Besant Walk is in London and in Islington district. N7 7RG is located in the Finsbury Park electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Islington North. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Besant Walk, London, N7 7RG and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: N7 7RT, N7 7RQ, N7 7RE, N7 7RD, N7 7EJ, N7 7RH, N7 7EH, N7 7EL, N7 7RB.

Besant Walk Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Besant Walk are based on 14 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for N7 7RG

Average Price
£470,712
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£589,905
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£381,317
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Besant Walk

Average Price
£470,712
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Besant WalkStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
25 Besant Walk, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£585,0002019-06-14 £704,133
11 Besant Walk, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£424,0002018-08-23 £436,746
16 Besant Walk, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£422,5002016-08-05 £441,679
27 Besant Walk, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£450,0002014-09-26 £545,626
27 Besant Walk, London, Greater London
Terraced, an established residential building 		£340,0002013-09-27 £498,862

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4North Islington Nursery School
110-112 Tollington Park, N4 3RB 		469 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Margaret McMillan Nursery School
Hornsey Rise, N19 3SF 		1,322 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre
Woodlands Park Road, Tottenham N15 3SD 		2,811 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre
Yorkway Court, Copenhagen Street N1 0UH 		3,266 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre
20 Halcomb Street, Hoxton N1 5RF 		4,224 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Montem Primary School
Hornsey Road, N7 7QT 		245 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pooles Park Primary School
Lennox Road, Finsbury Park N4 3NW 		354 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Christ The King Catholic Primary School
55 Tollington Park, N4 3QW 		410 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mark's CofE Primary School
Sussex Way, N19 4JF 		410 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pakeman Primary School
Hornsey Road, Holloway N7 6DU 		535 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Arts and Media School Islington
Turle Road, N4 3LS 		489 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
Holland Walk, Duncombe Road, Archway N19 3EU 		1,182 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Beacon High
Hilldrop Road, N7 0JG 		1,556 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Highbury Fields School
Highbury Hill, N5 1AR 		1,653 yd Community school No Girls More About School
2out of 4St Aloysius RC College
Hornsey Lane, Highgate N6 5LY 		1,909 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe London Screen Academy
Highbury Grove, Highbury East N5 2AD 		1,844 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWM College
44 Crowndale Road, Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR 		3,703 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCapital City College Group
211 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8RA 		4,395 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road, E5 8BP 		4,491 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedAda National College for Digital Skills
Broad Lane, Tottenham Hale N15 4AG 		4,826 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		1,961 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Tottenham
Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale N17 9LN 		5,428 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedLondon Metropolitan University
166 - 220 Holloway Road, N7 8DB 		1,430 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedKestrel House School
104 Crouch Hill, Crouch End N8 9EA 		1,708 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4New River College Medical
Ifor Ward, Highgate Hill N19 5NF 		1,736 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedDania School
St David's Church, Westbourne Road, N7 8AB 		1,878 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard
Holloway Road, Islington N7 8LT 		1,945 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Foodcycle Finsbury parkFoodcycle Finsbury park, Ground Floor130 yd
PlatformPlatform, Theatre173 yd
Meskerem Bar and RestaurantMeskerem Bar and Restaurant, Basement And Ground Floor200 yd
Mukkebi Korean RestauantMukkebi Korean Restauant, Ground Floor201 yd
GirasoleGirasole, Commercial202 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Bedford TavernBedford Tavern, Ground Floor222 yd
Blue NileBlue Nile, Ground Floor281 yd
The EagletThe Eaglet, Basement and Ground Floor315 yd
The EagletThe Eaglet, Basement and Ground Floor315 yd
The Half Way HouseThe Half Way House, 74 Seven Sisters Road383 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Top Hong Xiaolin@ The JunctionTop Hong Xiaolin@ The Junction, Unit 3284 yd
Sushi Juno@ the JunctionSushi Juno@ the Junction, Unit 2A290 yd
Shish ShackShish Shack, Basement And Ground Floor294 yd
Shayana Perfect Fried ChickenShayana Perfect Fried Chicken, Ground Floor338 yd
Aunty's ExpressAunty's Express, Ground Floor Left342 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoTesco, 126-130 Seven Sisters Road283 yd
TescoTesco, Commercial Unit362 yd
Marks and SpencerMarks and Spencer, 6 City North Place594 yd
LidlLidl, Ground Floor reception, Arts Building664 yd
MorrisonsMorrisons, 10 Hertslet Road673 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Fitness First Health Club (London Holloway) (Closed)
67-83 67-83 Seven Sisters Road 		health and fitness suite332 yd
St Mark'S Primary School
ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL SUSSEX WAY 		artificial grass pitch475 yd
Sobell Leisure Centre (Holloway)
HORNSEY ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, ice rinks, squash courts488 yd
London School Of Capoeira
Leeds Place 		517 yd
Wray Crescent Open Space
8B 8B TOLLINGTON PLACE 		grass pitches525 yd
Pure Gym (London Finsbury Park)
ISLEDON ROAD 		health and fitness suite537 yd
Grafton School
EBURNE ROAD 		544 yd
Islington Arts & Media School
TURLE ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite609 yd
Premier Fitness Club (Closed)
CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON TERRACE 		health and fitness suite616 yd
The Factory Fitness And Dance Centre
407-409 407-409 HORNSEY ROAD 		health and fitness suite698 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed100.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed9.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed40 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Besant Walk Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2299 crimes were reported near Besant Walk . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of N7 7RG.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Besant Walk, London, N7 7RG

