Stepney Way, London, E1 3EZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E1 3EZ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% 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	49.6%	49.2%	-0.4%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	50.4%	50.8%	0.4%	49.0%	1.8%

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 3EZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.2% 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	56.4%	53.2%	-3.2%	37.9%	15.3%
Married: Opposite sex	37.2%	34.3%	-2.9%	44.2%	-9.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Separated	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	4.6%	6.8%	2.2%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	6.1%	-4.7%

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	57.2%	53.4%	-3.8%	48.4%	5.0%
Good health	28.9%	30.7%	1.8%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	8.1%	10.7%	2.6%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	5%	3.3%	-1.7%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	1.2%	0.7%

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	19.1%	16.1%	-3.0%	18.2%	-2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.8%	8.6%	-4.2%	9.6%	-1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.9%	9.6%	-0.3%	13.4%	-3.8%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.1%	1.7%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.3%	17.1%	5.8%	16.9%	0.2%
Degree or Similar	37.2%	42.5%	5.3%	33.8%	8.7%
Other	9.2%	3.9%	-5.3%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 31.7% 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	42.8%	47.3%	4.5%	1.1%	46.2%
Chinese	1%	1.6%	0.6%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	2.1%	3%	0.9%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	1.6%	-0.8%
Black African	3.4%	4.4%	1.0%	2.5%	1.9%
Black Caribbean	2.1%	2.2%	0.1%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	2.2%	1.9%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	0.8%	0.6%
White	36.7%	31.7%	-5.0%	81.4%	-49.7%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	1.3%	0.5%	-0.8%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	1%	1.6%	0.6%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.3% 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	64.8%	54.3%	-10.5%	83.2%	-28.9%
European Union	3.9%	13.3%	9.4%	6.1%	7.2%
Rest of Europe	1%	1.4%	0.4%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	4.5%	2.8%	-1.7%	2.7%	0.1%
Middle East and Asia	22.3%	26%	3.7%	5.6%	20.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%	0.6%
Oceania	2.1%	0.3%	-1.8%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.6%	54.1%	-10.5%	83.2%	-29.1%
10+ Years	2.4%	22.4%	20.0%	9.8%	12.6%
5-10 Years	5.5%	9.1%	3.6%	2.9%	6.2%
2-5 Years	6.6%	7.7%	1.1%	2.2%	5.5%
Less than 2 years	21%	6.6%	-14.4%	1.9%	4.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.9%	76.7%	-8.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	2.7%	0.4%	2.3%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	5.8%	1.2%	4.6%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.3%	37.2%	-18.9%
Christian	21%	46.2%	-25.2%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Muslim	50.3%	6.5%	43.8%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Stepney Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Stepney Way was 62.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 39.0% lower than the St Dunstan's average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Stepney Way has the 7th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's and the 131st lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year.

🔎 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 3EZ, 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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 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 Stepney Way are based on 247 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 Stepney Way, London, E1 3EZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 3EZ

Average Price
£340,926

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£340,926

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Stepney Way

Average Price
£926,073

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,512,243

Flats/Maisonettes
£342,200

Other
£14,529,867

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Stepney WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 7 224 Stepney Way, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2024-09-30	£298,484
Flat 14 222 Stepney Way, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£120,000	2024-03-18	£121,649
Flat 13 224 Stepney Way, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£385,000	2024-01-26	£385,805
Flat 15 222 Stepney Way, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£370,000	2023-10-19	£363,555
Flat 27 224 Stepney Way, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£346,830	2023-09-15	£341,840

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 3EZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 3EZ 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	96
Part-Time Employee	41
Student (economically inactive)	29
Looking after home or family	26
Self-Employed	25
Unemployed	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	12
Retired	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	21
Financial and insurance activities	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Information and communication	14
Education	14
Other	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Transport and storage	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Construction	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	590 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	616 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,116 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,314 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,157 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	192 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary and St Michael Primary School Sutton Street , Stepney E1 0BD	3out of 4	435 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
John Scurr Primary School Cephas Street , Stepney Green E1 4AX	3out of 4	595 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marion Richardson Primary School Senrab Street , E1 0QF	3out of 4	612 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bigland Green Primary School Bigland Street , Wapping E1 2ND	4out of 4	767 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	476 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	3out of 4	502 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Stepney Way , Stepney E1 0RH	4out of 4	621 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	686 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	3out of 4	714 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	2,345 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	2,860 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,370 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,675 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	4,972 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	2,072 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,687 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,938 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	4,951 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,117 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	371 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Date Palm Primary School 60 Nelsons Street , First Floor E1 2DE	- not rated	588 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jamiatul Ummah School 56 Bigland Street , Shadwell E1 2ND	- not rated	743 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Buttercup Primary School 181 Cannon Street Road , E1 2LX	- not rated	834 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	838 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	186 yd
The Kebab Bros	269 Stepney Way	306 yd
Cabin	134 Aylward Street	321 yd
Michael's	378 Commercial Road	404 yd
Spice Hut	337 Commercial Road	443 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mad George Tavern	George Tavern, 373 Commercial Road	346 yd
White Hart	White Hart Public House, 1 Mile End Road	577 yd
London Hospital Tavern	176 Whitechapel Road	611 yd
Hungerford Arms	240 Commercial Road	656 yd
Blind Beggar	The Blind Beggar, 337-341 Whitechapel Road	679 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mkazone	120 Stepney Way	333 yd
JKS Kitchen	16-22 Assembly Passage	381 yd
Spice Grill	410 Commercial Road	404 yd
Chill Grill	406 Commercial Road	404 yd
Popeyes Chicken	10 Assembly Passage	443 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	327-329 Commercial Road	443 yd
Asda	Unit 2, Anchor Retail Park, Mile End Road	538 yd
Tesco	83-89 Mile End Road	538 yd
Iceland	1-11 Watney Market	611 yd
Tesco	226-228 Commercial Road	647 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Stepney Green Park WICKHAM CLOSE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	256 yd
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School COMMERCIAL ROAD		375 yd
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School (Closed) Lukin Street		406 yd
Sir John Cass Foundation And Redcoat C Of E Secondary School STEPNEY WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	472 yd
Play On Sports (Closed) RAVEN ROW		543 yd
Tarling East Community Centre MARTHA STREET	grass pitches	633 yd
Haileybury Youth Centre HAILEYBURY CENTRE HAILEYBURY CENTRE BEN JONSON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	640 yd
Stepney Green Maths Computing And Science College BEN JONSON ROAD		656 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	703 yd
Jamiatul Ummah School BIGLAND STREET		796 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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 3EZ