Bigland Street, London, E1 2ND

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E1 2ND is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.9%	51.7%	-0.2%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	48.1%	48.3%	0.2%	49.0%	-0.7%

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 2ND, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.4% 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	47.6%	46.4%	-1.2%	37.9%	8.5%
Married: Opposite sex	36.6%	40%	3.4%	44.2%	-4.2%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	4.5%	2.7%	-1.8%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	5.6%	4.9%	-0.7%	9.1%	-4.2%
Widowed	4.5%	4.9%	0.4%	6.1%	-1.2%

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	43.4%	53%	9.6%	48.4%	4.6%
Good health	40.5%	30.5%	-10.0%	33.6%	-3.1%
Fair health	9.8%	11.8%	2.0%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	4.1%	3.4%	-0.7%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	1.2%	0.1%

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	25.4%	21.4%	-4.0%	18.2%	3.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.9%	10%	0.1%	9.6%	0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.3%	11.2%	2.9%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	2.9%	2.4%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.6%	15.5%	2.9%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	30.2%	35%	4.8%	33.8%	1.2%
Other	13.1%	4.1%	-9.0%	2.8%	1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 19.3% 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	51.7%	60.9%	9.2%	1.1%	59.8%
Chinese	1.8%	0.9%	-0.9%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	3.1%	1.3%	-1.8%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	2.9%	2.1%	-0.8%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	2.6%	2.8%	0.2%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	4.9%	3.2%	-1.7%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Mixed Other	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
White	23.2%	19.3%	-3.9%	81.4%	-62.1%
Arab	2%	1.1%	-0.9%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	3.3%	3.7%	0.4%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43% 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	47.5%	43%	-4.5%	83.2%	-40.2%
European Union	8.6%	9.7%	1.1%	6.1%	3.6%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	5.9%	4.5%	-1.4%	2.7%	1.8%
Middle East and Asia	32.4%	37.6%	5.2%	5.6%	32.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	3.6%	-0.3%	1.3%	2.3%
Oceania	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 32.5% 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	46.4%	43%	-3.4%	83.2%	-40.2%
10+ Years	5.9%	32.5%	26.6%	9.8%	22.7%
5-10 Years	8.1%	10.7%	2.6%	2.9%	7.8%
2-5 Years	11.6%	8.6%	-3.0%	2.2%	6.4%
Less than 2 years	28.1%	5.2%	-22.9%	1.9%	3.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.7%	76.7%	-11.0%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Italy	7.7%	0.6%	7.1%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	12.2%	1.2%	11.0%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central Asia	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	3.7%	13.5%	-9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.7%	37.2%	-26.5%
Christian	12.2%	46.2%	-34.0%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	66.2%	6.5%	59.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	9.2%	6.0%	3.2%

Safety

Is Bigland Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bigland Street was 95.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 25.1% lower than the Shadwell average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bigland Street has the 7th lowest crime rate of 15 local areas in Shadwell and the 240th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -36.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 56% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in E1 2ND, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Bigland Street are based on 35 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 Bigland Street, London, E1 2ND

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 2ND

Average Price
£337,404

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£337,404

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bigland Street

Average Price
£317,871

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£317,871

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bigland Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
78 Bigland Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2019-11-22	£373,442
78 Bigland Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2009-05-12	£417,713
88 Bigland Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£100,000	2005-10-07	£199,792
70 Bigland Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£190,000	2004-05-19	£388,507
66 Bigland Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£188,000	2004-02-05	£388,560

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 2ND

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 2ND 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	89
Part-Time Employee	78
Looking after home or family	55
Student (economically inactive)	43
Self-Employed	36
Unemployed	29
Other	28
Retired	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Education	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Financial and insurance activities	17
Information and communication	14
Human health and social work activities	12
Other	12
Administrative and support service activities	10
Transport and storage	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	6
Construction	4
Real estate activities	3
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	1,229 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,399 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,891 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,012 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,130 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	31 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Gosling Primary School Fairclough Street , E1 1NT	3out of 4	444 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kobi Nazrul Primary School Settles Street , Whitechapel E1 1JP	3out of 4	492 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blue Gate Fields Junior School King David Lane , Wapping E1 0EH	4out of 4	547 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School King David Lane , Stepney E1 0EH	3out of 4	547 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	129 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	225 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	1out of 4	404 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	681 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	3out of 4	819 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	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	2,063 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,327 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,106 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	4,198 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	4,430 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	2,761 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,151 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,476 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jamiatul Ummah School 56 Bigland Street , Shadwell E1 2ND	- not rated	137 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Buttercup Primary School 181 Cannon Street Road , E1 2LX	- not rated	189 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Date Palm Primary School 60 Nelsons Street , First Floor E1 2DE	- not rated	261 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	358 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
London Islamic School 18-22 Damien Street , E1 2HX	- not rated	450 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Coffee House Shadwell	Unit 3a, 67 Watney Street	107 yd
Grill Hut	44 Morris Street	135 yd
Wimpy	28 Watney Market	182 yd
Cafe Lime and Restaurants	30-32 Watney Market	182 yd
Shah's Halal Food	3 Martha Street	188 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hungerford Arms	240 Commercial Road	216 yd
Mad George Tavern	George Tavern, 373 Commercial Road	473 yd
Studio Spaces Ltd	Unit 2, 110 Pennington Street	488 yd
The Griff Inn Bar & Kitchen	BSLA Building (St Bartholomew & The Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry), 4 Newark Street	548 yd
Good Samaritan	87 Turner Street	600 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bubble Cream & Sweet	52A Watney Street	103 yd
Watney Caffe Italia Ltd	54 Watney Street	107 yd
WASO	114 & 115 Railway Arches, Chapman Street	149 yd
Chilli Legend,Tasty Malatang, I Noodle Club	115 Chapman Street	202 yd
Spice PFC & Grill	85 Watney Street	210 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	1-11 Watney Market	179 yd
Tesco	226-228 Commercial Road	262 yd
Sainsbury's	327-329 Commercial Road	346 yd
Shanraj Limited	77-101 The Highway	488 yd
Tesco	4 Fieldgate Street	675 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Jamiatul Ummah School BIGLAND STREET		23 yd
Bigland Green Primary School BIGLAND STREET	artificial grass pitch	102 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	173 yd
Tarling East Community Centre MARTHA STREET	grass pitches	287 yd
St George'S Leisure Centre THE HIGHWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	338 yd
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School COMMERCIAL ROAD		562 yd
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School (Closed) Lukin Street		587 yd
Ensign WELLCLOSE SQUARE		642 yd
Play On Sports (Closed) RAVEN ROW		769 yd
Urbanfitness London (Aldgate) HOOPER STREET	health and fitness suite	785 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	64.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	64.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	64.3%

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	25.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	57.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	144.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	111 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 2ND