Hercules Street, London, N7 6AS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N7 6AS has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% 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	44.8%	48.8%	4.0%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	55.2%	51.2%	-4.0%	49.0%	2.2%

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 6AS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 71.7% 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	61.2%	71.7%	10.5%	37.9%	33.8%
Married: Opposite sex	22%	15%	-7.0%	44.2%	-29.2%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.8%	2%	-0.8%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	8.8%	8.9%	0.1%	9.1%	-0.2%
Widowed	4%	1.6%	-2.4%	6.1%	-4.5%

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	50.9%	51.8%	0.9%	48.4%	3.4%
Good health	28.1%	31.9%	3.8%	33.6%	-1.7%
Fair health	15.7%	12.1%	-3.6%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	4.6%	2.5%	-2.1%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	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 58.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.4%	12.8%	-1.6%	18.2%	-5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10%	4.5%	-5.5%	9.6%	-5.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.4%	6.6%	0.2%	13.4%	-6.8%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.4%	13.2%	4.8%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	51.6%	58.4%	6.8%	33.8%	24.6%
Other	8.4%	2.5%	-5.9%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 64.9% 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	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	2.8%	1.4%	-1.4%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	3.6%	7.1%	3.5%	2.5%	4.6%
Black Caribbean	6.4%	5.7%	-0.7%	1.0%	4.7%
Other Black	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	5%	3.2%	-1.8%	0.8%	2.4%
White	67.6%	64.9%	-2.7%	81.4%	-16.5%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	1.8%	2.5%	0.7%	0.6%	1.9%
Other	5.7%	5%	-0.7%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.9% 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	62.6%	59.9%	-2.7%	83.2%	-23.3%
European Union	11%	18.8%	7.8%	6.1%	12.7%
Rest of Europe	6.4%	2.8%	-3.6%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	5%	8.2%	3.2%	2.7%	5.5%
Middle East and Asia	5.3%	3.2%	-2.1%	5.6%	-2.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.8%	5.3%	-1.5%	1.3%	4.0%
Oceania	2.8%	1.8%	-1.0%	0.3%	1.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.8%	59.7%	-0.1%	83.2%	-23.5%
10+ Years	7.5%	22.6%	15.1%	9.8%	12.8%
5-10 Years	6.8%	6.4%	-0.4%	2.9%	3.5%
2-5 Years	9.3%	7.8%	-1.5%	2.2%	5.6%
Less than 2 years	16.7%	3.5%	-13.2%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.8%	76.7%	-9.9%
Ireland	4.2%	0.6%	3.6%
France	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Germany	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Italy	4.9%	0.6%	4.3%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Southern Asia	1%	1.2%	-0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Central and South America	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	2.8%	13.5%	-10.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	52.3%	37.2%	15.1%
Christian	31.5%	46.2%	-14.7%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Muslim	8.2%	6.5%	1.7%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is Hercules Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hercules Street was 876.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 155.7% higher than the Finsbury Park average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Hercules Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Finsbury Park and the 16th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 191.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 3.3%.

🔎 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. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,200

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N7 6AS, 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 - 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Hercules Street are based on 29 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 Hercules Street, London, N7 6AS

Estimated Average Property Prices for N7 6AS

Average Price
£1,119,381

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,209,677

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,029,084

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hercules Street

Average Price
£683,393

Semi-Detached
£739,781

Terraced
£910,078

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£499,672

Other
£546,230

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hercules Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
18 Hercules Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,250,000	2022-10-14	£1,206,120
18 Hercules Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£760,000	2021-12-02	£743,192
24 Hercules Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,026,000	2021-01-21	£1,021,888
24 Hercules Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£516,000	2007-11-14	£807,723

