Leaf Walk, Islington, London, N7 0FG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N7 0FG, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.1% 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	57.3%	52.1%	-5.2%	51.0%	1.1%
Male	42.7%	47.9%	5.2%	49.0%	-1.1%

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 N7 0FG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 71.3% 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	75.4%	71.3%	-4.1%	37.9%	33.4%
Married: Opposite sex	15.6%	21%	5.4%	44.2%	-23.2%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	2.8%	1.1%	-1.7%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	3.4%	4.3%	0.9%	9.1%	-4.8%
Widowed	1.6%	1.4%	-0.2%	6.1%	-4.7%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89.7%) 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	57.1%	55.1%	-2.0%	48.4%	6.7%
Good health	33.8%	34.6%	0.8%	33.6%	1.0%
Fair health	5.5%	7.7%	2.2%	12.7%	-5.0%
Bad health	3.3%	1.7%	-1.6%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	0.3%	1%	0.7%	1.2%	-0.2%

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 N7 0FG this area, 6.5% 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 65.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6.9%	6.5%	-0.4%	18.2%	-11.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.9%	1.4%	-5.5%	9.6%	-8.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.9%	7%	0.1%	13.4%	-6.4%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	1.7%	0.5%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.3%	16.6%	2.3%	16.9%	-0.3%
Degree or Similar	53.9%	65.7%	11.8%	33.8%	31.9%
Other	10%	1.1%	-8.9%	2.8%	-1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.6% 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)
Chinese	3.9%	13%	9.1%	0.7%	12.3%
Indian	5.3%	2%	-3.3%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	3.3%	1%	-2.3%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	4.4%	3.4%	-1.0%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	0.8%	3.2%	2.4%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	3.9%	2.4%	-1.5%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	2.4%	1.0%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	1.2%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	1.9%	2.4%	0.5%	0.8%	1.6%
White	70.1%	61.6%	-8.5%	81.4%	-19.8%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.8%	2%	1.2%	0.6%	1.4%
Other	1.4%	3.9%	2.5%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.1% 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	62%	59.1%	-2.9%	83.2%	-24.1%
European Union	10%	12.5%	2.5%	6.1%	6.4%
Rest of Europe	3.3%	3%	-0.3%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	1.9%	2%	0.1%	2.7%	-0.7%
Middle East and Asia	14.7%	19%	4.3%	5.6%	13.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.8%	4.2%	-1.6%	1.3%	2.9%
Oceania	2.2%	0.2%	-2.0%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59%	58.8%	-0.2%	83.2%	-24.4%
10+ Years	20.8%	10.7%	-10.1%	9.8%	0.9%
5-10 Years	4.2%	3%	-1.2%	2.9%	0.1%
2-5 Years	5%	6.7%	1.7%	2.2%	4.5%
Less than 2 years	11.1%	20.8%	9.7%	1.9%	18.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.8%	76.7%	-10.9%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Turkey	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	2%	0.1%	1.9%
Eastern Asia	11.1%	0.3%	10.8%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	1.2%	13.5%	-12.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	58.8%	37.2%	21.6%
Christian	21.1%	46.2%	-25.1%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	4.4%	0.5%	3.9%
Muslim	6.6%	6.5%	0.1%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Leaf Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Leaf Walk was 42.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 84.5% lower than the Junction average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Leaf Walk has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Junction and the 44th lowest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 10.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -77.5%.

🔎 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. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£72,400

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N7 0FG, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 5/10 (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) - 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 Leaf Walk are based on 4 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 Leaf Walk, Islington, London, N7 0FG

Estimated Average Property Prices for N7 0FG

Average Price
£1,363,090

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,363,090

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Leaf Walk

Average Price
£1,394,141

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,394,141

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Leaf WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Leaf Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,125,000	2021-05-28	£1,268,489
2 Leaf Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,070,000	2017-07-26	£1,239,692
3 Leaf Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,230,000	2017-03-31	£1,524,099
1 Leaf Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,150,000	2017-03-02	£1,424,971

