Highbury Estate, London, N5 2NU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N5 2NU, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.4%	53.5%	-1.9%	51.0%	2.5%
Male	44.6%	46.5%	1.9%	49.0%	-2.5%

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 2NU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.9% 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	57.4%	62.9%	5.5%	37.9%	25.0%
Married: Opposite sex	29.8%	26.6%	-3.2%	44.2%	-17.6%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	4.9%	2.4%	-2.5%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	5.3%	4%	-1.3%	9.1%	-5.1%
Widowed	1.9%	2.4%	0.5%	6.1%	-3.7%

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%	54.5%	4.5%	48.4%	6.1%
Good health	30.7%	30.3%	-0.4%	33.6%	-3.3%
Fair health	11.7%	10.8%	-0.9%	12.7%	-1.9%
Bad health	6.3%	2.5%	-3.8%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	1.2%	0.7%

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 44%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.2%	14.1%	-5.1%	18.2%	-4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.3%	8.1%	-3.2%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.9%	11.7%	3.8%	13.4%	-1.7%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	3.6%	3.2%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	16.1%	5.5%	16.9%	-0.8%
Degree or Similar	37.4%	44%	6.6%	33.8%	10.2%
Other	13.2%	2.4%	-10.8%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.8% 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	4.2%	6.3%	2.1%	1.1%	5.2%
Chinese	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	1.8%	1.6%	-0.2%	3.1%	-1.5%
Other Asian	1.5%	5%	3.5%	1.6%	3.4%
Black African	13.6%	13.8%	0.2%	2.5%	11.3%
Black Caribbean	7.2%	5.7%	-1.5%	1.0%	4.7%
Other Black	3.6%	1.3%	-2.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	0.9%	-1.8%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.9%	1.9%	-2.0%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0.9%	2.8%	1.9%	0.8%	2.0%
White	52.7%	42.8%	-9.9%	81.4%	-38.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	1.2%	4.7%	3.5%	0.6%	4.1%
Other	3.3%	9.1%	5.8%	1.6%	7.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.2% 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	63.9%	64.2%	0.3%	83.2%	-19.0%
European Union	6.9%	7.7%	0.8%	6.1%	1.6%
Rest of Europe	6.6%	4.8%	-1.8%	0.8%	4.0%
Africa	8.4%	12.1%	3.7%	2.7%	9.4%
Middle East and Asia	5.7%	6.4%	0.7%	5.6%	0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.4%	3.8%	-4.6%	1.3%	2.5%
Oceania	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.1%	64.4%	3.3%	83.2%	-18.8%
10+ Years	5.4%	24.4%	19.0%	9.8%	14.6%
5-10 Years	3.3%	6.4%	3.1%	2.9%	3.5%
2-5 Years	6%	1.9%	-4.1%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	24.1%	2.9%	-21.2%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79%	76.7%	2.3%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	2.9%	0.4%	2.5%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.3%	37.2%	-4.9%
Christian	29.4%	46.2%	-16.8%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Jewish	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Muslim	27.5%	6.5%	21.0%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other religion	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Highbury Estate Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Highbury Estate was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Mildmay 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 -34.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N5 2NU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 10/10 (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) - 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 Highbury Estate are based on 61 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 Estate, London, N5 2NU

Estimated Average Property Prices for N5 2NU

Average Price
£442,774

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£442,774

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Highbury Estate

Average Price
£390,841

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£390,841

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Highbury EstateStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 Ashfield House Highbury Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2023-09-04	£478,805
Flat 6 Ashfield House Highbury Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£435,000	2014-09-12	£463,441
Flat 3 Ashfield House Highbury Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2014-02-21	£376,787
Flat 6 Ashfield House Highbury Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2012-09-17	£438,529
Flat 3 Ashfield House Highbury Estate, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,000	2006-09-04	£306,912

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N5 2NU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N5 2NU 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	93
Part-Time Employee	29
Retired	21
Student (economically inactive)	21
Self-Employed	20
Looking after home or family	20
Unemployed	17
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Education	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Other	13
Information and communication	12
Construction	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

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	2,010 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,443 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	2,494 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,057 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	3,503 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	586 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Canonbury Primary School Canonbury Road , N1 2UT	3out of 4	689 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Drayton Park Primary School Arvon Road , N5 1PJ	3out of 4	790 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School Northolme Road , Highbury Park N5 2UX	3out of 4	839 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Laycock Primary School Laycock Street , Upper Street N1 1SW	3out of 4	921 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	168 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	577 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	1,296 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,648 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	1,822 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	415 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,161 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,277 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,295 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,520 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	1,106 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	183 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Steiner School 1 St Paul's Road , Islington N1 2QH	- not rated	683 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School 6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ	- not rated	717 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard Holloway Road , Islington N7 8LT	3out of 4	861 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
London Metropolitan University 166 - 220 Holloway Road , N7 8DB	- not rated	1,128 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Vins	Vins, Ground Floor Shop	135 yd
New Park Day Centre	New Park Day Centre, New Park Day Centre	195 yd
One Support	One Support, 18 Highbury Grove	268 yd
Highbury Kitchen	Highbury Kitchen, Cafe at the, Screenworks	289 yd
The Nook	The Nook, Basement And Ground Floors	416 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Snooty Fox	The Snooty Fox, 75 Grosvenor Avenue	208 yd
Alwyne Castle Public House	Alwyne Castle Public House, 83 St Paul's Road	469 yd
The Alma Public House	The Alma Public House, 59 Newington Green Road	483 yd
The Weavers Arms Public House	The Weavers Arms Public House, 98 Newington Green Road	534 yd
The Highbury Barn Tavern	The Highbury Barn Tavern, 26 Highbury Park	608 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bubble bee bubble tea	Bubble bee bubble tea, 226 St Paul's Road	443 yd
Curry Cartel /Hambagu Islington	Curry Cartel /Hambagu Islington, 55 Newington Green Road	481 yd
Suruchi	Suruchi, Basement and Ground Floor	508 yd
My Godo	My Godo, First Second And Third Floors	509 yd
Paradise Fish Bar	Paradise Fish Bar, Ground Floor	616 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, Unit B, Charles Morton Court	635 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 89-95 St Paul's Road	660 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 325-331 Essex Road	708 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 28-32 Highbury Corner	841 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 43 Holloway Road	874 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
City Of London Academy Highbury Grove Highbury Grove	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	270 yd
Highbury Grove School (Closed) Highbury New Park	swimming pool	276 yd
Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches HIGHBURY PLACE	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	538 yd
Highbury Fields School HIGHBURY HILL		710 yd
Highbury Leisure Centre HIGHBURY CRESCENT	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	737 yd
Orangetheory Fitness (Islington) UPPER STREET	health and fitness suite	888 yd
William Tyndale Primary School UPPER STREET	artificial grass pitch	999 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	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	154 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N5 2NU