Commercial Road, London, E1 1NL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E1 1NL is primarily male, with 53.1% 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	38.7%	46.9%	8.2%	51.0%	-4.1%
Male	61.3%	53.1%	-8.2%	49.0%	4.1%

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 1NL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.6% 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	55.9%	54.6%	-1.3%	37.9%	16.7%
Married: Opposite sex	31.6%	34.1%	2.5%	44.2%	-10.1%
Separated	4%	2.4%	-1.6%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	3.3%	4.1%	0.8%	9.1%	-5.0%
Widowed	5.1%	4.8%	-0.3%	6.1%	-1.3%

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 (87.7%) 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	37.1%	53.1%	16.0%	48.4%	4.7%
Good health	36.1%	34.6%	-1.5%	33.6%	1.0%
Fair health	17.9%	7%	-10.9%	12.7%	-5.7%
Bad health	7.3%	5%	-2.3%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

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 46.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.7%	16.2%	-5.5%	18.2%	-2.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	9.3%	-1.0%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.1%	9.6%	4.5%	13.4%	-3.8%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	1%	0.3%	5.3%	-4.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.1%	14.8%	2.7%	16.9%	-2.1%
Degree or Similar	36%	46.7%	10.7%	33.8%	12.9%
Other	14%	2.4%	-11.6%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 23.7% 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	48.9%	55.8%	6.9%	1.1%	54.7%
Chinese	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.9%	3.7%	1.8%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	6.1%	2.3%	-3.8%	2.7%	-0.4%
Other Asian	1.6%	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	4.2%	1.7%	-2.5%	2.5%	-0.8%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	30%	23.7%	-6.3%	81.4%	-57.7%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1%	2.3%	1.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	1.6%	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 33.7% 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	38.3%	33.7%	-4.6%	83.2%	-49.5%
European Union	11.8%	16.9%	5.1%	6.1%	10.8%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	5.4%	3%	-2.4%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	39.9%	40.6%	0.7%	5.6%	35.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%	1.5%
Oceania	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.8%
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 33.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 26.4% 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	38%	33.9%	-4.1%	83.2%	-49.3%
10+ Years	11.2%	26.4%	15.2%	9.8%	16.6%
5-10 Years	9.3%	10.8%	1.5%	2.9%	7.9%
2-5 Years	7%	9.2%	2.2%	2.2%	7.0%
Less than 2 years	34.5%	19.7%	-14.8%	1.9%	17.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.2%	76.7%	-23.5%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	6.1%	0.3%	5.8%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	9.7%	0.6%	9.1%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	14.7%	1.2%	13.5%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
No passport held	2.2%	13.5%	-11.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17.5%	37.2%	-19.7%
Christian	12.3%	46.2%	-33.9%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	61.8%	6.5%	55.3%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Commercial Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Commercial Road was 224.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 34.8% higher than the Whitechapel average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Commercial Road has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel and the 208th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 98.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.9%.

🔎 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
£60,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E1 1NL, 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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Commercial Road are based on 1540 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 Commercial Road, London, E1 1NL

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 1NL

Average Price
£778,831

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,307,411

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£673,115

Estimated Average Property Prices for Commercial Road

Average Price
£903,283

Semi-Detached
£905,451

Terraced
£787,795

Detached
£2,152,366

Flats/Maisonettes
£463,638

Other
£7,753,689

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Commercial Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
134 - 136 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,800,000	2025-03-27	£1,794,387
150 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£15,000	2022-10-26	£13,369
156 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£30,000	2021-05-28	£27,322
116 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,400,000	2020-09-16	£1,329,307
128 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£40,000	2015-11-30	£40,765

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 1NL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 1NL 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	93
Part-Time Employee	39
Looking after home or family	29
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	27
Student (economically inactive)	25
Self-Employed	24
Other	22
Unemployed	13
Retired	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Other	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Information and communication	8
Human health and social work activities	8
Education	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Construction	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	3
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	1,532 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,545 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,764 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,021 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	2,105 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kobi Nazrul Primary School Settles Street , Whitechapel E1 1JP	3out of 4	104 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Gosling Primary School Fairclough Street , E1 1NT	3out of 4	194 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bigland Green Primary School Bigland Street , Wapping E1 2ND	4out of 4	446 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Canon Barnett Primary School Gunthorpe Street , Aldgate E1 7RQ	3out of 4	552 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School St Mark Street , Wapping E1 8DJ	3out of 4	597 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	1out of 4	14 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	285 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	400 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	770 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	1,049 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	1,648 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
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	4,009 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	4,184 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	4,251 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
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	3,057 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,083 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,616 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	5,187 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	160 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Buttercup Primary School 181 Cannon Street Road , E1 2LX	- not rated	234 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London East Academy 46 Whitechapel Road , Whitechapel E1 1JX	- not rated	281 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	281 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Date Palm Primary School 60 Nelsons Street , First Floor E1 2DE	- not rated	427 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
Nando's	116-118 Commercial Street	2 yd
Shalamar Kebab House	154 Commercial Road	2 yd
Slurp Noodles, Tai	Commercial Unit 1, 27 Gauging Square	23 yd
Whitechapel Fried Chicken, Burger and Indian take-away	150 Commercial Road	46 yd
Lahore Kebab House	2-4 Umberston Street	48 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Griff Inn Bar & Kitchen	BSLA Building (St Bartholomew & The Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry), 4 Newark Street	260 yd
Dog & Truck	72 Back Church Lane	335 yd
Good Samaritan	87 Turner Street	363 yd
Hungerford Arms	240 Commercial Road	368 yd
Boom Battle Bar Aldgate East	19 Chaucer Gardens	409 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hungry Cow	111a Commercial Road	74 yd
Smokin'Wok	84 Myrdle Street	105 yd
Bonbons Whitechapel	47 New Road	120 yd
BaxterStorey	Qmb Innovation Centre, 42 New Road	162 yd
Banoful	159 Cannon Street Road	205 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	4 Fieldgate Street	293 yd
Easy As Fresh Ltd	Unit 1, 18 Plumbers Row	317 yd
Tesco	226-228 Commercial Road	358 yd
Tian Tian Markets	unit 2 & 3, 18 Piazza Walk	449 yd
Tesco	Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road	491 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bigland Green Primary School BIGLAND STREET	artificial grass pitch	317 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	342 yd
Hayaa Fitness WHITECHAPEL ROAD	health and fitness suite	406 yd
Al-Mizan School WHITECHAPEL ROAD		409 yd
Jamiatul Ummah School BIGLAND STREET		437 yd
Davenant Centre (Closed) Whitechapel Road		464 yd
Urbanfitness London (Aldgate) HOOPER STREET	health and fitness suite	539 yd
Ensign WELLCLOSE SQUARE		625 yd
Whitechapel Sports Centre DURWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	667 yd
St George'S Leisure Centre THE HIGHWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	684 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	1.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	1.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	1.9%

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	7.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	72.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	58.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 1NL