St Thomas's Road, London, N4 2QP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N4 2QP is primarily male, with 54.3% 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	47.4%	45.7%	-1.7%	51.0%	-5.3%
Male	52.6%	54.3%	1.7%	49.0%	5.3%

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 2QP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.6% 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	61.8%	61.6%	-0.2%	37.9%	23.7%
Married: Opposite sex	24.1%	24.6%	0.5%	44.2%	-19.6%
Married: Same sex	2.5%	1.3%	-1.2%	0.3%	1.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	2.5%	0.9%	-1.6%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	6%	7.6%	1.6%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	3%	3.1%	0.1%	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	59.1%	58.7%	-0.4%	48.4%	10.3%
Good health	24.6%	24.7%	0.1%	33.6%	-8.9%
Fair health	10.3%	11.6%	1.3%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	4.3%	2.7%	-1.6%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	1.7%	2.3%	0.6%	1.2%	1.1%

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 61.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.1%	11.7%	-4.4%	18.2%	-6.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.1%	5%	-5.1%	9.6%	-4.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.5%	9%	1.5%	13.4%	-4.4%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	2.3%	0.8%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	8.1%	-2.5%	16.9%	-8.8%
Degree or Similar	49.2%	61.7%	12.5%	33.8%	27.9%
Other	5%	2.3%	-2.7%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.3% 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	3.9%	0%	-3.9%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	3.4%	5%	1.6%	2.5%	2.5%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	4.3%	0.9%	1.0%	3.3%
Other Black	2.6%	1.2%	-1.4%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.9%	1.5%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.2%	2.3%	-2.9%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	1.7%	3.1%	1.4%	0.8%	2.3%
White	72%	71.3%	-0.7%	81.4%	-10.1%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	2.6%	4.7%	2.1%	1.6%	3.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.7% 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	79.3%	62.7%	-16.6%	83.2%	-20.5%
European Union	6.9%	17.9%	11.0%	6.1%	11.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	2.2%	3%	0.8%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	4.7%	3.4%	-1.3%	5.6%	-2.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	7.2%	4.6%	1.3%	5.9%
Oceania	4.3%	3.4%	-0.9%	0.3%	3.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.1%	65.7%	-8.4%	83.2%	-17.5%
10+ Years	4.7%	13.5%	8.8%	9.8%	3.7%
5-10 Years	2.2%	9.2%	7.0%	2.9%	6.3%
2-5 Years	3.4%	8%	4.6%	2.2%	5.8%
Less than 2 years	15.5%	3.6%	-11.9%	1.9%	1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.4%	76.7%	-7.3%
Ireland	3.9%	0.6%	3.3%
France	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Turkey	2%	0.1%	1.9%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Oceania	2%	0.1%	1.9%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43%	37.2%	5.8%
Christian	39.9%	46.2%	-6.3%
Jewish	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Muslim	5.4%	6.5%	-1.1%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is St Thomas'S Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Thomas'S Road was 296.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 137.8% higher than the Arsenal average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

St Thomas'S Road has the 16th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal and the 96th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 95.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 259.7%.

🔎 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. 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 2QP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 1/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 5/10 (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) - 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 St Thomas'S Road are based on 233 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 St Thomas's Road, London, N4 2QP

Estimated Average Property Prices for N4 2QP

Average Price
£915,484

Semi-Detached
£1,276,067

Terraced
£1,171,681

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£504,298

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Thomas'S Road

Average Price
£715,094

Semi-Detached
£1,213,716

Terraced
£1,095,192

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£524,672

Other
£14,748

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Thomas'S Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
146 St Thomas'S Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2024-01-12	£541,287
140 St Thomas'S Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2019-05-07	£1,155,682
146 St Thomas'S Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2012-02-14	£493,960
144 St Thomas'S Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£560,000	2009-08-27	£1,275,488
148 St Thomas'S Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£620,000	2007-10-26	£1,180,787

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N4 2QP

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N4 2QP 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	94
Self-Employed	24
Retired	17
Student (economically inactive)	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Part-Time Employee	15
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Looking after home or family	8
Other	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Information and communication	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Education	14
Human health and social work activities	10
Other	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Construction	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Real estate activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Manufacturing	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	1,015 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	2,138 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	2,827 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	3,093 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	3,440 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gillespie Primary School Gillespie Road , N5 1LH	4out of 4	394 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School Conewood Street , N5 1DL	4out of 4	399 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre Blackstock Road , Finsbury Park N4 2DR	4out of 4	418 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pakeman Primary School Hornsey Road , Holloway N7 6DU	3out of 4	674 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Montem Primary School Hornsey Road , N7 7QT	3out of 4	730 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	908 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Arts and Media School Islington Turle Road , N4 3LS	3out of 4	1,183 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	1,344 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,579 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Skinners' Academy Woodberry Grove , N4 1SY	3out of 4	1,877 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	1,023 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,664 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,792 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,136 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,450 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	1,563 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	5,110 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	1,051 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Samuel Rhodes MLD School 11 Highbury New Park , N5 2EG	4out of 4	1,440 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard Holloway Road , Islington N7 8LT	3out of 4	1,441 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Dania School St David's Church, Westbourne Road , N7 8AB	- not rated	1,621 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New River College Secondary Lough Road , N7 8RH	3out of 4	1,658 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
Fink's Gillespie	Fink's Gillespie, Ground Floor	101 yd
Highbury Timebank Cafe	Highbury Timebank Cafe, 191 Drayton Park	288 yd
Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust	Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust, Elizabeth House Centre For Lifelong Learning (Candi)	347 yd
Cafe Beam	Cafe Beam, 184 Blackstock Road	366 yd
Giacco's Wine Bar	Giacco's Wine Bar, 176 Blackstock Road	369 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Plimsoll	The Plimsoll, Ground Floor	330 yd
Gunners Public House	Gunners Public House, 204 Blackstock Road	370 yd
Bank Of Friendship PH	Bank Of Friendship PH, 224 Blackstock Road	376 yd
T Bird Bar	T Bird Bar, Ground Floor	389 yd
King's Head Public House	King's Head Public House, 126 Blackstock Road	395 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Fish Bar	Golden Fish Bar, 98 Gillespie Road	238 yd
Passion Kitchen	Passion Kitchen, Basement And Ground Floor Cafe	390 yd
Zing Zing and Shwang Chinese	Zing Zing and Shwang Chinese, 142 Blackstock Road	392 yd
SA PFC	SA PFC, 181 Blackstock Road	404 yd
Gunners Fish Bar	Gunners Fish Bar, Ground Floor	405 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	29-31 Blackstock Road	571 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Ground Floor	597 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 71 Drayton Park	620 yd
Marks and Spencer	Marks and Spencer, 6 City North Place	720 yd
Lidl	269-271 Seven Sisters Road, Hornsey	722 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed) Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road	grass pitches	212 yd
Fitness First (London Highbury) EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	226 yd
Pure Gym (London Finsbury Park) ISLEDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	503 yd
Sobell Leisure Centre (Holloway) HORNSEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, ice rinks, squash courts	602 yd
Arsenal Fc (Emirates Stadium) Hornsey Road	grass pitches	636 yd
Premier Fitness Club (Closed) CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON TERRACE	health and fitness suite	815 yd
Highbury Fields School HIGHBURY HILL		818 yd
Arsenal Hub BENWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch	854 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Holloway) (Closed) 67-83 67-83 Seven Sisters Road	health and fitness suite	959 yd
Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches HIGHBURY PLACE	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	995 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	129.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N4 2QP