Wolsey Street, London, E1 3BD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E1 3BD 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	43.1%	47.6%	4.5%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	56.9%	52.4%	-4.5%	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 3BD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.5% 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	63.6%	57.5%	-6.1%	37.9%	19.6%
Married: Opposite sex	26.2%	31.7%	5.5%	44.2%	-12.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	2.7%	3.2%	0.5%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	4.9%	4.5%	-0.4%	9.1%	-4.6%
Widowed	2.7%	2.3%	-0.4%	6.1%	-3.8%

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 (85.2%) 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	53%	47.8%	-5.2%	48.4%	-0.6%
Good health	32.2%	37.4%	5.2%	33.6%	3.8%
Fair health	9.9%	9.7%	-0.2%	12.7%	-3.0%
Bad health	3.5%	4.5%	1.0%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	14.2%	15%	0.8%	18.2%	-3.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.8%	8.2%	-1.6%	9.6%	-1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.9%	10.5%	1.6%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2.7%	1.8%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.1%	15.5%	4.4%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	40.9%	42.7%	1.8%	33.8%	8.9%
Other	14.2%	5.5%	-8.7%	2.8%	2.7%

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	44.5%	45.5%	1.0%	1.1%	44.4%
Chinese	2.1%	1%	-1.1%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	2.1%	1.4%	-0.7%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	0%	1.7%	1.7%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	2.8%	3.8%	1.0%	2.5%	1.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	2.4%	2.4%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	2.5%	3.4%	0.9%	0.8%	2.6%
White	40.3%	30.7%	-9.6%	81.4%	-50.7%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	1.8%	3.1%	1.3%	0.6%	2.5%
Other	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44.4% 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	54.8%	44.4%	-10.4%	83.2%	-38.8%
European Union	10.6%	17.7%	7.1%	6.1%	11.6%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	3.2%	2.1%	-1.1%	2.7%	-0.6%
Middle East and Asia	25.1%	26%	0.9%	5.6%	20.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	8%	4.1%	1.3%	6.7%
Oceania	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 23.3% 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	53%	44.4%	-8.6%	83.2%	-38.8%
10+ Years	8.5%	23.3%	14.8%	9.8%	13.5%
5-10 Years	8.1%	8.7%	0.6%	2.9%	5.8%
2-5 Years	8.1%	11.5%	3.4%	2.2%	9.3%
Less than 2 years	22.3%	12.2%	-10.1%	1.9%	10.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.2%	76.7%	-17.5%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Italy	7.7%	0.6%	7.1%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Spain	7%	0.4%	6.6%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	9.4%	1.2%	8.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
No passport held	2.4%	13.5%	-11.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.9%	37.2%	-15.3%
Christian	19.1%	46.2%	-27.1%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	50.7%	6.5%	44.2%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	7.6%	6.0%	1.6%

Safety

Is Wolsey Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wolsey Street was 112.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 28.8% higher than the Stepney Green average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Wolsey Street has the 7th lowest crime rate of 14 local areas in Stepney Green and the 284th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 16.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -57.7%.

🔎 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 3BD, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 Wolsey Street are based on 17 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 Wolsey Street, London, E1 3BD

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 3BD

Average Price
£352,560

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£352,560

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wolsey Street

Average Price
£317,982

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£317,982

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wolsey Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 12 Sandhurst House Wolsey Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£349,500	2025-11-03	£328,523
Flat 11 Sandhurst House Wolsey Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2025-08-20	£361,649
Flat 10 Sandhurst House Wolsey Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£378,000	2025-06-27	£328,875
Flat 8 Sandhurst House Wolsey Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£352,500	2022-08-19	£291,369
Flat 9 Sandhurst House Wolsey Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£121,729	2017-10-31	£106,437

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 3BD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 3BD 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	66
Looking after home or family	38
Part-Time Employee	28
Student (economically inactive)	23
Self-Employed	21
Retired	12
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Unemployed	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	13
Information and communication	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Education	9
Human health and social work activities	8
Other	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	3
Transport and storage	2
Construction	2
Real estate activities	1

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	731 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	821 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	- not rated	1,291 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,319 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,938 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Smithy Street Primary School Smithy Street , Stepney E1 3BW	- not rated	248 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Park Primary School Smithy Street , Stepney E1 3BW	3out of 4	291 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary and St Michael Primary School Sutton Street , Stepney E1 0BD	3out of 4	531 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary and St Michael's Junior School Sutton Street , Commercial Road E1 0BD	- not rated	531 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's and St Michael's Infant School Sutton Street , Commercial Road E1 0BD	- not rated	531 yd	Voluntary aided 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	521 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	577 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	- not rated	577 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	582 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Catholic School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	3out of 4	619 yd	Academy converter	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	2,113 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	2,413 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	2,670 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,820 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,092 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	3out of 4	2,284 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	2,284 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	3,811 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,835 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	5,098 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ayasofia Primary School 130 Cavell Street , E1 2JA	- not rated	173 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
London Islamic School 18-22 Damien Street , E1 2HX	- not rated	249 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Community College London for 2000 Woods Buildings , 265-7 Whitechapel Road E1 1BY	- not rated	448 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Daffodil Preparatory School 161 - 163 Commercial Road , Tower Hamlets E1 2DA	- not rated	609 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	658 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
London City Bubble Tea	116 Jubilee Street	190 yd
Le Madison Steakhouse, Le Madison Kitchen	51 Raven Row	215 yd
The Gourmet Hut	81 Cavell Street	242 yd
Kolapata Bangladeshi Restaurant	222 Whitechapel Road	253 yd
Coffee Republic	208 Whitechapel Road	253 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
London Hospital Tavern	176 Whitechapel Road	253 yd
White Hart	White Hart Public House, 1 Mile End Road	309 yd
Blind Beggar	The Blind Beggar, 337-341 Whitechapel Road	332 yd
Mad George Tavern	George Tavern, 373 Commercial Road	456 yd
Good Samaritan	87 Turner Street	479 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mkazone	120 Stepney Way	60 yd
Royal PFC	178a Whitechapel Road	253 yd
Empire Chinese Take Away	43 Mile End Road	324 yd
JKS Kitchen	16-22 Assembly Passage	350 yd
Thai N Pie	45 Mile End Road	398 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	327-329 Commercial Road	409 yd
Tesco	226-228 Commercial Road	457 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury Foodstore, 1 Cambridge Heath Road	498 yd
Asda	Unit 2, Anchor Retail Park, Mile End Road	514 yd
Tesco	83-89 Mile End Road	514 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Play On Sports (Closed) RAVEN ROW		182 yd
Swanlea School BRADY STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	518 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	543 yd
Stepney Green Park WICKHAM CLOSE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	553 yd
Whitechapel Sports Centre DURWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	555 yd
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School COMMERCIAL ROAD		577 yd
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School (Closed) Lukin Street		625 yd
Tarling East Community Centre MARTHA STREET	grass pitches	680 yd
Bigland Green Primary School BIGLAND STREET	artificial grass pitch	687 yd
Davenant Centre (Closed) Whitechapel Road		689 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	59.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	55.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	16.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 3BD