Wightman Road, London, N8 0BA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding N8 0BA is primarily male, with 53.8% 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	53.3%	46.2%	-7.1%	51.0%	-4.8%
Male	46.7%	53.8%	7.1%	49.0%	4.8%

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 N8 0BA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.2% 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	62.1%	63.2%	1.1%	37.9%	25.3%
Married: Opposite sex	21%	23.5%	2.5%	44.2%	-20.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	3.1%	1.6%	-1.5%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	8.9%	7.7%	-1.2%	9.1%	-1.4%
Widowed	4.9%	3.2%	-1.7%	6.1%	-2.9%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.7%	47.9%	-3.8%	48.4%	-0.5%
Good health	29.7%	33.6%	3.9%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	8.9%	12.1%	3.2%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	6.9%	5.4%	-1.5%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	2.7%	1.1%	-1.6%	1.2%	-0.1%

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.

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 45.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.5%	18.3%	1.8%	18.2%	0.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.7%	9.3%	-1.4%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8%	6.9%	-1.1%	13.4%	-6.5%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	5.3%	-4.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.5%	12.2%	-0.3%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	40.6%	45.5%	4.9%	33.8%	11.7%
Other	11.2%	6.5%	-4.7%	2.8%	3.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.6% 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	3.1%	0.4%	-2.7%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	8.9%	7.1%	-1.8%	2.5%	4.6%
Black Caribbean	5.4%	7.5%	2.1%	1.0%	6.5%
Other Black	4.6%	1.4%	-3.2%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	2.5%	1.3%	0.8%	1.7%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	2.5%	1.7%	0.9%	1.6%
Mixed Other	3.9%	4.3%	0.4%	0.8%	3.5%
White	63.7%	58.6%	-5.1%	81.4%	-22.8%
Roma	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Arab	0.4%	3.6%	3.2%	0.6%	3.0%
Other	3.5%	5%	1.5%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	52.1%	48.4%	-3.7%	83.2%	-34.8%
European Union	21.2%	24.6%	3.4%	6.1%	18.5%
Rest of Europe	4.6%	6.8%	2.2%	0.8%	6.0%
Africa	11.6%	6.4%	-5.2%	2.7%	3.7%
Middle East and Asia	4.6%	6.4%	1.8%	5.6%	0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	7.1%	3.6%	1.3%	5.8%
Oceania	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	0.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 24% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	49.4%	48.7%	-0.7%	83.2%	-34.5%
10+ Years	8.1%	24%	15.9%	9.8%	14.2%
5-10 Years	6.6%	10%	3.4%	2.9%	7.1%
2-5 Years	12%	10%	-2.0%	2.2%	7.8%
Less than 2 years	23.9%	7.2%	-16.7%	1.9%	5.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.9%	76.7%	-18.8%
Ireland	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	7.2%	0.6%	6.6%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	3.6%	1.3%	2.3%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	7.6%	1.5%	6.1%
Other Europe	3.2%	0.2%	3.0%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.1%	37.2%	-5.1%
Christian	45.7%	46.2%	-0.5%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Muslim	13.9%	6.5%	7.4%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Wightman Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wightman Road was 119.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 21.5% lower than the Harringay average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wightman Road has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Harringay and the 301st highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.5%.

🔎 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. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N8 0BA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 6/10 (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) - 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 Wightman Road are based on 673 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Haringey.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Wightman Road, London, N8 0BA

Estimated Average Property Prices for N8 0BA

Average Price
£493,864

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£681,667

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£426,791

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wightman Road

Average Price
£495,571

Semi-Detached
£710,899

Terraced
£754,692

Detached
£689,956

Flats/Maisonettes
£386,616

Other
£288,473

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wightman Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat B 219 Wightman Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,500	2023-09-22	£282,783
Flat C 219 Wightman Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£312,500	2023-03-24	£316,008
Basement Flat 219 Wightman Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£440,000	2022-07-15	£447,221
217A Wightman Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£525,000	2022-07-15	£533,615
225 Wightman Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£710,000	2022-05-26	£755,367