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N7 0FG

Employment

N7 0FG area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in N7 0FG 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	118
Student (economically inactive)	112
Self-Employed	37
Retired	22
Part-Time Employee	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Looking after home or family	9
Unemployed	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Other	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	37
Information and communication	27
Human health and social work activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Construction	7
Real estate activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Manufacturing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	1,647 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	1,806 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	1,816 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	2,213 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	2,750 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Yerbury Primary School Foxham Road , Yerbury Road N19 4RR	4out of 4	456 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tufnell Park Primary School 31 Carleton Road , N7 0HJ	3out of 4	457 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Upper Holloway CofE Primary School Pemberton Gardens , Upper Holloway N19 5RR	3out of 4	598 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eleanor Palmer Primary School Lupton Street , Tufnell Park NW5 2JA	4out of 4	611 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Torriano Primary School Torriano Avenue , Kentish Town NW5 2SJ	4out of 4	976 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lift Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	- not rated	534 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	3out of 4	534 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	644 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mount Carmel Catholic College for Girls Holland Walk , Duncombe Road N19 3EU	- not rated	1,246 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill Holland Walk, Duncombe Road , Archway N19 3EU	3out of 4	1,269 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City and Islington College 383 Holloway Road , Holloway N7 0RN	- not rated	1,001 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,694 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,741 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,884 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,885 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	2,131 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	5,219 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bridge School 28 Carleton Road , N7 0EQ	- not rated	285 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Yerbury Class Base (North) C/O Yerbury School , Foxham Road N19 4RR	- not rated	456 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wildwood Nature School St Mary Brookfield Hall , NW5 1SB	- not rated	925 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
New River College KS3 Lough Road , N7 8RH	- not rated	961 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harborough Aut School Elthorne Road , Upper Holloway N19 4AB	- not rated	978 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
Bear+Wolf Cafe	Bear+Wolf Cafe, 9 Campdale Road	77 yd
House on the Rock	House on the Rock, House On The Rock Church, Rock Tower	317 yd
Moonlight Cafe	231 Brecknock Road	453 yd
ACES PIZZA	156-158 Fortess Road	454 yd
The Spaghetti House	169 Fortess Road	469 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tufnell Park Tavern	Tufnell Park Tavern, 162 Tufnell Park Road	77 yd
Aces and Eights Saloon Bar	156-158 Fortess Road	497 yd
Siorai	Siorai, Ground Floor	537 yd
The Lord Palmerston	33 Dartmouth Park Hill	637 yd
Oak and Pastor	Oak and Pastor, 86 Junction Road	653 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tufnell Fish & Kebab	233 Brecknock Road	454 yd
Dixy Chicken	171 Fortess Road	471 yd
The Tufnell Park Bakery	Ground Floor 146 A, Fortess Road	482 yd
Favourite Pizza & Chicken	138 Fortess Road	501 yd
The Tiffin Tin	The Tiffin Tin, Ground Floor	525 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsburys Supermarket	126-132 Fortess Road	532 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, Part Ground Floor	757 yd
Co-operative Food Group	Co-operative Food Group, Workshop	790 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, 46 Junction Road	798 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, Ground Floor 641 - 643	816 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Tufnell Park Playing Fields TUFNELL PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	62 yd
St George'S Church And Centre CRAYFORD ROAD		440 yd
Engine Room Crossfit FORTESS ROAD	health and fitness suite	477 yd
Acland Burghley School BURGHLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	581 yd
Holloway School HILLDROP ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	610 yd
Whittington Park Synthetic Turf Pitch WEDMORE GARDENS	artificial grass pitch	656 yd
Hargrave Hall Community Centre Hargrave Road		720 yd
Pure Gym (London Holloway Road) Collingwood Business Centre Collingwood Business Centre Mercers Road	health and fitness suite	743 yd
Our Lady Help Of Christians LADY MARGARET ROAD		832 yd
Kenlyn Lawn Tennis Club CROFTDOWN ROAD	indoor bowls, tennis courts	907 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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%

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