Beacon Hill, London, N7 9LY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N7 9LY 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	51.1%	48.8%	-2.3%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	48.9%	51.2%	2.3%	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 9LY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.6% 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	59.8%	58.6%	-1.2%	37.9%	20.7%
Married: Opposite sex	26.8%	30.6%	3.8%	44.2%	-13.6%
Married: Same sex	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	2.5%	0.9%	-1.6%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	6.3%	7.7%	1.4%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	6.1%	-4.3%

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 (87%) 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	53.3%	60.8%	7.5%	48.4%	12.4%
Good health	33.6%	26.2%	-7.4%	33.6%	-7.4%
Fair health	8.4%	10%	1.6%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	3.6%	1.9%	-1.7%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	1.2%	0.0%

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 66.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.5%	11.2%	3.7%	18.2%	-7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	2.5%	1.3%	-1.2%	9.6%	-8.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.5%	6.7%	-3.8%	13.4%	-6.7%
Apprenticeship	0%	2.2%	2.2%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	8%	-1.6%	16.9%	-8.9%
Degree or Similar	64%	66.5%	2.5%	33.8%	32.7%
Other	5.9%	4%	-1.9%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 72% 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	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	0%	1.1%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	3.6%	1.5%	-2.1%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	1.5%	4.6%	3.1%	2.5%	2.1%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	3.8%	1.2%	1.0%	2.8%
Other Black	2.2%	0.4%	-1.8%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	0.7%	4.6%	3.9%	0.8%	3.8%
White	79.2%	72%	-7.2%	81.4%	-9.4%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	4.4%	6.1%	1.7%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.5% 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	63.5%	63.5%	0.0%	83.2%	-19.7%
European Union	14.2%	15.4%	1.2%	6.1%	9.3%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	3.1%	1.3%	0.8%	2.3%
Africa	4%	4.6%	0.6%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	6.6%	3.1%	-3.5%	5.6%	-2.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.9%	6.5%	-0.4%	1.3%	5.2%
Oceania	2.6%	3.8%	1.2%	0.3%	3.5%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.8%	63.5%	0.7%	83.2%	-19.7%
10+ Years	5.5%	21.2%	15.7%	9.8%	11.4%
5-10 Years	5.1%	6.5%	1.4%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	7.7%	5.4%	-2.3%	2.2%	3.2%
Less than 2 years	19%	3.5%	-15.5%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.8%	76.7%	-0.9%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Germany	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Oceania	3.1%	0.1%	3.0%
No passport held	3.1%	13.5%	-10.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	51.2%	37.2%	14.0%
Christian	26.2%	46.2%	-20.0%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	3.1%	1.7%	1.4%
Jewish	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Muslim	2.7%	6.5%	-3.8%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Not answered	9.6%	6.0%	3.6%

Safety

Is Beacon Hill Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Beacon Hill was 240.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 63.0% higher than the Holloway average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Beacon Hill has the 4th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Holloway and the 133rd highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 85.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -18.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N7 9LY, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (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) - 10/10 (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 Beacon Hill are based on 36 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 Beacon Hill, London, N7 9LY

Estimated Average Property Prices for N7 9LY

Average Price
£1,545,899

Semi-Detached
£1,988,728

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£2,357,533

Flats/Maisonettes
£544,292

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Beacon Hill

Average Price
£1,647,673

Semi-Detached
£2,015,702

Terraced
£2,559,721

Detached
£2,487,929

Flats/Maisonettes
£487,550

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Beacon HillStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Beacon Hill, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£2,130,000	2025-05-20	£2,086,771
25 Beacon Hill, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£2,250,000	2024-08-23	£2,264,929
20 Beacon Hill, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,790,450	2023-03-09	£1,858,708
21 Beacon Hill, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£2,100,000	2022-09-29	£2,107,940
2 Beacon Hill, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,650,000	2022-05-05	£1,673,639

