Leigh Road is in London and in Islington district. N5 1AJ is located in the Highbury West electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington North. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Leigh Road, London, N5 1AJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: N5 1TG, N5 1SP, N5 1SN, N5 1AH, N5 1AG, N5 1SG, N5 1AE, N5 1SJ, N5 1AB.

Leigh Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Leigh Road are based on 297 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 N5 1AJ

Average Price
£464,064
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£464,064
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Leigh Road

Average Price
£552,791
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Leigh Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 14 Beechcroft Court Leigh Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£535,0002020-03-13 £568,185
Flat 36 Beechcroft Court Leigh Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£518,0002017-08-18 £526,866
Flat 1 Beechcroft Court Leigh Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£400,0002017-01-27 £428,888
Flat 35 Beechcroft Court Leigh Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£475,0002016-01-08 £512,214
Flat 10 Beechcroft Court Leigh Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£365,0002015-07-20 £388,965

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 		1,633 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 		2,654 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Margaret McMillan Nursery School
Hornsey Rise, N19 3SF 		2,721 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 		2,825 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre
Woodlands Park Road, Tottenham N15 3SD 		3,366 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
Conewood Street, N5 1DL 		409 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Joan of Arc RC Primary School
Northolme Road, Highbury Park N5 2UX 		454 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Drayton Park Primary School
Arvon Road, N5 1PJ 		487 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Gillespie Primary School
Gillespie Road, N5 1LH 		635 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highbury Quadrant Primary School
Highbury New Park, N5 2DP 		807 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Highbury Fields School
Highbury Hill, N5 1AR 		274 yd Community school No Girls More About School
1out of 4City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove, Islington N5 2EQ 		712 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
Clissold Road, N16 9EX 		1,390 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Arts and Media School Islington
Turle Road, N4 3LS 		1,786 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Beacon High
Hilldrop Road, N7 0JG 		2,084 yd Community school No Mixed 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 		433 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road, E5 8BP 		3,487 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		3,493 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		3,628 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		4,075 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 		1,083 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Tottenham
Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale N17 9LN 		5,441 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLondon Metropolitan University
166 - 220 Holloway Road, N7 8DB 		705 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Samuel Rhodes MLD School
11 Highbury New Park, N5 2EG 		806 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard
Holloway Road, Islington N7 8LT 		901 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
3out of 4New River College Secondary
Lough Road, N7 8RH 		1,200 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDania School
St David's Church, Westbourne Road, N7 8AB 		1,236 yd Other independent school Yes 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
Iznik RestaurantIznik Restaurant, 19 Highbury Park193 yd
GreggsGreggs, Shop194 yd
Pia's PlacePia's Place, 1A Highbury Park209 yd
Rendezvous CafeRendezvous Cafe, 16 Highbury Park229 yd
Canto 73Canto 73, Shop268 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Highbury Barn TavernThe Highbury Barn Tavern, 26 Highbury Park229 yd
The Drayton Park Public HouseThe Drayton Park Public House, 66 Drayton Park321 yd
Highbury LibraryHighbury Library, Ground Floor323 yd
Bank Of Friendship PHBank Of Friendship PH, 224 Blackstock Road519 yd
Gunners Public HouseGunners Public House, 204 Blackstock Road566 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Beach HutThe Beach Hut, Shop221 yd
China's TasteChina's Taste, 18 Highbury Park222 yd
Gunners Fish BarGunners Fish Bar, Ground Floor641 yd
SA PFCSA PFC, 181 Blackstock Road641 yd
Golden Fish BarGolden Fish Bar, 98 Gillespie Road687 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco, 71 Drayton Park356 yd
The Co-Operative Food GroupThe Co-Operative Food Group, 54 Benwell Road683 yd
WaitroseWaitrose, 28-32 Highbury Corner954 yd
TescoTesco, 43 Holloway Road984 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 311 Holloway Road988 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Highbury Fields School
HIGHBURY HILL 		211 yd
Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches
HIGHBURY PLACE 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts365 yd
Fitness First (London Highbury)
EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool415 yd
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed)
Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road 		grass pitches429 yd
Arsenal Fc (Emirates Stadium)
Hornsey Road 		grass pitches583 yd
Highbury Grove School (Closed)
Highbury New Park 		swimming pool638 yd
City Of London Academy Highbury Grove
Highbury Grove 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool684 yd
Arsenal Hub
BENWELL ROAD 		artificial grass pitch690 yd
London Metropolitan University (Holloway Campus)
Holloway Road 		health and fitness suite783 yd
London Metropolitan University (North Campus Sports Centre) (Closed)
166-220 166-220 HOLLOWAY ROAD 		health and fitness suite809 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed107.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed13.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Leigh Road dangerous?

In 2023, 967 crimes were reported near Leigh Road. Only 9% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of N5 1AJ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Leigh Road, London, N5 1AJ

Employment

N5 1AJ area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee84
Long-Term Sick or disabled25
Self-Employed25
Part-Time Employee24
Retired22
Student (economically inactive)18
Looking after home or family11
Unemployed9
Other4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2

Employment Industry

Education25
Professional, scientific and technical activities22
Financial and insurance activities16
Information and communication15
Human health and social work activities13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles12
Other10
Construction6
Accommodation and food service activities6
Transport and storage6
Administrative and support service activities5
Manufacturing4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female138
Male135

Partnership Status

Single144
Married: Opposite sex55
Separated6
Divorced14
Widowed7

Health

Very good health151
Good health69
Fair health36
Bad health12
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications48
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 5
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 13
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 19
Degree or Similar 127
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi10
Chinese3
Indian2
Pakistani2
Other Asian2
Black African21
Black Caribbean7
Mixed White and Asian8
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean4
Mixed Other3
White199
Arab1
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom192
European Union32
Rest of Europe7
Africa10
Middle East and Asia10
The Americas and the Caribbean9
Oceania12

Length of Residence

Born in the UK192
10+ Years48
5-10 Years12
2-5 Years9
Less than 2 years11

Passport Held

United Kingdom210
Ireland10
France4
Germany3
Italy5
Portugal1
Spain4
Romania2
Other EU countries4
Other Europe2
Central and Western Africa2
Middle East1
Southern Asia2
North America and the Caribbean4
Central and South America1
Oceania4
No passport held14

Religion

No religion116
Christian102
Buddhist3
Jewish10
Muslim22
Sikh1
Other religion1
Not answered16
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