Ellen Street, London, E1 1PB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E1 1PB has a slightly higher male population, with 52.4% 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	45.5%	47.6%	2.1%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	54.5%	52.4%	-2.1%	49.0%	3.4%

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 1PB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.8% 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	53.4%	55.8%	2.4%	37.9%	17.9%
Married: Opposite sex	32%	33.4%	1.4%	44.2%	-10.8%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	2.8%	1.1%	-1.7%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	5.2%	3.4%	-1.8%	9.1%	-5.7%
Widowed	6.1%	5.4%	-0.7%	6.1%	-0.7%

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	44.4%	46.8%	2.4%	48.4%	-1.6%
Good health	34.5%	36.8%	2.3%	33.6%	3.2%
Fair health	13.9%	11.7%	-2.2%	12.7%	-1.0%
Bad health	5.2%	3.5%	-1.7%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.2%	-0.9%	1.2%	0.0%

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.

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 46.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.7%	20.4%	-0.3%	18.2%	2.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.9%	5%	-3.9%	9.6%	-4.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.4%	10.2%	0.8%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	3%	2.6%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12%	12.2%	0.2%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	35.9%	46.3%	10.4%	33.8%	12.5%
Other	12.6%	2.8%	-9.8%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.5% 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	50.6%	49.8%	-0.8%	1.1%	48.7%
Chinese	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	3.7%	3.5%	-0.2%	3.1%	0.4%
Pakistani	2.2%	1.6%	-0.6%	2.7%	-1.1%
Other Asian	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	1.7%	3.7%	2.0%	2.5%	1.2%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	0.5%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	32.2%	30.5%	-1.7%	81.4%	-50.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0.2%	3.7%	3.5%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.5% 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	48.3%	48.5%	0.2%	83.2%	-34.7%
European Union	10.9%	14.4%	3.5%	6.1%	8.3%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	2.1%	3.2%	1.1%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	35%	29.4%	-5.6%	5.6%	23.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	1.3%	0.3%
Oceania	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	0.3%	1.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 24.3% 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	46.3%	48.4%	2.1%	83.2%	-34.8%
10+ Years	7.7%	24.3%	16.6%	9.8%	14.5%
5-10 Years	10.9%	7.3%	-3.6%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	9.9%	7%	-2.9%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	25.3%	12.9%	-12.4%	1.9%	11.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.7%	76.7%	-11.0%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	7%	0.6%	6.4%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	4.7%	1.5%	3.2%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	8.5%	1.2%	7.3%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	3.7%	13.5%	-9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.8%	37.2%	-11.4%
Christian	9.1%	46.2%	-37.1%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Muslim	55.4%	6.5%	48.9%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Ellen Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ellen Street was 216.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 30.3% higher than the Whitechapel average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Ellen Street has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel and the 216th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 15.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 12.0%.

🔎 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. 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 1PB, 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 - 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 - 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 Ellen Street are based on 24 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 Ellen Street, London, E1 1PB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 1PB

Average Price
£382,480

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£382,480

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ellen Street

Average Price
£324,577

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£381,689

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£319,385

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ellen Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 9 Hadfield House Ellen Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£410,000	2022-02-25	£365,079
Flat 15 Hadfield House Ellen Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2020-10-23	£358,681
Flat 4 Hadfield House Ellen Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£442,500	2017-01-24	£432,576
Flat 3 Hadfield House Ellen Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£210,000	2014-08-01	£244,109
Flat 24 Hadfield House Ellen Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£335,000	2014-02-28	£416,146

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 1PB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 1PB 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	195
Part-Time Employee	45
Looking after home or family	39
Retired	32
Self-Employed	32
Student (economically inactive)	31
Other	30
Unemployed	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	43
Professional, scientific and technical activities	40
Financial and insurance activities	37
Accommodation and food service activities	31
Education	23
Information and communication	22
Human health and social work activities	20
Other	15
Transport and storage	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Real estate activities	6
Manufacturing	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	5

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	1,701 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,791 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,955 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,303 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	2,327 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harry Gosling Primary School Fairclough Street , E1 1NT	3out of 4	95 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School Wellclose Square , Stepney E1 8HY	4out of 4	360 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kobi Nazrul Primary School Settles Street , Whitechapel E1 1JP	3out of 4	379 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School St Mark Street , Wapping E1 8DJ	3out of 4	394 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bigland Green Primary School Bigland Street , Wapping E1 2ND	4out of 4	512 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	291 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	482 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	539 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	1,059 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	1,162 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	1,741 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,763 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,799 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	4,001 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	4,056 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	2,801 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	3,235 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,872 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	5,298 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Buttercup Primary School 181 Cannon Street Road , E1 2LX	- not rated	377 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	425 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
London East Academy 46 Whitechapel Road , Whitechapel E1 1JX	- not rated	524 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	524 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Complete Works 3rd Floor, Universal House , 88-94 Wentworth St E1 7SA	- not rated	597 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
Hermanos Coffee Roasters	Unit G04 The Loom, 14 Gowers Walk	189 yd
Lahore Kebab House	2-4 Umberston Street	241 yd
Brazilian Snacks	A69, 25 Cable Street	242 yd
Mg Grill	135 Cannon Street Road	250 yd
Original Al Ikhwan Grill & Restaurant	187 Cannon Street Road	250 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dog & Truck	72 Back Church Lane	150 yd
Brown Bear	Brown Bear Public House, 139 Leman Street	300 yd
Boom Battle Bar Aldgate East	19 Chaucer Gardens	364 yd
Sir Sydney Smith	22 Dock Street	374 yd
The Black Horse	40 Leman Street	401 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Banoful	159 Cannon Street Road	250 yd
Secrets of Calcutta	153 Cannon Street Road	250 yd
Burgers LDN	141 Leman Street	306 yd
Leman's Coffee Shop	121 Leman Street	307 yd
The Hungry Cow	111a Commercial Road	313 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tian Tian Markets	unit 2 & 3, 18 Piazza Walk	320 yd
Easy As Fresh Ltd	Unit 1, 18 Plumbers Row	447 yd
Yo Yo Oriental Supermarket	61a Alie Street	451 yd
Shanraj Limited	77-101 The Highway	477 yd
Sainsbury's	Unit 2 Southwest Block, Goodmans Fields	484 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Urbanfitness London (Aldgate) HOOPER STREET	health and fitness suite	306 yd
Ensign WELLCLOSE SQUARE		345 yd
Bigland Green Primary School BIGLAND STREET	artificial grass pitch	399 yd
Jamiatul Ummah School BIGLAND STREET		489 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	509 yd
The Tower Bridge Health And Fitness Club PRESCOT STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	514 yd
Anytime Fitness (Aldgate) ALIE STREET	health and fitness suite	550 yd
Hayaa Fitness WHITECHAPEL ROAD	health and fitness suite	582 yd
Fit4Less (London Tower Hill) (Closed) MANSELL STREET	health and fitness suite	598 yd
St George'S Leisure Centre THE HIGHWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	601 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	42.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	70.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	150 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	150 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	52.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	150 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 1PB