Ben Johnson Road, London, E1 3NN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E1 3NN, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.7% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.8%	52.7%	4.9%	51.0%	1.7%
Male	52.2%	47.3%	-4.9%	49.0%	-1.7%

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 3NN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.2% 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	45.3%	52.2%	6.9%	37.9%	14.3%
Married: Opposite sex	40.9%	38.4%	-2.5%	44.2%	-5.8%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	4%	1.9%	-2.1%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	4.4%	3.8%	-0.6%	9.1%	-5.3%
Widowed	5.4%	3.1%	-2.3%	6.1%	-3.0%

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	48%	50.9%	2.9%	48.4%	2.5%
Good health	30.7%	30.5%	-0.2%	33.6%	-3.1%
Fair health	12.3%	11%	-1.3%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	6.6%	3.9%	-2.7%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	2.4%	3.7%	1.3%	1.2%	2.5%

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	33.2%	24%	-9.2%	18.2%	5.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.4%	9.3%	-2.1%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	12.8%	1.1%	13.4%	-0.6%
Apprenticeship	0%	1.9%	1.9%	5.3%	-3.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	14.3%	5.2%	16.9%	-2.6%
Degree or Similar	19.8%	34.9%	15.1%	33.8%	1.1%
Other	14.8%	2.8%	-12.0%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 9.4% 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	70.2%	74.1%	3.9%	1.1%	73.0%
Chinese	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	1.7%	0.4%	-1.3%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.5%
Other Asian	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	3.5%	9.4%	5.9%	2.5%	6.9%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	1.9%	0.4%	-1.5%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	1.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	15.6%	9.4%	-6.2%	81.4%	-72.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.7% 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	52%	62.7%	10.7%	83.2%	-20.5%
European Union	4.3%	5.9%	1.6%	6.1%	-0.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	4.7%	3.3%	-1.4%	2.7%	0.6%
Middle East and Asia	38.3%	27.3%	-11.0%	5.6%	21.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50.6%	62.8%	12.2%	83.2%	-20.4%
10+ Years	6.1%	21.7%	15.6%	9.8%	11.9%
5-10 Years	5.9%	6.3%	0.4%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	8%	5.9%	-2.1%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	29.3%	3.3%	-26.0%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.3%	76.7%	4.6%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	4.4%	0.6%	3.8%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	5.3%	1.2%	4.1%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	3.7%	13.5%	-9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5%	37.2%	-32.2%
Christian	8.8%	46.2%	-37.4%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Muslim	80.7%	6.5%	74.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	3.7%	6.0%	-2.3%

Safety

Is Ben Johnson Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ben Johnson Road was 61.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 41.0% lower than the St Dunstan's average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ben Johnson Road has the 6th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in St Dunstan's and the 119th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -42.1%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,400

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E1 3NN, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 Ben Johnson Road are based on 1 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 Ben Johnson Road, London, E1 3NN

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 3NN

Average Price
£154,671

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£300,985

Other
£8,357

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ben Johnson Road

Average Price
£267,509

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£267,509

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ben Johnson Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
40 Ben Jonson Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£8,000	2019-10-21	£7,278
Apartment 307 Bootmakers Court, 132 Ben Johnson Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£243,000	2014-05-27	£262,129

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Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 3NN 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	67
Part-Time Employee	51
Student (economically inactive)	50
Looking after home or family	45
Long-Term Sick or disabled	29
Other	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	17
Unemployed	17
Retired	12
Self-Employed	12

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Education	19
Human health and social work activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Other	5
Information and communication	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Construction	2
Manufacturing	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	- not rated	404 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	424 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	654 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,314 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Landsbury Nursery School Cordelia Street , Poplar E14 6DZ	- not rated	1,796 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Halley Primary School Halley Street , E14 7SS	3out of 4	186 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cayley Primary School Aston Street , Stepney E14 7NG	3out of 4	238 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ben Jonson Primary School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	3out of 4	404 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy 11 Solebay Street , E1 4PW	4out of 4	605 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sir William Burrough Primary School Salmon Lane , Limehouse E14 7PQ	- not rated	644 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	3out of 4	232 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	- not rated	232 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Stepney Way , Stepney E1 0RH	4out of 4	359 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	- not rated	894 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Bishop Challoner Catholic School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	3out of 4	1,015 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	2,063 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	2,467 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	3,053 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	3,102 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,206 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	1,145 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	1,145 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	2,970 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	4,146 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,498 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stephen Hawking School Brunton Place , E14 7LL	4out of 4	600 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road , E1 4NS	- not rated	630 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mazahirul Uloom London School 241-243 Mile End Road , Stepney E1 4AA	- not rated	659 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
London East Alternative Provision 21 Tollet Street , Stepney E1 4EE	4out of 4	875 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harpley School Globe Road , E1 4DZ	- not rated	977 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bilhana Lebanese Deli	38 Ben Jonson Road	2 yd
Chicken Mahal	84 Ben Jonson Road	114 yd
The Allotment Kitchen	Stepney City Farms, Stepney High Street	290 yd
Ragged School Cafe	The Ragged School Museum, 46-50 Copperfield Road	357 yd
Eatz	30 Blount Street	433 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Ship	The Old Ship Public House, 17 Barnes Street	470 yd
Prince Regent	Prince Regent Public House, 81 Salmon Lane	498 yd
Queens Head	Queens Head Public House, 8 Flamborough Street	504 yd
Bancroft Arms	Bancroft Arms, 410 Mile End Road	606 yd
The Crown	The Crown Public House, 667 Commercial Road	611 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kar Woo	56 Ben Jonson Road	2 yd
Fodal Mile End, Gadani	74 Ben Jonson Road	56 yd
Ocean Fish Bar	78 White Horse Lane	525 yd
Mouchak Sweets & Cafe	104 White Horse Lane	525 yd
Pasha Peri Peri,Gourmet Burgers & Pizza& Hanys Chicken & Pizza, Choix	637 Commercial Road	591 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	657 Commercial Road	611 yd
Sainsbury's	516-518 Commercial Road	627 yd
Sainsbury's	420-430 Mile End Road	646 yd
Tesco Express 2400	193-197 Mile End Road	693 yd
Co-operative	383-387 Mile End Road	889 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Haileybury Youth Centre HAILEYBURY CENTRE HAILEYBURY CENTRE BEN JONSON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	173 yd
Stepney Green Maths Computing And Science College BEN JONSON ROAD		201 yd
Arbour Youth Centre SHANDY PARK SHANDY PARK SHANDY STREET		329 yd
Sir John Cass Foundation And Redcoat C Of E Secondary School STEPNEY WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	379 yd
Tower Project 45-55 45-55 WHITE HORSE ROAD		506 yd
Mile End Park Leisure Centre And Stadium MILE END STADIUM MILE END PARK MILE END STADIUM MILE END PARK RHODESWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	525 yd
Stepney Green Park WICKHAM CLOSE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	588 yd
Stephen Hawking School BRUNTON PLACE		597 yd
Pure Gym (London Limehouse) Commercial Road	health and fitness suite	658 yd
Limehouse Marina Elite (Closed) Commercial Road	health and fitness suite	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	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	39.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	43.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	69.77 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	69.77 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 3NN