Highbury Grove, London, N5 2EA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N5 2EA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48%	50.3%	2.3%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	52%	49.7%	-2.3%	49.0%	0.7%

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 2EA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.2% 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	53.6%	56.2%	2.6%	37.9%	18.3%
Married: Opposite sex	32.5%	31.9%	-0.6%	44.2%	-12.3%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.3%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Separated	2.3%	1.2%	-1.1%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	5.5%	6.3%	0.8%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	5.5%	3.2%	-2.3%	6.1%	-2.9%

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 (88.6%) 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	56.8%	62.7%	5.9%	48.4%	14.3%
Good health	25.1%	25.9%	0.8%	33.6%	-7.7%
Fair health	12.8%	6.8%	-6.0%	12.7%	-5.9%
Bad health	4%	2.5%	-1.5%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	1.2%	0.9%

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 59.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.6%	10.7%	-4.9%	18.2%	-7.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.4%	5.1%	-3.3%	9.6%	-4.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.5%	5.4%	-1.1%	13.4%	-8.0%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	2.9%	1.0%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.8%	13.4%	4.6%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	51%	59.3%	8.3%	33.8%	25.5%
Other	7.8%	3.2%	-4.6%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.1% 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	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	1.1%	3.1%	2.0%	0.7%	2.4%
Indian	1.9%	3.5%	1.6%	3.1%	0.4%
Other Asian	3.7%	2.5%	-1.2%	1.6%	0.9%
Black African	4.3%	3.7%	-0.6%	2.5%	1.2%
Black Caribbean	3.2%	2.7%	-0.5%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.4%	2.1%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	1.3%	2.9%	1.6%	0.8%	2.1%
White	77.1%	70.1%	-7.0%	81.4%	-11.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	1.9%	0.2%	-1.7%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	1.1%	3.7%	2.6%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.6% 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	68.8%	63.6%	-5.2%	83.2%	-19.6%
European Union	9.9%	15.9%	6.0%	6.1%	9.8%
Rest of Europe	3.7%	4.1%	0.4%	0.8%	3.3%
Africa	4%	2.3%	-1.7%	2.7%	-0.4%
Middle East and Asia	7.2%	7.9%	0.7%	5.6%	2.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	4.6%	0.9%	1.3%	3.3%
Oceania	2.7%	1.7%	-1.0%	0.3%	1.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.9%	63.7%	-3.2%	83.2%	-19.5%
10+ Years	7.2%	17.4%	10.2%	9.8%	7.6%
5-10 Years	3.7%	7.5%	3.8%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	6.4%	5.2%	-1.2%	2.2%	3.0%
Less than 2 years	15.7%	6.2%	-9.5%	1.9%	4.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.2%	76.7%	-9.5%
Ireland	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	6.1%	1.5%	4.6%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	2.5%	0.3%	2.2%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Oceania	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.1%	37.2%	10.9%
Christian	32.4%	46.2%	-13.8%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Muslim	3.5%	6.5%	-3.0%
Other religion	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Not answered	8.3%	6.0%	2.3%

Safety

Is Highbury Grove Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Highbury Grove was 139.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 12.2% higher than the Arsenal average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Highbury Grove has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Arsenal and the 265th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 57.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 44.4%.

🔎 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 2EA, 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 2EA

Estimated Average Property Prices for N5 2EA

Average Price
£801,894

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£801,894

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 3 24A Highbury Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2023-06-09	£972,603
Flat 4 24A Highbury Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,050,000	2022-07-08	£1,028,276
Basement Flat 20A Highbury Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,150,000	2022-05-13	£1,080,435
Flat A 20 Highbury Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£820,000	2021-03-26	£792,879
Flat B 20 Highbury Grove, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£850,000	2020-08-14	£834,881

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N5 2EA

Employment

N5 2EA 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 2EA 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	172
Self-Employed	46
Retired	40
Student (economically inactive)	34
Part-Time Employee	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Looking after home or family	25
Other	21
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	42
Financial and insurance activities	28
Information and communication	20
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Education	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Other	11
Human health and social work activities	9
Manufacturing	7
Administrative and support service activities	5
Construction	4
Transport and storage	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1

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	2,164 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	2,305 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	2,394 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,237 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,343 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	474 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Quadrant Primary School Highbury New Park , N5 2DP	3out of 4	680 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School Northolme Road , Highbury Park N5 2UX	3out of 4	707 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Canonbury Primary School Canonbury Road , N1 2UT	3out of 4	739 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Laycock Primary School Laycock Street , Upper Street N1 1SW	3out of 4	871 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	185 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	268 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,403 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,799 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	2,098 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	267 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,267 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,357 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,383 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,542 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	894 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	274 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard Holloway Road , Islington N7 8LT	3out of 4	652 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
London Metropolitan University 166 - 220 Holloway Road , N7 8DB	- not rated	816 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School 6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ	- not rated	858 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	1,009 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	47 yd
One Support	One Support, 18 Highbury Grove	65 yd
New Park Day Centre	New Park Day Centre, New Park Day Centre	142 yd
Pia's Place	Pia's Place, 1A Highbury Park	368 yd
Rendezvous Cafe	Rendezvous Cafe, 16 Highbury Park	371 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Highbury Barn Tavern	The Highbury Barn Tavern, 26 Highbury Park	371 yd
Alwyne Castle Public House	Alwyne Castle Public House, 83 St Paul's Road	479 yd
The Snooty Fox	The Snooty Fox, 75 Grosvenor Avenue	522 yd
Highbury Library	Highbury Library, Ground Floor	623 yd
Hen & Chickens Public House	Hen & Chickens Public House, 109 St Paul's Road	625 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
China's Taste	China's Taste, 18 Highbury Park	382 yd
The Beach Hut	The Beach Hut, Shop	428 yd
Bubble bee bubble tea	Bubble bee bubble tea, 226 St Paul's Road	433 yd
Pret A Manger	Pret A Manger, Ground Floor, Northway House	704 yd
Subway	Subway, 248 Upper Street	751 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 89-95 St Paul's Road	590 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 28-32 Highbury Corner	661 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 43 Holloway Road	696 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 71 Drayton Park	748 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Unit B, Charles Morton Court	813 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Highbury Grove School (Closed) Highbury New Park	swimming pool	108 yd
City Of London Academy Highbury Grove Highbury Grove	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	157 yd
Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches HIGHBURY PLACE	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	212 yd
Highbury Fields School HIGHBURY HILL		393 yd
Highbury Leisure Centre HIGHBURY CRESCENT	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	537 yd
Orangetheory Fitness (Islington) UPPER STREET	health and fitness suite	795 yd
Fitness First (London Highbury) EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	944 yd
London Metropolitan University (Holloway Campus) Holloway Road	health and fitness suite	945 yd
London Metropolitan University (North Campus Sports Centre) (Closed) 166-220 166-220 HOLLOWAY ROAD	health and fitness suite	950 yd
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed) Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road	grass pitches	958 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	91.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	91.3%

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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	76.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N5 2EA