Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E1 1DB is primarily male, with 58.2% 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	35.3%	41.8%	6.5%	51.0%	-9.2%
Male	64.7%	58.2%	-6.5%	49.0%	9.2%

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 1DB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 69.1% 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	75.8%	69.1%	-6.7%	37.9%	31.2%
Married: Opposite sex	16.9%	23.2%	6.3%	44.2%	-21.0%
Married: Same sex	2.2%	1.9%	-0.3%	0.3%	1.6%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	3.5%	2.9%	-0.6%	9.1%	-6.2%
Widowed	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	6.1%	-5.5%

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 high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (91.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	66.6%	58.3%	-8.3%	48.4%	9.9%
Good health	27.2%	33.3%	6.1%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	5.3%	8.3%	3.0%	12.7%	-4.4%
Bad health	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	4.0%	-4.0%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around E1 1DB this area, 8.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 70.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	1.9%	8.6%	6.7%	18.2%	-9.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	1%	2.5%	1.5%	9.6%	-7.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	3.8%	2.5%	-1.3%	13.4%	-10.9%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	2.5%	1.9%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.7%	12.1%	-1.6%	16.9%	-4.8%
Degree or Similar	72%	70.2%	-1.8%	33.8%	36.4%
Other	7%	1.6%	-5.4%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.1% 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	5.9%	11.2%	5.3%	1.1%	10.1%
Chinese	1.9%	3.3%	1.4%	0.7%	2.6%
Indian	7.1%	5.2%	-1.9%	3.1%	2.1%
Pakistani	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	3.1%	5.8%	2.7%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	2.5%	-1.6%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	0.3%	-1.6%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	4.3%	3.7%	0.9%	3.4%
Mixed Other	1.5%	2.7%	1.2%	0.8%	1.9%
White	71.5%	54.1%	-17.4%	81.4%	-27.3%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.3%	3.3%	3.0%	0.6%	2.7%
Other	1.9%	6.1%	4.2%	1.6%	4.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 41.6% 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	64.7%	41.6%	-23.1%	83.2%	-41.6%
European Union	11.8%	20.8%	9.0%	6.1%	14.7%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	4%	4.3%	0.3%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	10.2%	18.3%	8.1%	5.6%	12.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	10.1%	7.3%	1.3%	8.8%
Oceania	4.6%	2.1%	-2.5%	0.3%	1.8%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 41.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 14.8% 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	62.8%	41.8%	-21.0%	83.2%	-41.4%
10+ Years	9.6%	14.8%	5.2%	9.8%	5.0%
5-10 Years	9%	12.6%	3.6%	2.9%	9.7%
2-5 Years	5%	17.2%	12.2%	2.2%	15.0%
Less than 2 years	13.6%	13.5%	-0.1%	1.9%	11.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57%	76.7%	-19.7%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	4%	0.3%	3.7%
Germany	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Spain	5%	0.4%	4.6%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	5%	1.5%	3.5%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	3.1%	1.2%	1.9%
South-East Asia	3.1%	0.2%	2.9%
North America and the Caribbean	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Central and South America	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
Oceania	3.1%	0.1%	3.0%
No passport held	1.2%	13.5%	-12.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.9%	37.2%	5.7%
Christian	19.4%	46.2%	-26.8%
Buddhist	4.6%	0.5%	4.1%
Hindu	2.8%	1.7%	1.1%
Muslim	19.4%	6.5%	12.9%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	8.3%	6.0%	2.3%

Safety

Is Whitechapel Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Whitechapel Road was 2141.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 1294.6% higher than the Bethnal Green East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Whitechapel Road has the highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East and the 5th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 1061.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 240.0%.