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2299
Anti Social Behaviour 792
Violence And Sexual Offences 532
Other Theft 197
Vehicle Crime 164
Public Order 125
Burglary 117
Drugs 83
Criminal Damage And Arson 78
Theft From The Person 65
Robbery 64
Shoplifting 31
Bicycle Theft 24
Possession Of Weapons 14
Other Crime 13

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of N7 7RG.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Windsor Road528 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Salterton Road472 yd
2023-12Public orderLocal resolutionOn or near Fonthill Mews453 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Fonthill Mews453 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeUnder investigationOn or near Fonthill Mews453 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Axminster Road381 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Stacey Street546 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Stacey Street546 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Stacey Street546 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Stacey Street546 yd
More Crime Statistics for Besant Walk, London, N7 7RG

Employment

N7 7RG area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 7% 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 N7 7RG 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 Employee70
Student (economically inactive)42
Part-Time Employee38
Retired34
Long-Term Sick or disabled25
Looking after home or family24
Self-Employed22
Unemployed20
Other18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10

Employment Industry

Education24
Human health and social work activities16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles15
Transport and storage11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Administrative and support service activities8
Accommodation and food service activities7
Construction6
Information and communication6
Professional, scientific and technical activities6
Other4
Manufacturing2
Real estate activities1
Financial and insurance activities1

People

Gender

Female209
Male189

Partnership Status

Single176
Married: Opposite sex80
Married: Same sex6
Separated11
Divorced23
Widowed12

Health

Very good health194
Good health115
Fair health58
Bad health22
Very bad health9

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications70
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 29
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 29
Apprenticeship9
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 51
Degree or Similar 109
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi15
Chinese5
Indian1
Pakistani8
Other Asian7
Black African115
Black Caribbean30
Other Black13
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other11
White129
Roma1
Arab3
Other43

Country of Birth

United Kingdom224
European Union21
Rest of Europe30
Africa64
Middle East and Asia22
The Americas and the Caribbean27
Oceania3
British Overseas2

Length of Residence

Born in the UK224
10+ Years144
5-10 Years9
2-5 Years17
Less than 2 years5

Passport Held

United Kingdom317
Ireland11
France2
Italy4
Portugal9
Spain6
Poland2
Other EU countries13
Turkey1
Other Europe4
Central and Western Africa4
Middle East1
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America2
Oceania2
No passport held17

Religion

No religion76
Christian147
Buddhist6
Hindu1
Jewish1
Muslim120
Other religion12
Not answered35
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