Highbury Grove, London, N5 2AL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N5 2AL, 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	55.5%	54.2%	-1.3%	51.0%	3.2%
Male	44.5%	45.8%	1.3%	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 2AL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.3% 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	58.8%	53.3%	-5.5%	37.9%	15.4%
Married: Opposite sex	26.7%	31.4%	4.7%	44.2%	-12.8%
Separated	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	9.6%	10.5%	0.9%	9.1%	1.4%
Widowed	4.2%	3.1%	-1.1%	6.1%	-3.0%

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	55.9%	48.1%	-7.8%	48.4%	-0.3%
Good health	26.7%	27.9%	1.2%	33.6%	-5.7%
Fair health	10.3%	12.6%	2.3%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	6%	8%	2.0%	4.0%	4.0%
Very bad health	1.1%	3.4%	2.3%	1.2%	2.2%

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 58%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.3%	15.5%	2.2%	18.2%	-2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10%	5.3%	-4.7%	9.6%	-4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.2%	7.5%	-1.7%	13.4%	-5.9%
Apprenticeship	0%	2.2%	2.2%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	9.7%	0.5%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	52.1%	58%	5.9%	33.8%	24.2%
Other	6.3%	1.8%	-4.5%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.3% 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	2.8%	6.8%	4.0%	1.1%	5.7%
Chinese	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	3.1%	-2.3%
Other Asian	1.8%	3%	1.2%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	0.4%	5.7%	5.3%	2.5%	3.2%
Black Caribbean	3.6%	4.9%	1.3%	1.0%	3.9%
Other Black	5.3%	0.4%	-4.9%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	2.5%	0.4%	-2.1%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	0.4%	-2.1%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	2.5%	2.7%	0.2%	0.8%	1.9%
White	73.7%	67.3%	-6.4%	81.4%	-14.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Arab	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	2.8%	3.4%	0.6%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 65.6% 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	74%	65.6%	-8.4%	83.2%	-17.6%
European Union	9.3%	13%	3.7%	6.1%	6.9%
Rest of Europe	2.5%	3.4%	0.9%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	2.5%	4.6%	2.1%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	3.6%	5.7%	2.1%	5.6%	0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.4%	4.6%	-1.8%	1.3%	3.3%
Oceania	1.8%	2.7%	0.9%	0.3%	2.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	70.1%	65.6%	-4.5%	83.2%	-17.6%
10+ Years	2.8%	17.2%	14.4%	9.8%	7.4%
5-10 Years	4.3%	7.3%	3.0%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	4.6%	5.7%	1.1%	2.2%	3.5%
Less than 2 years	18.1%	4.2%	-13.9%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.4%	76.7%	-0.3%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Oceania	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
No passport held	4.2%	13.5%	-9.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.3%	37.2%	2.1%
Christian	35.1%	46.2%	-11.1%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	11.1%	6.5%	4.6%
Other religion	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
Not answered	9.5%	6.0%	3.5%

Safety

Is Highbury Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Highbury Grove was 172.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 38.5% higher than the Arsenal average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Highbury Grove has the 41st highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal and the 213th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 79.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -15.7%.

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£67,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N5 2AL, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Highbury Grove are based on 258 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 Highbury Grove, London, N5 2AL

Estimated Average Property Prices for N5 2AL

Average Price
£564,467

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£564,467

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Highbury Grove

Average Price
£800,527

Semi-Detached
£1,023,604

Terraced
£1,993,121

Detached
£1,898,723

Flats/Maisonettes
£643,632

Other
£6,306,095

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Highbury GroveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 22 Fieldview Court Highbury Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£800,000	2024-04-25	£718,338
Flat 17 Fieldview Court Highbury Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£541,840	2018-07-17	£527,511
Flat 22 Fieldview Court Highbury Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£647,988	2016-05-25	£661,973
Flat 26 Fieldview Court Highbury Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£510,000	2015-07-15	£521,543
Flat 22 Fieldview Court Highbury Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£127,000	2005-09-26	£268,591

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N5 2AL

Employment

N5 2AL area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in N5 2AL 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	79
Retired	32
Student (economically inactive)	23
Self-Employed	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Part-Time Employee	18
Other	12
Looking after home or family	11
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	44
Other	18
Information and communication	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Human health and social work activities	14
Financial and insurance activities	9
Education	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Construction	6
Manufacturing	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Transport and storage	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,038 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	2,420 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	2,500 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,123 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,463 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Drayton Park Primary School Arvon Road , N5 1PJ	3out of 4	473 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School Northolme Road , Highbury Park N5 2UX	3out of 4	572 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Quadrant Primary School Highbury New Park , N5 2DP	3out of 4	619 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School Conewood Street , N5 1DL	4out of 4	738 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Canonbury Primary School Canonbury Road , N1 2UT	3out of 4	881 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	168 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	308 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,325 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,942 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	2,100 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	161 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,345 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,395 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,439 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,675 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	3out of 4	971 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Samuel Rhodes MLD School 11 Highbury New Park , N5 2EG	4out of 4	406 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard Holloway Road , Islington N7 8LT	3out of 4	737 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
London Metropolitan University 166 - 220 Holloway Road , N7 8DB	- not rated	808 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School 6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ	- not rated	1,000 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	1,092 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	Distance
Highbury Kitchen	Highbury Kitchen, Cafe at the, Screenworks	145 yd
One Support	One Support, 18 Highbury Grove	164 yd
New Park Day Centre	New Park Day Centre, New Park Day Centre	221 yd
Pia's Place	Pia's Place, 1A Highbury Park	227 yd
Rendezvous Cafe	Rendezvous Cafe, 16 Highbury Park	228 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Highbury Barn Tavern	The Highbury Barn Tavern, 26 Highbury Park	228 yd
Highbury Library	Highbury Library, Ground Floor	553 yd
The Drayton Park Public House	The Drayton Park Public House, 66 Drayton Park	556 yd
The Snooty Fox	The Snooty Fox, 75 Grosvenor Avenue	584 yd
Alwyne Castle Public House	Alwyne Castle Public House, 83 St Paul's Road	621 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
China's Taste	China's Taste, 18 Highbury Park	240 yd
The Beach Hut	The Beach Hut, Shop	285 yd
Bubble bee bubble tea	Bubble bee bubble tea, 226 St Paul's Road	574 yd
Pizza Go Go	122 Green Lanes	770 yd
Papa John's Pizza	Papa John's Pizza, Unit A, Charles Morton Court	781 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 71 Drayton Park	664 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 89-95 St Paul's Road	721 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 28-32 Highbury Corner	759 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Unit B, Charles Morton Court	781 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 43 Holloway Road	793 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches HIGHBURY PLACE	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	171 yd
Highbury Grove School (Closed) Highbury New Park	swimming pool	251 yd
City Of London Academy Highbury Grove Highbury Grove	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	299 yd
Highbury Fields School HIGHBURY HILL		304 yd
Highbury Leisure Centre HIGHBURY CRESCENT	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	632 yd
Fitness First (London Highbury) EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	810 yd
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed) Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road	grass pitches	825 yd
Arsenal Fc (Emirates Stadium) Hornsey Road	grass pitches	898 yd
Orangetheory Fitness (Islington) UPPER STREET	health and fitness suite	917 yd
Arsenal Hub BENWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch	923 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	151.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N5 2AL