Erlich Cottages, London, E1 2EL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E1 2EL is primarily male, with 55.6% 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	47.5%	44.4%	-3.1%	51.0%	-6.6%
Male	52.5%	55.6%	3.1%	49.0%	6.6%

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 2EL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 72.6% 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	65.8%	72.6%	6.8%	37.9%	34.7%
Married: Opposite sex	23.4%	17.9%	-5.5%	44.2%	-26.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	2.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	4.3%	4.6%	0.3%	9.1%	-4.5%
Widowed	4.3%	2.8%	-1.5%	6.1%	-3.3%

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 (86.9%) 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	51.7%	56.4%	4.7%	48.4%	8.0%
Good health	31.6%	30.5%	-1.1%	33.6%	-3.1%
Fair health	10.6%	8.4%	-2.2%	12.7%	-4.3%
Bad health	4.2%	3.7%	-0.5%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	2%	1%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.2%

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.

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 45.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.8%	17%	1.2%	18.2%	-1.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.6%	7.4%	-1.2%	9.6%	-2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.9%	6.3%	-1.6%	13.4%	-7.1%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	5.3%	-4.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.9%	21.6%	10.7%	16.9%	4.7%
Degree or Similar	46.7%	45.5%	-1.2%	33.8%	11.7%
Other	9.9%	1.1%	-8.8%	2.8%	-1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.7% 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	35.5%	34.2%	-1.3%	1.1%	33.1%
Chinese	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	4.5%	2.5%	-2.0%	3.1%	-0.6%
Pakistani	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	3.1%	1.7%	-1.4%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	0.8%	1.7%
White	50.3%	47.7%	-2.6%	81.4%	-33.7%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.9% 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	59.8%	64.9%	5.1%	83.2%	-18.3%
European Union	9.2%	10.1%	0.9%	6.1%	4.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	3.5%	3.5%	0.8%	2.7%
Africa	2.8%	2%	-0.8%	2.7%	-0.7%
Middle East and Asia	23.2%	18.1%	-5.1%	5.6%	12.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.5%	0.7%	-3.8%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.5%	64.5%	7.0%	83.2%	-18.7%
10+ Years	7.8%	17%	9.2%	9.8%	7.2%
5-10 Years	6.4%	5.2%	-1.2%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	8.7%	6.7%	-2.0%	2.2%	4.5%
Less than 2 years	19.6%	6.7%	-12.9%	1.9%	4.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.8%	76.7%	3.1%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	2.2%	13.5%	-11.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.2%	37.2%	3.0%
Christian	11.6%	46.2%	-34.6%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	40.2%	6.5%	33.7%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Erlich Cottages Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Erlich Cottages was 149.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 68.3% higher than the Stepney Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Erlich Cottages has the 7th highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Stepney Green and the 318th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 66.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 164.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,500

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E1 2EL, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Erlich Cottages are based on 6 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 Erlich Cottages, London, E1 2EL

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 2EL

Average Price
£597,005

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£597,005

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Erlich Cottages

Average Price
£568,050

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£568,050

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Erlich CottagesStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Erlich Cottages, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£361,000	2013-04-25	£618,204
4 Erlich Cottages, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£222,000	2007-01-18	£457,030
5 Erlich Cottages, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£260,000	2006-04-04	£610,968
4 Erlich Cottages, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2005-01-05	£736,010
2 Erlich Cottages, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£135,000	2000-01-14	£570,737

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 2EL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 2EL 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	116
Student (economically inactive)	70
Part-Time Employee	32
Self-Employed	32
Retired	22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	21
Looking after home or family	21
Unemployed	16
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Financial and insurance activities	26
Professional, scientific and technical activities	23
Education	20
Information and communication	18
Human health and social work activities	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	8
Construction	6
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	813 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	1,053 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,239 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,415 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,678 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stepney Park Primary School Smithy Street , Stepney E1 3BW	3out of 4	453 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stewart Headlam Primary School Tapp Street , Stepney E1 5RE	3out of 4	459 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Scurr Primary School Cephas Street , Stepney Green E1 4AX	3out of 4	475 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Osmani Primary School Vallance Road , Whitechapel E1 5AD	3out of 4	619 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Buxton Primary School Buxton Street , Bethnal Green E1 5AR	4out of 4	638 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	262 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	629 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	679 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	1out of 4	781 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	879 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	1,885 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,326 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,690 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,742 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	4,783 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	2,456 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,841 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,866 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	5,156 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,185 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Islamic School 18-22 Damien Street , E1 2HX	- not rated	417 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Date Palm Primary School 60 Nelsons Street , First Floor E1 2DE	- not rated	547 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	640 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
London East Academy 46 Whitechapel Road , Whitechapel E1 1JX	- not rated	716 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	716 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
Le Madison Steakhouse, Le Madison Kitchen	51 Raven Row	98 yd
Kolapata Bangladeshi Restaurant	222 Whitechapel Road	139 yd
Coffee Republic	208 Whitechapel Road	139 yd
6Burgerz	7 Mile End Road	156 yd
Love Bite Cafe & Restaurant	5 Mile End Road	170 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
London Hospital Tavern	176 Whitechapel Road	139 yd
White Hart	White Hart Public House, 1 Mile End Road	170 yd
Blind Beggar	The Blind Beggar, 337-341 Whitechapel Road	199 yd
Good Samaritan	87 Turner Street	474 yd
The Carpenters Arms	The Carpenters Arms, 135 Cambridge Heath Road	483 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal PFC	178a Whitechapel Road	139 yd
Empire Chinese Take Away	43 Mile End Road	197 yd
Mkazone	120 Stepney Way	209 yd
Thai N Pie	45 Mile End Road	305 yd
JKS Kitchen	16-22 Assembly Passage	324 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury Foodstore, 1 Cambridge Heath Road	359 yd
Asda	Unit 2, Anchor Retail Park, Mile End Road	454 yd
Tesco	83-89 Mile End Road	454 yd
Sainsbury's	327-329 Commercial Road	551 yd
Tesco	226-228 Commercial Road	557 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Play On Sports (Closed) RAVEN ROW		89 yd
Swanlea School BRADY STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	396 yd
Whitechapel Sports Centre DURWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	459 yd
Stepney Green Park WICKHAM CLOSE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	618 yd
Davenant Centre (Closed) Whitechapel Road		643 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	647 yd
Crossfit London MALCOLM PLACE	health and fitness suite	681 yd
Good Shepherd Mission THREE COLTS LANE		716 yd
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School COMMERCIAL ROAD		725 yd
Bethnal Green Gardens Tennis Courts MALCOLM PLACE	tennis courts	735 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	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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	64.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	60.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	70.47 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	70.47 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 2EL