Besant Walk, London, N7 7RG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N7 7RG, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.5% 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	56.5%	52.5%	-4.0%	51.0%	1.5%
Male	43.5%	47.5%	4.0%	49.0%	-1.5%

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 N7 7RG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.1% 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	51.6%	57.1%	5.5%	37.9%	19.2%
Married: Opposite sex	24.4%	26%	1.6%	44.2%	-18.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Separated	8.5%	3.6%	-4.9%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	8.8%	7.5%	-1.3%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	6.7%	3.9%	-2.8%	6.1%	-2.2%

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	47.7%	48.7%	1.0%	48.4%	0.3%
Good health	30.6%	28.9%	-1.7%	33.6%	-4.7%
Fair health	14.3%	14.6%	0.3%	12.7%	1.9%
Bad health	6.7%	5.5%	-1.2%	4.0%	1.5%
Very bad health	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	1.2%	1.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30%	23%	-7.0%	18.2%	4.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.1%	9.5%	-3.6%	9.6%	-0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.4%	9.5%	-9.9%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	3%	1.6%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.4%	16.7%	9.3%	16.9%	-0.2%
Degree or Similar	20.1%	35.7%	15.6%	33.8%	1.9%
Other	8.5%	2.6%	-5.9%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 32.5% 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	5%	3.8%	-1.2%	1.1%	2.7%
Chinese	0.2%	1.3%	1.1%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0%	2%	2.0%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	2.6%	1.8%	-0.8%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	14.3%	29%	14.7%	2.5%	26.5%
Black Caribbean	12.8%	7.6%	-5.2%	1.0%	6.6%
Other Black	10.2%	3.3%	-6.9%	0.5%	2.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	6.2%	1.8%	-4.4%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	1.9%	2.8%	0.9%	0.8%	2.0%
White	40.4%	32.5%	-7.9%	81.4%	-48.9%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	2.6%	0.8%	-1.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	1.7%	10.8%	9.1%	1.6%	9.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57% 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	62.2%	57%	-5.2%	83.2%	-26.2%
European Union	6.7%	5.3%	-1.4%	6.1%	-0.8%
Rest of Europe	6.2%	7.6%	1.4%	0.8%	6.8%
Africa	11.9%	16.3%	4.4%	2.7%	13.6%
Middle East and Asia	4.3%	5.6%	1.3%	5.6%	0.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.8%	6.9%	-1.9%	1.3%	5.6%
Oceania	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.6%	56.1%	-3.5%	83.2%	-27.1%
10+ Years	2.1%	36.1%	34.0%	9.8%	26.3%
5-10 Years	5.2%	2.3%	-2.9%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	7.6%	4.3%	-3.3%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	25.4%	1.3%	-24.1%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.6%	76.7%	2.9%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.1%	37.2%	-18.1%
Christian	36.9%	46.2%	-9.3%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	30.2%	6.5%	23.7%
Other religion	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Not answered	8.8%	6.0%	2.8%

Safety

Is Besant Walk Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Besant Walk was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Arsenal average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 59% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,300

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in N7 7RG, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 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 Besant Walk are based on 15 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 Besant Walk, London, N7 7RG

Estimated Average Property Prices for N7 7RG

Average Price
£470,674

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£597,169

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£369,478

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Besant Walk

Average Price
£462,788

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£597,767

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£372,801

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Besant WalkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
41 Besant Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2023-06-29	£323,219
25 Besant Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£585,000	2019-06-14	£698,547
11 Besant Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£424,000	2018-08-23	£421,893
16 Besant Walk, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£422,500	2016-08-05	£426,763
27 Besant Walk, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£450,000	2014-09-26	£541,029