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N7 9LY

Employment

N7 9LY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	104
Self-Employed	33
Retired	27
Part-Time Employee	20
Student (economically inactive)	16
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	6
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	34
Information and communication	30
Education	26
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Other	14
Financial and insurance activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Human health and social work activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Real estate activities	6
Transport and storage	3
Construction	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sherborne Nursery School Priestly House , Athlone Street NW5 4LP	- not rated	1,897 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	1,903 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	1,954 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stroud Green Pre-School Centre Ennis Road , Stroud Green N4 3HD	- not rated	2,227 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , Islington N19 3SF	3out of 4	2,405 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hungerford School 249 Hungerford Road , Islington N7 9LF	3out of 4	486 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hungerford Primary School and Children's Centre Hungerford Road , Islington N7 9LF	- not rated	486 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hungerford Junior School Hungerford Road , York Way N7 9LF	- not rated	486 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tufnell Park Primary School 31 Carleton Road , N7 0HJ	3out of 4	511 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brecknock Primary School Cliff Villas , Camden NW1 9AL	3out of 4	662 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lift Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	- not rated	493 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Beacon High Hilldrop Road , Islington N7 0JG	3out of 4	493 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Camden School for Girls Sandall Road , NW5 2DB	3out of 4	1,125 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Acland Burghley School Burghley Road , NW5 1UJ	3out of 4	1,458 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Richard of Chichester School Royal College Street , NW1 9LY	- not rated	1,563 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	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	673 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	1,964 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
WM College 44 Crowndale Road , NW1 1TR	- not rated	2,269 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,105 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,106 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	1,212 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark King Solomon Academy Penfold Street , NW1 6RX	4out of 4	5,099 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bridge School 251 Hungerford Road , N7 9LD	4out of 4	562 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Special Learning Centre (Secondary Base) C/O Robert Blair School , Brewery Road N7 9QJ	- not rated	928 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Special Learning Centre Top Floor , Robert Blair School N7 9QJ	- not rated	928 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Lough Road Class Base (Central) Lough Road , N7 8RH	- not rated	952 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Metropolitan University 166 - 220 Holloway Road , N7 8DB	- not rated	1,023 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Centre 404	Centre 404, 404 Camden Road	178 yd
Islington Arts Factory	Islington Arts Factory, Islington Arts Factory	196 yd
Caravan Coffee Roasters @ Lambworks	Caravan Coffee Roasters @ Lambworks, Lamb Works	450 yd
Hillside Clubhouse	Hillside Clubhouse, Unit A	485 yd
N7 Cally Cafe	N7 Cally Cafe, Basement And Ground Floors	498 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Castle Bar	Castle Bar, Bar	129 yd
Prince Edward	Prince Edward, 38 Parkhurst Road	251 yd
The Depot N7	The Depot N7, Bar And Premises	439 yd
The Unicorn	227 Camden Road	598 yd
Big Red	Big Red, The Big Red Pub, The Arcade	694 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hillmarton Tandoori	Hillmarton Tandoori, 3 Hillmarton Terrace	98 yd
Aspendos Grill	Aspendos Grill, Unit 5, York House	554 yd
Chicken and Rib Time	Chicken and Rib Time, Commercial Unit	563 yd
Francino Pizza	Francino Pizza, Shop	569 yd
Golden Valley	177 York Way	594 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Co-Operative Food Group	The Co-Operative Food Group, UNIT A and B	562 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 5 Cottage Road	583 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, 465B Caledonian Road	678 yd
Waitrose	Waitrose, 366 Holloway Road	738 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Unit 5a	745 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Holloway School HILLDROP ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	434 yd
St George'S Church And Centre CRAYFORD ROAD		580 yd
Better Gym Holloway 5-7 5-7 HORNSEY STREET	health and fitness suite	743 yd
Islington Tennis Centre MARKET ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	793 yd
Market Road Atp ASTRO TURF SPORTS PITCHES ASTRO TURF SPORTS PITCHES MARKET ROAD	artificial grass pitch	811 yd
Pure Gym (London Holloway Road) Collingwood Business Centre Collingwood Business Centre Mercers Road	health and fitness suite	902 yd
Grafton School EBURNE ROAD		911 yd
St Davids Church Hall ST. DAVIDS CHURCH ST. DAVIDS CHURCH WESTBOURNE ROAD		946 yd
St Pauls Church Hall ST PAULS HALL ST PAULS HALL CAMDEN SQUARE		949 yd
Cantelowes Gardens Sports Pitch 14A 14A OSENEY CRESCENT	artificial grass pitch	959 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	207.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N7 9LY