Birkbeck Road, Hornsey, London, N8 7PF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding N8 7PF has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% 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	45.8%	49.2%	3.4%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	54.2%	50.8%	-3.4%	49.0%	1.8%

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 7PF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.8% 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	63.2%	61.8%	-1.4%	37.9%	23.9%
Married: Opposite sex	20.5%	22.1%	1.6%	44.2%	-22.1%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	4.3%	3.5%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	7.7%	6.5%	-1.2%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	3.4%	4.5%	1.1%	6.1%	-1.6%

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	42.1%	50%	7.9%	48.4%	1.6%
Good health	33.3%	27.6%	-5.7%	33.6%	-6.0%
Fair health	14.3%	12.8%	-1.5%	12.7%	0.1%
Bad health	7%	5.2%	-1.8%	4.0%	1.2%
Very bad health	3.3%	4.4%	1.1%	1.2%	3.2%

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 50.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.8%	17.1%	1.3%	18.2%	-1.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.4%	7.5%	-1.9%	9.6%	-2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.7%	9%	-1.7%	13.4%	-4.4%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.5%	2.1%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.7%	9.5%	-1.2%	16.9%	-7.4%
Degree or Similar	41.9%	50.3%	8.4%	33.8%	16.5%
Other	11.1%	4%	-7.1%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59% 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	0.7%	3.5%	2.8%	1.1%	2.4%
Chinese	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.4%	1.6%	1.2%	3.1%	-1.5%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	4.8%	3.9%	-0.9%	1.6%	2.3%
Black African	7.7%	8.2%	0.5%	2.5%	5.7%
Black Caribbean	8.1%	6.3%	-1.8%	1.0%	5.3%
Other Black	2.2%	1.2%	-1.0%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	1.6%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.4%	3.1%	-1.3%	0.9%	2.2%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2%	1.3%	0.8%	1.2%
White	61.2%	59%	-2.2%	81.4%	-22.4%
Roma	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Arab	2.2%	0.4%	-1.8%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	4.4%	6.3%	1.9%	1.6%	4.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.7% 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	59.3%	61.7%	2.4%	83.2%	-21.5%
European Union	8.1%	15%	6.9%	6.1%	8.9%
Rest of Europe	7.3%	5.5%	-1.8%	0.8%	4.7%
Africa	9.9%	7.9%	-2.0%	2.7%	5.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.8%	5.5%	-3.3%	5.6%	-0.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.8%	4%	-0.8%	1.3%	2.7%
Oceania	1.8%	0.4%	-1.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56%	61.9%	5.9%	83.2%	-21.3%
10+ Years	1.8%	23.8%	22.0%	9.8%	14.0%
5-10 Years	5.1%	7.9%	2.8%	2.9%	5.0%
2-5 Years	12.1%	5.6%	-6.5%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	24.9%	0.8%	-24.1%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.8%	76.7%	-7.9%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Germany	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	10.4%	13.5%	-3.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.5%	37.2%	-3.7%
Christian	39.4%	46.2%	-6.8%
Buddhist	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	14.2%	6.5%	7.7%
Other religion	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Birkbeck Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Birkbeck Road was 129.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 61.0% higher than the Hornsey average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Birkbeck Road has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey and the 276th highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -35.1%.

🔎 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. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in N8 7PF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Birkbeck Road are based on 667 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 Birkbeck Road, Hornsey, London, N8 7PF

Estimated Average Property Prices for N8 7PF

Average Price
£356,173

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£356,173

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Birkbeck Road

Average Price
£576,969

Semi-Detached
£922,399

Terraced
£746,399

Detached
£933,547

Flats/Maisonettes
£398,475

Other
£580,573

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Birkbeck Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Birkbeck Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£245,000	2024-05-03	£259,952
112 Birkbeck Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2022-10-26	£230,698
146 Birkbeck Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£395,000	2019-07-05	£406,907
136 Birkbeck Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£340,000	2015-07-24	£404,976
140 Birkbeck Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2011-12-22	£436,949

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N8 7PF

Employment

N8 7PF 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.

