Wightman Road, London, N8 0LT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N8 0LT has a slightly higher male population, with 51.5% 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	50.3%	48.5%	-1.8%	51.0%	-2.5%
Male	49.7%	51.5%	1.8%	49.0%	2.5%

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 N8 0LT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57% 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	57.1%	57%	-0.1%	37.9%	19.1%
Married: Opposite sex	26.5%	25.5%	-1.0%	44.2%	-18.7%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	5.1%	2.8%	-2.3%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	6.9%	11%	4.1%	9.1%	1.9%
Widowed	4.1%	2.8%	-1.3%	6.1%	-3.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.9%	52%	6.1%	48.4%	3.6%
Good health	33.8%	28.6%	-5.2%	33.6%	-5.0%
Fair health	11.5%	14.2%	2.7%	12.7%	1.5%
Bad health	6.8%	4%	-2.8%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.1%	25.5%	4.4%	18.2%	7.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.5%	5.3%	-2.2%	9.6%	-4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10%	8.3%	-1.7%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	4.8%	3.5%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	11%	1.0%	16.9%	-5.9%
Degree or Similar	33.7%	39.8%	6.1%	33.8%	6.0%
Other	16.5%	5.5%	-11.0%	2.8%	2.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.7% 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	2%	2.1%	0.1%	1.1%	1.0%
Chinese	3.5%	4.8%	1.3%	0.7%	4.1%
Indian	5.3%	4.4%	-0.9%	3.1%	1.3%
Pakistani	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	5.1%	2.1%	-3.0%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	4.4%	5.2%	0.8%	2.5%	2.7%
Black Caribbean	2%	4.4%	2.4%	1.0%	3.4%
Other Black	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2.6%	1.7%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	3.1%	2.0%	0.9%	2.2%
Mixed Other	1.8%	2.1%	0.3%	0.8%	1.3%
White	61.6%	52.7%	-8.9%	81.4%	-28.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Arab	2.2%	1%	-1.2%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	5.5%	12.3%	6.8%	1.6%	10.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 33.7% 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	39.1%	33.7%	-5.4%	83.2%	-49.5%
European Union	28.9%	34.1%	5.2%	6.1%	28.0%
Rest of Europe	7.3%	8.4%	1.1%	0.8%	7.6%
Africa	9.5%	5.9%	-3.6%	2.7%	3.2%
Middle East and Asia	10.4%	8.8%	-1.6%	5.6%	3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.2%	9.2%	5.0%	1.3%	7.9%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 33.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 28% 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	37.1%	33.7%	-3.4%	83.2%	-49.5%
10+ Years	8.2%	28%	19.8%	9.8%	18.2%
5-10 Years	10.2%	15.3%	5.1%	2.9%	12.4%
2-5 Years	13.9%	12.1%	-1.8%	2.2%	9.9%
Less than 2 years	30.7%	10.9%	-19.8%	1.9%	9.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	48.4%	76.7%	-28.3%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Germany	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Italy	5.6%	0.6%	5.0%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	6.5%	0.4%	6.1%
Poland	3.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Romania	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other EU countries	14.4%	1.5%	12.9%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Central and South America	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
No passport held	4%	13.5%	-9.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.7%	37.2%	-5.5%
Christian	35.9%	46.2%	-10.3%
Buddhist	3.8%	0.5%	3.3%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Muslim	15.2%	6.5%	8.7%
Other religion	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Not answered	6.9%	6.0%	0.9%

Safety

Is Wightman Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wightman Road was 72.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 52.5% lower than the Harringay average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wightman Road has the 21st lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Harringay and the 265th lowest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 29.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -60.6%.

🔎 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
£58,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N8 0LT, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 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 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 0LT

Estimated Average Property Prices for N8 0LT

Average Price
£498,443

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£825,327

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£289,524

Other
£26,576

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
298 Wightman Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£25,000	2016-08-19	£26,469
282 Wightman Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2016-06-09	£295,912
306 Wightman Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£380,000	2008-11-03	£870,688
296 Wightman Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£700,000	2008-04-25	£1,459,916
298B Wightman Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£83,000	2001-05-11	£273,266

