Vallance Road, London, E1 5BH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E1 5BH has a slightly higher male population, with 52.4% 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	45.6%	47.6%	2.0%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	54.4%	52.4%	-2.0%	49.0%	3.4%

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 5BH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49% 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	48.4%	49%	0.6%	37.9%	11.1%
Married: Opposite sex	41.6%	41.5%	-0.1%	44.2%	-2.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Separated	3.1%	2%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	4.8%	4%	-0.8%	9.1%	-5.1%
Widowed	1.9%	2.5%	0.6%	6.1%	-3.6%

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	48.5%	48%	-0.5%	48.4%	-0.4%
Good health	31.1%	32%	0.9%	33.6%	-1.6%
Fair health	11.7%	13.4%	1.7%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	5.9%	5%	-0.9%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3%	1.2%	0.3%

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	23.5%	22%	-1.5%	18.2%	3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	9.2%	-5.3%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.4%	11.4%	1.0%	13.4%	-2.0%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	2.7%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.1%	16.8%	5.7%	16.9%	-0.1%
Degree or Similar	27.8%	32.7%	4.9%	33.8%	-1.1%
Other	12.1%	5.2%	-6.9%	2.8%	2.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 13% 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	69.3%	72.1%	2.8%	1.1%	71.0%
Chinese	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	3.1%	-2.4%
Pakistani	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	2.7%	-0.5%
Other Asian	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	3.6%	4.1%	0.5%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	1.0%	0.3%
Other Black	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.1%	0.4%	0.8%	0.3%
White	17.8%	13%	-4.8%	81.4%	-68.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.4% 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	52.6%	49.4%	-3.2%	83.2%	-33.8%
European Union	4.4%	9.1%	4.7%	6.1%	3.0%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	3.4%	2.2%	-1.2%	2.7%	-0.5%
Middle East and Asia	35.9%	37.1%	1.2%	5.6%	31.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	1.3%	-0.2%
Oceania	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 28.8% 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	51.2%	49.5%	-1.7%	83.2%	-33.7%
10+ Years	8.5%	28.8%	20.3%	9.8%	19.0%
5-10 Years	6.4%	7.7%	1.3%	2.9%	4.8%
2-5 Years	5.9%	5.6%	-0.3%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	28.1%	8.4%	-19.7%	1.9%	6.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.1%	76.7%	-3.6%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	3.9%	0.6%	3.3%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	3.7%	1.5%	2.2%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	8.6%	1.2%	7.4%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8%	37.2%	-29.2%
Christian	9%	46.2%	-37.2%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	73.5%	6.5%	67.0%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	7.8%	6.0%	1.8%

Safety

Is Vallance Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Vallance Road was 103.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 32.6% lower than the Bethnal Green East average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Vallance Road has the 28th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East and the 272nd lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -34.1%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,400

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E1 5BH, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 Vallance Road are based on 220 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 Vallance Road, London, E1 5BH

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 5BH

Average Price
£338,098

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£338,098

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Vallance Road

Average Price
£892,665

Semi-Detached
£1,482,604

Terraced
£1,122,191

Detached
£2,132,079

Flats/Maisonettes
£391,252

Other
£1,241,381

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Vallance Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 17 Hughes Mansions Vallance Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£275,500	2025-01-10	£262,368
Flat 43 Hughes Mansions Vallance Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2023-05-02	£288,277
Flat 35 Hughes Mansions Vallance Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£305,000	2023-02-24	£291,911
Flat 38 Hughes Mansions Vallance Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£471,550	2020-12-21	£457,246
Flat 10 Hughes Mansions Vallance Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£343,300	2018-05-11	£331,546

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 5BH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 5BH 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	99
Looking after home or family	63
Part-Time Employee	61
Student (economically inactive)	41
Other	37
Self-Employed	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Retired	21
Unemployed	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	34
Education	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Administrative and support service activities	16
Human health and social work activities	12
Transport and storage	12
Financial and insurance activities	10
Other	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Information and communication	5
Manufacturing	5
Construction	3
Real estate activities	2

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	1,011 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,444 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,566 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	1,764 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	2,051 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Buxton Primary School Buxton Street , Bethnal Green E1 5AR	4out of 4	72 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Osmani Primary School Vallance Road , Whitechapel E1 5AD	3out of 4	120 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School Underwood Road , Whitechapel E1 5AW	3out of 4	192 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Davis Primary School Wood Close , Cheshire Street E2 6ET	3out of 4	291 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stewart Headlam Primary School Tapp Street , Stepney E1 5RE	3out of 4	486 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	454 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	4out of 4	721 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	1out of 4	840 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	922 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PR	3out of 4	934 yd	Community school	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	1,183 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	4,037 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,054 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	4,199 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	4,239 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	3,128 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,722 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,279 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,538 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	564 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	564 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Complete Works 3rd Floor, Universal House , 88-94 Wentworth St E1 7SA	- not rated	712 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	799 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Date Palm Primary School 60 Nelsons Street , First Floor E1 2DE	- not rated	959 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
Muscleworks Gym	114 Vallance Road	126 yd
The Power Movement Organisation	23 Surma Close	161 yd
Cafe Bite	The Brady Centre, 192-196 Hanbury Street	265 yd
Taste of Bangla Ltd	28 Vallance Road	269 yd
Momos	13 Vallance Road	303 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wok with Jon	138 139 SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET	318 yd
Carpenters Arms	73 Cheshire Street	373 yd
Kings Arms	11a Buckfast Street	504 yd
Blind Beggar	The Blind Beggar, 337-341 Whitechapel Road	518 yd
Good Samaritan	87 Turner Street	547 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Al Safa Grill	24 Vallance Road	269 yd
Urban Baristas	Railway Arch, 77 Dunbridge Street	284 yd
Praan Sweets & Savouries	13a Vallance Road	287 yd
Yummy Noodles Kitchen, Street Food Club	Railway Arch, 78 Dunbridge Street	287 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken	74 Brady Street	322 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury Foodstore, 1 Cambridge Heath Road	406 yd
Tesco	4 Fieldgate Street	555 yd
Tesco	271-275 Bethnal Green Road	627 yd
Tesco	Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road	629 yd
Easy As Fresh Ltd	Unit 1, 18 Plumbers Row	686 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Whitechapel Sports Centre DURWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	269 yd
Swanlea School BRADY STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	319 yd
Davenant Centre (Closed) Whitechapel Road		371 yd
Weavers Field DUNBRIDGE STREET	grass pitches	479 yd
Good Shepherd Mission THREE COLTS LANE		497 yd
Al-Mizan School WHITECHAPEL ROAD		499 yd
Hayaa Fitness WHITECHAPEL ROAD	health and fitness suite	548 yd
Muscleworks Gym Bethnal Green Hague Street	health and fitness suite	590 yd
Play On Sports (Closed) RAVEN ROW		641 yd
Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		668 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	193.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	138.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 5BH