Buxton Street, London, E1 5AT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E1 5AT has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% 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	53.2%	49.2%	-4.0%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	46.8%	50.8%	4.0%	49.0%	1.8%

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 5AT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.4% 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	61.6%	58.4%	-3.2%	37.9%	20.5%
Married: Opposite sex	31.2%	35.8%	4.6%	44.2%	-8.4%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.9%	0.7%	-1.2%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	3.6%	2.7%	-0.9%	9.1%	-6.4%
Widowed	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	6.1%	-3.8%

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 (85.9%) 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	55.7%	53.1%	-2.6%	48.4%	4.7%
Good health	32.9%	32.8%	-0.1%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	6.6%	9.2%	2.6%	12.7%	-3.5%
Bad health	2.7%	3.5%	0.8%	4.0%	-0.5%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.3%	-0.8%	1.2%	0.1%

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 57.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.2%	12.7%	-1.5%	18.2%	-5.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.1%	5.2%	-2.9%	9.6%	-4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.2%	7%	-0.2%	13.4%	-6.4%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	2.3%	2.0%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.5%	12.3%	-2.2%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	46.5%	57.7%	11.2%	33.8%	23.9%
Other	9.2%	2.7%	-6.5%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.6% 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	35.2%	40%	4.8%	1.1%	38.9%
Chinese	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	0.7%	1.1%
Indian	2.7%	0.9%	-1.8%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	1.8%	3.5%	1.7%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%	2.5%	-0.3%
Other Black	0.2%	2.4%	2.2%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	3.3%	1.9%	0.8%	2.5%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.5%	1.8%	1.3%	0.8%	1.0%
White	51.4%	39.6%	-11.8%	81.4%	-41.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	1.8%	0.7%	-1.1%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.4% 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	60.5%	56.4%	-4.1%	83.2%	-26.8%
European Union	10.7%	15.7%	5.0%	6.1%	9.6%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	2.3%	2.6%	0.3%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	20.3%	19.2%	-1.1%	5.6%	13.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	2.8%	1.2%	1.3%	1.5%
Oceania	3.9%	2.6%	-1.3%	0.3%	2.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.6%	56.4%	-3.2%	83.2%	-26.8%
10+ Years	6.2%	21.1%	14.9%	9.8%	11.3%
5-10 Years	5.9%	8.5%	2.6%	2.9%	5.6%
2-5 Years	7.8%	6.3%	-1.5%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	20.5%	7.8%	-12.7%	1.9%	5.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.1%	76.7%	-7.6%
Ireland	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
France	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	3.5%	0.6%	2.9%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	3%	0.4%	2.6%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	2.8%	1.2%	1.6%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
No passport held	3.3%	13.5%	-10.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.2%	37.2%	-8.0%
Christian	19.8%	46.2%	-26.4%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	43.1%	6.5%	36.6%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Buxton Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Buxton Street was 242.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.5% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Buxton Street has the 28th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown and the 195th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 92.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.8%.

🔎 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 5AT, 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Buxton Street are based on 66 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 Buxton Street, London, E1 5AT

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 5AT

Average Price
£681,265

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£681,265

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Buxton Street

Average Price
£441,808

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£577,189

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£358,466

Other
£390,930

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Buxton Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
60 Buxton Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£625,000	2024-10-23	£560,850
74 Buxton Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£688,495	2022-12-20	£617,828
68 Buxton Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£625,000	2022-11-29	£543,324
58 Buxton Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£585,000	2021-06-29	£532,768
60 Buxton Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£635,000	2021-06-24	£578,304

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 5AT

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	183
Self-Employed	49
Part-Time Employee	47
Looking after home or family	41
Retired	30
Student (economically inactive)	25
Other	19
Unemployed	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	41
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Information and communication	25
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Other	21
Education	18
Administrative and support service activities	17
Human health and social work activities	17
Financial and insurance activities	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	3
Construction	3

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	1,039 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,479 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,629 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	1,773 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	2,085 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Osmani Primary School Vallance Road , Whitechapel E1 5AD	3out of 4	104 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Buxton Junior School Buxton Street , Whitechapel E1 5AR	- not rated	112 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Buxton Primary School Buxton Street , Bethnal Green E1 5AR	4out of 4	112 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School Underwood Road , Whitechapel E1 5AW	- not rated	132 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School Underwood Road , Whitechapel E1 5AW	3out of 4	132 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Bernard's School St Matthew's Row , Bethnal Green E2 6ET	- not rated	391 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	475 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	3out of 4	767 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethnal Green Technology College Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	- not rated	767 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	- not rated	781 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	1,162 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,499 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,540 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	2,607 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	3,057 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	3,157 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,157 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,646 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,339 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	4,554 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Weavers' Senior School Mape Street , Bethnal Green E2 6HW	- not rated	401 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Adam Primary School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	500 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
London East Academy 46 Whitechapel Road , Whitechapel E1 1JX	- not rated	500 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	500 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Community College London for 2000 Woods Buildings , 265-7 Whitechapel Road E1 1BY	- not rated	510 yd	Other independent 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
Muscleworks Gym	114 Vallance Road	218 yd
Cafe Bite	The Brady Centre, 192-196 Hanbury Street	251 yd
The Power Movement Organisation	23 Surma Close	302 yd
Taste of Bangla Ltd	28 Vallance Road	349 yd
La Despensa	68 Hanbury Street	358 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Carpenters Arms	73 Cheshire Street	325 yd
Exit Bar	174 Brick Lane	400 yd
93 Feet East	150 Brick Lane	400 yd
Wok with Jon	138 139 SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET	418 yd
The Pride Of Spitalfields	3 Heneage Street	442 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Praan Sweets & Savouries	13a Vallance Road	344 yd
Majabi Grill	27 Greatorex Street	348 yd
Al Safa Grill	24 Vallance Road	349 yd
Urban Baristas	Railway Arch, 77 Dunbridge Street	368 yd
Yummy Noodles Kitchen, Street Food Club	Railway Arch, 78 Dunbridge Street	374 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road	561 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury Foodstore, 1 Cambridge Heath Road	565 yd
Tesco	4 Fieldgate Street	568 yd
Sainsbury's	Commercial Unit 7, 50 Bethnal Green Road	622 yd
Tesco	116-118 Commercial Street	624 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Whitechapel Sports Centre DURWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	403 yd
Davenant Centre (Closed) Whitechapel Road		405 yd
Swanlea School BRADY STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	474 yd
Al-Mizan School WHITECHAPEL ROAD		478 yd
Hayaa Fitness WHITECHAPEL ROAD	health and fitness suite	514 yd
Weavers Field DUNBRIDGE STREET	grass pitches	583 yd
Good Shepherd Mission THREE COLTS LANE		621 yd
Muscleworks Gym Bethnal Green Hague Street	health and fitness suite	624 yd
Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		633 yd
Attlee Youth And Community Centre THRAWL STREET	artificial grass pitch	663 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	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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	91.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 5AT