Rectory Gardens, London, N8 7PJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N8 7PJ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.4%	51.6%	-0.8%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	47.6%	48.4%	0.8%	49.0%	-0.6%

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 7PJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52% 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	45%	52%	7.0%	37.9%	14.1%
Married: Opposite sex	38%	32.3%	-5.7%	44.2%	-11.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Separated	2.7%	1.1%	-1.6%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	9.7%	8.2%	-1.5%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	4.7%	4.3%	-0.4%	6.1%	-1.8%

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	47.3%	48.5%	1.2%	48.4%	0.1%
Good health	34.3%	31%	-3.3%	33.6%	-2.6%
Fair health	13.7%	15.2%	1.5%	12.7%	2.5%
Bad health	3.8%	3.5%	-0.3%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	1%	1.8%	0.8%	1.2%	0.6%

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 54.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.3%	13.4%	-2.9%	18.2%	-4.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	5.6%	-4.1%	9.6%	-4.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.9%	8.8%	-0.1%	13.4%	-4.6%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	12%	0.4%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	43.8%	54.9%	11.1%	33.8%	21.1%
Other	8.1%	3.2%	-4.9%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.6% 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)
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	3.8%	2.6%	-1.2%	3.1%	-0.5%
Other Asian	1.3%	2.9%	1.6%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	5.1%	4.7%	-0.4%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	2.5%	4.7%	2.2%	1.0%	3.7%
Other Black	1.3%	2.9%	1.6%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	0.6%	-1.3%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	2.9%	3.2%	0.3%	0.8%	2.4%
White	74.6%	67.6%	-7.0%	81.4%	-13.8%
Other	4.8%	9%	4.2%	1.6%	7.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.9% 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	78.7%	74.9%	-3.8%	83.2%	-8.3%
European Union	7.3%	13.5%	6.2%	6.1%	7.4%
Rest of Europe	3.8%	3.2%	-0.6%	0.8%	2.4%
Africa	5.4%	3.5%	-1.9%	2.7%	0.8%
Middle East and Asia	1%	1.2%	0.2%	5.6%	-4.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	2.3%	-0.9%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	0.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	75.6%	75.1%	-0.5%	83.2%	-8.1%
10+ Years	1.9%	16.1%	14.2%	9.8%	6.3%
5-10 Years	2.9%	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%	1.2%
2-5 Years	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	17.5%	2.9%	-14.6%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.2%	76.7%	2.5%
Ireland	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	3.2%	0.4%	2.8%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	46.3%	37.2%	9.1%
Christian	31.1%	46.2%	-15.1%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Jewish	4.1%	0.5%	3.6%
Muslim	4.7%	6.5%	-1.8%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Not answered	7.3%	6.0%	1.3%

Safety

Is Rectory Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Rectory Gardens was 138.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 72.3% higher than the Hornsey average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Rectory Gardens has the 12th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Hornsey and the 253rd highest crime rate of 719 local areas in Haringey .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 62.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.8%.

🔎 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 7PJ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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) - 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 Rectory Gardens are based on 45 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 Rectory Gardens, London, N8 7PJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for N8 7PJ

Average Price
£1,139,744

Semi-Detached
£1,010,534

Terraced
£1,036,512

Detached
£1,323,563

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£3,253,692

Estimated Average Property Prices for Rectory Gardens

Average Price
£1,107,694

Semi-Detached
£1,021,209

Terraced
£1,033,410

Detached
£1,335,606

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£3,240,612

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Rectory GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
27 Rectory Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£860,000	2024-09-04	£856,570
17 Rectory Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£885,000	2023-07-07	£894,853
41A Rectory Gardens, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,100,000	2022-09-20	£1,133,199
Hornsey Bowling Club Rectory Gardens, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£3,100,000	2021-11-22	£3,240,612
55 Rectory Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£655,000	2021-09-17	£727,050

