Brownswood Road, London, N4 2XX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N4 2XX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	51.6%	49.6%	-2.0%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	48.4%	50.4%	2.0%	49.0%	1.4%

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 2XX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.7% 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	49%	55.7%	6.7%	37.9%	17.8%
Married: Opposite sex	34%	28.7%	-5.3%	44.2%	-15.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	4.4%	2.7%	-1.7%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	4.6%	7.4%	2.8%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	8%	4.4%	-3.6%	6.1%	-1.7%

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	45.6%	48.1%	2.5%	48.4%	-0.3%
Good health	27.5%	31.2%	3.7%	33.6%	-2.4%
Fair health	17.4%	14.6%	-2.8%	12.7%	1.9%
Bad health	7.8%	4.5%	-3.3%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.6%	-0.1%	1.2%	0.4%

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 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.7%	19.4%	-4.3%	18.2%	1.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.7%	5.7%	-1.0%	9.6%	-3.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	7.4%	-4.5%	13.4%	-6.0%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	2.5%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.3%	12%	1.7%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	37.9%	49.5%	11.6%	33.8%	15.7%
Other	9.3%	3.6%	-5.7%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.2% 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%	2.5%	0.5%	1.1%	1.4%
Chinese	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	2.6%	1.1%	-1.5%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	15.4%	16.5%	1.1%	2.5%	14.0%
Black Caribbean	7.2%	2.9%	-4.3%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	3.5%	1.8%	-1.7%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	1.8%	-0.2%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	2.2%	2.3%	0.1%	0.8%	1.5%
White	57.3%	50.2%	-7.1%	81.4%	-31.2%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	3.9%	15.2%	11.3%	1.6%	13.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59% 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	57.5%	59%	1.5%	83.2%	-24.2%
European Union	6.9%	11.7%	4.8%	6.1%	5.6%
Rest of Europe	11.3%	10.3%	-1.0%	0.8%	9.5%
Africa	10.4%	9.9%	-0.5%	2.7%	7.2%
Middle East and Asia	4.6%	4.5%	-0.1%	5.6%	-1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.7%	4.7%	-4.0%	1.3%	3.4%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.3%	59.2%	3.9%	83.2%	-24.0%
10+ Years	3.7%	30.2%	26.5%	9.8%	20.4%
5-10 Years	2.8%	3.4%	0.6%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	9.5%	3.4%	-6.1%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	28.6%	3.8%	-24.8%	1.9%	1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.7%	76.7%	5.0%
Ireland	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Turkey	2%	0.1%	1.9%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.8%	37.2%	-6.4%
Christian	37.3%	46.2%	-8.9%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	16.2%	6.5%	9.7%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Brownswood Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brownswood Road was 116.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 25.5% lower than the Brownswood average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Brownswood Road has the 17th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brownswood and the 241st lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -16.6%.

🔎 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. 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 2XX, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (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 Brownswood Road are based on 195 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 Brownswood Road, London, N4 2XX

Estimated Average Property Prices for N4 2XX

Average Price
£438,231

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£438,231

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brownswood Road

Average Price
£506,290

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,195,606

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£489,493

Other
£234,288

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brownswood Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 25 Hexton Court, 6 Brownswood Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2026-02-11	£400,000
Flat 11 Hexton Court, 6 Brownswood Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2025-02-20	£429,950
Flat 1 Hexton Court, 6 Brownswood Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£552,543	2024-12-13	£535,345
Flat 10 Hexton Court, 6 Brownswood Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£455,000	2024-09-06	£437,762
Flat 22 Hexton Court, 6 Brownswood Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£475,000	2023-07-03	£453,837

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N4 2XX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	148
Retired	48
Part-Time Employee	37
Looking after home or family	26
Student (economically inactive)	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Self-Employed	18
Unemployed	18
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Education	40
Professional, scientific and technical activities	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Information and communication	23
Human health and social work activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	9
Transport and storage	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	4
Construction	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	1,165 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	1,445 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	2,370 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	2,564 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	3,428 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	411 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre Blackstock Road , Finsbury Park N4 2DR	- not rated	494 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gillespie Primary School Gillespie Road , N5 1LH	4out of 4	503 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School Conewood Street , N5 1DL	3out of 4	703 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School Northolme Road , Highbury Park N5 2UX	3out of 4	771 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,001 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Skinners' Academy Woodberry Grove , N4 1SY	3out of 4	1,286 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	1,309 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	3out of 4	1,592 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Grove School 8 Highbury Grove , N5 2EQ	- not rated	1,592 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 , N5 2AG	- not rated	1,223 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	1,953 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,934 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	3,319 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	3,977 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	2,181 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,350 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	509 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Side By Side School Avigdor Mews , Lordship Road N16 0QJ	- not rated	810 yd	Other independent special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New River Pupil Referral Unit New River Building , Clissold Road N16 9EX	- not rated	912 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Daniel House Pupil Referral Unit Daniel House , Clissold Road N16 9EX	- not rated	912 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John's Education Centre Clissold Road , N16 9EX	- not rated	1,001 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
New Future Collective	4 Murrain Road	212 yd
Hourglass Coffee	263 Green Lanes	231 yd
Dream Cafe	277 Green Lanes	238 yd
Armstrong Pharmacy	279a, 279 Green Lanes	244 yd
Fink's Salt & Sweet	70 Mountgrove Road	246 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Brownswood Park Tavern	The Castle, 271 Green Lanes	238 yd
Mountgrove Bothy	Shop Ground Floor, 90 Mountgrove Road	283 yd
Brookgate	175 Blackstock Road	331 yd
T Bird Bar	T Bird Bar, Ground Floor	375 yd
King's Head Public House	King's Head Public House, 126 Blackstock Road	421 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Atlantic Fish Bar	275 Green Lanes	238 yd
Silver Palace Chinese Takeaway	96 Mountgrove Road	246 yd
Sunlight Kebab	Sunlight Kebab, Basement And Ground Floor	355 yd
Zing Zing and Shwang Chinese	Zing Zing and Shwang Chinese, 142 Blackstock Road	371 yd
Passion Kitchen	Passion Kitchen, Basement And Ground Floor Cafe	374 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's (Clissold Quarter)	255-259 Green Lanes	248 yd
Sainsbury's	29-31 Blackstock Road	613 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Ground Floor	756 yd
Lidl	269-271 Seven Sisters Road, Hornsey	793 yd
Marks and Spencer	Marks and Spencer, 6 City North Place	952 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Clissold Park CLISSOLD PARK CLISSOLD PARK STOKE NEWINGTON CHURCH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	589 yd
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed) Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road	grass pitches	800 yd
Fitness First (London Highbury) EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	804 yd
Clissold Leisure Centre 63-67 63-67 CLISSOLD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	857 yd
Finsbury Park SEVEN SISTERS ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts	881 yd
Pure Gym (London Finsbury Park) ISLEDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	908 yd
Stoke Newington School CLISSOLD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	964 yd
The Gym (London Manor House) The Gym The Gym Woodberry Down	health and fitness suite	973 yd
Premier Fitness Club (Closed) CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON TERRACE	health and fitness suite	1,009 yd
Finsbury Park - Track & Gym Endymion Road	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,079 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	69 Mbit/s
Average download speed	66.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.91 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.91 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N4 2XX