Dunford Road, London, N7 6EL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N7 6EL is primarily male, with 54.7% of the population 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	51.1%	45.3%	-5.8%	51.0%	-5.7%
Male	48.9%	54.7%	5.8%	49.0%	5.7%

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 6EL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.4% 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	69.1%	69.4%	0.3%	37.9%	31.5%
Married: Opposite sex	19.3%	17%	-2.3%	44.2%	-27.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	1.9%	3.4%	1.5%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	7.7%	6.3%	-1.4%	9.1%	-2.8%
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	49.3%	46%	-3.3%	48.4%	-2.4%
Good health	36.7%	37.2%	0.5%	33.6%	3.6%
Fair health	9.2%	10.6%	1.4%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	3.1%	5.3%	2.2%	4.0%	1.3%
Very bad health	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 58.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.1%	14.9%	4.8%	18.2%	-3.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.3%	6.3%	0.0%	9.6%	-3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.8%	5.3%	-0.5%	13.4%	-8.1%
Apprenticeship	0%	3.8%	3.8%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.1%	9.6%	-0.5%	16.9%	-7.3%
Degree or Similar	54.1%	58.7%	4.6%	33.8%	24.9%
Other	13.5%	1.4%	-12.1%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.9% 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)
Bangladeshi	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	4.4%	4%	-0.4%	0.7%	3.3%
Indian	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	4.8%	5.7%	0.9%	1.6%	4.1%
Black African	4.8%	7.5%	2.7%	2.5%	5.0%
Black Caribbean	4.8%	7%	2.2%	1.0%	6.0%
Other Black	1.7%	3.1%	1.4%	0.5%	2.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.8%	1.8%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.9%	2.6%	-1.3%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	2.2%	0.9%	-1.3%	0.8%	0.1%
White	64.2%	55.9%	-8.3%	81.4%	-25.5%
Arab	3.5%	2.6%	-0.9%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	1.7%	5.3%	3.6%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.4% 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	52.8%	53.4%	0.6%	83.2%	-29.8%
European Union	13.5%	17%	3.5%	6.1%	10.9%
Rest of Europe	3.5%	4.9%	1.4%	0.8%	4.1%
Africa	7.4%	8.5%	1.1%	2.7%	5.8%
Middle East and Asia	12.7%	13%	0.3%	5.6%	7.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.9%	2.2%	-5.7%	1.3%	0.9%
Oceania	2.2%	0.9%	-1.3%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50.2%	52.7%	2.5%	83.2%	-30.5%
10+ Years	13.5%	17.3%	3.8%	9.8%	7.5%
5-10 Years	11.8%	7.1%	-4.7%	2.9%	4.2%
2-5 Years	9.6%	13.7%	4.1%	2.2%	11.5%
Less than 2 years	14.8%	9.3%	-5.5%	1.9%	7.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.7%	76.7%	-10.0%
Ireland	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
France	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	5.8%	1.5%	4.3%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
South-East Asia	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	4.9%	13.5%	-8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.6%	37.2%	2.4%
Christian	34.7%	46.2%	-11.5%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	8.9%	6.5%	2.4%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	13.3%	6.0%	7.3%

Safety

Is Dunford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dunford Road was 307.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 144.6% higher than the Arsenal average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dunford Road has the 14th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Arsenal and the 88th highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 130.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -30.7%.

🔎 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
£68,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N7 6EL, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Dunford Road are based on 48 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 Dunford Road, London, N7 6EL

Estimated Average Property Prices for N7 6EL

Average Price
£546,239

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,146,314

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£503,377

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dunford Road

Average Price
£712,173

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,433,194

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£522,431

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dunford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
21A Dunford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£447,000	2026-03-06	£447,000
Flat 6 40 Dunford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£385,000	2025-10-20	£379,690
Flat 1 40 Dunford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£415,000	2025-05-30	£394,506
29B Dunford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£670,000	2025-03-28	£674,040
Flat 5 40 Dunford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£555,000	2021-04-16	£554,446

