Westbourne Road, London, N7 8AR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N7 8AR is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.6%	50.3%	1.7%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	51.4%	49.7%	-1.7%	49.0%	0.7%

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 8AR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 68.2% 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	66.7%	68.2%	1.5%	37.9%	30.3%
Married: Opposite sex	20.5%	19.1%	-1.4%	44.2%	-25.1%
Married: Same sex	1%	1.5%	0.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Separated	3.1%	0.7%	-2.4%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	7%	6.2%	-0.8%	9.1%	-2.9%
Widowed	1.7%	2.2%	0.5%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (91%) 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	58%	65.6%	7.6%	48.4%	17.2%
Good health	30.4%	25.4%	-5.0%	33.6%	-8.2%
Fair health	7.7%	5.3%	-2.4%	12.7%	-7.4%
Bad health	3.7%	2.9%	-0.8%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	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.

In the area around N7 8AR this area, 6.9% 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 70.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.7%	6.9%	-0.8%	18.2%	-11.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.1%	3.7%	-1.4%	9.6%	-5.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.2%	3.5%	-3.7%	13.4%	-9.9%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	1.5%	1.0%	5.3%	-3.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.9%	10.9%	1.0%	16.9%	-6.0%
Degree or Similar	64.5%	70.8%	6.3%	33.8%	37.0%
Other	5.1%	2.7%	-2.4%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.7% 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	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	2.3%	1.1%	-1.2%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	1.5%	6.4%	4.9%	2.5%	3.9%
Black Caribbean	3.7%	3.1%	-0.6%	1.0%	2.1%
Other Black	4.8%	2.6%	-2.2%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.3%	0.4%	-2.9%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	2.1%	3.7%	1.6%	0.8%	2.9%
White	73.8%	71.7%	-2.1%	81.4%	-9.7%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	3.7%	5.3%	1.6%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.4% 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	71.3%	60.4%	-10.9%	83.2%	-22.8%
European Union	8.5%	16.8%	8.3%	6.1%	10.7%
Rest of Europe	4.2%	2.4%	-1.8%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	3.5%	4.6%	1.1%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	4.8%	2.8%	-2.0%	5.6%	-2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.2%	8.1%	3.9%	1.3%	6.8%
Oceania	3.3%	4.8%	1.5%	0.3%	4.5%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	68%	60.3%	-7.7%	83.2%	-22.9%
10+ Years	5.8%	14.2%	8.4%	9.8%	4.4%
5-10 Years	7.3%	9.4%	2.1%	2.9%	6.5%
2-5 Years	4.6%	9.6%	5.0%	2.2%	7.4%
Less than 2 years	14.3%	6.6%	-7.7%	1.9%	4.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.8%	76.7%	-8.9%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	4.3%	0.6%	3.7%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	4.8%	1.5%	3.3%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	4.3%	0.3%	4.0%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	3%	0.1%	2.9%
No passport held	2.4%	13.5%	-11.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.2%	37.2%	10.0%
Christian	36.2%	46.2%	-10.0%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	5.5%	6.5%	-1.0%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	7.6%	6.0%	1.6%

Safety

Is Westbourne Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Westbourne Road was 59.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 70.8% lower than the Barnsbury average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Westbourne Road has the 28th lowest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -7.8%.

🔎 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. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£81,400

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in N7 8AR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 8/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 8/10 (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 Westbourne Road are based on 207 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 Westbourne Road, London, N7 8AR

Estimated Average Property Prices for N7 8AR

Average Price
£674,165

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£956,303

Flats/Maisonettes
£658,491

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Westbourne Road

Average Price
£650,238

Semi-Detached
£689,393

Terraced
£823,657

Detached
£871,978

Flats/Maisonettes
£585,147

Other
£1,043,518

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Westbourne Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7A Westbourne Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£975,000	2024-11-28	£954,828
Flat D Arundel House, 1A Westbourne Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2024-05-24	£446,541
Flat C Arundel House, 1A Westbourne Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£478,000	2022-11-02	£467,190
Flat A Arundel House, 1A Westbourne Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£418,500	2022-04-04	£396,936
Flat A 11 Westbourne Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£985,000	2021-06-15	£1,009,371

