Balfour Road is in London and in Islington district. N5 2HB is located in the Highbury East electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington North. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Balfour Road, London, N5 2HB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: N5 2BE, N5 2BD, N5 2HA, N5 2HD, N5 2EU, N5 2UH, N5 2BG, N5 2BP, N5 2EY.

Balfour Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Balfour Road are based on 611 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 2HB

Average Price
£1,018,470
Semi-Detached
£1,535,678
Terraced
£1,865,081
Detached
£2,880,055
Flats/Maisonettes
£750,649
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Balfour Road

Average Price
£753,248
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Balfour Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Ground Floor Flat 21 Balfour Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£562,5002022-06-10 £556,516
Upper Maisonette And Roof Space 21 Balfour Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,255,0002021-06-25 £1,327,023
Basement And Ground Floor Flat 4A Balfour Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£845,0002021-02-08 £864,007
13A Balfour Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£650,0002020-07-31 £686,906
39 Balfour Road, London, Greater London
Detached, an established residential building 		£2,375,0002019-11-01 £2,880,055

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 		2,043 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 		2,450 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 		2,893 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Margaret McMillan Nursery School
Hornsey Rise, N19 3SF 		3,173 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 		3,431 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 4Highbury Quadrant Primary School
Highbury New Park, N5 2DP 		253 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Joan of Arc RC Primary School
Northolme Road, Highbury Park N5 2UX 		330 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
Conewood Street, N5 1DL 		649 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Gillespie Primary School
Gillespie Road, N5 1LH 		804 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Drayton Park Primary School
Arvon Road, N5 1PJ 		853 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 		503 yd Community school No Girls More About School
1out of 4City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove, Islington N5 2EQ 		557 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form
Clissold Road, N16 9EX 		923 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Petchey Academy
Shacklewell Lane, Hackney E8 2EY 		1,796 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4City of London Academy Islington
Prebend Street, Islington N1 8PQ 		2,181 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 		243 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road, E5 8BP 		2,971 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		3,754 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		3,790 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		3,843 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 		1,375 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Tottenham
Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale N17 9LN 		5,233 yd Free schools 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 		651 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Paul's Steiner School
1 St Paul's Road, Islington N1 2QH 		1,053 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard
Holloway Road, Islington N7 8LT 		1,140 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon Metropolitan University
166 - 220 Holloway Road, N7 8DB 		1,168 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Garden School
Wordsworth Road, N16 8BZ 		1,241 yd Community special school 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
PrimeursBasement And Ground Floor, 116 Petherton Road306 yd
Panda Oriental / Green Lane Pizza123 Green Lanes345 yd
Beyti Restaurant113 Green Lanes345 yd
Emy’s kitchen131 Green Lanes345 yd
JOE & ZA INDIAN107 Green Lanes346 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Laziko Social Club123 Green Lanes345 yd
The Highbury Barn TavernThe Highbury Barn Tavern, 26 Highbury Park347 yd
Karadeniz Social Club109a Green Lanes352 yd
Turkish Social Club114 Green Lanes369 yd
The MonarchThe Monarch, 68-70 Green Lanes387 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Beach HutThe Beach Hut, Shop335 yd
China's TasteChina's Taste, 18 Highbury Park348 yd
Pizza Go Go122 Green Lanes369 yd
Papa John's PizzaPapa John's Pizza, Unit A, Charles Morton Court459 yd
Clissold Spice Ltd150 Green Lanes534 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco, Unit B, Charles Morton Court459 yd
TescoTesco, 71 Drayton Park905 yd
Sainsbury's (Clissold Quarter)255-259 Green Lanes1,066 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsbury's, 89-95 St Paul's Road1,080 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches
HIGHBURY PLACE 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts559 yd
Highbury Grove School (Closed)
Highbury New Park 		swimming pool576 yd
Highbury Fields School
HIGHBURY HILL 		606 yd
City Of London Academy Highbury Grove
Highbury Grove 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool616 yd
Fitness First (London Highbury)
EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool820 yd
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed)
Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road 		grass pitches834 yd
Clissold Leisure Centre
63-67 63-67 CLISSOLD ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool901 yd
Stoke Newington School
CLISSOLD ROAD 		artificial grass pitch1,001 yd
Highbury Leisure Centre
HIGHBURY CRESCENT 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,031 yd
Clissold Park
CLISSOLD PARK CLISSOLD PARK STOKE NEWINGTON CHURCH STREET 		grass pitches, tennis courts1,057 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 speed175 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Balfour Road dangerous?

In 2023, 1032 crimes were reported near Balfour Road. Only 8% 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 2HB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Balfour Road, London, N5 2HB

Employment

N5 2HB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 19% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee133
Self-Employed28
Part-Time Employee18
Retired15
Other8
Student (economically inactive)8
Looking after home or family5
Long-Term Sick or disabled3
Unemployed2
Full-Time Student (with or without job)

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities57
Information and communication25
Education22
Financial and insurance activities17
Human health and social work activities13
Other11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles10
Administrative and support service activities9
Accommodation and food service activities6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Real estate activities4
Manufacturing4
Transport and storage2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female131
Male124

Partnership Status

Single114
Married: Opposite sex77
Separated7
Divorced10
Widowed11

Health

Very good health167
Good health65
Fair health16
Bad health4
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications12
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 5
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 7
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 20
Degree or Similar 172
Other2

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese2
Indian6
Pakistani1
Other Asian4
Black Caribbean3
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian9
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other2
White204
Arab1
Other14

Country of Birth

United Kingdom187
European Union28
Rest of Europe4
Middle East and Asia5
The Americas and the Caribbean22
Oceania9

Length of Residence

Born in the UK187
10+ Years32
5-10 Years14
2-5 Years14
Less than 2 years8

Passport Held

United Kingdom191
Ireland7
France3
Germany6
Italy5
Portugal2
Poland1
Other EU countries3
Other Europe1
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean8
Central and South America4
Oceania7
No passport held16

Religion

No religion118
Christian95
Buddhist3
Hindu2
Jewish7
Muslim3
Sikh1
Other religion1
Not answered24
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