Commercial Road, London, E1 1NU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E1 1NU has a slightly higher male population, with 52.8% of residents 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	47.7%	47.2%	-0.5%	51.0%	-3.8%
Male	52.3%	52.8%	0.5%	49.0%	3.8%

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 1NU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.9% 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	42.7%	50.9%	8.2%	37.9%	13.0%
Married: Opposite sex	44.5%	32.1%	-12.4%	44.2%	-12.1%
Separated	4%	3.1%	-0.9%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	3.1%	8.2%	5.1%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	5.7%	5.7%	0.0%	6.1%	-0.4%

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	45.4%	51.6%	6.2%	48.4%	3.2%
Good health	34.6%	27.7%	-6.9%	33.6%	-5.9%
Fair health	10.2%	14.6%	4.4%	12.7%	1.9%
Bad health	7.3%	4.2%	-3.1%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	2.5%	1.9%	-0.6%	1.2%	0.7%

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	27.8%	26.5%	-1.3%	18.2%	8.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15%	9.9%	-5.1%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.7%	10.5%	0.8%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	11.7%	2.7%	16.9%	-5.2%
Degree or Similar	28%	35.8%	7.8%	33.8%	2.0%
Other	9.5%	3.7%	-5.8%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 24.5% 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	70.1%	50%	-20.1%	1.1%	48.9%
Chinese	1%	2.3%	1.3%	0.7%	1.6%
Indian	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	1%	0%	-1.0%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	3.8%	9.5%	5.7%	2.5%	7.0%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.0%	0.4%
Other Black	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
White	15%	24.5%	9.5%	81.4%	-56.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0.5%	3.6%	3.1%	1.6%	2.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 45.8% 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	53.9%	45.8%	-8.1%	83.2%	-37.4%
European Union	3.2%	17.1%	13.9%	6.1%	11.0%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	4.2%	7.9%	3.7%	2.7%	5.2%
Middle East and Asia	37.1%	24.5%	-12.6%	5.6%	18.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	2.8%	1.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 45.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 31.5% 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	52.4%	45.8%	-6.6%	83.2%	-37.4%
10+ Years	4.7%	31.5%	26.8%	9.8%	21.7%
5-10 Years	5.2%	8.3%	3.1%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	7%	5.1%	-1.9%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	30.7%	9.3%	-21.4%	1.9%	7.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.4%	76.7%	-15.3%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	5.7%	0.3%	5.4%
Italy	3.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	2.9%	0.4%	2.5%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	4.8%	1.2%	3.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	1%	0.2%	0.8%
No passport held	9.5%	13.5%	-4.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.4%	37.2%	-23.8%
Christian	17.1%	46.2%	-29.1%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	60.2%	6.5%	53.7%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Commercial Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Commercial Road was 394.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 137.3% higher than the Whitechapel average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Commercial Road has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel and the 82nd highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 100.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -31.2%.

🔎 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 1NU, 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 1NU

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 1NU

Average Price
£583,317

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£731,003

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£852,702

Other
£442,128

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
62 - 82 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£150,000	2019-10-29	£149,222
108 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£450,000	2019-02-12	£471,639
114 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£15,000	2017-12-06	£14,443
62 - 82 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£57,000	2017-07-13	£56,822
92 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,050,000	2017-05-30	£1,048,906

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 1NU

Employment

E1 1NU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in E1 1NU 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	50
Retired	26
Part-Time Employee	21
Looking after home or family	17
Student (economically inactive)	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Self-Employed	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Unemployed	0

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	31
Human health and social work activities	30
Education	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Transport and storage	13
Financial and insurance activities	11
Information and communication	9
Real estate activities	5
Other	4
Administrative and support service activities	2
Manufacturing	2
Construction	2

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	1,667 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	1,671 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,706 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,111 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	2,234 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	160 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Gosling Primary School Fairclough Street , E1 1NT	3out of 4	182 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Canon Barnett Primary School Gunthorpe Street , Aldgate E1 7RQ	3out of 4	417 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School St Mark Street , Wapping E1 8DJ	3out of 4	481 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bigland Green Primary School Bigland Street , Wapping E1 2ND	4out of 4	571 yd	Community 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	153 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	424 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	537 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	839 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	1,186 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	1,543 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,848 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,894 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	4,045 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	4,138 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
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,001 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	3,194 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,729 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	5,093 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	266 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	266 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	292 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Buttercup Primary School 181 Cannon Street Road , E1 2LX	- not rated	366 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Complete Works 3rd Floor, Universal House , 88-94 Wentworth St E1 7SA	- not rated	405 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Periland	93-95 Commercial Road	76 yd
Dilpasand	111-113 Commercial Road	93 yd
Lahore Kebab House	2-4 Umberston Street	128 yd
Slurp Noodles, Tai	Commercial Unit 1, 27 Gauging Square	134 yd
Nando's	116-118 Commercial Street	138 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dog & Truck	72 Back Church Lane	241 yd
Boom Battle Bar Aldgate East	19 Chaucer Gardens	271 yd
The Griff Inn Bar & Kitchen	BSLA Building (St Bartholomew & The Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry), 4 Newark Street	328 yd
Castle	44 Commercial Road	336 yd
Nags Head	Nags Head Public House, 17-19 Whitechapel Road	383 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hungry Cow	111a Commercial Road	93 yd
Smokin'Wok	84 Myrdle Street	154 yd
Lucky Tea	Omescape, First Floor, 75 Greenfield Road	175 yd
Bonbons Whitechapel	47 New Road	226 yd
BaxterStorey	Qmb Innovation Centre, 42 New Road	263 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Easy As Fresh Ltd	Unit 1, 18 Plumbers Row	209 yd
Tesco	4 Fieldgate Street	274 yd
Tian Tian Markets	unit 2 & 3, 18 Piazza Walk	321 yd
Tesco	Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road	383 yd
Yo Yo Oriental Supermarket	61a Alie Street	399 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hayaa Fitness WHITECHAPEL ROAD	health and fitness suite	330 yd
Al-Mizan School WHITECHAPEL ROAD		352 yd
Urbanfitness London (Aldgate) HOOPER STREET	health and fitness suite	438 yd
Bigland Green Primary School BIGLAND STREET	artificial grass pitch	440 yd
Davenant Centre (Closed) Whitechapel Road		460 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	480 yd
Jamiatul Ummah School BIGLAND STREET		559 yd
Anytime Fitness (Aldgate) ALIE STREET	health and fitness suite	563 yd
Ensign WELLCLOSE SQUARE		604 yd
The Tower Bridge Health And Fitness Club PRESCOT STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	611 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	54.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	2.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	2.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	2.4%

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	40.5%

Download Speed

Median download speed	38.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	70.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	5.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	40.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	500 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 1NU