Petherton Road, London, N5 2QX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N5 2QX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.1%	49.7%	0.6%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	50.9%	50.3%	-0.6%	49.0%	1.3%

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 2QX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64.9% 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	61.3%	64.9%	3.6%	37.9%	27.0%
Married: Opposite sex	28.2%	25.1%	-3.1%	44.2%	-19.1%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	6%	6.6%	0.6%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	3.2%	2.2%	-1.0%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (90.9%) 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	65.7%	64%	-1.7%	48.4%	15.6%
Good health	23.5%	26.9%	3.4%	33.6%	-6.7%
Fair health	8.4%	5.5%	-2.9%	12.7%	-7.2%
Bad health	2.1%	3.6%	1.5%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around N5 2QX this area, 6.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 78.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.5%	6.6%	-1.9%	18.2%	-11.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.6%	2.2%	-3.4%	9.6%	-7.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.6%	3.7%	-1.9%	13.4%	-9.7%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.6%	7.4%	1.8%	16.9%	-9.5%
Degree or Similar	65.5%	78.3%	12.8%	33.8%	44.5%
Other	8.1%	1.8%	-6.3%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 80.6% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	2.4%	2%	-0.4%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	3.3%	1.6%	-1.7%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	0%	1%	1.0%	2.5%	-1.5%
Black Caribbean	3.6%	2.3%	-1.3%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	0.8%	1.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.3%	3%	2.7%	0.8%	2.2%
White	84%	80.6%	-3.4%	81.4%	-0.8%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	2.7%	3.9%	1.2%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.3% 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	70.5%	66.3%	-4.2%	83.2%	-16.9%
European Union	8.7%	15.5%	6.8%	6.1%	9.4%
Rest of Europe	3.6%	2.9%	-0.7%	0.8%	2.1%
Africa	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	2.7%	-0.8%
Middle East and Asia	4.5%	3.9%	-0.6%	5.6%	-1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6%	4.9%	-1.1%	1.3%	3.6%
Oceania	4.8%	4.5%	-0.3%	0.3%	4.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.5%	66.3%	-1.2%	83.2%	-16.9%
10+ Years	4.2%	21.4%	17.2%	9.8%	11.6%
5-10 Years	3.6%	5.5%	1.9%	2.9%	2.6%
2-5 Years	6%	3.6%	-2.4%	2.2%	1.4%
Less than 2 years	18.7%	3.2%	-15.5%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.1%	76.7%	-0.6%
Ireland	5.2%	0.6%	4.6%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	3.5%	0.6%	2.9%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
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	54.5%	37.2%	17.3%
Christian	28.4%	46.2%	-17.8%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Jewish	3.5%	0.5%	3.0%
Muslim	3.5%	6.5%	-3.0%
Other religion	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Petherton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Petherton Road was 188.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 100.5% higher than the Mildmay average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Petherton Road has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Mildmay and the 187th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 53.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.3%.

🔎 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 2QX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 8/10 (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 Petherton Road are based on 538 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 Petherton Road, London, N5 2QX

Estimated Average Property Prices for N5 2QX

Average Price
£1,211,619

Semi-Detached
£3,152,960

Terraced
£1,989,635

Detached
£3,140,638

Flats/Maisonettes
£749,245

Other
£973,735

Estimated Average Property Prices for Petherton Road

Average Price
£687,307

Semi-Detached
£1,895,384

Terraced
£1,932,179

Detached
£2,656,642

Flats/Maisonettes
£578,841

Other
£171,929

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Petherton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 37 Petherton Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2024-12-11	£966,926
First And Second Floor Flat 11 Petherton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£810,000	2023-12-05	£779,419
First Floor Flat 19 Petherton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£850,000	2023-10-05	£805,434
3E Petherton Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,200,000	2023-07-17	£1,184,854
Ground Floor Flat 25 Petherton Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£937,500	2023-03-31	£914,500

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N5 2QX

Employment

N5 2QX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 Employee	144
Self-Employed	44
Part-Time Employee	20
Retired	17
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	13
Student (economically inactive)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Other	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	49
Information and communication	32
Human health and social work activities	24
Other	21
Financial and insurance activities	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Education	17
Construction	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Transport and storage	4

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	2,136 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,369 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	2,875 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	3,188 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,499 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	225 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School Northolme Road , Highbury Park N5 2UX	3out of 4	649 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newington Green Primary School Matthias Road , Newington Green N16 8NP	3out of 4	680 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grasmere Primary School 92 Albion Road , N16 9PD	3out of 4	750 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Betty Layward Primary School Clissold Road , Hackney N16 9EX	3out of 4	912 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	503 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	700 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	912 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Petchey Academy Shacklewell Lane , Hackney E8 2EY	3out of 4	1,554 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,971 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	422 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,824 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,497 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,656 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,886 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	1,442 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	5,343 yd	Free schools	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	560 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	735 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Children's House Upper School King Henry's Walk , Islington N1 4PB	- not rated	1,000 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Garden School Wordsworth Road , N16 8BZ	4out of 4	1,049 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Bridge House Canonbury School 6-9 Canonbury Place , London N1 2NQ	- not rated	1,071 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sariyer Balik	56 Green Lanes	297 yd
Antepeliler	Antepeliler, Shop	297 yd
Meat Head @The leconfield	Meat Head @The leconfield, 79 Green Lanes	308 yd
KHAOS Coffee	64 Green Lanes	313 yd
Simply Organic N16	64 Green Lanes	313 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Snooty Fox	The Snooty Fox, 75 Grosvenor Avenue	300 yd
Karadeniz Social Club	109a Green Lanes	345 yd
The Monarch	The Monarch, 68-70 Green Lanes	352 yd
The Weavers Arms Public House	The Weavers Arms Public House, 98 Newington Green Road	392 yd
Turkish Social Club	114 Green Lanes	414 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Papa John's Pizza	Papa John's Pizza, Unit A, Charles Morton Court	260 yd
Paradise Fish Bar	Paradise Fish Bar, Ground Floor	332 yd
Fish on the Green	Fish on the Green, Ground Floor Shop	348 yd
My Godo	My Godo, First Second And Third Floors	365 yd
Nuuk Bakery	1 Holland House, 42 Newington Green	408 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, Unit B, Charles Morton Court	260 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 325-331 Essex Road	939 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 89-95 St Paul's Road	1,038 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Highbury Grove School (Closed) Highbury New Park	swimming pool	580 yd
City Of London Academy Highbury Grove Highbury Grove	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	599 yd
Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches HIGHBURY PLACE	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	715 yd
Highbury Fields School HIGHBURY HILL		829 yd
Clissold Leisure Centre 63-67 63-67 CLISSOLD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	989 yd
Stoke Newington School CLISSOLD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,058 yd
Highbury Leisure Centre HIGHBURY CRESCENT	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,074 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	143.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N5 2QX