Balham Road, London, N9 7AB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around N9 7AB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.8%	50.1%	-0.7%	51.0%	-0.9%
Male	49.2%	49.9%	0.7%	49.0%	0.9%

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 N9 7AB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.8% 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	47.5%	44.8%	-2.7%	37.9%	6.9%
Married: Opposite sex	37%	37.9%	0.9%	44.2%	-6.3%
Separated	4.1%	3.1%	-1.0%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	7.2%	10.9%	3.7%	9.1%	1.8%
Widowed	4.1%	3.3%	-0.8%	6.1%	-2.8%

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	47.7%	48.1%	0.4%	48.4%	-0.3%
Good health	35.9%	31.4%	-4.5%	33.6%	-2.2%
Fair health	11.3%	14.5%	3.2%	12.7%	1.8%
Bad health	4%	4.9%	0.9%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	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	19.6%	21%	1.4%	18.2%	2.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.2%	10.7%	-2.5%	9.6%	1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.6%	10%	-9.6%	13.4%	-3.4%
Apprenticeship	1%	4.3%	3.3%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.2%	13.8%	-0.4%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	23.8%	35.8%	12.0%	33.8%	2.0%
Other	8.5%	4.3%	-4.2%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.5% 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	4.8%	7.6%	2.8%	1.1%	6.5%
Chinese	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	1%	2.5%	1.5%	2.7%	-0.2%
Other Asian	6.3%	2.3%	-4.0%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	19.1%	29.5%	10.4%	2.5%	27.0%
Black Caribbean	14.1%	7.4%	-6.7%	1.0%	6.4%
Other Black	7.6%	6.8%	-0.8%	0.5%	6.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	0.4%	-2.1%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	0.8%	1.3%
White	35.9%	30.5%	-5.4%	81.4%	-50.9%
Arab	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	3.1%	7.2%	4.1%	1.6%	5.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.1% 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	58.4%	55.1%	-3.3%	83.2%	-28.1%
European Union	9%	13.2%	4.2%	6.1%	7.1%
Rest of Europe	6.9%	5.1%	-1.8%	0.8%	4.3%
Africa	12.8%	16.4%	3.6%	2.7%	13.7%
Middle East and Asia	7.3%	6.8%	-0.5%	5.6%	1.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	3.4%	-2.3%	1.3%	2.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.6%	55%	-2.6%	83.2%	-28.2%
10+ Years	2.1%	34.8%	32.7%	9.8%	25.0%
5-10 Years	4.4%	3.8%	-0.6%	2.9%	0.9%
2-5 Years	9.2%	5.6%	-3.6%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	26.7%	0.8%	-25.9%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.2%	76.7%	-6.5%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Romania	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other EU countries	8.3%	1.5%	6.8%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	4.7%	0.3%	4.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	4.9%	13.5%	-8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.6%	37.2%	-24.6%
Christian	50.3%	46.2%	4.1%
Hindu	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%
Muslim	22.8%	6.5%	16.3%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other religion	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Balham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Balham Road was 83.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.4% lower than the Jubilee average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Balham Road has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Jubilee and the 386th highest crime rate of 836 local areas in Enfield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -11.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,600

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in N9 7AB, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 8/10 (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) - 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 Balham Road are based on 94 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Enfield.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Balham Road, London, N9 7AB

Estimated Average Property Prices for N9 7AB

Average Price
£394,542

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£430,022

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£246,709

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Balham Road

Average Price
£369,177

Semi-Detached
£453,701

Terraced
£410,699

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£237,259

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Balham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
28 Balham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£407,000	2025-03-14	£404,565
22 Balham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£425,000	2023-06-22	£443,227
70 Balham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2023-02-28	£390,483
90 Balham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£364,000	2023-01-09	£362,908
84 Balham Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2021-12-20	£278,864

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for N9 7AB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in N9 7AB 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	119
Part-Time Employee	52
Student (economically inactive)	38
Retired	37
Self-Employed	36
Looking after home or family	32
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	20
Other	18
Unemployed	18

