Lighterman Mews, London, E1 0NU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E1 0NU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53%	50.3%	-2.7%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	47%	49.7%	2.7%	49.0%	0.7%

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 E1 0NU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.8% 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	52.9%	57.8%	4.9%	37.9%	19.9%
Married: Opposite sex	31.5%	27.6%	-3.9%	44.2%	-16.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	4.2%	2.6%	-1.6%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	5%	4.9%	-0.1%	9.1%	-4.2%
Widowed	6.3%	6%	-0.3%	6.1%	-0.1%

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%	48.9%	1.9%	48.4%	0.5%
Good health	28.8%	25.2%	-3.6%	33.6%	-8.4%
Fair health	13.9%	14.2%	0.3%	12.7%	1.5%
Bad health	8.6%	8.4%	-0.2%	4.0%	4.4%
Very bad health	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	1.2%	2.0%

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	23.5%	24.2%	0.7%	18.2%	6.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	7.5%	-4.7%	9.6%	-2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.9%	10.2%	-3.7%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	3%	1.3%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.1%	17.7%	10.6%	16.9%	0.8%
Degree or Similar	32.4%	35.1%	2.7%	33.8%	1.3%
Other	9.2%	2.3%	-6.9%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.5% 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	35.1%	27%	-8.1%	1.1%	25.9%
Chinese	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	0%	2.3%	2.3%	3.1%	-0.8%
Other Asian	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	1%	2%	1.0%	2.5%	-0.5%
Black Caribbean	8.9%	6.5%	-2.4%	1.0%	5.5%
Other Black	1.7%	2.9%	1.2%	0.5%	2.4%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	2.9%	0.6%	0.8%	2.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	2.6%	0.0%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	0.8%	1.5%
White	45%	48.5%	3.5%	81.4%	-32.9%
Arab	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.2% 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	73.2%	66.2%	-7.0%	83.2%	-17.0%
European Union	4%	12%	8.0%	6.1%	5.9%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	1%	1.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-1.4%
Middle East and Asia	16.2%	14.9%	-1.3%	5.6%	9.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4%	5.2%	1.2%	1.3%	3.9%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	71.9%	66.2%	-5.7%	83.2%	-17.0%
10+ Years	0.3%	19.2%	18.9%	9.8%	9.4%
5-10 Years	2%	3.2%	1.2%	2.9%	0.3%
2-5 Years	4.3%	8.8%	4.5%	2.2%	6.6%
Less than 2 years	21.5%	2.6%	-18.9%	1.9%	0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.6%	76.7%	-0.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	8.4%	13.5%	-5.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.8%	37.2%	-16.4%
Christian	45%	46.2%	-1.2%
Muslim	26.4%	6.5%	19.9%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Lighterman Mews Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lighterman Mews was 74.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 27.8% lower than the St Dunstan's average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lighterman Mews has the 12th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 41.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 7.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,400

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E1 0NU, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 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 Lighterman Mews are based on 2 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Tower Hamlets.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Lighterman Mews, London, E1 0NU

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 0NU

Average Price
£288,264

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£288,264

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lighterman Mews

Average Price
£272,441

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£272,441

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lighterman MewsStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 Lighterman Mews, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£321,000	2016-10-18	£344,656
14 Lighterman Mews, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£113,750	2011-04-18	£200,225

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 0NU

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 0NU 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	75
Retired	30
Self-Employed	27
Part-Time Employee	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Looking after home or family	25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	21
Other	12
Student (economically inactive)	12
Unemployed	11

Employment Industry

Education	24
Financial and insurance activities	18
Transport and storage	12
Human health and social work activities	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	4
Construction	4
Other	3
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	101 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	743 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	809 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,527 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childrens House Nursery School 92 Bruce Road , Bow E3 3HL	4out of 4	2,400 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Marion Richardson Primary School Senrab Street , E1 0QF	3out of 4	240 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cayley Primary School Aston Street , Stepney E14 7NG	3out of 4	419 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Halley Primary School Halley Street , E14 7SS	3out of 4	594 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Park Primary School Smithy Street , Stepney E1 3BW	3out of 4	713 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary and St Michael Primary School Sutton Street , Stepney E1 0BD	3out of 4	714 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Stepney Way , Stepney E1 0RH	4out of 4	139 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	3out of 4	388 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	3out of 4	472 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	602 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	1,207 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	2,190 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	2,862 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,015 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,339 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	5,429 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	1,500 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,405 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,280 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	4,577 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,927 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stephen Hawking School Brunton Place , E14 7LL	4out of 4	570 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mazahirul Uloom London School 241-243 Mile End Road , Stepney E1 4AA	- not rated	871 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
The Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School 3-4 Shadwell Pier Head , Glamis Road E1W 3TD	- not rated	947 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen Mary and Westfield College Mile End Road , E1 4NS	- not rated	965 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Islamic School 18-22 Damien Street , E1 2HX	- not rated	976 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Two Magpies Cafe	583 Commercial Road	183 yd
BUONO, Buono Pizza, Buono Burger, Buono Salad & Desserts	514 Commercial Road	218 yd
Cafe Mimoza	510 Commercial Road	218 yd
Popular Pizza	536 Commercial Road	218 yd
Costa Coffee	24 Old Church Road	224 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Ship	The Old Ship Public House, 17 Barnes Street	197 yd
Queens Head	Queens Head Public House, 8 Flamborough Street	278 yd
The Craft Beer Co Limehouse	576-578 Commercial Road	292 yd
White Swan	White Swan, 556 Commercial Road	292 yd
The Crown	The Crown Public House, 667 Commercial Road	377 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Limehouse Fried Chicken & Spice	540 Commercial Road	218 yd
Hung Tou	538 Commercial Road	218 yd
Taj Mahal Fried Chicken & Grill	512 Commercial Road	218 yd
Docklands Fish Bar	506 Commercial Road	218 yd
Bubblewrap	10-12 Ratcliffe Cross Street	257 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	516-518 Commercial Road	219 yd
Tesco	657 Commercial Road	377 yd
Tesco Express 2400	193-197 Mile End Road	951 yd
Sainsbury's	327-329 Commercial Road	977 yd
Asda	Unit 2, Anchor Retail Park, Mile End Road	1,009 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Tower Project 45-55 45-55 WHITE HORSE ROAD		151 yd
Sir John Cass Foundation And Redcoat C Of E Secondary School STEPNEY WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	247 yd
Haileybury Youth Centre HAILEYBURY CENTRE HAILEYBURY CENTRE BEN JONSON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	364 yd
Pure Gym (London Limehouse) Commercial Road	health and fitness suite	415 yd
Stephen Hawking School BRUNTON PLACE		432 yd
Stepney Green Maths Computing And Science College BEN JONSON ROAD		461 yd
Limehouse Marina Elite (Closed) Commercial Road	health and fitness suite	482 yd
Stepney Green Park WICKHAM CLOSE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	564 yd
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School (Closed) Lukin Street		678 yd
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School COMMERCIAL ROAD		703 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	76.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	117.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	82.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 0NU