Hunton Street, London, E1 5EZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E1 5EZ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	48.2%	49.5%	1.3%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	51.8%	50.5%	-1.3%	49.0%	1.5%

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 5EZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.9% 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	58.2%	59.9%	1.7%	37.9%	22.0%
Married: Opposite sex	29.7%	31.8%	2.1%	44.2%	-12.4%
Married: Same sex	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	3.7%	1.6%	-2.1%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	2.8%	3.9%	1.1%	9.1%	-5.2%
Widowed	4.5%	2.3%	-2.2%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.2%	55.1%	4.9%	48.4%	6.7%
Good health	31.7%	29.7%	-2.0%	33.6%	-3.9%
Fair health	12.3%	8.7%	-3.6%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	4.4%	4.9%	0.5%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	1.2%	0.5%

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 46.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.2%	17.9%	-5.3%	18.2%	-0.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.3%	7.8%	-1.5%	9.6%	-1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.5%	9.9%	3.4%	13.4%	-3.5%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	12.2%	-0.5%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	34.5%	46.2%	11.7%	33.8%	12.4%
Other	13.6%	3.4%	-10.2%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 32.1% 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	54.6%	57%	2.4%	1.1%	55.9%
Chinese	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	3.1%	-2.3%
Pakistani	2%	0.4%	-1.6%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	1.3%	1.5%	0.2%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	0.2%	-1.1%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	1.5%	1.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.5%
White	35%	32.1%	-2.9%	81.4%	-49.3%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 46.7% 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	50%	46.7%	-3.3%	83.2%	-36.5%
European Union	8.6%	15.4%	6.8%	6.1%	9.3%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	2.5%	1.2%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	0.4%	1.9%	1.5%	2.7%	-0.8%
Middle East and Asia	34.1%	28.3%	-5.8%	5.6%	22.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.3%	3.1%	-0.2%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	1.8%	2.1%	0.3%	0.3%	1.8%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 46.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 29.7% 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	48.9%	47.2%	-1.7%	83.2%	-36.0%
10+ Years	9.3%	29.7%	20.4%	9.8%	19.9%
5-10 Years	5.1%	6.5%	1.4%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	7%	7.4%	0.4%	2.2%	5.2%
Less than 2 years	29.7%	9.3%	-20.4%	1.9%	7.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.5%	76.7%	-6.2%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	3.8%	0.3%	3.5%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	6.5%	1.2%	5.3%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
No passport held	3.4%	13.5%	-10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.6%	37.2%	-14.6%
Christian	11.2%	46.2%	-35.0%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	58.9%	6.5%	52.4%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Hunton Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hunton Street was 118.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.6% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Hunton Street has the 16th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown and the 327th 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 rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.8%.

🔎 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 5EZ, 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 - 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 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 Hunton Street are based on 37 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 Hunton Street, London, E1 5EZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 5EZ

Average Price
£379,114

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£379,114

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hunton Street

Average Price
£331,211

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£331,211

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hunton Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 Mcglashon House Hunton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2024-10-30	£353,266
Flat 36 Mcglashon House Hunton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£542,000	2023-06-30	£526,624
Flat 30 Mcglashon House Hunton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2021-12-03	£438,701
Flat 36 Mcglashon House Hunton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2018-03-23	£451,885
Flat 5 Mcglashon House Hunton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£338,000	2015-11-04	£344,465

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 5EZ

Employment

E1 5EZ area has a very high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 11% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in E1 5EZ 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	128
Part-Time Employee	44
Unemployed	41
Student (economically inactive)	38
Looking after home or family	34
Self-Employed	29
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	22
Other	21
Retired	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	36
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Accommodation and food service activities	32
Human health and social work activities	15
Education	13
Information and communication	12
Financial and insurance activities	12
Other	10
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Manufacturing	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	3
Real estate activities	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	888 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,853 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	1,931 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,974 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	2,120 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	248 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE School 47a Brick Lane , Spitalfields E1 6PU	3out of 4	309 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Davis Primary School Wood Close , Cheshire Street E2 6ET	3out of 4	461 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Osmani Primary School Vallance Road , Whitechapel E1 5AD	3out of 4	471 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Buxton Primary School Buxton Street , Bethnal Green E1 5AR	4out of 4	483 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	4out of 4	746 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	845 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	1out of 4	908 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	1,091 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PR	3out of 4	1,199 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	817 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,660 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,779 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,825 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	4,087 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,459 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	3,529 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,301 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,688 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Complete Works 3rd Floor, Universal House , 88-94 Wentworth St E1 7SA	- not rated	515 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
London East Academy 46 Whitechapel Road , Whitechapel E1 1JX	- not rated	629 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	629 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	937 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
The Lyceum 59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU	- not rated	986 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
La Despensa	68 Hanbury Street	115 yd
Wok n Roll, Thainese Kitchen, Thailicious	61 Hanbury Street	116 yd
Original Souvlaki Ltd	146 Brick Lane	126 yd
Dosa World	46 Hanbury Street	132 yd
Enso LoungeEnso, Fire Ass Thai, Thai Thai Thai, Thai Ai Al, PadThaiGuy	124-126 Brick Lane	172 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Exit Bar	174 Brick Lane	184 yd
93 Feet East	150 Brick Lane	184 yd
The Pride Of Spitalfields	3 Heneage Street	231 yd
The Big Chill Bar	Unit CG002, Dray Walk	232 yd
Feed the Village	91 Brick Lane	232 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mr Sausage	Backyard, 146 Brick Lane	183 yd
Htein Lin	Boiler House, 152 Brick Lane	184 yd
Smash N'Dash	108 Brick Lane	214 yd
Delicious Vape	65 Brick Lane	217 yd
High Grade	Ground Floor, Trumans Brewery, 91 Brick Lane	225 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	116-118 Commercial Street	366 yd
Tesco	Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road	472 yd
Sainsbury's	Commercial Unit 7, 50 Bethnal Green Road	476 yd
Tesco	4 Fieldgate Street	617 yd
Easy As Fresh Ltd	Unit 1, 18 Plumbers Row	622 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Attlee Youth And Community Centre THRAWL STREET	artificial grass pitch	436 yd
Al-Mizan School WHITECHAPEL ROAD		489 yd
Hayaa Fitness WHITECHAPEL ROAD	health and fitness suite	495 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Spitalfields) (Closed) Brushfield Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts	505 yd
Davenant Centre (Closed) Whitechapel Road		514 yd
Shoreditch House EBOR STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	600 yd
Powerleague (Shoreditch) SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET	artificial grass pitch	619 yd
Whitechapel Sports Centre DURWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	624 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Spitalfields Tower) Frying Pan Alley	health and fitness suite	698 yd
Swanlea School BRADY STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	719 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	19.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	23.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	10 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 5EZ