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N8 0BA

Employment

N8 0BA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 17% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in N8 0BA 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	104
Self-Employed	32
Retired	20
Part-Time Employee	19
Student (economically inactive)	16
Looking after home or family	12
Other	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Education	14
Other	14
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Information and communication	9
Construction	8
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Transport and storage	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodlands Park Nursery School and Childrens Centre Woodlands Park Road , Tottenham N15 3SD	4out of 4	969 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	1,983 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,163 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	3,034 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,539 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Harringay Primary School Falkland Road , Hornsey N8 0NU	3out of 4	278 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Weston Park Primary School Denton Road , Hornsey N8 9WP	3out of 4	551 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Church Lane , Hornsey N8 7BU	3out of 4	595 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Harringay Infant School Pemberton Road , Haringey N4 1BA	3out of 4	664 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Harringay Junior School Pemberton Rd , N4 1BA	3out of 4	670 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hornsey School for Girls Inderwick Road , N8 9JF	3out of 4	589 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Greig City Academy High Street , Hornsey N8 7NU	3out of 4	839 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park View School 252 West Green Road , Tottenham N15 3QR	3out of 4	1,367 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Skinners' Academy Woodberry Grove , N4 1SY	3out of 4	1,725 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Heartlands High School Station Road , Wood Green N22 7ST	3out of 4	1,877 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	3,367 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haringey Sixth Form College White Hart Lane , Tottenham N17 8HR	- not rated	3,748 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,862 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	3,996 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	4,897 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,708 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,460 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North London Rudolf Steiner School 1-3 Campsbourne , Hornsey N8 7PN	- not rated	1,031 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Downhills Park Road , Tottenham N17 6AR	- not rated	1,209 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Area 51 Education Ltd 1 Mallard Place , Coburg Road N22 6TS	- not rated	1,273 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kestrel House School 104 Crouch Hill , Crouch End N8 9EA	- not rated	1,418 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation First Floor , 277 St Anne's Road, Suffolk Road Entrance N15 5RG	- not rated	1,761 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Le Petit Cafe N8	278 Wightman Road	426 yd
Chakra	Cafe, 587 Green Lanes	455 yd
Cafe Ora	581 Green Lanes, Hornsey	455 yd
Filo @ Kitchen	Restaurant, 599-601 Green Lanes	460 yd
Beans & Barley	595-597 Green Lanes, Hornsey	470 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Langham Working Mens Club	Club, 600 Green Lanes	548 yd
Brouhaha	Restaurant, 499-501 Green Lanes	579 yd
McCafferty's Irish Bar	Public House, 128 Tottenham Lane	776 yd
The Great Northern Railway Tavern	Great Northern Railway Tavern, 67 High Street	953 yd
The Nags Head	Public House, 203 High Road	1,005 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Maroush Crouch End @	Unit 21, Cranford Way	387 yd
Poke Shack @	Unit 21, Cranford Way	387 yd
Lewin's Caribbean Cuisine Limited	Unit 1-5, Cranford Way	394 yd
REEF London Limited/Wendy's	13-15 Tottenham Lane, Hornsey	522 yd
Chicken Ways	527 Green Lanes	525 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Plc	17-19 Grand Parade, Tottenham	611 yd
Tesco Express	8-9 Salisbury Promenade, Green Lanes	628 yd
Buy 2 Save Concept	63-64 Grand Parade, Tottenham	843 yd
Paan Bazaar	3 Wellington Terrace, Turnpike Lane	849 yd
Tesco Stores	1-3 High Road	929 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Legends Gym (Haringey) 6-9 6-9 GREEN LANES	health and fitness suite	527 yd
Hornsey School For Girls INDERWICK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	677 yd
Hornsey Vale Community Centre Mayfield Road		712 yd
African Caribbean Leadership Council (Closed) West Indian Cultural Centre West Indian Cultural Centre Clarendon Road off Hornsey Park Road		782 yd
Greig City Academy HIGH STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	988 yd
St Aidans Vc Primary School ALBANY ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,063 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	97.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.3%

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	132.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N8 0BA