Playford Road is in London and in Islington district. N4 3NJ is located in the Finsbury Park electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington North. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Playford Road, London, N4 3NJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: N4 3LG, N4 3NL, N4 3FA, N4 3NN, N4 3HU, N7 7DY, N4 3LD, N4 3NR, N4 3HX.

Playford Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Playford Road are based on 21 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for N4 3NJ

Average Price
£987,946
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£987,946
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Playford Road

Average Price
£785,870
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Playford Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
85 Playford Road, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£283,5002002-03-22 £1,018,551
85 Playford Road, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£136,1501997-08-15 £957,341

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4North Islington Nursery School
110-112 Tollington Park, N4 3RB 		46 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Margaret McMillan Nursery School
Hornsey Rise, N19 3SF 		1,142 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre
Woodlands Park Road, Tottenham N15 3SD 		2,395 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		3,678 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street, Hoxton N1 5RF 		4,443 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
55 Tollington Park, N4 3QW 		93 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pooles Park Primary School
Lennox Road, Finsbury Park N4 3NW 		201 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mark's CofE Primary School
Sussex Way, N19 4JF 		588 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stroud Green Primary School
Woodstock Road, N4 3EX 		607 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Montem Primary School
Hornsey Road, N7 7QT 		626 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Arts and Media School Islington
Turle Road, N4 3LS 		183 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
Holland Walk, Duncombe Road, Archway N19 3EU 		1,197 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Skinners' Academy
Woodberry Grove, N4 1SY 		1,791 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Highbury Fields School
Highbury Hill, N5 1AR 		1,883 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Hornsey School for Girls
Inderwick Road, N8 9JF 		1,893 yd Community school No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove, Highbury East N5 2AD 		2,029 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		4,129 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road, E5 8BP 		4,390 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAda National College for Digital Skills
Broad Lane, Tottenham Hale N15 4AG 		4,475 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		4,799 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		2,320 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Tottenham
Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale N17 9LN 		5,058 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedKestrel House School
104 Crouch Hill, Crouch End N8 9EA 		1,400 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon Metropolitan University
166 - 220 Holloway Road, N7 8DB 		1,779 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedBeis Chinuch Lebonos Girls School
Woodberry Down Centre, Woodberry Down N4 2SH 		1,797 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
4out of 4New River College Medical
Ifor Ward, Highgate Hill N19 5NF 		1,840 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedOdyssey House School
2c Northwood Road, London N6 5TN 		2,227 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mishi SumaqMishi Sumaq, Ground Floor156 yd
Osteria TufoOsteria Tufo, Ground Floor160 yd
Happy Days CafeHappy Days Cafe, Ground Floor203 yd
SUSHI HANDROLLSUSHI HANDROLL, Ground Floor243 yd
The Front RoomThe Front Room, Ground Floor264 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
W. B YeatsW. B Yeats, Ground Floor81 yd
Park Tavern Public HousePark Tavern Public House, 164 Tollington Park280 yd
World's EndWorld's End, Public House324 yd
The White LionThe White Lion, 125-127 Stroud Green Road382 yd
Bar RoyalBar Royal, Commercial Unit411 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
German Doner KebabGerman Doner Kebab, 4A Clifton Terrace303 yd
Pret A MangerPret A Manger, Ground Floor307 yd
Tollington Fish BarTollington Fish Bar, Shop Cafe317 yd
Gourmet House42 Stroud Green Road357 yd
Roti Joupa @20 Stroud Green Road, Hornsey379 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
LidlLidl, Ground Floor reception, Arts Building341 yd
Marks and SpencerMarks and Spencer, 6 City North Place380 yd
TescoTesco, 109-115 Stroud Green Road403 yd
Lidl269-271 Seven Sisters Road, Hornsey551 yd
TescoTesco, Commercial Unit569 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
London School Of Capoeira
Leeds Place 		207 yd
Islington Arts & Media School
TURLE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite326 yd
Premier Fitness Club (Closed)
CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON TERRACE 		health and fitness suite333 yd
Wray Crescent Open Space
8B 8B TOLLINGTON PLACE 		grass pitches403 yd
Pure Gym (London Finsbury Park)
ISLEDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite514 yd
St Mark'S Primary School
ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL SUSSEX WAY 		artificial grass pitch639 yd
Paradise Walk Women'S Gym (Closed)
Crouch Hill 		health and fitness suite649 yd
The Factory Fitness And Dance Centre
407-409 407-409 HORNSEY ROAD 		health and fitness suite701 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Holloway) (Closed)
67-83 67-83 Seven Sisters Road 		health and fitness suite758 yd
Finsbury Park
SEVEN SISTERS ROAD 		athletics tracks, grass pitches, tennis courts766 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

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

Safety

Is Playford Road dangerous?

In 2023, 4496 crimes were reported near Playford Road . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of N4 3NJ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Playford Road, London, N4 3NJ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 4496
Anti Social Behaviour 1061
Theft From The Person 852
Violence And Sexual Offences 777
Other Theft 537
Public Order 246
Robbery 219
Drugs 186
Vehicle Crime 174
Burglary 134
Criminal Damage And Arson 121
Shoplifting 95
Bicycle Theft 48
Possession Of Weapons 27
Other Crime 19

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of N4 3NJ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Durham Road266 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Osborne Road541 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Dulas Street225 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Dulas Street225 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Pooles Park309 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Pooles Park309 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Pooles Park309 yd
2023-12DrugsLocal resolutionOn or near Pooles Park309 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Pooles Park309 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Athelstane Mews326 yd
More Crime Statistics for Playford Road, London, N4 3NJ

Employment

N4 3NJ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in N4 3NJ 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 Employee77
Retired29
Self-Employed22
Part-Time Employee19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)16
Student (economically inactive)15
Unemployed13
Looking after home or family10
Long-Term Sick or disabled10
Other7

Employment Industry

Information and communication22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles16
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Other11
Financial and insurance activities9
Administrative and support service activities9
Human health and social work activities9
Accommodation and food service activities8
Education8
Transport and storage7
Construction6
Manufacturing3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female137
Male121

Partnership Status

Single130
Married: Opposite sex47
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated8
Divorced18
Widowed7

Health

Very good health121
Good health87
Fair health33
Bad health10
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications28
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 14
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 7
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 27
Degree or Similar 119
Other11

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Chinese7
Pakistani2
Other Asian6
Black African44
Black Caribbean21
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean8
Mixed Other9
White133
Arab1
Other13

Country of Birth

United Kingdom167
European Union31
Rest of Europe8
Africa19
Middle East and Asia11
The Americas and the Caribbean16
Oceania4
British Overseas3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK167
10+ Years63
5-10 Years9
2-5 Years12
Less than 2 years7

Passport Held

United Kingdom197
Ireland5
France1
Germany3
Italy10
Portugal1
Spain5
Lithuania1
Other EU countries5
Other Europe1
North Africa1
Southern Asia2
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America4
Oceania1
No passport held18

Religion

No religion102
Christian90
Jewish5
Muslim39
Other religion5
Not answered19
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