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N7 7RG

Employment

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 Employee	70
Student (economically inactive)	42
Part-Time Employee	38
Retired	34
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Looking after home or family	24
Self-Employed	22
Unemployed	20
Other	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Education	24
Human health and social work activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Transport and storage	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Construction	6
Information and communication	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Other	4
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	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	494 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	794 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	1,442 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	2,797 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	3,088 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Montem Junior School Hornsey Road , Seven Sisters Road N7 7QT	- not rated	170 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Montem Infant School Hornsey Road , Seven Sisters Road N7 7QT	- not rated	170 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Montem Primary School Hornsey Road , N7 7QT	- not rated	170 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Poole's Park Junior School Lennox Road , Finsbury Park N4 3NW	- not rated	325 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Poole's Park Infant School Lennox Road , Finsbury Park N4 3NW	- not rated	325 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	562 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
George Orwell School Turle Road , Tollington Park N4 3LS	- not rated	562 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Highgate Hill Holland Walk, Duncombe Road , Archway N19 3EU	3out of 4	1,317 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mount Carmel Catholic College for Girls Holland Walk , Duncombe Road N19 3EU	- not rated	1,322 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	1,528 yd	Community school	No	Girls	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	763 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	1,713 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	3,700 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	4,130 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Tottenham Centre , High Road N15 4RU	- not rated	4,273 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	1,877 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	5,373 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Meridian Primary and Secondary School 67-83 Seven Sisters Road , Holloway N7 6BU	- not rated	319 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newcourt Centre Christian School 1-3 Regina Road , Finsbury Park N4 3PT	- not rated	780 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Holly Park Montessori School Holly Park Methodist Church , Crouch Hill N4 4BY	- not rated	1,213 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Yerbury Class Base (North) C/O Yerbury School , Foxham Road N19 4RR	- not rated	1,225 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Satellite Provision Duncombe Road , N19 3DL	3out of 4	1,338 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
Foodcycle Finsbury park	Foodcycle Finsbury park, Ground Floor	130 yd
Platform	Platform, Theatre	173 yd
Meskerem Bar and Restaurant	Meskerem Bar and Restaurant, Basement And Ground Floor	200 yd
Mukkebi Korean Restauant	Mukkebi Korean Restauant, Ground Floor	201 yd
Girasole	Girasole, Commercial	202 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bedford Tavern	Bedford Tavern, Ground Floor	222 yd
Blue Nile	Blue Nile, Ground Floor	281 yd
The Eaglet	The Eaglet, Basement and Ground Floor	315 yd
The Eaglet	The Eaglet, Basement and Ground Floor	315 yd
The Half Way House	The Half Way House, 74 Seven Sisters Road	383 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Top Hong Xiaolin@ The Junction	Top Hong Xiaolin@ The Junction, Unit 3	284 yd
Sushi Juno@ the Junction	Sushi Juno@ the Junction, Unit 2A	290 yd
Shish Shack	Shish Shack, Basement And Ground Floor	294 yd
Shayana Perfect Fried Chicken	Shayana Perfect Fried Chicken, Ground Floor	338 yd
Aunty's Express	Aunty's Express, Ground Floor Left	342 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 126-130 Seven Sisters Road	283 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Commercial Unit	362 yd
Marks and Spencer	Marks and Spencer, 6 City North Place	594 yd
Lidl	Lidl, Ground Floor reception, Arts Building	664 yd
Morrisons	Morrisons, 10 Hertslet Road	673 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness First Health Club (London Holloway) (Closed) 67-83 67-83 Seven Sisters Road	health and fitness suite	332 yd
St Mark'S Primary School ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL ST MARK'S PRIMARY SCHOOL SUSSEX WAY	artificial grass pitch	475 yd
Sobell Leisure Centre (Holloway) HORNSEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, ice rinks, squash courts	488 yd
London School Of Capoeira Leeds Place		517 yd
Wray Crescent Open Space 8B 8B TOLLINGTON PLACE	grass pitches	525 yd
Pure Gym (London Finsbury Park) ISLEDON ROAD	health and fitness suite	537 yd
Grafton School EBURNE ROAD		544 yd
Islington Arts & Media School TURLE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	609 yd
Premier Fitness Club (Closed) CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON HOUSE CLIFTON TERRACE	health and fitness suite	616 yd
The Factory Fitness And Dance Centre 407-409 407-409 HORNSEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	698 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	100.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N7 7RG