Gillespie Road is in London and in Islington district. N5 1LQ 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 Gillespie Road, London, N5 1LQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: N4 2QP, N5 1LF, N5 1LE, N5 1DP, N5 1LG, N5 1LR, N5 1FJ, N5 1FL, N5 1FN.

Gillespie Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Gillespie Road are based on 236 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 1LQ

Average Price
£440,661
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£440,661
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gillespie Road

Average Price
£907,088
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gillespie Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 32 Otley House, 102 Gillespie Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£525,0002023-07-14 £518,037
Flat 13 Otley House, 102 Gillespie Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£490,0002022-03-14 £487,801
Flat 31 Otley House, 102 Gillespie Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£322,5002020-09-25 £326,257
Flat 37 Otley House, 102 Gillespie Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£487,5002020-07-30 £515,179
Flat 27 Otley House, 102 Gillespie Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£425,0002020-01-31 £440,239

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 		987 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Margaret McMillan Nursery School
Hornsey Rise, N19 3SF 		2,106 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 		2,828 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 		3,087 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 		3,466 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Gillespie Primary School
Gillespie Road, N5 1LH 		429 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
Conewood Street, N5 1DL 		434 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre
Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park N4 2DR 		435 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pakeman Primary School
Hornsey Road, Holloway N7 6DU 		640 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Montem Primary School
Hornsey Road, N7 7QT 		693 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 		928 yd Community school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Arts and Media School Islington
Turle Road, N4 3LS 		1,153 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove, Islington N5 2EQ 		1,366 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
Clissold Road, N16 9EX 		1,616 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Skinners' Academy
Woodberry Grove, N4 1SY 		1,888 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable 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 		1,050 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road, E5 8BP 		3,699 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		3,777 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		4,136 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAda National College for Digital Skills
Broad Lane, Tottenham Hale N15 4AG 		4,470 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 		1,564 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Tottenham
Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale N17 9LN 		5,127 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 		1,047 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard
Holloway Road, Islington N7 8LT 		1,447 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Samuel Rhodes MLD School
11 Highbury New Park, N5 2EG 		1,462 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDania School
St David's Church, Westbourne Road, N7 8AB 		1,615 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4New River College Secondary
Lough Road, N7 8RH 		1,657 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Fink's GillespieFink's Gillespie, Ground Floor135 yd
Highbury Timebank CafeHighbury Timebank Cafe, 191 Drayton Park264 yd
Delaware North LTDDelaware North LTD, Arsenal Football Club379 yd
Highbury Vale Blackstock TrustHighbury Vale Blackstock Trust, Elizabeth House Centre For Lifelong Learning (Candi)382 yd
PizzadeliquePizzadelique, 1-3 Chatterton Road400 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The PlimsollThe Plimsoll, Ground Floor312 yd
Gunners Public HouseGunners Public House, 204 Blackstock Road407 yd
King's Head Public HouseKing's Head Public House, 126 Blackstock Road410 yd
Bank Of Friendship PHBank Of Friendship PH, 224 Blackstock Road413 yd
T Bird BarT Bird Bar, Ground Floor413 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Golden Fish BarGolden Fish Bar, 98 Gillespie Road268 yd
Passion KitchenPassion Kitchen, Basement And Ground Floor Cafe414 yd
Zing Zing and Shwang ChineseZing Zing and Shwang Chinese, 142 Blackstock Road418 yd
SA PFCSA PFC, 181 Blackstock Road439 yd
Gunners Fish BarGunners Fish Bar, Ground Floor440 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury's29-31 Blackstock Road566 yd
TescoTesco, Ground Floor584 yd
TescoTesco, 71 Drayton Park621 yd
Marks and SpencerMarks and Spencer, 6 City North Place699 yd
Lidl269-271 Seven Sisters Road, Hornsey710 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed)
Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road 		grass pitches239 yd
Fitness First (London Highbury)
EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool253 yd
Pure Gym (London Finsbury Park)
ISLEDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite478 yd
Sobell Leisure Centre (Holloway)
HORNSEY ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, ice rinks, squash courts568 yd
Arsenal Fc (Emirates Stadium)
Hornsey Road 		grass pitches624 yd
Premier Fitness Club (Closed)
CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON TERRACE 		health and fitness suite794 yd
Highbury Fields School
HIGHBURY HILL 		834 yd
Arsenal Hub
BENWELL ROAD 		artificial grass pitch842 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Holloway) (Closed)
67-83 67-83 Seven Sisters Road 		health and fitness suite922 yd
Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches
HIGHBURY PLACE 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts1,013 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed131.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Gillespie Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1653 crimes were reported near Gillespie Road. Only 4% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. 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 N5 1LQ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Gillespie Road, London, N5 1LQ

Employment

N5 1LQ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% 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 1LQ 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 Employee64
Part-Time Employee39
Long-Term Sick or disabled35
Student (economically inactive)27
Looking after home or family22
Other17
Retired16
Unemployed13
Self-Employed13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles11
Human health and social work activities11
Education11
Accommodation and food service activities7
Financial and insurance activities7
Transport and storage7
Construction6
Administrative and support service activities6
Other5
Manufacturing5
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Information and communication4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female204
Male150

Partnership Status

Single149
Married: Opposite sex53
Separated10
Divorced26
Widowed12

Health

Very good health169
Good health105
Fair health44
Bad health22
Very bad health14

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications58
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 24
Degree or Similar 87
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi26
Chinese3
Indian2
Other Asian1
Black African80
Black Caribbean26
Other Black19
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African8
Mixed White and Caribbean13
Mixed Other15
White130
Arab7
Other26

Country of Birth

United Kingdom232
European Union21
Rest of Europe9
Africa54
Middle East and Asia23
The Americas and the Caribbean12
British Overseas3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK232
10+ Years87
5-10 Years10
2-5 Years13
Less than 2 years11

Passport Held

United Kingdom287
Ireland8
Italy7
Portugal1
Spain4
Other EU countries4
Turkey1
Central and Western Africa2
South and Eastern Africa4
Middle East4
Southern Asia1
North America and the Caribbean5
No passport held31

Religion

No religion75
Christian155
Buddhist1
Hindu1
Jewish1
Muslim92
Not answered30
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