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N8 0LT

Employment

N8 0LT area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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	122
Self-Employed	63
Part-Time Employee	62
Student (economically inactive)	30
Retired	28
Unemployed	25
Looking after home or family	25
Other	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	43
Human health and social work activities	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Administrative and support service activities	18
Information and communication	17
Education	11
Other	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Construction	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	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	1,400 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	2,325 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	2,676 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,705 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,498 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's CofE Primary School Church Lane , Hornsey N8 7BU	3out of 4	477 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Harringay Primary School Falkland Road , Hornsey N8 0NU	3out of 4	536 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alexandra Primary School Western Road , N22 6UH	3out of 4	855 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Campsbourne Junior School Nightingale Lane , N8 7AF	3out of 4	876 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Campsbourne Infant School Nightingale Lane , N8 7AF	3out of 4	876 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greig City Academy High Street , Hornsey N8 7NU	3out of 4	546 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hornsey School for Girls Inderwick Road , N8 9JF	3out of 4	895 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Heartlands High School Station Road , Wood Green N22 7ST	3out of 4	1,270 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Park View School 252 West Green Road , Tottenham N15 3QR	3out of 4	1,541 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Highgate Wood Secondary School Montenotte Road , N8 8RN	3out of 4	1,905 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haringey Sixth Form College White Hart Lane , Tottenham N17 8HR	- not rated	3,521 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	3,596 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	3,852 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	4,469 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodhouse College Woodhouse Road , N12 9EY	- not rated	5,169 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	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	3,830 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	5,033 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Wren Academy Finchley Hilton Avenue , North Finchley N12 9HB	4out of 4	5,205 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Area 51 Education Ltd 1 Mallard Place , Coburg Road N22 6TS	- not rated	660 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North London Rudolf Steiner School 1-3 Campsbourne , Hornsey N8 7PN	- not rated	699 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Grove Downhills Park Road , Tottenham N17 6AR	- not rated	1,163 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Greek Secondary School of London 22 Trinity road , Wood Green N22 8LB	- not rated	1,515 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kestrel House School 104 Crouch Hill , Crouch End N8 9EA	- not rated	1,723 yd	Other independent special school	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
Lissus Cafe	294 Wightman Road	8 yd
Athens Grill	290 Wightman Road	20 yd
Salim's Takeaway	125 Turnpike Lane, Wood Green	83 yd
Smart Buns	83 Turnpike Lane	163 yd
Le Petit Cafe N8	278 Wightman Road	188 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Nags Head	Public House, 203 High Road	556 yd
The Great Northern Railway Tavern	Great Northern Railway Tavern, 67 High Street	570 yd
The Recshop CIC	Unit 17a, Wood Green Shopping City	743 yd
McCafferty's Irish Bar	Public House, 128 Tottenham Lane	772 yd
The Hornsey Arms	26 High Street, Hornsey	858 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Pazza Limited	282 Wightman Road, Hornsey	2 yd
Zeera Indian Take Away /Tasty Pizza	123 Turnpike Lane	82 yd
Thali Thal/Vegi Vegan/Curry Cosheli	111 Turnpike Lane	98 yd
REEF London Limited/Wendy's	13-15 Tottenham Lane, Hornsey	366 yd
Selekt Chicken	16 Turnpike Lane	419 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Paan Bazaar	3 Wellington Terrace, Turnpike Lane	467 yd
Tesco Stores	1-3 High Road	494 yd
Montego's Food Market	21-23 High Road, Wood Green	504 yd
Sainsbury's	Smithfield Square, High Street	551 yd
Sainsbury's	52-54 High Road, Wood Green	556 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
African Caribbean Leadership Council (Closed) West Indian Cultural Centre West Indian Cultural Centre Clarendon Road off Hornsey Park Road		184 yd
Greig City Academy HIGH STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	689 yd
Easygym (London Wood Green) Wood Green Shopping City Wood Green Shopping City High Road	health and fitness suite	791 yd
Zone Gym (Wood Green Gym) CYPRESS HOUSE CYPRESS HOUSE COBURG ROAD	health and fitness suite	823 yd
Hornsey School For Girls INDERWICK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	887 yd
Legends Gym (Haringey) 6-9 6-9 GREEN LANES	health and fitness suite	992 yd
The Gym (London Wood Green) 725-731 725-731 LORDSHIP LANE	health and fitness suite	1,075 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	85.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	85.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	85.7%

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	5.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	136.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N8 0LT