Mile End Road, London, E1 4AQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E1 4AQ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% 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	49.9%	47.7%	-2.2%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	50.1%	52.3%	2.2%	49.0%	3.3%

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 4AQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.8% 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	62.7%	52.8%	-9.9%	37.9%	14.9%
Married: Opposite sex	28.2%	40%	11.8%	44.2%	-4.2%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	2.5%	0.7%	-1.8%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	3.4%	4.2%	0.8%	9.1%	-4.9%
Widowed	2.7%	1.2%	-1.5%	6.1%	-4.9%

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 (89%) 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	53.2%	49.4%	-3.8%	48.4%	1.0%
Good health	33.5%	39.6%	6.1%	33.6%	6.0%
Fair health	7.8%	9.2%	1.4%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	3.5%	1.3%	-2.2%	4.0%	-2.7%
Very bad health	2%	0.4%	-1.6%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 50%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.4%	15.1%	-2.3%	18.2%	-3.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.6%	8.4%	-1.2%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.8%	7.9%	0.1%	13.4%	-5.5%
Apprenticeship	0.2%	3.5%	3.3%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	11.4%	1.6%	16.9%	-5.5%
Degree or Similar	42.9%	50%	7.1%	33.8%	16.2%
Other	12.3%	3.7%	-8.6%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 22.6% 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	37.4%	43.4%	6.0%	1.1%	42.3%
Chinese	8.6%	5.1%	-3.5%	0.7%	4.4%
Indian	3.9%	4.7%	0.8%	3.1%	1.6%
Pakistani	3.1%	0.8%	-2.3%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	2.3%	1.3%	-1.0%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	1.6%	14.7%	13.1%	2.5%	12.2%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	0.8%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	1.9%	-0.1%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	3.5%	0%	-3.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	30.9%	22.6%	-8.3%	81.4%	-58.8%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	1.8%	1.9%	0.1%	0.6%	1.3%
Other	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.3% 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	50.1%	58.3%	8.2%	83.2%	-24.9%
European Union	6.3%	7.5%	1.2%	6.1%	1.4%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	3.5%	2.8%	-0.7%	2.7%	0.1%
Middle East and Asia	35.6%	28%	-7.6%	5.6%	22.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.9%	2.1%	-0.8%	1.3%	0.8%
Oceania	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	48.9%	58.5%	9.6%	83.2%	-24.7%
10+ Years	19.6%	14.8%	-4.8%	9.8%	5.0%
5-10 Years	5.5%	5.3%	-0.2%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	7.4%	3%	-4.4%	2.2%	0.8%
Less than 2 years	18.6%	18.4%	-0.2%	1.9%	16.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.5%	76.7%	-7.2%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	0.8%	1.5%	-0.7%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	3.9%	0.3%	3.6%
Southern Asia	7.3%	1.2%	6.1%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.3%	37.2%	-15.9%
Christian	11.2%	46.2%	-35.0%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	3.7%	1.7%	2.0%
Muslim	58.7%	6.5%	52.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	4.1%	6.0%	-1.9%

Safety

Is Mile End Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Mile End Road was 525.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 242.2% higher than the Bethnal Green East average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Mile End Road has the 7th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East and the 48th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 77.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 393.5%.

🔎 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. 64% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E1 4AQ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Mile End Road are based on 628 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 Mile End Road, London, E1 4AQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 4AQ

Average Price
£1,094,484

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£3,234,088

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£24,681

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mile End Road

Average Price
£547,764

Semi-Detached
£811,378

Terraced
£1,074,508

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£406,374

Other
£1,354,928

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mile End Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
137 Mile End Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£2,850,000	2016-11-30	£3,056,569
169B Mile End Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£40,000	2016-10-14	£38,553
169A Mile End Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£5,000	2009-10-09	£8,457