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N7 8AR

Employment

N7 8AR 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	215
Self-Employed	54
Retired	25
Student (economically inactive)	21
Part-Time Employee	17
Unemployed	17
Other	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Looking after home or family	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	78
Financial and insurance activities	40
Information and communication	32
Other	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Education	22
Human health and social work activities	21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Construction	10
Real estate activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	5
Mining and quarrying	2
Manufacturing	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre Yorkway Court , Copenhagen Street N1 0UH	4out of 4	1,185 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Coram Centre 49 Mecklenburgh Square , WC1N 2NY	4out of 4	2,409 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	2,624 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,666 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	3,479 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thornhill Primary School Thornhill Road , Islington N1 1HX	3out of 4	498 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Laycock Primary School Laycock Street , Upper Street N1 1SW	3out of 4	597 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 68 Georges Road , Holloway N7 8JN	3out of 4	697 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Blair School Brewery Road , Islington N7 9QJ	3out of 4	702 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's (Barnsbury) Church of England Primary School Matilda Street , N1 0LB	3out of 4	799 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of London Academy Highbury Grove 8 Highbury Grove , Islington N5 2EQ	1out of 4	1,268 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Highbury Fields School Highbury Hill , N5 1AR	4out of 4	1,291 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Donegal Street , Islington N1 9QG	4out of 4	1,419 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
City of London Academy Islington Prebend Street , Islington N1 8PQ	4out of 4	1,515 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	4out of 4	1,688 yd	Voluntary aided 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	1,496 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , Mill Hill Road NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,116 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	2,205 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	2,972 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,437 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	386 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RU	4out of 4	5,145 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New River College Secondary Lough Road , N7 8RH	3out of 4	276 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dania School St David's Church, Westbourne Road , N7 8AB	- not rated	379 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy: the Courtyard Holloway Road , Islington N7 8LT	3out of 4	600 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Integrated Learning Space 1 Dowrey Street , N1 0HY	4out of 4	820 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
New River College Primary Cloudesley Square , N1 0HN	3out of 4	863 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Southpaw Coffee Ltd	Southpaw Coffee Ltd, Ground Floor	197 yd
Thai2gether @ Hemingford Arms	Thai2gether @ Hemingford Arms, 158 Hemingford Road	217 yd
Memsaab Indian Restaurant	Memsaab Indian Restaurant, Basement And Ground Floor	247 yd
Sunday	Sunday, Ground Floor	276 yd
St Giles Christian Mission	St Giles Christian Mission, St Giles Evangelical Mission	294 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hemingford Arms Public House	Hemingford Arms Public House, 158 Hemingford Road	217 yd
The Jolly Sisters	The Jolly Sisters, 95 Bride Street	254 yd
Duchess Of Kent	Duchess Of Kent, 441 Liverpool Road	280 yd
Two Brewers	Two Brewers, 109-110 Roman Way	445 yd
The Drapers Arms Public House	The Drapers Arms Public House, 44 Barnsbury Street	473 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
FATE	West Handy Side Canopy, 2 Granary Square	193 yd
Ting Thai	Ting Thai, Unit 4, Roman Way Industrial Estate	295 yd
Deliveroo	Deliveroo, Unit 4, Roman Way Industrial Estate	295 yd
Shake Shack	Shake Shack, Unit 4, Roman Way Industrial Estate	295 yd
Dishoom	Dishoom, Unit 4, Roman Way Industrial Estate	295 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 43 Holloway Road	550 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 28-32 Highbury Corner	585 yd
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, 303-307 Caledonian Road	619 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 465B Caledonian Road	722 yd
Iceland Foods	Iceland Foods, 259A Caledonian Road	726 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Mary Magdalene Academy LIVERPOOL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	407 yd
Thornhill Road Stp LOFTING ROAD	artificial grass pitch	410 yd
St Davids Church Hall ST. DAVIDS CHURCH ST. DAVIDS CHURCH WESTBOURNE ROAD		476 yd
Paradise Park Mackenzie Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	533 yd
Orangetheory Fitness (Islington) UPPER STREET	health and fitness suite	552 yd
Highbury Leisure Centre HIGHBURY CRESCENT	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	709 yd
Samuel Rhodes Mld School (Closed) Dowrey Street		732 yd
William Tyndale Primary School UPPER STREET	artificial grass pitch	739 yd
Energie Fitness (Highbury) LIVERPOOL ROAD	health and fitness suite	762 yd
Cally Pool & Gym PUBLIC BATHS PUBLIC BATHS CALEDONIAN ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	829 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	90.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	90.0%

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	74.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	69 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N7 8AR