Birchmore Walk, London, N5 2TL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N5 2TL, 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	54%	53.5%	-0.5%	51.0%	2.5%
Male	46%	46.5%	0.5%	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 2TL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64.1% 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%	64.1%	3.1%	37.9%	26.2%
Married: Opposite sex	22.1%	25.7%	3.6%	44.2%	-18.5%
Separated	5.2%	1.8%	-3.4%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	6.9%	6.3%	-0.6%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	4.8%	2.1%	-2.7%	6.1%	-4.0%

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	47.1%	46%	-1.1%	48.4%	-2.4%
Good health	35.6%	34.3%	-1.3%	33.6%	0.7%
Fair health	10.1%	14.1%	4.0%	12.7%	1.4%
Bad health	5.2%	3.8%	-1.4%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	1.2%	0.6%

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 43.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.4%	20.1%	-2.3%	18.2%	1.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.7%	6.7%	-4.0%	9.6%	-2.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10%	10.6%	0.6%	13.4%	-2.8%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	4.9%	2.8%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	13%	3.0%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	35.9%	43.7%	7.8%	33.8%	9.9%
Other	9%	1.1%	-7.9%	2.8%	-1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 53.7% 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	1.4%	3.8%	2.4%	1.1%	2.7%
Chinese	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	7.4%	7.9%	0.5%	2.5%	5.4%
Black Caribbean	5.5%	4.7%	-0.8%	1.0%	3.7%
Other Black	5.8%	3.5%	-2.3%	0.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	1.8%	0.7%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	1.6%	5.9%	4.3%	0.8%	5.1%
White	65.2%	53.7%	-11.5%	81.4%	-27.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.9%	2.1%	0.2%	0.6%	1.5%
Other	3.8%	9.7%	5.9%	1.6%	8.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.5% 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	64.7%	64.5%	-0.2%	83.2%	-18.7%
European Union	7.1%	10.9%	3.8%	6.1%	4.8%
Rest of Europe	7.1%	6.7%	-0.4%	0.8%	5.9%
Africa	10.4%	8.2%	-2.2%	2.7%	5.5%
Middle East and Asia	3.6%	4.7%	1.1%	5.6%	-0.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.1%	4.1%	0.0%	1.3%	2.8%
Oceania	3%	0.9%	-2.1%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.7%	64.5%	1.8%	83.2%	-18.7%
10+ Years	3.6%	26.4%	22.8%	9.8%	16.6%
5-10 Years	4.1%	2.1%	-2.0%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	6.8%	3.2%	-3.6%	2.2%	1.0%
Less than 2 years	22.7%	3.8%	-18.9%	1.9%	1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.8%	76.7%	2.1%
Ireland	5.6%	0.6%	5.0%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.5%	37.2%	-1.7%
Christian	28.2%	46.2%	-18.0%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Muslim	24%	6.5%	17.5%
Other religion	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Not answered	7.6%	6.0%	1.6%

Safety

Is Birchmore Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Birchmore Walk was 204.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.2% higher than the Arsenal average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Birchmore Walk has the 32nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal and the 172nd highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 77.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£67,900

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N5 2TL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 Birchmore Walk are based on 37 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 Birchmore Walk, London, N5 2TL

Estimated Average Property Prices for N5 2TL

Average Price
£529,230

Semi-Detached
£611,900

Terraced
£881,035

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£371,973

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Birchmore Walk

Average Price
£518,965

Semi-Detached
£644,926

Terraced
£722,460

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£420,343

Other
£521,492

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Birchmore WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
71 Birchmore Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2022-06-15	£233,469
62 Birchmore Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£453,000	2019-10-18	£471,365
45 Birchmore Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£785,000	2014-08-20	£959,141
64 Birchmore Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2008-03-28	£402,979
50 Birchmore Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2007-10-26	£464,861

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N5 2TL

Employment

N5 2TL area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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.