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N7 6AS

Employment

N7 6AS area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	114
Self-Employed	33
Retired	19
Part-Time Employee	18
Unemployed	14
Student (economically inactive)	13
Looking after home or family	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Other	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	30
Information and communication	21
Education	17
Other	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Financial and insurance activities	13
Human health and social work activities	12
Construction	7
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	1,026 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	1,518 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	2,857 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3SD	4out of 4	3,375 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	4,172 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grafton Primary School Eburne Road , Holloway N7 6AR	4out of 4	205 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Montem Primary School Hornsey Road , N7 7QT	3out of 4	542 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's CofE Primary School Sussex Way , N19 4JF	3out of 4	552 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pakeman Primary School Hornsey Road , Holloway N7 6DU	3out of 4	584 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Yerbury Primary School Foxham Road , Yerbury Road N19 4RR	4out of 4	688 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Arts and Media School Islington Turle Road , N4 3LS	3out of 4	979 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , N7 0JG	2out of 4	981 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill Holland Walk, Duncombe Road , Archway N19 3EU	3out of 4	1,154 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	1,503 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	1,738 yd	Community school	No	Girls	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	1,985 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,180 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,004 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	4,732 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	4,894 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	1,756 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Metropolitan University 166 - 220 Holloway Road , N7 8DB	- not rated	1,296 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Satellite Provision C/O the Bridge School , 251 Hungerford Road N7 9LD	- not rated	1,481 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge School 251 Hungerford Road , N7 9LD	4out of 4	1,481 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New River College Medical Ifor Ward , Highgate Hill N19 5NF	4out of 4	1,505 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elfrida Rathbone Camden - Leighton College 7 Dowdney Close , NW5 2BP	- not rated	1,565 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable		More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
SWAMI MAULI LTD@Tommy Flynn's	SWAMI MAULI LTD@Tommy Flynn's, 504 Holloway Road	53 yd
D'S KITCHEN FOODS LTD	D'S KITCHEN FOODS LTD, Ground Floor Unit	97 yd
Crystal Restaurant	Crystal Restaurant, Commercial Unit	99 yd
Lahmacino	Lahmacino, Basement And Ground Floor	113 yd
Bluebell Bistro	Bluebell Bistro, Ground Floor	125 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Swimmer At The Grafton Arms Ph	The Swimmer At The Grafton Arms Ph, Eburne Road	42 yd
The Hercules	The Hercules, 504 Holloway Road	53 yd
Cousin's Professional Snooker Club	Cousin's Professional Snooker Club, First And Second Floors	184 yd
Enkel Arms	Enkel Arms, 34-36 Seven Sisters Road	218 yd
Big Red	Big Red, The Big Red Pub, The Arcade	238 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Koyla Lahore Karahi	Koyla Lahore Karahi, Ground Floor	154 yd
Holy Chinese Takeaway	Holy Chinese Takeaway, 540 Holloway Road	156 yd
Mr Chippy's	Mr Chippy's, 4 North View Parade	158 yd
Jackies Top Taste Carribbean Kitchen	Jackies Top Taste Carribbean Kitchen, Unit 8, Nags Head Covered Market	178 yd
Amigos Burgers & Shakes	Amigos Burgers & Shakes, 43-45 Seven Sisters Road	180 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, Basement And Ground	223 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, Part Ground Floor	281 yd
Morrisons	Morrisons, 10 Hertslet Road	357 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 126-130 Seven Sisters Road	417 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 366 Holloway Road	521 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Grafton School EBURNE ROAD		65 yd
Pure Gym (London Holloway Road) Collingwood Business Centre Collingwood Business Centre Mercers Road	health and fitness suite	255 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Holloway) (Closed) 67-83 67-83 Seven Sisters Road	health and fitness suite	292 yd
St Mark'S Primary School ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL SUSSEX WAY	artificial grass pitch	568 yd
St George'S Church And Centre CRAYFORD ROAD		629 yd
Sobell Leisure Centre (Holloway) HORNSEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, ice rinks, squash courts	634 yd
Cornwallis Adventure Playground Cornwallis Road	artificial grass pitch	679 yd
Whittington Park Synthetic Turf Pitch WEDMORE GARDENS	artificial grass pitch	757 yd
The Factory Fitness And Dance Centre 407-409 407-409 HORNSEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	843 yd
Wray Crescent Open Space 8B 8B TOLLINGTON PLACE	grass pitches	880 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	92.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	88.0%

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	8.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	16.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	212.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N7 6AS