Commercial Road, London, E1 2DA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E1 2DA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.6%	50.1%	2.5%	51.0%	-0.9%
Male	52.4%	49.9%	-2.5%	49.0%	0.9%

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 2DA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.7% 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	64.1%	56.7%	-7.4%	37.9%	18.8%
Married: Opposite sex	24.4%	32.3%	7.9%	44.2%	-11.9%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	1.6%	2.8%	1.2%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	5%	3.2%	-1.8%	9.1%	-5.9%
Widowed	3.7%	3.2%	-0.5%	6.1%	-2.9%

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	46.5%	49.6%	3.1%	48.4%	1.2%
Good health	33.6%	31.8%	-1.8%	33.6%	-1.8%
Fair health	11.9%	11.6%	-0.3%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	4.5%	5.3%	0.8%	4.0%	1.3%
Very bad health	3.5%	1.8%	-1.7%	1.2%	0.6%

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 45.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.9%	14.4%	-0.5%	18.2%	-3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.2%	7%	0.8%	9.6%	-2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.2%	6%	-0.2%	13.4%	-7.4%
Apprenticeship	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	5.3%	-3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.1%	23.2%	9.1%	16.9%	6.3%
Degree or Similar	46.7%	45.1%	-1.6%	33.8%	11.3%
Other	11.6%	2.8%	-8.8%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.7% 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	32.5%	51.6%	19.1%	1.1%	50.5%
Chinese	3.1%	1.8%	-1.3%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	3.1%	2.4%	-0.7%	3.1%	-0.7%
Pakistani	3.1%	3.9%	0.8%	2.7%	1.2%
Other Asian	5.4%	3%	-2.4%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	3.1%	1.5%	-1.6%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	42.9%	30.7%	-12.2%	81.4%	-50.7%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.4% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55%	55.4%	0.4%	83.2%	-27.8%
European Union	9%	11.9%	2.9%	6.1%	5.8%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	3.6%	1.8%	-1.8%	2.7%	-0.9%
Middle East and Asia	27.5%	26.8%	-0.7%	5.6%	21.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	2.7%	-0.4%	1.3%	1.4%
Oceania	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	54.2%	55.2%	1.0%	83.2%	-28.0%
10+ Years	7.3%	24.3%	17.0%	9.8%	14.5%
5-10 Years	6.1%	5.9%	-0.2%	2.9%	3.0%
2-5 Years	9.5%	4.5%	-5.0%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	23%	10.1%	-12.9%	1.9%	8.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.3%	76.7%	-1.4%
France	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	5.1%	0.6%	4.5%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	5.4%	1.2%	4.2%
South-East Asia	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	0.9%	13.5%	-12.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.7%	37.2%	-13.5%
Christian	11.6%	46.2%	-34.6%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Muslim	57.9%	6.5%	51.4%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	2.4%	6.0%	-3.6%

Safety

Is Commercial Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Commercial Road was 44.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 72.2% lower than the Whitechapel average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Commercial Road has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel and the 65th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -79.8%.

🔎 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 2DA, 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 1561 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 2DA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 2DA

Average Price
£741,017

Semi-Detached
£1,316,949

Terraced
£858,857

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£509,759

Estimated Average Property Prices for Commercial Road

Average Price
£838,508

Semi-Detached
£898,603

Terraced
£776,390

Detached
£2,092,701

Flats/Maisonettes
£431,756

Other
£6,868,723

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Commercial Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
183 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2024-06-06	£894,898
185 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£400,000	2023-10-23	£359,426
177 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£75,000	2016-05-13	£68,302
169 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£700,000	2010-07-14	£1,214,124
171 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£450,000	2010-07-14	£786,857

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 2DA

Employment

E1 2DA area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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 2DA 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	91
Student (economically inactive)	39
Part-Time Employee	34
Self-Employed	25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	24
Retired	18
Looking after home or family	17
Other	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	7

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	100
Professional, scientific and technical activities	37
Financial and insurance activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Accommodation and food service activities	23
Education	20
Other	19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	18
Information and communication	17
Administrative and support service activities	14
Transport and storage	12
Construction	4
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	1,250 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,310 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	- not rated	1,847 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,859 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,911 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bigland Green Primary School Bigland Street , Wapping E1 2ND	4out of 4	239 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kobi Nazrul Primary School Settles Street , Whitechapel E1 1JP	3out of 4	320 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Gosling Junior Mixed School Henriques Street , E1 1NB	- not rated	341 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harry Gosling Infant School Henriques Street , E1 1NB	- not rated	341 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Gosling Primary School Fairclough Street , E1 1NT	3out of 4	407 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	1 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	138 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	- not rated	138 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	- not rated	271 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	704 yd	Community school	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	1,879 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	2,260 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	2,360 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	3,208 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	3,333 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	3out of 4	2,778 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	2,778 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,259 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,392 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	5,390 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Daffodil Preparatory School 161 - 163 Commercial Road , Tower Hamlets E1 2DA	- not rated	33 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Buttercup Primary School 181 Cannon Street Road , E1 2LX	- not rated	114 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	159 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Grenfell Special School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	196 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Islamic School 59-66 Greenfield Road , E1 1EJ	- not rated	313 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
Donatella (Cafe) Ltd	31-31a Nelson Street	76 yd
Caffe Italia	174 Cannon Street Road	77 yd
Amigos Burgers & Shakes Whitechapel	156 Commercial Road	99 yd
Shalamar House Restaurant	154-156 Commercial Road	103 yd
Cosy Coffee Cafe	34 New Road	116 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hungerford Arms	240 Commercial Road	215 yd
The Griff Inn Bar & Kitchen	BSLA Building (St Bartholomew & The Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry), 4 Newark Street	217 yd
Good Samaritan	87 Turner Street	288 yd
Dog & Truck	72 Back Church Lane	496 yd
Boom Battle Bar Aldgate East	19 Chaucer Gardens	574 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bonbons Whitechapel	47 New Road	112 yd
BaxterStorey	Qmb Innovation Centre, 42 New Road	116 yd
Smokin'Wok	84 Myrdle Street	192 yd
Subway	232 Commercial Road	215 yd
The Hungry Cow	111a Commercial Road	219 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	226-228 Commercial Road	195 yd
Tesco	4 Fieldgate Street	347 yd
Iceland	1-11 Watney Market	368 yd
Easy As Fresh Ltd	Unit 1, 18 Plumbers Row	447 yd
Sainsbury's	327-329 Commercial Road	450 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	203 yd
Bigland Green Primary School BIGLAND STREET	artificial grass pitch	247 yd
Jamiatul Ummah School BIGLAND STREET		356 yd
Davenant Centre (Closed) Whitechapel Road		474 yd
Al-Mizan School WHITECHAPEL ROAD		482 yd
Hayaa Fitness WHITECHAPEL ROAD	health and fitness suite	499 yd
Tarling East Community Centre MARTHA STREET	grass pitches	568 yd
Play On Sports (Closed) RAVEN ROW		577 yd
Whitechapel Sports Centre DURWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	611 yd
St George'S Leisure Centre THE HIGHWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	652 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
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	4.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	74.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	63.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.99 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.99 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 2DA