N5 2TL area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in N5 2TL 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	98
Self-Employed	40
Retired	30
Part-Time Employee	27
Unemployed	23
Student (economically inactive)	22
Looking after home or family	18
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Education	21
Human health and social work activities	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Information and communication	13
Financial and insurance activities	13
Transport and storage	11
Construction	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	1,554 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	1,708 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	2,855 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	2,870 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3SD	4out of 4	2,983 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joan of Arc RC Primary School Northolme Road , Highbury Park N5 2UX	3out of 4	175 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School Conewood Street , N5 1DL	3out of 4	385 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gillespie Primary School Gillespie Road , N5 1LH	4out of 4	424 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Quadrant Primary School Highbury New Park , Islington N5 2DP	- not rated	551 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre Blackstock Road , Finsbury Park N4 2DR	- not rated	736 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	749 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form Clissold Road , N16 9EX	3out of 4	838 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	3out of 4	980 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Grove School 8 Highbury Grove , N5 2EQ	- not rated	980 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Arts and Media School Islington Turle Road , N4 3LS	3out of 4	1,895 yd	Foundation school	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 , N5 2AG	- not rated	615 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	1,789 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,946 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	3,363 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	3,512 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	4out of 4	1,656 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,872 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Primrose Independent School Congregational Church , Highbury Quadrant N5 2TE	- not rated	122 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New River Pupil Referral Unit New River Building , Clissold Road N16 9EX	- not rated	792 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Daniel House Pupil Referral Unit Daniel House , Clissold Road N16 9EX	- not rated	792 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St John's Education Centre Clissold Road , N16 9EX	- not rated	838 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clissold Park School Clissold Road , N16 9EX	- not rated	838 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Ninh's Vietnamese Restaurant	Ninh's Vietnamese Restaurant, Ground Floor Shop	172 yd
Humdingers of Highbury - The Bakery	Humdingers of Highbury - The Bakery, Ground Floor	173 yd
Frank's Canteen and Caterers	Frank's Canteen and Caterers, 86 Highbury Park	173 yd
Farang London LTD	Farang London LTD, Ground Floor	177 yd
Mihan	Mihan, Ground Floor	190 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bank Of Friendship PH	Bank Of Friendship PH, 224 Blackstock Road	257 yd
Gunners Public House	Gunners Public House, 204 Blackstock Road	275 yd
Woodbine Public House	Woodbine Public House, 215 Blackstock Road	287 yd
Cannons - The Factory	Cannons - The Factory, 223A Blackstock Road	288 yd
Clissold Park Tavern	Clissold Park Tavern, 177 Green Lanes	369 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gunners Fish Bar	Gunners Fish Bar, Ground Floor	287 yd
SA PFC	SA PFC, 181 Blackstock Road	289 yd
Sunlight Kebab	Sunlight Kebab, Basement And Ground Floor	412 yd
Clissold Spice Ltd	150 Green Lanes	419 yd
Silver Palace Chinese Takeaway	96 Mountgrove Road	425 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's (Clissold Quarter)	255-259 Green Lanes	618 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 71 Drayton Park	846 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Unit B, Charles Morton Court	868 yd
Sainsbury's	29-31 Blackstock Road	946 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Ground Floor	1,051 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness First (London Highbury) EASTSTAND EASTSTAND HIGHBURY STADIUM SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	485 yd
Arsenal Sports Centre (Closed) Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium Avenell Road	grass pitches	493 yd
Highbury Fields School HIGHBURY HILL		748 yd
Clissold Park CLISSOLD PARK CLISSOLD PARK STOKE NEWINGTON CHURCH STREET	grass pitches, tennis courts	754 yd
Clissold Leisure Centre 63-67 63-67 CLISSOLD ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	781 yd
Highbury Fields Courts And Pitches HIGHBURY PLACE	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	835 yd
Stoke Newington School CLISSOLD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	911 yd
Highbury Grove School (Closed) Highbury New Park	swimming pool	1,006 yd
Arsenal Fc (Emirates Stadium) Hornsey Road	grass pitches	1,017 yd
City Of London Academy Highbury Grove Highbury Grove	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,053 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	154.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N5 2TL