Brayford Square, London, E1 0SG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E1 0SG is primarily male, with 53.2% of the population 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	45.3%	46.8%	1.5%	51.0%	-4.2%
Male	54.7%	53.2%	-1.5%	49.0%	4.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34.5%	39.3%	4.8%	37.9%	1.4%
Married: Opposite sex	34.5%	24.5%	-10.0%	44.2%	-19.7%
Married: Same sex	2%	0.5%	-1.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	3.5%	4.1%	0.6%	2.2%	1.9%
Divorced	12%	17.3%	5.3%	9.1%	8.2%
Widowed	13.5%	14.3%	0.8%	6.1%	8.2%

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.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (59.8%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	27.6%	32.4%	4.8%	48.4%	-16.0%
Good health	32.9%	27.4%	-5.5%	33.6%	-6.2%
Fair health	19.1%	27.9%	8.8%	12.7%	15.2%
Bad health	14.2%	9.6%	-4.6%	4.0%	5.6%
Very bad health	6.2%	2.7%	-3.5%	1.2%	1.5%

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.

In the area around E1 0SG this area, 44% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	45.5%	44%	-1.5%	18.2%	25.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10%	10.4%	0.4%	9.6%	0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5%	4.1%	-0.9%	13.4%	-9.3%
Apprenticeship	2%	4.7%	2.7%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	5.7%	-1.8%	16.9%	-11.2%
Degree or Similar	19%	29%	10.0%	33.8%	-4.8%
Other	11%	2.1%	-8.9%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.9% 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	25.8%	35.6%	9.8%	1.1%	34.5%
Chinese	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	1.8%	0.5%	-1.3%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	3.1%	2.7%	-0.4%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	4%	5.9%	1.9%	2.5%	3.4%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	3.2%	2.3%	1.0%	2.2%
Other Black	2.7%	0%	-2.7%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	3.2%	1.9%	0.8%	2.4%
Mixed White and African	3.1%	0.5%	-2.6%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	50.2%	37.9%	-12.3%	81.4%	-43.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Arab	4%	1.8%	-2.2%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	1.8%	2.7%	0.9%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42.3% 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	53.3%	42.3%	-11.0%	83.2%	-40.9%
European Union	6.2%	13.6%	7.4%	6.1%	7.5%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	6.7%	7.3%	0.6%	2.7%	4.6%
Middle East and Asia	26.2%	30.9%	4.7%	5.6%	25.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.8%	4.1%	-1.7%	1.3%	2.8%
Oceania	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 42.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 35.2% 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	50.7%	42.5%	-8.2%	83.2%	-40.7%
10+ Years	2.7%	35.2%	32.5%	9.8%	25.4%
5-10 Years	9.8%	6.8%	-3.0%	2.9%	3.9%
2-5 Years	8.4%	7.3%	-1.1%	2.2%	5.1%
Less than 2 years	28.4%	8.2%	-20.2%	1.9%	6.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.9%	76.7%	-16.8%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	5.9%	0.6%	5.3%
Spain	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	9%	1.2%	7.8%
South-East Asia	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
No passport held	9.5%	13.5%	-4.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.7%	37.2%	-19.5%
Christian	28.6%	46.2%	-17.6%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	45%	6.5%	38.5%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Brayford Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brayford Square was 179.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 75.6% higher than the St Dunstan's average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Brayford Square has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's and the 266th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 93.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 43.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in E1 0SG, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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) - 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 Brayford Square are based on 16 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 Brayford Square, London, E1 0SG

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 0SG

Average Price
£583,916

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£583,916

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brayford Square

Average Price
£467,763

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£467,763

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brayford SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Brayford Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£745,000	2021-02-19	£696,350
12 Brayford Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£570,000	2015-10-12	£599,375
19 Brayford Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£496,000	2014-12-19	£550,537
10 Brayford Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£466,900	2007-10-09	£686,744
20 Brayford Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£232,000	2005-06-07	£453,132

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 0SG

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in E1 0SG area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 32% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	63
Full-Time Employee	46
Part-Time Employee	17
Other	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Looking after home or family	12
Self-Employed	11
Student (economically inactive)	10
Unemployed	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	8
Human health and social work activities	8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Transport and storage	7
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Education	5
Information and communication	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Manufacturing	3
Construction	2
Real estate activities	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	580 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	852 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,261 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,591 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,348 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 and St Michael Primary School Sutton Street , Stepney E1 0BD	3out of 4	159 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marion Richardson Primary School Senrab Street , E1 0QF	3out of 4	468 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Park Primary School Smithy Street , Stepney E1 3BW	3out of 4	474 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blue Gate Fields Junior School King David Lane , Wapping E1 0EH	4out of 4	554 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School King David Lane , Stepney E1 0EH	3out of 4	554 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	195 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	3out of 4	265 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	585 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Stepney Way , Stepney E1 0RH	4out of 4	636 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	679 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,463 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	2,768 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,455 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,843 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	4,844 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	2,113 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,754 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,872 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	5,104 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,333 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Islamic School 18-22 Damien Street , E1 2HX	- not rated	380 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Date Palm Primary School 60 Nelsons Street , First Floor E1 2DE	- not rated	538 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jamiatul Ummah School 56 Bigland Street , Shadwell E1 2ND	- not rated	564 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Buttercup Primary School 181 Cannon Street Road , E1 2LX	- not rated	757 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	821 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Michael's	378 Commercial Road	135 yd
Cabin	134 Aylward Street	350 yd
Spice Hut	337 Commercial Road	355 yd
Cake and Custard Factory	343 Commercial Road	355 yd
Wings of East	269 Commercial Road	355 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mad George Tavern	George Tavern, 373 Commercial Road	191 yd
Hungerford Arms	240 Commercial Road	595 yd
The Old Ship	The Old Ship Public House, 17 Barnes Street	797 yd
London Hospital Tavern	176 Whitechapel Road	798 yd
The Craft Beer Co Limehouse	576-578 Commercial Road	799 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spice Grill	410 Commercial Road	135 yd
Chill Grill	406 Commercial Road	135 yd
Best Kebab	275 Commercial Road	355 yd
Beyond Boba- Whitechapel	349 Commercial Road	355 yd
Alauddin Sweets	303 Commercial Road	355 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	327-329 Commercial Road	355 yd
Iceland	1-11 Watney Market	485 yd
Tesco	226-228 Commercial Road	609 yd
Sainsbury's	516-518 Commercial Road	618 yd
Asda	Unit 2, Anchor Retail Park, Mile End Road	824 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School COMMERCIAL ROAD		108 yd
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School (Closed) Lukin Street		124 yd
Tarling East Community Centre MARTHA STREET	grass pitches	419 yd
Stepney Green Park WICKHAM CLOSE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	478 yd
Sir John Cass Foundation And Redcoat C Of E Secondary School STEPNEY WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	523 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	628 yd
King Edward Memorial Park GLAMIS ROAD	tennis courts	632 yd
Jamiatul Ummah School BIGLAND STREET		650 yd
Tower Project 45-55 45-55 WHITE HORSE ROAD		715 yd
Bigland Green Primary School BIGLAND STREET	artificial grass pitch	722 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.8%

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	4.2%

Download Speed

Median download speed	56.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	151.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	126.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 0SG