N8 7PF area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	64
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	22
Looking after home or family	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Retired	13
Other	9
Student (economically inactive)	7
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Information and communication	26
Education	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Other	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Construction	6
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Manufacturing	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Margaret McMillan Nursery School Hornsey Rise , N19 3SF	3out of 4	1,825 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	2,110 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,564 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	3,441 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	4,396 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Campsbourne Junior School Nightingale Lane , N8 7AF	3out of 4	430 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Campsbourne Infant School Nightingale Lane , N8 7AF	3out of 4	430 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rokesly Junior School Rokesly Avenue , N8 8NH	3out of 4	504 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rokesly Infant & Nursery School Hermiston Avenue , Crouch End N8 8NH	3out of 4	504 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Church Lane , Hornsey N8 7BU	3out of 4	553 yd	Voluntary aided 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	359 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hornsey School for Girls Inderwick Road , N8 9JF	3out of 4	834 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Highgate Wood Secondary School Montenotte Road , N8 8RN	3out of 4	1,049 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Heartlands High School Station Road , Wood Green N22 7ST	3out of 4	1,331 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Alexandra Park School Bidwell Gardens , N11 2AZ	4out of 4	2,142 yd	Academy converter	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	4,364 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,452 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	4,532 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodhouse College Woodhouse Road , N12 9EY	- not rated	4,598 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	4,727 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wren Academy Finchley Hilton Avenue , North Finchley N12 9HB	4out of 4	4,655 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,721 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,900 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	226 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Area 51 Education Ltd 1 Mallard Place , Coburg Road N22 6TS	- not rated	1,024 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kestrel House School 104 Crouch Hill , Crouch End N8 9EA	- not rated	1,263 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Unique Children's School 1a Dukes Avenue , N10 2PS	- not rated	1,574 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norfolk House School 10 Muswell Avenue , Muswell Hill N10 2EG	- not rated	1,817 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
Middle Moments - Outdoorium	214 Middle Lane	72 yd
Through the Woods	212 Middle Lane	76 yd
El’s Olive Cafe	12 High Street	80 yd
La Pacena	Restaurant, 14 High Street	82 yd
Oat Cafe	22 High Street, Hornsey	83 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Tav	18 High Street	78 yd
The Hornsey Arms	26 High Street, Hornsey	99 yd
The Great Northern Railway Tavern	Great Northern Railway Tavern, 67 High Street	358 yd
McCafferty's Irish Bar	Public House, 128 Tottenham Lane	439 yd
Small Beer	Public House, 22 Topsfield Parade	664 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dhool	Restaurant, 218 Middle Lane	79 yd
The Tiffin Tin	28 High Street, Hornsey	151 yd
Mojo Kitchen @	Three Compasses, 62 High Street	151 yd
The Hub/The Shack @	Park Road Swimming Pools, Park Road	226 yd
Sandwich World	15 High Street, Hornsey	227 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	46-50 High Street, Hornsey	151 yd
Sainsbury's	Smithfield Square, High Street	376 yd
Harvest @	159A Tottenham Lane, Hornsey	562 yd
Co-op	Ground Floor Shop, 171-173 Priory Road	919 yd
Tesco Express	25 The Broadway, Hornsey	945 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Greig City Academy HIGH STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	215 yd
Priory Park PRIORY ROAD	tennis courts	361 yd
North London Ymca TOTTENHAM LANE	health and fitness suite	538 yd
Ymca (North London) Tottenham Lane		603 yd
Virgin Active Club (Crouch End) TOTTENHAM LANE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	680 yd
Hornsey School For Girls INDERWICK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	706 yd
African Caribbean Leadership Council (Closed) West Indian Cultural Centre West Indian Cultural Centre Clarendon Road off Hornsey Park Road		815 yd
Park Road Pools And Fitness PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	816 yd
The Hornsey Club Tivoli Road	grass pitches	986 yd
Crouch End Cricket Club PARK ROAD	grass pitches	1,027 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	71.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	124.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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