Doveton Street, London, E1 4HL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E1 4HL is primarily male, with 53.7% of the population 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	50%	46.3%	-3.7%	51.0%	-4.7%
Male	50%	53.7%	3.7%	49.0%	4.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	45.7%	35.8%	-9.9%	37.9%	-2.1%
Married: Opposite sex	43.5%	50.3%	6.8%	44.2%	6.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	2.7%	3.1%	0.4%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	4.3%	6.9%	2.6%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	3.8%	3.1%	-0.7%	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	46.3%	42%	-4.3%	48.4%	-6.4%
Good health	32.9%	42%	9.1%	33.6%	8.4%
Fair health	12.6%	12.1%	-0.5%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	6.5%	3.5%	-3.0%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.4%	-1.2%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.7%	27.7%	0.0%	18.2%	9.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.6%	9.4%	1.8%	9.6%	-0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.3%	9.4%	-0.9%	13.4%	-4.0%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	2.5%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.1%	11.3%	-2.8%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	22.8%	34.6%	11.8%	33.8%	0.8%
Other	16.8%	5%	-11.8%	2.8%	2.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 8.2% 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	67.9%	67.1%	-0.8%	1.1%	66.0%
Chinese	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	1.2%	1.7%	0.5%	3.1%	-1.4%
Pakistani	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	0.8%	2.2%	1.4%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	1.2%	3.5%	2.3%	2.5%	1.0%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1.6%	3.5%	1.9%	0.8%	2.7%
White	24%	8.2%	-15.8%	81.4%	-73.2%
Arab	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	0%	3.9%	3.9%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.1% 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	48.8%	48.1%	-0.7%	83.2%	-35.1%
European Union	7.7%	7.8%	0.1%	6.1%	1.7%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	2.8%	2.2%	-0.6%	2.7%	-0.5%
Middle East and Asia	37.8%	38.5%	0.7%	5.6%	32.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 34.9% 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	47.6%	47.8%	0.2%	83.2%	-35.4%
10+ Years	7.7%	34.9%	27.2%	9.8%	25.1%
5-10 Years	7.3%	8.6%	1.3%	2.9%	5.7%
2-5 Years	8.1%	3.4%	-4.7%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	29.3%	5.2%	-24.1%	1.9%	3.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75%	76.7%	-1.7%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	3.1%	0.3%	2.8%
Italy	3.5%	0.6%	2.9%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	8.8%	1.2%	7.6%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
No passport held	1.8%	13.5%	-11.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.2%	37.2%	-29.0%
Christian	4.3%	46.2%	-41.9%
Buddhist	3%	0.5%	2.5%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Muslim	80.1%	6.5%	73.6%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	1.7%	6.0%	-4.3%

Safety

Is Doveton Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Doveton Street was 175.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.0% higher than the Bethnal Green East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Doveton Street has the 38th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East and the 272nd highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 77.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -48.8%.

🔎 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 4HL, 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 Doveton Street are based on 16 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 Doveton Street, London, E1 4HL

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 4HL

Average Price
£333,579

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£333,579

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Doveton Street

Average Price
£301,747

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£301,747

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Doveton Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 20 Doveton House Doveton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2022-12-09	£297,035
Flat 16 Doveton House Doveton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£291,000	2019-03-21	£304,328
Flat 20 Doveton House Doveton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2018-11-16	£316,940
Flat 8 Doveton House Doveton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,000	2012-08-03	£169,871
Flat 4 Doveton House Doveton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£248,000	2006-09-18	£441,247

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 4HL

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 4HL 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	40
Looking after home or family	31
Part-Time Employee	25
Self-Employed	13
Student (economically inactive)	12
Unemployed	10
Retired	9
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Education	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Manufacturing	6
Transport and storage	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	4
Construction	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	3

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	722 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	767 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	1,250 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,298 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,545 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	290 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hague Primary School Wilmot Street , E2 0BP	3out of 4	329 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stewart Headlam Primary School Tapp Street , Stepney E1 5RE	3out of 4	342 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bangabandhu Primary School Wessex Street , Bethnal Green E2 0LB	3out of 4	358 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Park Primary School Smithy Street , Stepney E1 3BW	3out of 4	677 yd	Community 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
Morpeth School Portman Place , Bethnal Green E2 0PX	4out of 4	656 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PR	3out of 4	826 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	3out of 4	1,148 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	1,157 yd	Free schools	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	1,950 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,434 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,492 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	4,315 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,488 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	2,387 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,462 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,356 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,734 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	4,811 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Darul Hadis Latifiah 1 Cornwall Avenue , E2 0HW	- not rated	339 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
London East Alternative Provision 21 Tollet Street , Stepney E1 4EE	3out of 4	625 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mazahirul Uloom London School 241-243 Mile End Road , Stepney E1 4AA	- not rated	825 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
London Islamic School 18-22 Damien Street , E1 2HX	- not rated	934 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Date Palm Primary School 60 Nelsons Street , First Floor E1 2DE	- not rated	1,081 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
sa7rastop	86 Cambridge Heath Road	83 yd
Cape Town Cooking Club at the Crossfit London Cafe	Railway Arch 30, 150 Buckhurst Street	157 yd
Nourish Contract Catering/ John Scurr Primary School	John Scurr Primary School, Cephas Street	165 yd
Dough Hands	199 Cambridge Heath Road	196 yd
75 Slices	199 Cambridge Heath Road	196 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Carpenters Arms	The Carpenters Arms, 135 Cambridge Heath Road	135 yd
White Hart	White Hart Public House, 1 Mile End Road	366 yd
Backyard Bar	231-237 Cambridge Heath Road	424 yd
Blind Beggar	The Blind Beggar, 337-341 Whitechapel Road	502 yd
The Salmon & Ball	Salmon And Ball, 502 Bethnal Green Road	554 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ruman Peri Peri Grill	66 Cleveland Way	141 yd
Thai N Pie	45 Mile End Road	294 yd
Pizza Hut Delivery	249 Cambridge Heath Road	334 yd
Empire Chinese Take Away	43 Mile End Road	339 yd
The Dessert Club	121 Globe Road	385 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	83-89 Mile End Road	342 yd
Asda	Unit 2, Anchor Retail Park, Mile End Road	342 yd
Sainsbury's	291 Cambridge Heath Road	424 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury Foodstore, 1 Cambridge Heath Road	465 yd
Iceland	444-446 Bethnal Green Road	554 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Crossfit London MALCOLM PLACE	health and fitness suite	168 yd
Bethnal Green Gardens Tennis Courts MALCOLM PLACE	tennis courts	210 yd
Energie Fitness (Bethnal Green) PILL BOX STUDIOS PILL BOX STUDIOS COVENTRY ROAD	health and fitness suite	379 yd
Crossfit London (Gales Gardens) RAILWAY ARCH 3 RAILWAY ARCH 3 GALES GARDENS	health and fitness suite	436 yd
Harpley School (Closed) Globe Road		451 yd
Good Shepherd Mission THREE COLTS LANE		473 yd
Weavers Field DUNBRIDGE STREET	grass pitches	574 yd
Morpeth School PORTMAN PLACE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	575 yd
Play On Sports (Closed) RAVEN ROW		582 yd
Swanlea School BRADY STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	583 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	175 Mbit/s
Average download speed	282.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	150 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	257.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 4HL