Melody Lane is in London and in Islington district. N5 2BQ is located in the Highbury East electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington North. This postcode has been in use since 1997-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Melody Lane, London, N5 2BQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: N5 2AG, N5 2AD, N5 2AN, N5 2BA, N5 2AL, N5 2AP, N5 2PL, N5 2PH, N5 2PQ.

Melody Lane Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Melody Lane are based on 33 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 2BQ

Average Price
£2,404,967
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£2,340,206
Detached
£3,031,198
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£3,786,315

Estimated Average Property Prices for Melody Lane

Average Price
£2,404,967
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Melody LaneStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
32 Melody Lane, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£2,310,0002022-05-31 £2,237,586
10 Melody Lane, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£1,930,5602022-03-29 £1,953,717
13 Melody Lane, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£1,450,0002022-02-25 £1,483,474
22 Melody Lane, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£1,875,0002021-07-23 £1,993,497
15 Melody Lane, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£1,475,0002020-10-22 £1,560,045

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 		2,003 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 		2,451 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		2,601 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Margaret McMillan Nursery School
Hornsey Rise, N19 3SF 		3,101 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		3,497 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Joan of Arc RC Primary School
Northolme Road, Highbury Park N5 2UX 		477 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highbury Quadrant Primary School
Highbury New Park, N5 2DP 		537 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Drayton Park Primary School
Arvon Road, N5 1PJ 		550 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
Conewood Street, N5 1DL 		670 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Gillespie Primary School
Gillespie Road, N5 1LH 		878 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 		210 yd Community school No Girls More About School
1out of 4City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove, Islington N5 2EQ 		368 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
Clissold Road, N16 9EX 		1,232 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,018 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Petchey Academy
Shacklewell Lane, Hackney E8 2EY 		2,043 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 		74 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road, E5 8BP 		3,266 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		3,494 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		3,535 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		3,727 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 		1,068 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Samuel Rhodes MLD School
11 Highbury New Park, N5 2EG 		470 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard
Holloway Road, Islington N7 8LT 		837 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon Metropolitan University
166 - 220 Holloway Road, N7 8DB 		876 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNorth Bridge House Canonbury School
6-9 Canonbury Place, London N1 2NQ 		1,075 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Paul's Steiner School
1 St Paul's Road, Islington N1 2QH 		1,098 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
Rendezvous CafeRendezvous Cafe, 16 Highbury Park167 yd
Pia's PlacePia's Place, 1A Highbury Park177 yd
GreggsGreggs, Shop209 yd
Iznik RestaurantIznik Restaurant, 19 Highbury Park209 yd
Highbury KitchenHighbury Kitchen, Cafe at the, Screenworks217 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Highbury Barn TavernThe Highbury Barn Tavern, 26 Highbury Park167 yd
The Snooty FoxThe Snooty Fox, 75 Grosvenor Avenue583 yd
Highbury LibraryHighbury Library, Ground Floor586 yd
The Drayton Park Public HouseThe Drayton Park Public House, 66 Drayton Park589 yd
Karadeniz Social Club109a Green Lanes654 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
China's TasteChina's Taste, 18 Highbury Park178 yd
The Beach HutThe Beach Hut, Shop215 yd
Bubble bee bubble teaBubble bee bubble tea, 226 St Paul's Road662 yd
Pizza Go Go122 Green Lanes678 yd
Papa John's PizzaPapa John's Pizza, Unit A, Charles Morton Court712 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco, 71 Drayton Park683 yd
TescoTesco, Unit B, Charles Morton Court712 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 89-95 St Paul's Road818 yd
WaitroseWaitrose, 28-32 Highbury Corner859 yd
TescoTesco, 43 Holloway Road894 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches
HIGHBURY PLACE 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts251 yd
Highbury Grove School (Closed)
Highbury New Park 		swimming pool333 yd
Highbury Fields School
HIGHBURY HILL 		337 yd
City Of London Academy Highbury Grove
Highbury Grove 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool381 yd
Highbury Leisure Centre
HIGHBURY CRESCENT 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool732 yd
Fitness First (London Highbury)
EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool765 yd
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed)
Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road 		grass pitches779 yd
Arsenal Fc (Emirates Stadium)
Hornsey Road 		grass pitches920 yd
Arsenal Hub
BENWELL ROAD 		artificial grass pitch967 yd
London Metropolitan University (Holloway Campus)
Holloway Road 		health and fitness suite991 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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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 speed76.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed66.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Melody Lane Street dangerous?

In 2023, 871 crimes were reported near Melody Lane. Only 10% 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 2BQ.

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

More Crime Statistics for Melody Lane, London, N5 2BQ

Employment

N5 2BQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

N5 2BQ 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee122
Self-Employed48
Retired35
Part-Time Employee25
Student (economically inactive)18
Unemployed17
Other10
Looking after home or family10
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities36
Information and communication29
Education24
Financial and insurance activities24
Human health and social work activities16
Administrative and support service activities13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles12
Construction9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Other5
Real estate activities5
Manufacturing5
Transport and storage5
Accommodation and food service activities3

People

Gender

Female191
Male174

Partnership Status

Single155
Married: Opposite sex99
Civil partnership: Opposite sex4
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated12
Divorced19
Widowed5

Health

Very good health224
Good health108
Fair health27
Bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications27
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 10
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 17
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 197
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi14
Chinese1
Indian4
Pakistani6
Other Asian8
Black African27
Black Caribbean13
Other Black8
Mixed White and Asian6
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean9
Mixed Other11
White239
Roma2
Arab3
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom241
European Union49
Rest of Europe5
Africa25
Middle East and Asia17
The Americas and the Caribbean16
Oceania11

Length of Residence

Born in the UK241
10+ Years69
5-10 Years26
2-5 Years15
Less than 2 years16

Passport Held

United Kingdom273
Ireland8
France7
Germany3
Italy8
Portugal5
Spain5
Lithuania2
Poland6
Romania1
Other EU countries12
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa1
Middle East1
Southern Asia1
North America and the Caribbean8
Central and South America1
Oceania8
No passport held12

Religion

No religion147
Christian157
Jewish11
Muslim20
Other religion3
Not answered27
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