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 4AQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 4AQ 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	122
Student (economically inactive)	80
Part-Time Employee	52
Looking after home or family	33
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	30
Self-Employed	29
Retired	20
Other	19
Unemployed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Education	26
Accommodation and food service activities	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	16
Information and communication	16
Other	14
Human health and social work activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Transport and storage	8
Construction	3
Manufacturing	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	235 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	662 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	808 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	849 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,040 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
John Scurr Primary School Cephas Street , Stepney Green E1 4AX	3out of 4	254 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Park Primary School Smithy Street , Stepney E1 3BW	3out of 4	463 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bangabandhu Primary School Wessex Street , Bethnal Green E2 0LB	3out of 4	496 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stewart Headlam Primary School Tapp Street , Stepney E1 5RE	3out of 4	796 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ben Jonson Primary School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	3out of 4	808 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Morpeth School Portman Place , Bethnal Green E2 0PX	4out of 4	524 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	3out of 4	678 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Stepney Way , Stepney E1 0RH	4out of 4	821 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	851 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	3out of 4	1,075 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	2,421 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	2,949 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,041 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,158 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	4,530 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	1,896 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,146 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	4,460 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,515 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,526 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London East Alternative Provision 21 Tollet Street , Stepney E1 4EE	3out of 4	217 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mazahirul Uloom London School 241-243 Mile End Road , Stepney E1 4AA	- not rated	345 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah 1 Cornwall Avenue , E2 0HW	- not rated	614 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Queen Mary and Westfield College Mile End Road , E1 4NS	- not rated	626 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Islamic School 18-22 Damien Street , E1 2HX	- not rated	940 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
The Maq	169a Mile End Road	22 yd
Sweet	169b Mile End Road	22 yd
Positive East Restaurant	159 Mile End Road	22 yd
Travelodge Hotel	141 Mile End Road	40 yd
Grand Rasoi Restaurant	194 Mile End Road	51 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Half Moon	213-233 Mile End Road	209 yd
Drapers Arms Bar & E1 Venue Bar	432 Bancroft Road	415 yd
Mucci's	Ground, Queen Mary University Of London, 327 Mile End Road	559 yd
Senior Common Room Bar (Blizzard Bar)	Ground, Queen Mary University Of London, 327 Mile End Road	559 yd
Bancroft Arms	Bancroft Arms, 410 Mile End Road	574 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spice Hut - Stepney	220 Mile End Road	51 yd
Rose Peri Peri	168 Mile End Road	51 yd
A'la Pizza	201 Mile End Road	157 yd
Salad Stop,Toast,Boujee Bao-Stepney,Brew'd Awakening,The Daily Drip	162a Mile End Road	164 yd
Boba Trouble	162 Mile End Road	164 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express 2400	193-197 Mile End Road	157 yd
Asda	Unit 2, Anchor Retail Park, Mile End Road	249 yd
Tesco	83-89 Mile End Road	249 yd
Sainsbury's	420-430 Mile End Road	653 yd
Co-operative	250a Globe Road	775 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harpley School (Closed) Globe Road		280 yd
Q Motion Health & Fitness Q MOTION HEALTH & FITNESS CENTRE Q MOTION HEALTH & FITNESS CENTRE GODWARD SQUARE	health and fitness suite, squash courts	378 yd
Stepney Green Park WICKHAM CLOSE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	474 yd
Stepney Green Maths Computing And Science College BEN JONSON ROAD		564 yd
Arbour Youth Centre SHANDY PARK SHANDY PARK SHANDY STREET		580 yd
Bethnal Green Gardens Tennis Courts MALCOLM PLACE	tennis courts	612 yd
Morpeth School PORTMAN PLACE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	612 yd
Crossfit London MALCOLM PLACE	health and fitness suite	613 yd
Haileybury Youth Centre HAILEYBURY CENTRE HAILEYBURY CENTRE BEN JONSON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	642 yd
Sir John Cass Foundation And Redcoat C Of E Secondary School STEPNEY WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	712 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	6.7%
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	93.3%

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

Overview of E1 4AQ