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N8 7PJ

Employment

N8 7PJ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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	101
Retired	46
Self-Employed	33
Part-Time Employee	30
Student (economically inactive)	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	12
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Education	28
Information and communication	22
Other	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Transport and storage	6
Construction	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	3

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	2,056 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	2,234 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North Islington Nursery School 110-112 Tollington Park , N4 3RB	3out of 4	2,808 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	3,327 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	4,378 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	205 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Campsbourne Infant School Nightingale Lane , N8 7AF	3out of 4	205 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Church Lane , Hornsey N8 7BU	3out of 4	692 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rokesly Junior School Rokesly Avenue , N8 8NH	3out of 4	746 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rokesly Infant & Nursery School Hermiston Avenue , Crouch End N8 8NH	3out of 4	746 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	447 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hornsey School for Girls Inderwick Road , N8 9JF	3out of 4	1,053 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Heartlands High School Station Road , Wood Green N22 7ST	3out of 4	1,107 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Highgate Wood Secondary School Montenotte Road , N8 8RN	3out of 4	1,181 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alexandra Park School Bidwell Gardens , N11 2AZ	4out of 4	1,911 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	4,285 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodhouse College Woodhouse Road , N12 9EY	- not rated	4,406 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,519 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	4,672 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	4,772 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	4,458 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,752 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	5,144 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	254 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Area 51 Education Ltd 1 Mallard Place , Coburg Road N22 6TS	- not rated	882 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Unique Children's School 1a Dukes Avenue , N10 2PS	- not rated	1,449 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kestrel House School 104 Crouch Hill , Crouch End N8 9EA	- not rated	1,502 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greek Secondary School of London 22 Trinity road , Wood Green N22 8LB	- not rated	1,630 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
La Pacena	Restaurant, 14 High Street	163 yd
Oat Cafe	22 High Street, Hornsey	163 yd
Konnichiwa	10 High Street, Hornsey	163 yd
Taco Tavern @	22 High Street, Hornsey	163 yd
El’s Olive Cafe	12 High Street	164 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hornsey Arms	26 High Street, Hornsey	163 yd
The Tav	18 High Street	169 yd
The Great Northern Railway Tavern	Great Northern Railway Tavern, 67 High Street	360 yd
McCafferty's Irish Bar	Public House, 128 Tottenham Lane	658 yd
The Priory	Public House, 169 Priory Road	872 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Tiffin Tin	28 High Street, Hornsey	195 yd
Mojo Kitchen @	Three Compasses, 62 High Street	195 yd
Trench Town Rock Jamaican Cuisine	4 Campsbourne Road, Hornsey	195 yd
Dhool	Restaurant, 218 Middle Lane	198 yd
Sandwich World	15 High Street, Hornsey	220 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	46-50 High Street, Hornsey	195 yd
Sainsbury's	Smithfield Square, High Street	378 yd
Harvest @	159A Tottenham Lane, Hornsey	805 yd
Co-op	Ground Floor Shop, 171-173 Priory Road	871 yd
Iceland Foods Plc	59 Mayes Road, Wood Green	1,041 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Greig City Academy HIGH STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	297 yd
Priory Park PRIORY ROAD	tennis courts	407 yd
North London Ymca TOTTENHAM LANE	health and fitness suite	779 yd
African Caribbean Leadership Council (Closed) West Indian Cultural Centre West Indian Cultural Centre Clarendon Road off Hornsey Park Road		797 yd
Ymca (North London) Tottenham Lane		837 yd
Alexandra Park ANDERTON COURT ANDERTON COURT ALEXANDRA PARK ROAD	grass pitches	886 yd
Virgin Active Club (Crouch End) TOTTENHAM LANE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	905 yd
Park Road Pools And Fitness PARK ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	915 yd
Hornsey School For Girls INDERWICK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	931 yd
Heartlands High School STATION ROAD	artificial grass pitch	972 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	62.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	57.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N8 7PJ