Candle Street, London, E1 4SF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E1 4SF has a slightly higher male population, with 51.5% 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	53.5%	48.5%	-5.0%	51.0%	-2.5%
Male	46.5%	51.5%	5.0%	49.0%	2.5%

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 4SF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.2% 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	46.3%	47.2%	0.9%	37.9%	9.3%
Married: Opposite sex	39.8%	40.6%	0.8%	44.2%	-3.6%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	5.2%	1.9%	-3.3%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	7.8%	7.1%	-0.7%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	0%	1.4%	1.4%	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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.5%) 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	54.5%	51.1%	-3.4%	48.4%	2.7%
Good health	36.5%	34.4%	-2.1%	33.6%	0.8%
Fair health	8.4%	10%	1.6%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	0.3%	4.2%	3.9%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.9%

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 54%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10%	11.7%	1.7%	18.2%	-6.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.4%	8.5%	1.1%	9.6%	-1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10%	13.1%	3.1%	13.4%	-0.3%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	0.5%	-1.7%	5.3%	-4.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.5%	11.7%	5.2%	16.9%	-5.2%
Degree or Similar	55.4%	54%	-1.4%	33.8%	20.2%
Other	8.7%	0.5%	-8.2%	2.8%	-2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.2% 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	25.8%	43.2%	17.4%	1.1%	42.1%
Chinese	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4.5%	1.2%	-3.3%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	5.2%	0.9%	-4.3%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	11.6%	6.7%	-4.9%	2.5%	4.2%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	2.1%	0.2%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	1.9%	2.7%	0.8%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1.5%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	1.5%	-2.0%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1%	3%	2.0%	0.8%	2.2%
White	33.9%	29.2%	-4.7%	81.4%	-52.2%
Arab	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	2.6%	4.3%	1.7%	1.6%	2.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.4% 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	62.3%	67.4%	5.1%	83.2%	-15.8%
European Union	5.8%	7%	1.2%	6.1%	0.9%
Rest of Europe	1%	1.2%	0.2%	0.8%	0.4%
Africa	11.9%	6.7%	-5.2%	2.7%	4.0%
Middle East and Asia	16.1%	14.3%	-1.8%	5.6%	8.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	3%	1.7%	1.3%	1.7%
Oceania	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.6%	66.6%	5.0%	83.2%	-16.6%
10+ Years	2.3%	23.8%	21.5%	9.8%	14.0%
5-10 Years	7.7%	6%	-1.7%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	14.8%	1.8%	-13.0%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	13.5%	1.8%	-11.7%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.8%	76.7%	3.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	6%	13.5%	-7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.8%	37.2%	-16.4%
Christian	24.5%	46.2%	-21.7%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	45.9%	6.5%	39.4%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Candle Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Candle Street was 82.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 19.4% lower than the St Dunstan's average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Candle Street has the 14th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in St Dunstan's and the 199th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 44.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 13.7%.

🔎 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. 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 4SF, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 10/10 (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 Candle Street are based on 223 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 Candle Street, London, E1 4SF

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 4SF

Average Price
£293,872

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£293,872

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Candle Street

Average Price
£318,468

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£319,857

Other
£10,202

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Candle Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 23 Mercer Court, 6 Candle Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2024-10-23	£400,368
Flat 56 Mercer Court, 6 Candle Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£460,000	2024-08-30	£442,912
Flat 20 Mercer Court, 6 Candle Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2023-11-29	£307,754
Flat 50 Mercer Court, 6 Candle Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2023-10-10	£417,597
Flat 34 Mercer Court, 6 Candle Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2022-10-28	£320,855

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 4SF

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	90
Part-Time Employee	34
Looking after home or family	22
Self-Employed	17
Student (economically inactive)	11
Other	11
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Retired	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	39
Education	35
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Administrative and support service activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Information and communication	7
Transport and storage	7
Construction	5
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	2
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	4out of 4	254 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	521 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	556 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,161 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childrens House Nursery School 92 Bruce Road , Bow E3 3HL	4out of 4	1,911 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	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	240 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ben Jonson Primary School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	3out of 4	254 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cayley Primary School Aston Street , Stepney E14 7NG	3out of 4	395 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy 11 Solebay Street , E1 4PW	3out of 4	451 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sir William Burrough Primary School Salmon Lane , Limehouse E14 7PQ	4out of 4	783 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	3out of 4	229 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Stepney Way , Stepney E1 0RH	4out of 4	451 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	3out of 4	989 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Morpeth School Portman Place , Bethnal Green E2 0PX	4out of 4	1,071 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	1,099 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	2,167 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	2,433 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,157 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,810 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	5,039 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	1,158 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	2,860 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	4,063 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,371 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,789 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Queen Mary and Westfield College Mile End Road , E1 4NS	- not rated	466 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mazahirul Uloom London School 241-243 Mile End Road , Stepney E1 4AA	- not rated	519 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
London East Alternative Provision 21 Tollet Street , Stepney E1 4EE	3out of 4	743 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stephen Hawking School Brunton Place , E14 7LL	4out of 4	759 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beatrice Tate School 41 Southern Grove , Mile End E3 4PX	4out of 4	914 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
Chicken Mahal	84 Ben Jonson Road	71 yd
Bilhana Lebanese Deli	38 Ben Jonson Road	148 yd
Ragged School Cafe	The Ragged School Museum, 46-50 Copperfield Road	213 yd
The Urban Adventure Base	Urban Adventure Base, 150 Burdett Road	384 yd
The Allotment Kitchen	Stepney City Farms, Stepney High Street	415 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bancroft Arms	Bancroft Arms, 410 Mile End Road	519 yd
Prince Regent	Prince Regent Public House, 81 Salmon Lane	553 yd
The Old Ship	The Old Ship Public House, 17 Barnes Street	583 yd
Queens Head	Queens Head Public House, 8 Flamborough Street	602 yd
The Octagon, The Queens Building	327-329 Mile End Road	603 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fodal Mile End, Gadani	74 Ben Jonson Road	104 yd
Kar Woo	56 Ben Jonson Road	148 yd
TGF Pizza	2 Midlothian Road	477 yd
Ocean Fish Bar	78 White Horse Lane	544 yd
Mouchak Sweets & Cafe	104 White Horse Lane	544 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	420-430 Mile End Road	545 yd
Tesco Express 2400	193-197 Mile End Road	696 yd
Tesco	657 Commercial Road	701 yd
Sainsbury's	516-518 Commercial Road	762 yd
Co-operative	383-387 Mile End Road	762 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Arbour Youth Centre SHANDY PARK SHANDY PARK SHANDY STREET		260 yd
Stepney Green Maths Computing And Science College BEN JONSON ROAD		289 yd
Haileybury Youth Centre HAILEYBURY CENTRE HAILEYBURY CENTRE BEN JONSON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	302 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	388 yd
Sir John Cass Foundation And Redcoat C Of E Secondary School STEPNEY WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	524 yd
Tower Project 45-55 45-55 WHITE HORSE ROAD		631 yd
Q Motion Health & Fitness Q MOTION HEALTH & FITNESS CENTRE Q MOTION HEALTH & FITNESS CENTRE GODWARD SQUARE	health and fitness suite, squash courts	654 yd
Stephen Hawking School BRUNTON PLACE		668 yd
Stepney Green Park WICKHAM CLOSE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	701 yd
Pure Gym (London Limehouse) Commercial Road	health and fitness suite	746 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	56.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	149 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	105.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 4SF