Blackstock Road, London, N5 1EA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N5 1EA, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.2% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	56.2%	54.2%	-2.0%	51.0%	3.2%
Male	43.8%	45.8%	2.0%	49.0%	-3.2%

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 N5 1EA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.2% 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	55.6%	65.2%	9.6%	37.9%	27.3%
Married: Opposite sex	27.7%	22.2%	-5.5%	44.2%	-22.0%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	5.5%	2.9%	-2.6%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	7.7%	6.8%	-0.9%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	3.5%	2.2%	-1.3%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (85.8%) 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	48.4%	51.6%	3.2%	48.4%	3.2%
Good health	34.1%	34.2%	0.1%	33.6%	0.6%
Fair health	9.9%	9%	-0.9%	12.7%	-3.7%
Bad health	6.2%	4.3%	-1.9%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.1%	20.3%	-4.8%	18.2%	2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.8%	8.9%	-4.9%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9%	8.2%	-0.8%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	5.3%	4.0%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8%	13.9%	5.9%	16.9%	-3.0%
Degree or Similar	33.4%	42%	8.6%	33.8%	8.2%
Other	9.3%	1.4%	-7.9%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 46.5% 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	6.2%	0.9%	-5.3%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	1.8%	0.6%	-1.2%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	2.5%	3.2%	0.7%	3.1%	0.1%
Pakistani	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	5.5%	2.3%	-3.2%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	9.9%	21.2%	11.3%	2.5%	18.7%
Black Caribbean	5.8%	2.9%	-2.9%	1.0%	1.9%
Other Black	6.9%	5.2%	-1.7%	0.5%	4.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	2%	1.5%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	6%	1.5%	-4.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	3.5%	2%	-1.5%	0.8%	1.2%
White	45.2%	46.5%	1.3%	81.4%	-34.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	3.5%	8.4%	4.9%	1.6%	6.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.5% 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	62%	60.5%	-1.5%	83.2%	-22.7%
European Union	7.1%	12%	4.9%	6.1%	5.9%
Rest of Europe	4.8%	5.8%	1.0%	0.8%	5.0%
Africa	11.1%	14%	2.9%	2.7%	11.3%
Middle East and Asia	10.1%	4.4%	-5.7%	5.6%	-1.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.6%	1.8%	-2.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Oceania	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.9%	60%	0.1%	83.2%	-23.2%
10+ Years	3%	26.7%	23.7%	9.8%	16.9%
5-10 Years	3.2%	5.2%	2.0%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	8.3%	3.5%	-4.8%	2.2%	1.3%
Less than 2 years	25.6%	4.6%	-21.0%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.8%	76.7%	-1.9%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	3.2%	0.5%	2.7%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	7.8%	13.5%	-5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.1%	37.2%	-6.1%
Christian	31.4%	46.2%	-14.8%
Muslim	22.7%	6.5%	16.2%
Sikh	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	10.5%	6.0%	4.5%

Safety

Is Blackstock Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blackstock Road was 128.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.1% higher than the Arsenal average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Blackstock Road has the 38th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal and the 224th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 27.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -65.1%.

🔎 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 N5 1EA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 8/10 (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) - 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 Blackstock Road are based on 471 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 Blackstock Road, London, N5 1EA

Estimated Average Property Prices for N5 1EA

Average Price
£542,778

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£387,484

Other
£1,163,953

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blackstock Road

Average Price
£586,034

Semi-Detached
£967,997

Terraced
£952,479

Detached
£660,524

Flats/Maisonettes
£499,876

Other
£399,027

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blackstock Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
222F Blackstock Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£399,500	2024-08-22	£383,413
220E Blackstock Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2023-11-17	£385,000
226 Blackstock Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,100,000	2019-03-14	£1,163,953
226 Blackstock Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,000,058	2019-03-14	£1,058,201
222F Blackstock Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£345,000	2018-06-13	£349,894

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N5 1EA

Employment

N5 1EA area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% 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 N5 1EA 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	104
Part-Time Employee	33
Student (economically inactive)	28
Unemployed	22
Retired	21
Looking after home or family	20
Self-Employed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Education	13
Other	12
Information and communication	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Real estate activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Manufacturing	2
Construction	2

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	1,340 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	1,466 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	2,609 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	2,900 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	3,057 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School Conewood Street , N5 1DL	3out of 4	152 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gillespie Primary School Gillespie Road , N5 1LH	4out of 4	196 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School Northolme Road , Highbury Park N5 2UX	3out of 4	278 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre Blackstock Road , Finsbury Park N4 2DR	- not rated	530 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Quadrant Primary School Highbury New Park , Islington N5 2DP	- not rated	771 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	730 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	3out of 4	1,063 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Grove School 8 Highbury Grove , N5 2EQ	- not rated	1,063 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,078 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Arts and Media School Islington Turle Road , N4 3LS	3out of 4	1,649 yd	Foundation 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	695 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	1,560 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,179 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	3,455 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	3,689 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	4out of 4	1,595 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,930 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	189 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New River Pupil Referral Unit New River Building , Clissold Road N16 9EX	- not rated	1,024 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Daniel House Pupil Referral Unit Daniel House , Clissold Road N16 9EX	- not rated	1,024 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John's Education Centre Clissold Road , N16 9EX	- not rated	1,078 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clissold Park School Clissold Road , N16 9EX	- not rated	1,078 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
The Gunners	The Gunners, 204 Blackstock Road	49 yd
FUJIMAMA SUSHI	FUJIMAMA SUSHI, 204A Blackstock Road	49 yd
Rabieng Thai Home Kitchen	Rabieng Thai Home Kitchen, 112 Highbury Park	68 yd
Mihan	Mihan, Ground Floor	92 yd
Cinnamon Village	Cinnamon Village, Shop	95 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bank Of Friendship PH	Bank Of Friendship PH, 224 Blackstock Road	2 yd
Gunners Public House	Gunners Public House, 204 Blackstock Road	49 yd
Woodbine Public House	Woodbine Public House, 215 Blackstock Road	123 yd
Cannons - The Factory	Cannons - The Factory, 223A Blackstock Road	123 yd
Mountgrove Bothy	Shop Ground Floor, 90 Mountgrove Road	318 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
SA PFC	SA PFC, 181 Blackstock Road	123 yd
Gunners Fish Bar	Gunners Fish Bar, Ground Floor	123 yd
Golden Fish Bar	Golden Fish Bar, 98 Gillespie Road	238 yd
Sunlight Kebab	Sunlight Kebab, Basement And Ground Floor	263 yd
Zing Zing and Shwang Chinese	Zing Zing and Shwang Chinese, 142 Blackstock Road	314 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's (Clissold Quarter)	255-259 Green Lanes	689 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 71 Drayton Park	712 yd
Sainsbury's	29-31 Blackstock Road	742 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Ground Floor	831 yd
Lidl	269-271 Seven Sisters Road, Hornsey	937 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness First (London Highbury) EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	264 yd
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed) Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road	grass pitches	268 yd
Highbury Fields School HIGHBURY HILL		729 yd
Pure Gym (London Finsbury Park) ISLEDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	823 yd
Arsenal Fc (Emirates Stadium) Hornsey Road	grass pitches	839 yd
Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches HIGHBURY PLACE	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	864 yd
Clissold Park CLISSOLD PARK CLISSOLD PARK STOKE NEWINGTON CHURCH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	914 yd
Sobell Leisure Centre (Holloway) HORNSEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, ice rinks, squash courts	964 yd
Clissold Leisure Centre 63-67 63-67 CLISSOLD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	1,004 yd
Arsenal Hub BENWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,031 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	76.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	131 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N5 1EA