Beresford Road, London, N5 2HZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N5 2HZ 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	53.8%	50.3%	-3.5%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	46.2%	49.7%	3.5%	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 2HZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.6% 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	59.4%	62.6%	3.2%	37.9%	24.7%
Married: Opposite sex	25.4%	28.5%	3.1%	44.2%	-15.7%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	3.1%	1.9%	-1.2%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	10.2%	5.2%	-5.0%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	6.1%	-4.6%

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	50.8%	55.8%	5.0%	48.4%	7.4%
Good health	29.2%	27.2%	-2.0%	33.6%	-6.4%
Fair health	10.3%	10.3%	0.0%	12.7%	-2.4%
Bad health	7.6%	4.5%	-3.1%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	2%	2.2%	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%

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 57.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.8%	13.4%	-1.4%	18.2%	-4.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.8%	5.9%	-1.9%	9.6%	-3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.6%	4.8%	-3.8%	13.4%	-8.6%
Apprenticeship	2%	2.6%	0.6%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.7%	12.3%	7.6%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	57.4%	57.2%	-0.2%	33.8%	23.4%
Other	4.7%	3.7%	-1.0%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 66.2% 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	5.3%	4.8%	-0.5%	1.1%	3.7%
Chinese	0%	1%	1.0%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	4%	1.3%	-2.7%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	2.7%	2.3%	-0.4%	2.5%	-0.2%
Black Caribbean	5%	3.9%	-1.1%	1.0%	2.9%
Other Black	2.7%	3.5%	0.8%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	1.6%	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	2.7%	3.2%	0.5%	0.8%	2.4%
White	67.8%	66.2%	-1.6%	81.4%	-15.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	4.7%	6.1%	1.4%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.1% 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	69.1%	64.1%	-5.0%	83.2%	-19.1%
European Union	8%	13.1%	5.1%	6.1%	7.0%
Rest of Europe	2%	2.2%	0.2%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	4.3%	3.2%	-1.1%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	9%	7.1%	-1.9%	5.6%	1.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	6.1%	1.8%	1.3%	4.8%
Oceania	3%	3.8%	0.8%	0.3%	3.5%
British Overseas	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.1%	64.1%	-1.0%	83.2%	-19.1%
10+ Years	2%	18.9%	16.9%	9.8%	9.1%
5-10 Years	5.3%	5.1%	-0.2%	2.9%	2.2%
2-5 Years	4.3%	8%	3.7%	2.2%	5.8%
Less than 2 years	23.3%	3.8%	-19.5%	1.9%	1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.8%	76.7%	-1.9%
Ireland	4.2%	0.6%	3.6%
France	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Germany	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Oceania	2.6%	0.1%	2.5%
No passport held	2.3%	13.5%	-11.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.5%	37.2%	8.3%
Christian	34.3%	46.2%	-11.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	10.9%	6.5%	4.4%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	8.3%	6.0%	2.3%

Safety

Is Beresford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Beresford Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Canonbury average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.4%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£67,200

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N5 2HZ, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 10/10 (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 Beresford Road are based on 865 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 Beresford Road, London, N5 2HZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for N5 2HZ

Average Price
£645,144

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,304,364

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£612,183

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Beresford Road

Average Price
£669,158

Semi-Detached
£920,086

Terraced
£830,373

Detached
£1,156,306

Flats/Maisonettes
£508,061

Other
£134,080

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Beresford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
34B Beresford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£761,000	2023-12-04	£732,269
Flat C 26 Beresford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£750,000	2023-06-01	£729,452
Flat A 36 Beresford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2022-07-05	£538,621
Flat B 42 Beresford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£363,000	2022-02-01	£357,958
60B Beresford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£600,000	2021-10-15	£569,084

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N5 2HZ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	132
Self-Employed	28
Retired	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Looking after home or family	13
Other	13
Part-Time Employee	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Unemployed	12
Student (economically inactive)	11

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	35
Information and communication	19
Human health and social work activities	17
Financial and insurance activities	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Education	13
Other	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Transport and storage	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Construction	7
Manufacturing	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Real estate activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	1,939 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,562 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	2,840 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,992 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,689 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highbury Quadrant Primary School Highbury New Park , N5 2DP	3out of 4	398 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newington Green Primary School Matthias Road , Newington Green N16 8NP	3out of 4	581 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Primary School 92 Albion Road , N16 9PD	3out of 4	769 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School Northolme Road , Highbury Park N5 2UX	3out of 4	846 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthias Church of England Primary School Wordsworth Road , N16 8DD	3out of 4	921 yd	Voluntary aided 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	529 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	833 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	998 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	1,460 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	1,809 yd	Free schools	No	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	575 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,790 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,308 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,571 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	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
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	1,476 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	5,453 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	538 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Samuel Rhodes MLD School 11 Highbury New Park , N5 2EG	4out of 4	552 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Children's House Upper School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	854 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School 6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ	- not rated	965 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	4out of 4	1,009 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	Distance
Oeno Maris	Oeno Maris, Basement And Ground Floors	176 yd
Principles Coffee House	Principles Coffee House, Ground Floor	178 yd
The Cellar Taps	The Cellar Taps, Public House	224 yd
Flora cafe	Flora cafe, Ground Floor	225 yd
Oi Vita	Oi Vita, Basement And Ground Floors	231 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Snooty Fox	The Snooty Fox, 75 Grosvenor Avenue	191 yd
The Weavers Arms Public House	The Weavers Arms Public House, 98 Newington Green Road	210 yd
The Alma Public House	The Alma Public House, 59 Newington Green Road	251 yd
Lady Mildmay	Lady Mildmay, 92 Mildmay Park	379 yd
The Monarch	The Monarch, 68-70 Green Lanes	488 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
My Godo	My Godo, First Second And Third Floors	181 yd
Paradise Fish Bar	Paradise Fish Bar, Ground Floor	246 yd
Curry Cartel /Hambagu Islington	Curry Cartel /Hambagu Islington, 55 Newington Green Road	257 yd
Fish on the Green	Fish on the Green, Ground Floor Shop	260 yd
Suruchi	Suruchi, Basement and Ground Floor	290 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, Unit B, Charles Morton Court	325 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 325-331 Essex Road	771 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 89-95 St Paul's Road	1,020 yd
Marks & Spencer	51-57 Kingsland High Street	1,075 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Highbury Grove School (Closed) Highbury New Park	swimming pool	629 yd
City Of London Academy Highbury Grove Highbury Grove	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	633 yd
Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches HIGHBURY PLACE	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	828 yd
Highbury Fields School HIGHBURY HILL		967 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	162.8 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	17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N5 2HZ