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Human health and social work activities	33
Construction	26
Education	20
Administrative and support service activities	18
Transport and storage	17
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Information and communication	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Other	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	3,335 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,614 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Churchfield Primary School Latymer Road , Edmonton N9 9PL	2out of 4	498 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Hertford Road , N9 7HJ	3out of 4	510 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Latymer All Saints CofE Primary School 41 Hydethorpe Avenue , Edmonton N9 9RS	3out of 4	557 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Starks Field Primary School 167 Church Street , Edmonton N9 9SJ	3out of 4	901 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Houndsfield Primary School Ripon Road , Edmonton N9 7RE	1out of 4	925 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Latymer School Haselbury Road , N9 9TN	4out of 4	933 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wren Academy Enfield 34 Turin Road , N9 8DQ	- not rated	1,361 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
AIM Academy North London 34 Turin Road , N9 8DQ	1out of 4	1,361 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Aylward Academy Windmill Road , Enfield N18 1NB	3out of 4	1,919 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Winchmore School Laburnum Grove , Winchmore Hill N21 3HS	3out of 4	2,265 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	2,752 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	2,863 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	5,127 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	5,131 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	5,375 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edmonton County School Little Bury Street , Edmonton N9 9JZ	3out of 4	1,342 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
One Degree Academy Chace Village Road , EN2 8FU	4out of 4	2,333 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Hadley 143 South Street , EN3 4PX	3out of 4	2,547 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,453 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark John Keats Academy Bell Lane , EN3 5PA	4out of 4	5,000 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alternative Centre of Education 45/51 Market Square , Edmonton Green N9 0TZ	- not rated	523 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Academy 85 Bounces Road , Edmonton N9 8LD	- not rated	810 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Lea School Haselbury Road , Edmonton N9 9TU	4out of 4	1,315 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Vale School Trulock Road , N17 0PG	3out of 4	2,801 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Park Preparatory School 13 The Chine , Grange Park N21 2EA	- not rated	2,958 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
Edmonton Station Cafe	Edmonton Green Railway Station, Church Street	296 yd
Peckish	14 Church Street, LONDON	296 yd
Hi WOK	12 The Concourse, LONDON	355 yd
Munchiez	10 The Concourse, LONDON	356 yd
La Dolce Piazza	2 The Concourse, LONDON	356 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Hammam and Spa	17 Church Street, LONDON	301 yd
The Lamb P.H	52-54 Church Street, LONDON	341 yd
The Railway Tavern	Public House, 19-20 Market Square	428 yd
The Rising Sun	Public House, 240 Winchester Road	561 yd
The Hyde Arms	Public House, 137 Victoria Road	728 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Favorite Chicken & Ribs	9 Keats Parade, Church Street	277 yd
Station 9	4 Church Street, LONDON	296 yd
Chicken Art	18 Church Street, LONDON	296 yd
Pasta Evangelists Ltd	4 Market Parade, Winchester Road	329 yd
Pizza King Kebabs	109 Hertford Road, LONDON	331 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	30-31 North Square, LONDON	343 yd
Lidl	21-27 The Concourse, LONDON	360 yd
Mauritian Foods Online	5 Market Square, Edmonton	444 yd
Asda	1 West Mall, LONDON	529 yd
Oz Sultan Supermarket & Off Licence	65 Bounces Road, LONDON	615 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Edmonton Leisure Centre THE BROADWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	385 yd
The Gym (London Edmonton Green) 34-44 34-44 NORTH MALL	health and fitness suite	385 yd
New Tower Gym & Health Club (Closed) Charles Lamb Institute Charles Lamb Institute Church Street	health and fitness suite	420 yd
Edmonton Leisure Centre (Closed) Plevna Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	622 yd
Memorial Hall MEMORIAL HALL MEMORIAL HALL MALDON ROAD		672 yd
St Peters Church Hall BOUNCES ROAD		783 yd
Churchfields Recreation Ground GREAT CAMBRIDGE ROAD	grass pitches	804 yd
Eldon Primary School ELDON ROAD	grass pitches	851 yd
Jubilee Park JUBILEE PARK JUBILEE PARK GALLIARD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	945 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	83.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	83.6%

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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	102.1 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	14.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of N9 7AB