🔎 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. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,400

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E1 1DB, 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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 Whitechapel Road are based on 115 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 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 1DB

Average Price
£553,507

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£505,595

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£585,447

Estimated Average Property Prices for Whitechapel Road

Average Price
£2,198,443

Semi-Detached
£1,268,188

Terraced
£835,679

Detached
£2,675,113

Flats/Maisonettes
£484,551

Other
£3,878,477

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Whitechapel Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
257 Whitechapel Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£455,000	2023-10-06	£445,129
243 Whitechapel Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£488,750	2019-07-05	£505,622
243A Whitechapel Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£488,750	2019-07-05	£505,622
237A Whitechapel Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£600,000	2015-01-30	£661,379
231 Whitechapel Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£248,000	2007-01-31	£510,557

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 1DB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 1DB 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	185
Student (economically inactive)	29
Self-Employed	28
Part-Time Employee	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Other	13
Unemployed	12
Retired	8
Looking after home or family	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	59
Financial and insurance activities	49
Information and communication	32
Human health and social work activities	23
Other	20
Education	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Real estate activities	2
Manufacturing	2
Construction	1
Transport and storage	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,213 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,377 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	1,439 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,515 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,821 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Osmani Primary School Vallance Road , Whitechapel E1 5AD	3out of 4	250 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Buxton Primary School Buxton Street , Bethnal Green E1 5AR	4out of 4	304 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School Underwood Road , Whitechapel E1 5AW	3out of 4	442 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stewart Headlam Primary School Tapp Street , Stepney E1 5RE	3out of 4	468 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kobi Nazrul Primary School Settles Street , Whitechapel E1 1JP	3out of 4	484 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	230 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	1out of 4	578 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	584 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	702 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	4out of 4	1,076 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	1,494 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,710 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,092 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,338 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	4,388 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	2,865 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,621 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,187 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,902 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London East Academy 46 Whitechapel Road , Whitechapel E1 1JX	- not rated	383 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	383 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	491 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Date Palm Primary School 60 Nelsons Street , First Floor E1 2DE	- not rated	601 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London Islamic School 18-22 Damien Street , E1 2HX	- not rated	623 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
Whitechapel Fried Chicken	233 Whitechapel Road	2 yd
Franzos	223-225 Whitechapel Road	2 yd
Ponchokhana	241 Whitechapel Road	2 yd
Sylhet Coffee House	223-225 Whitechapel Road	2 yd
Pach Bhai Restaurant	239a Whitechapel Road	10 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Good Samaritan	87 Turner Street	223 yd
Blind Beggar	The Blind Beggar, 337-341 Whitechapel Road	270 yd
London Hospital Tavern	176 Whitechapel Road	275 yd
The Griff Inn Bar & Kitchen	BSLA Building (St Bartholomew & The Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry), 4 Newark Street	318 yd
White Hart	White Hart Public House, 1 Mile End Road	462 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Karak Chai	223-225 Whitechapel Road	2 yd
Sonargaon Restaurant	199 Whitechapel Road	107 yd
Al Safa Grill	24 Vallance Road	160 yd
Praan Sweets & Savouries	13a Vallance Road	199 yd
Sushi & Hot Bowls	138 Whitechapel Road	205 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury Foodstore, 1 Cambridge Heath Road	299 yd
Tesco	4 Fieldgate Street	380 yd
Tesco	226-228 Commercial Road	561 yd
Easy As Fresh Ltd	Unit 1, 18 Plumbers Row	575 yd
Tesco	Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road	620 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Whitechapel Sports Centre DURWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	107 yd
Swanlea School BRADY STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	197 yd
Davenant Centre (Closed) Whitechapel Road		248 yd
Play On Sports (Closed) RAVEN ROW		324 yd
Al-Mizan School WHITECHAPEL ROAD		426 yd
Hayaa Fitness WHITECHAPEL ROAD	health and fitness suite	486 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	639 yd
Good Shepherd Mission THREE COLTS LANE		644 yd
Weavers Field DUNBRIDGE STREET	grass pitches	684 yd
Bigland Green Primary School BIGLAND STREET	artificial grass pitch	743 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	87.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.9%
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	14.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	26.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	2.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 1DB