Balfour Road is in London and in Islington district. N5 2HD 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 2HD and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: N5 2UH, N5 2PZ, N5 2UG, N5 2PX, N5 2HB, N5 2QA, N5 2HA, N5 2HG, N5 2BD.

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 2HD

Average Price
£1,390,282
Semi-Detached
£1,942,777
Terraced
£2,054,964
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£618,059
Other
£568,188

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
61C Balfour Road, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£570,0002021-09-28 £568,188
73 Balfour Road, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£1,750,0002021-06-25 £1,924,548
59C Balfour Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£585,0002021-02-18 £598,158
59A Balfour Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£730,0002021-01-08 £757,236
Flat 1 65 Balfour Road, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£599,0002017-02-10 £659,222

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 		1,950 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 		2,546 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 		2,930 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Margaret McMillan Nursery School
Hornsey Rise, N19 3SF 		3,083 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 		3,345 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 		234 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highbury Quadrant Primary School
Highbury New Park, N5 2DP 		315 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School
Conewood Street, N5 1DL 		556 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Gillespie Primary School
Gillespie Road, N5 1LH 		708 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Drayton Park Primary School
Arvon Road, N5 1PJ 		849 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 		497 yd Community school No Girls More About School
1out of 4City of London Academy Highbury Grove
8 Highbury Grove, Islington N5 2EQ 		625 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 		1,855 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Arts and Media School Islington
Turle Road, N4 3LS 		2,126 yd Foundation school No 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 		277 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road, E5 8BP 		2,997 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		3,810 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		3,860 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		3,884 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 		1,394 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Tottenham
Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale N17 9LN 		5,182 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 		723 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Paul's Steiner School
1 St Paul's Road, Islington N1 2QH 		1,149 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon Metropolitan University
166 - 220 Holloway Road, N7 8DB 		1,150 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard
Holloway Road, Islington N7 8LT 		1,165 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Garden School
Wordsworth Road, N16 8BZ 		1,288 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 Road316 yd
Rendezvous CafeRendezvous Cafe, 16 Highbury Park317 yd
GreggsGreggs, Shop329 yd
Iznik RestaurantIznik Restaurant, 19 Highbury Park329 yd
Pia's PlacePia's Place, 1A Highbury Park344 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Highbury Barn TavernThe Highbury Barn Tavern, 26 Highbury Park317 yd
Laziko Social Club123 Green Lanes349 yd
Turkish Social Club114 Green Lanes386 yd
Karadeniz Social Club109a Green Lanes387 yd
The MonarchThe Monarch, 68-70 Green Lanes425 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Beach HutThe Beach Hut, Shop290 yd
China's TasteChina's Taste, 18 Highbury Park315 yd
Pizza Go Go122 Green Lanes386 yd
Clissold Spice Ltd150 Green Lanes487 yd
Papa John's PizzaPapa John's Pizza, Unit A, Charles Morton Court528 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco, Unit B, Charles Morton Court528 yd
TescoTesco, 71 Drayton Park856 yd
Sainsbury's (Clissold Quarter)255-259 Green Lanes987 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches
HIGHBURY PLACE 		artificial grass pitch, tennis courts568 yd
Highbury Fields School
HIGHBURY HILL 		584 yd
Highbury Grove School (Closed)
Highbury New Park 		swimming pool631 yd
City Of London Academy Highbury Grove
Highbury Grove 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool674 yd
Fitness First (London Highbury)
EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool734 yd
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed)
Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road 		grass pitches748 yd
Clissold Leisure Centre
63-67 63-67 CLISSOLD ROAD 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool871 yd
Stoke Newington School
CLISSOLD ROAD 		artificial grass pitch979 yd
Clissold Park
CLISSOLD PARK CLISSOLD PARK STOKE NEWINGTON CHURCH STREET 		grass pitches, tennis courts1,000 yd
Highbury Leisure Centre
HIGHBURY CRESCENT 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,061 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 speed150 Mbit/s
Average download speed222.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed18.4 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, 1116 crimes were reported near Balfour Road. Only 7% 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 2HD.

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 2HD

Employment

N5 2HD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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 Employee104
Self-Employed38
Retired19
Part-Time Employee12
Student (economically inactive)12
Other11
Long-Term Sick or disabled6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Unemployed4
Looking after home or family4

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities41
Information and communication24
Human health and social work activities20
Financial and insurance activities17
Education15
Other14
Administrative and support service activities11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles10
Construction7
Manufacturing6
Accommodation and food service activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Transport and storage3
Real estate activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female118
Male111

Partnership Status

Single126
Married: Opposite sex53
Married: Same sex5
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated5
Divorced21
Widowed3

Health

Very good health129
Good health73
Fair health18
Bad health8
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications16
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 5
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 13
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 22
Degree or Similar 154

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi5
Chinese3
Indian7
Other Asian2
Black African6
Black Caribbean5
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other3
White186

Country of Birth

United Kingdom163
European Union20
Rest of Europe2
Africa11
Middle East and Asia8
The Americas and the Caribbean9
Oceania18

Length of Residence

Born in the UK163
10+ Years40
5-10 Years7
2-5 Years13
Less than 2 years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom184
Ireland9
France4
Germany1
Italy3
Poland3
Other EU countries2
Turkey1
Other Europe1
Central and Western Africa1
South and Eastern Africa3
Eastern Asia2
North America and the Caribbean2
Oceania7
No passport held6

Religion

No religion135
Christian67
Buddhist4
Hindu1
Jewish1
Muslim6
Not answered15
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