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N7 6EL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N7 6EL 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	95
Student (economically inactive)	22
Self-Employed	21
Retired	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	12
Other	10
Part-Time Employee	10
Looking after home or family	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Other	18
Information and communication	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Human health and social work activities	11
Education	10
Construction	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Transport and storage	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	1,521 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	1,717 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	2,235 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	2,394 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	2,750 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ring Cross Primary School Eden Grove , Islington N7 8EE	- not rated	404 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 68 Georges Road , Holloway N7 8JN	3out of 4	456 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pakeman Primary School Hornsey Road , Holloway N7 6DU	3out of 4	583 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Drayton Park Primary School Arvon Road , N5 1PJ	3out of 4	616 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grafton Primary School Eburne Road , Holloway N7 6AR	3out of 4	775 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	867 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	3out of 4	1,238 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Grove School 8 Highbury Grove , N5 2EQ	- not rated	1,238 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lift Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	- not rated	1,292 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	3out of 4	1,292 yd	Community school	No	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	618 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	1,146 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,880 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	3,119 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,327 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	845 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	335 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of North London 166-220 Holloway Road , N7 8DB	- not rated	335 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable		More About School
Lough Road Class Base (Central) Lough Road , N7 8RH	- not rated	753 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Meridian Primary and Secondary School 67-83 Seven Sisters Road , Holloway N7 6BU	- not rated	761 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Courtyard Islington Holloway Road , Islington N7 8LT	3out of 4	858 yd	Free schools special	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
Cafe Euro	Cafe Euro, 270 Holloway Road	44 yd
McDonald's	McDonald's, 280 Holloway Road	83 yd
Costa Coffee	Costa Coffee, 307 Holloway Road	104 yd
Koutoukaki Souvlaki	Koutoukaki Souvlaki, Basement And Ground Floor	118 yd
Neza Cafe Bar Restaurant	Neza Cafe Bar Restaurant, Basement And Ground Floor	132 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Islington Sports Bar & Grill	Islington Sports Bar & Grill, 274 Holloway Road	63 yd
El Comandante Public House	El Comandante Public House, 10 Annette Road	173 yd
Tollington Public House	Tollington Public House, 115 Hornsey Road	391 yd
The Drayton Park Public House	The Drayton Park Public House, 66 Drayton Park	617 yd
Highbury Library	Highbury Library, Ground Floor	619 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Getir UK Ltd	Getir UK Ltd, Railway Arch 5	144 yd
OA Com Tam	OA Com Tam, Ground Floor	176 yd
Subway	Subway, Ground and Part First	202 yd
Ministry of Chicken	Ministry of Chicken, Ground Floor Shop	210 yd
Domino's Pizza	Domino's Pizza, 92 Hornsey Road	304 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 311 Holloway Road	90 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Unit 5a	259 yd
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 54 Benwell Road	263 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 366 Holloway Road	318 yd
Morrisons	Morrisons, 10 Hertslet Road	481 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Arsenal Hub BENWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch	238 yd
Better Gym Holloway 5-7 5-7 HORNSEY STREET	health and fitness suite	262 yd
London Metropolitan University (Holloway Campus) Holloway Road	health and fitness suite	336 yd
Arsenal Fc (Emirates Stadium) Hornsey Road	grass pitches	354 yd
London Metropolitan University (North Campus Sports Centre) (Closed) 166-220 166-220 HOLLOWAY ROAD	health and fitness suite	361 yd
Energie Fitness (Highbury) LIVERPOOL ROAD	health and fitness suite	471 yd
Sobell Leisure Centre (Holloway) HORNSEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, ice rinks, squash courts	596 yd
Paradise Park Mackenzie Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	687 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Holloway) (Closed) 67-83 67-83 Seven Sisters Road	health and fitness suite	780 yd
Grafton School EBURNE ROAD		785 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	97.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.1%

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	136.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N7 6EL