Somerford Street, London, E1 5EA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E1 5EA is primarily male, with 53.1% 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	45.5%	46.9%	1.4%	51.0%	-4.1%
Male	54.5%	53.1%	-1.4%	49.0%	4.1%

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 5EA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.3% 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	57.1%	55.3%	-1.8%	37.9%	17.4%
Married: Opposite sex	28.5%	33.1%	4.6%	44.2%	-11.1%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.4%	3.1%	-1.3%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	5.9%	6.5%	0.6%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	3.5%	2%	-1.5%	6.1%	-4.1%

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	43.5%	48.4%	4.9%	48.4%	0.0%
Good health	36.9%	33%	-3.9%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	13.3%	14.3%	1.0%	12.7%	1.6%
Bad health	5%	3%	-2.0%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.8%	20.4%	1.6%	18.2%	2.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.6%	10.1%	-0.5%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.7%	9%	-0.7%	13.4%	-4.4%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2.5%	1.6%	5.3%	-2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.2%	13.4%	2.2%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	32.6%	40.1%	7.5%	33.8%	6.3%
Other	16.2%	4.5%	-11.7%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 22.5% 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	42.3%	53.7%	11.4%	1.1%	52.6%
Chinese	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	2.5%	0.2%	-2.3%	1.6%	-1.4%
Black African	7.4%	8%	0.6%	2.5%	5.5%
Black Caribbean	2.7%	3.9%	1.2%	1.0%	2.9%
Other Black	2.9%	1.3%	-1.6%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	2.2%	1.7%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
White	31.1%	22.5%	-8.6%	81.4%	-58.9%
Arab	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	2.7%	2.4%	-0.3%	1.6%	0.8%

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	51.6%	49.4%	-2.2%	83.2%	-33.8%
European Union	11.5%	10.8%	-0.7%	6.1%	4.7%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	5.9%	5.2%	-0.7%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	25.5%	28.1%	2.6%	5.6%	22.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	5%	2.3%	1.3%	3.7%
Oceania	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.3%	-0.3%

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. 24.3% 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	51.4%	49.6%	-1.8%	83.2%	-33.6%
10+ Years	8.3%	24.3%	16.0%	9.8%	14.5%
5-10 Years	7.4%	6.5%	-0.9%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	9%	10.7%	1.7%	2.2%	8.5%
Less than 2 years	23.9%	8.9%	-15.0%	1.9%	7.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.5%	76.7%	-8.2%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	8%	0.6%	7.4%
Portugal	3.9%	0.5%	3.4%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	7.2%	1.2%	6.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.9%	37.2%	-20.3%
Christian	16.9%	46.2%	-29.3%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	60.3%	6.5%	53.8%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Somerford Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Somerford Street was 425.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 177.2% higher than the Bethnal Green East average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Somerford Street has the 13th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bethnal Green East and the 71st highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 99.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -29.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 5EA, 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 Somerford Street are based on 44 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 Somerford Street, London, E1 5EA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 5EA

Average Price
£974,842

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£974,842

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Somerford Street

Average Price
£347,003

Semi-Detached
£624,881

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£922,737

Flats/Maisonettes
£326,679

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Somerford Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
46 Somerford Street, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£720,000	2015-09-10	£922,737
46 Somerford Street, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£360,000	2007-10-22	£624,881
46 Somerford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£149,995	2000-02-24	£519,297
46 Somerford Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£63,000	1996-10-25	£382,386

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 5EA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 5EA 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	105
Part-Time Employee	51
Looking after home or family	47
Student (economically inactive)	44
Other	29
Self-Employed	22
Unemployed	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Retired	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Education	19
Human health and social work activities	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Other	15
Financial and insurance activities	11
Information and communication	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Transport and storage	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Manufacturing	3
Construction	2
Real estate activities	2

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	1,095 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,148 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,191 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	1,522 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,695 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stewart Headlam Primary School Tapp Street , Stepney E1 5RE	3out of 4	96 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hague Primary School Wilmot Street , E2 0BP	3out of 4	225 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Buxton Primary School Buxton Street , Bethnal Green E1 5AR	4out of 4	372 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Osmani Primary School Vallance Road , Whitechapel E1 5AD	3out of 4	426 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Davis Primary School Wood Close , Cheshire Street E2 6ET	3out of 4	501 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	323 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PR	3out of 4	715 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	4out of 4	831 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	1,022 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	1out of 4	1,050 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	1,536 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,769 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,910 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	4,372 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	4,411 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	2,780 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,860 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,071 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,717 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,090 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	642 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
London East Academy 46 Whitechapel Road , Whitechapel E1 1JX	- not rated	836 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	836 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
London Islamic School 18-22 Damien Street , E1 2HX	- not rated	931 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	954 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Daily Cafe	23 Three Colts Lane	175 yd
Quzu	Railway Arch, 201 Three Colts Lane	189 yd
Arches Cafe	Railway Arches, 202 Three Colts Lane	189 yd
The Power Movement Organisation	23 Surma Close	268 yd
Cape Town Cooking Club at the Crossfit London Cafe	Railway Arch 30, 150 Buckhurst Street	292 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wok with Jon	138 139 SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET	262 yd
The Carpenters Arms	The Carpenters Arms, 135 Cambridge Heath Road	286 yd
Blind Beggar	The Blind Beggar, 337-341 Whitechapel Road	362 yd
White Hart	White Hart Public House, 1 Mile End Road	416 yd
London Hospital Tavern	176 Whitechapel Road	450 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perfect Fried Chicken	74 Brady Street	105 yd
Wuji Restaurant	Railway Arch, 83 Dunbridge Street	228 yd
Chai Guys	Railway Arch, 80 Dunbridge Street	228 yd
Yummy Noodles Kitchen, Street Food Club	Railway Arch, 78 Dunbridge Street	305 yd
Urban Baristas	Railway Arch, 77 Dunbridge Street	312 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury Foodstore, 1 Cambridge Heath Road	202 yd
Sainsbury's	291 Cambridge Heath Road	501 yd
Iceland	444-446 Bethnal Green Road	518 yd
Tesco	Tesco Metro, 361-363 Bethnal Green Road	525 yd
Tesco	271-275 Bethnal Green Road	646 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Good Shepherd Mission THREE COLTS LANE		189 yd
Weavers Field DUNBRIDGE STREET	grass pitches	266 yd
Swanlea School BRADY STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	274 yd
Energie Fitness (Bethnal Green) PILL BOX STUDIOS PILL BOX STUDIOS COVENTRY ROAD	health and fitness suite	306 yd
Whitechapel Sports Centre DURWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	392 yd
Crossfit London MALCOLM PLACE	health and fitness suite	423 yd
Crossfit London (Gales Gardens) RAILWAY ARCH 3 RAILWAY ARCH 3 GALES GARDENS	health and fitness suite	474 yd
Bethnal Green Gardens Tennis Courts MALCOLM PLACE	tennis courts	481 yd
Play On Sports (Closed) RAVEN ROW		515 yd
Muscleworks Gym Bethnal Green Hague Street	health and fitness suite	540 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	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	0.0%

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

Overview of E1 5EA