Davenant Street, London, E1 5AQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E1 5AQ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	54.3%	49.9%	-4.4%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	45.7%	50.1%	4.4%	49.0%	1.1%

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 5AQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 75.8% 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	84.6%	75.8%	-8.8%	37.9%	37.9%
Married: Opposite sex	10.6%	18.7%	8.1%	44.2%	-25.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	1.9%	0.6%	-1.3%	9.1%	-8.5%
Widowed	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	6.1%	-2.9%

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 (89.5%) 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	59.8%	56.6%	-3.2%	48.4%	8.2%
Good health	31.6%	32.9%	1.3%	33.6%	-0.7%
Fair health	5.8%	8.5%	2.7%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	2.4%	1.5%	-0.9%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 53.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7%	11%	4.0%	18.2%	-7.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8%	3.2%	-4.8%	9.6%	-6.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.6%	8.4%	0.8%	13.4%	-5.0%
Apprenticeship	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	33.8%	21.9%	-11.9%	16.9%	5.0%
Degree or Similar	34.2%	53.5%	19.3%	33.8%	19.7%
Other	9.1%	1.9%	-7.2%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.8% 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	15.3%	26.2%	10.9%	1.1%	25.1%
Chinese	4.4%	4.1%	-0.3%	0.7%	3.4%
Indian	4%	3.8%	-0.2%	3.1%	0.7%
Pakistani	2.4%	1.5%	-0.9%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	1.6%	4.4%	2.8%	1.6%	2.8%
Black African	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	2.5%	0.1%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	2%	1.6%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	63.8%	47.8%	-16.0%	81.4%	-33.6%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	0.8%	2.6%	1.8%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	0.6%	2.6%	2.0%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42.7% 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	57.9%	42.7%	-15.2%	83.2%	-40.5%
European Union	10.3%	21.3%	11.0%	6.1%	15.2%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	5%	2.6%	0.8%	4.2%
Africa	1.6%	4.4%	2.8%	2.7%	1.7%
Middle East and Asia	18.5%	21.6%	3.1%	5.6%	16.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6%	3.2%	-2.8%	1.3%	1.9%
Oceania	3.2%	1.8%	-1.4%	0.3%	1.5%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 42.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 14% 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	56.3%	42.6%	-13.7%	83.2%	-40.6%
10+ Years	18.5%	14%	-4.5%	9.8%	4.2%
5-10 Years	7%	9%	2.0%	2.9%	6.1%
2-5 Years	6.8%	14.3%	7.5%	2.2%	12.1%
Less than 2 years	11.5%	20.1%	8.6%	1.9%	18.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	49.7%	76.7%	-27.0%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	4.9%	0.3%	4.6%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	6.6%	0.6%	6.0%
Portugal	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Spain	3.5%	0.4%	3.1%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	4%	0.2%	3.8%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	4.3%	0.3%	4.0%
Southern Asia	4%	1.2%	2.8%
South-East Asia	3.2%	0.2%	3.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	3.8%	13.5%	-9.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.3%	37.2%	-1.9%
Christian	20.1%	46.2%	-26.1%
Buddhist	2.3%	0.5%	1.8%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Muslim	32.4%	6.5%	25.9%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Davenant Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Davenant Street was 89.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 73.3% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Davenant Street has the 10th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown and the 220th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 44.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -84.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£61,300

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E1 5AQ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Davenant Street are based on 42 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 Davenant Street, London, E1 5AQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 5AQ

Average Price
£739,534

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£739,534

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Davenant Street

Average Price
£754,662

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£693,753

Other
£3,251,928

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Davenant Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 10 4 - 6 Davenant Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£812,500	2023-07-13	£805,778
Flat I The Denim Factory, 4 - 6 Davenant Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£815,000	2022-05-13	£759,558
Flat 7 4 - 6 Davenant Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£630,000	2020-05-27	£611,508
Flat 11 4 - 6 Davenant Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,050,000	2015-11-06	£1,070,085
Unit H 4 - 6 Davenant Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£875,000	2015-09-25	£931,326

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 5AQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 5AQ 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	91
Student (economically inactive)	82
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	40
Part-Time Employee	22
Self-Employed	18
Other	15
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	13
Retired	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	41
Financial and insurance activities	40
Accommodation and food service activities	38
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	37
Education	13
Other	13
Information and communication	12
Human health and social work activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	5
Transport and storage	3
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,293 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,589 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	1,757 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,878 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	2,193 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School Underwood Road , Whitechapel E1 5AW	3out of 4	308 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE School 47a Brick Lane , Spitalfields E1 6PU	3out of 4	344 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Osmani Primary School Vallance Road , Whitechapel E1 5AD	3out of 4	348 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kobi Nazrul Primary School Settles Street , Whitechapel E1 1JP	3out of 4	373 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Buxton Primary School Buxton Street , Bethnal Green E1 5AR	4out of 4	421 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	1out of 4	480 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	607 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	655 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	793 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	4out of 4	1,076 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	1,231 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	4,009 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	4,014 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,015 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	4,092 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	3,223 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,314 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,565 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,738 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London East Academy 46 Whitechapel Road , Whitechapel E1 1JX	- not rated	193 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	193 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Complete Works 3rd Floor, Universal House , 88-94 Wentworth St E1 7SA	- not rated	333 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	501 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Buttercup Primary School 181 Cannon Street Road , E1 2LX	- not rated	669 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
Mithai Ghar	133 Whitechapel Road	54 yd
Feast Express	103 Whitechapel Road	54 yd
Safa Cafe	Unit 1, 6 Greatorex Street	84 yd
Baraka Eatery	Retail Unit, 38-40 Whitechapel Road	99 yd
Casablanca Cafe & Alauddin Sweets	36 Whitechapel Road	99 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nags Head	Nags Head Public House, 17-19 Whitechapel Road	243 yd
The Griff Inn Bar & Kitchen	BSLA Building (St Bartholomew & The Royal London School of Medicine & Dentistry), 4 Newark Street	333 yd
Apples and Pears	26 Osborn Street	352 yd
The Buxton	42 Osborn Street	352 yd
Good Samaritan	87 Turner Street	357 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Halal Fried Chicken (HFC)	127 Whitechapel Road	54 yd
Majabi Grill	27 Greatorex Street	149 yd
Bismillah Hotel	122 Whitechapel Road	150 yd
Subway	140 Whitechapel Road	150 yd
Chamely Gurer Cha	5 Vine Court	152 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	4 Fieldgate Street	182 yd
Tesco	Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road	243 yd
Easy As Fresh Ltd	Unit 1, 18 Plumbers Row	265 yd
Yo Yo Oriental Supermarket	61a Alie Street	582 yd
Sainsbury's	Unit 2 Southwest Block, Goodmans Fields	597 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Al-Mizan School WHITECHAPEL ROAD		79 yd
Hayaa Fitness WHITECHAPEL ROAD	health and fitness suite	129 yd
Davenant Centre (Closed) Whitechapel Road		135 yd
Whitechapel Sports Centre DURWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	396 yd
Swanlea School BRADY STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	529 yd
Attlee Youth And Community Centre THRAWL STREET	artificial grass pitch	545 yd
Play On Sports (Closed) RAVEN ROW		689 yd
London Metropolitan University (London City Campus) (Closed) Central House Central House Whitechapel High Street	health and fitness suite	691 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	723 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Spitalfields) (Closed) Brushfield Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts	737 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
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	91.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	14 Mbit/s
Average download speed	13.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	17.24 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	17.24 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.25 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 5AQ