2.2%	1.9%	-0.3%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	0.9%	1%	0.1%	3.1%	-2.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	2.5%	1.3%	-1.2%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	2.9%	1.4%	0.8%	2.1%
Mixed White and African	3.1%	1%	-2.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	1.6%	0.1%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	3.4%	1.9%	-1.5%	0.8%	1.1%
White	77.2%	74.5%	-2.7%	81.4%	-6.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.3%	5.5%	5.2%	0.6%	4.9%
Other	0%	4.2%	4.2%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.7% 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	60.8%	53.7%	-7.1%	83.2%	-29.5%
European Union	15.4%	22.2%	6.8%	6.1%	16.1%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	5.1%	3.2%	0.8%	4.3%
Africa	3.7%	5.1%	1.4%	2.7%	2.4%
Middle East and Asia	6.2%	6.1%	-0.1%	5.6%	0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8%	6.4%	-1.6%	1.3%	5.1%
Oceania	4%	1.3%	-2.7%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.3%	53.9%	-5.4%	83.2%	-29.3%
10+ Years	9.3%	23.2%	13.9%	9.8%	13.4%
5-10 Years	10.2%	9.4%	-0.8%	2.9%	6.5%
2-5 Years	9.9%	8.7%	-1.2%	2.2%	6.5%
Less than 2 years	11.4%	4.8%	-6.6%	1.9%	2.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.7%	76.7%	-12.0%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Germany	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	2.9%	0.4%	2.5%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	7.1%	0.9%	6.2%
Other EU countries	5.8%	1.5%	4.3%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
No passport held	2.9%	13.5%	-10.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.8%	37.2%	12.6%
Christian	30.6%	46.2%	-15.6%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	9.8%	6.5%	3.3%
Not answered	7.5%	6.0%	1.5%

Safety

Is Somerfield Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Somerfield Road was 206.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 30.3% higher than the Brownswood average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Somerfield Road has the 13th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Brownswood and the 180th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.5%.

🔎 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 2JJ, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 9/10 (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 Somerfield Road are based on 124 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 Somerfield Road, London, N4 2JJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for N4 2JJ

Average Price
£821,224

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,362,215

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£616,586

Other
£30,935

Estimated Average Property Prices for Somerfield Road

Average Price
£661,687

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,068,137

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£559,619

Other
£22,848

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Somerfield Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat A 4 Somerfield Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£653,000	2025-02-14	£630,099
28A Somerfield Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£684,000	2024-11-21	£652,817
Flat C 4 Somerfield Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2022-11-04	£358,413
4B Somerfield Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2021-05-14	£413,305
18A Somerfield Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£737,500	2021-01-27	£711,636

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N4 2JJ

Employment

N4 2JJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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	131
Self-Employed	45
Part-Time Employee	33
Retired	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Unemployed	12
Looking after home or family	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	45
Information and communication	29
Accommodation and food service activities	28
Education	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Human health and social work activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Other	9
Real estate activities	7
Construction	7
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	797 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	1,929 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	2,280 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	3,635 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	3,833 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	248 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Parkwood Primary School Queen's Drive , N4 2HQ	3out of 4	331 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gillespie Primary School Gillespie Road , N5 1LH	4out of 4	580 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Primary School Woodstock Road , N4 3EX	3out of 4	644 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pooles Park Primary School Lennox Road , Finsbury Park N4 3NW	3out of 4	671 yd	Community school	Yes	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	995 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Skinners' Academy Woodberry Grove , N4 1SY	3out of 4	1,358 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	1,401 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,624 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	1,804 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,448 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,580 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	3,992 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	4,298 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,683 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	2,110 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,632 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School Woodberry Down Centre , Woodberry Down N4 2SH	- not rated	1,234 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
London Metropolitan University 166 - 220 Holloway Road , N7 8DB	- not rated	1,596 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
T T T Y Y School 14 Heathland Road , London N16 5NH	- not rated	1,722 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Beis Aharon School 83-95 Bethune Road , London N16 5ED	- not rated	1,846 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Boys	More About School
Samuel Rhodes MLD School 11 Highbury New Park , N5 2EG	4out of 4	1,904 yd	Community special school	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	48 yd
Ourika Café	47 Blackstock Road	53 yd
La Princesse	La Princesse, Shop	71 yd
Yard Sale Pizza	Yard Sale Pizza, 54 Blackstock Road	75 yd
GRILLICIOUS	GRILLICIOUS, 50 Blackstock Road	82 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Blackstock Public House	Blackstock Public House, Ground Floor	213 yd
King's Head Public House	King's Head Public House, 126 Blackstock Road	229 yd
Orleans Bar	Orleans Bar, Basement	258 yd
The Twelve Pins	Public House, 263 Seven Sisters Road	296 yd
The Plimsoll	The Plimsoll, Ground Floor	322 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
PFC Original	21 Blackstock Road	97 yd
Emparo Peri Peri & Happy Days Pizza	Emparo Peri Peri & Happy Days Pizza, Ground Floor Front	126 yd
KHF	KHF, 4 Blackstock Road	186 yd
KFC	288 Seven Sisters Road	203 yd
Hua Xin	135 Blackstock Road	204 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	29-31 Blackstock Road	97 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Ground Floor	239 yd
Lidl	269-271 Seven Sisters Road, Hornsey	296 yd
Marks and Spencer	Marks and Spencer, 6 City North Place	436 yd
Lidl	Lidl, Ground Floor reception, Arts Building	525 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (London Finsbury Park) ISLEDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	417 yd
Premier Fitness Club (Closed) CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON TERRACE	health and fitness suite	499 yd
Finsbury Park SEVEN SISTERS ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	555 yd
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed) Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road	grass pitches	713 yd
Fitness First (London Highbury) EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	725 yd
Finsbury Park - Track & Gym Endymion Road	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	867 yd
Sobell Leisure Centre (Holloway) HORNSEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, ice rinks, squash courts	942 yd
London School Of Capoeira Leeds Place		1,014 yd
The Gym (London Manor House) The Gym The Gym Woodberry Down	health and fitness suite	1,051 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	125.1 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	17.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N4 2JJ