Greatorex Street, London, E1 5NW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E1 5NW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.5%	51.6%	5.1%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	53.5%	48.4%	-5.1%	49.0%	-0.6%

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 5NW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.3% 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	58.8%	60.3%	1.5%	37.9%	22.4%
Married: Opposite sex	31.9%	31.8%	-0.1%	44.2%	-12.4%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	2.4%	1.4%	-1.0%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	3.7%	3.9%	0.2%	9.1%	-5.2%
Widowed	2.8%	2.1%	-0.7%	6.1%	-4.0%

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	54.8%	54.4%	-0.4%	48.4%	6.0%
Good health	29.8%	29.6%	-0.2%	33.6%	-4.0%
Fair health	10.6%	12.4%	1.8%	12.7%	-0.3%
Bad health	3.3%	3.2%	-0.1%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.4%	-1.2%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.2%	16%	-1.2%	18.2%	-2.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.1%	8.1%	1.0%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8%	12.3%	4.3%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	10.2%	2.4%	16.9%	-6.7%
Degree or Similar	49.8%	48.4%	-1.4%	33.8%	14.6%
Other	9.3%	3.3%	-6.0%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.5% 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	45.2%	50%	4.8%	1.1%	48.9%
Chinese	0.7%	1.9%	1.2%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	1.2%	2.9%	1.7%	3.1%	-0.2%
Pakistani	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	3.5%	4.6%	1.1%	2.5%	2.1%
Black Caribbean	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	0.8%	1.1%
White	40.7%	29.5%	-11.2%	81.4%	-51.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	0.4%	3.1%	2.7%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.1% 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	51.9%	49.1%	-2.8%	83.2%	-34.1%
European Union	12.7%	12.6%	-0.1%	6.1%	6.5%
Rest of Europe	2.3%	2.1%	-0.2%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	3.9%	3.8%	-0.1%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	22.2%	26.5%	4.3%	5.6%	20.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	4.2%	0.5%	1.3%	2.9%
Oceania	3.2%	1.5%	-1.7%	0.3%	1.2%
British Overseas	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 24% 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	50.9%	49.1%	-1.8%	83.2%	-34.1%
10+ Years	9.3%	24%	14.7%	9.8%	14.2%
5-10 Years	7.4%	8.2%	0.8%	2.9%	5.3%
2-5 Years	8.5%	8.2%	-0.3%	2.2%	6.0%
Less than 2 years	23.9%	10.5%	-13.4%	1.9%	8.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.4%	76.7%	-7.3%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	5%	0.6%	4.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	4.8%	1.5%	3.3%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Southern Asia	6.9%	1.2%	5.7%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	2.3%	13.5%	-11.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.1%	37.2%	-16.1%
Christian	12.2%	46.2%	-34.0%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	3.2%	1.7%	1.5%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	54.5%	6.5%	48.0%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	7.8%	6.0%	1.8%

Safety

Is Greatorex Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Greatorex Street was 115.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.5% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Greatorex Street has the 15th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown and the 317th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 45.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 98.8%.

🔎 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 5NW, 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 Greatorex Street are based on 164 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 Greatorex Street, London, E1 5NW

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 5NW

Average Price
£366,223

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£366,223

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Greatorex Street

Average Price
£403,506

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£403,506

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Greatorex Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 4 Evelyn House Greatorex Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2025-03-26	£378,815
Flat 26 Evelyn House Greatorex Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2023-05-15	£365,150
Flat 15 Evelyn House Greatorex Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£390,000	2021-09-21	£350,525
Flat 17 Evelyn House Greatorex Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£371,000	2021-06-30	£335,967
Flat 24 Evelyn House Greatorex Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£420,000	2021-05-21	£382,507

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 5NW

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 5NW 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	149
Student (economically inactive)	54
Part-Time Employee	50
Looking after home or family	41
Self-Employed	37
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	30
Unemployed	25
Retired	19
Other	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	52
Financial and insurance activities	46
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Information and communication	28
Accommodation and food service activities	28
Other	24
Education	21
Human health and social work activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Manufacturing	5
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Construction	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	1,237 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,728 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	1,898 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,993 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	2,283 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christ Church CofE School 47a Brick Lane , Spitalfields E1 6PU	3out of 4	201 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	315 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Canon Barnett Primary School Gunthorpe Street , Aldgate E1 7RQ	3out of 4	348 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Osmani Primary School Vallance Road , Whitechapel E1 5AD	3out of 4	435 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kobi Nazrul Primary School Settles Street , Whitechapel E1 1JP	3out of 4	464 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	562 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	737 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	769 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	906 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	4out of 4	1,056 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	1,111 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,873 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,875 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,982 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,984 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	3,245 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	3,365 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,638 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	236 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
London East Academy 46 Whitechapel Road , Whitechapel E1 1JX	- not rated	301 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	301 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	611 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Buttercup Primary School 181 Cannon Street Road , E1 2LX	- not rated	768 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
Sweet Coffee 4Ways	73 Old Montague Street	13 yd
Safa Cafe	Unit 1, 6 Greatorex Street	88 yd
Discovery Home	31-33 Spelman Street	110 yd
Mithai Ghar	133 Whitechapel Road	124 yd
Feast Express	103 Whitechapel Road	124 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nags Head	Nags Head Public House, 17-19 Whitechapel Road	155 yd
Apples and Pears	26 Osborn Street	235 yd
The Buxton	42 Osborn Street	235 yd
The Pride Of Spitalfields	3 Heneage Street	251 yd
White Hart	White Hart Public House, 89 Whitechapel High Street	343 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Majabi Grill	27 Greatorex Street	59 yd
Halal Fried Chicken (HFC)	127 Whitechapel Road	124 yd
Delhi & Co	1st Floor, 5 Osborn Street	289 yd
Chamely Gurer Cha	5 Vine Court	292 yd
Bismillah Hotel	122 Whitechapel Road	293 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road	155 yd
Easy As Fresh Ltd	Unit 1, 18 Plumbers Row	271 yd
Tesco	4 Fieldgate Street	290 yd
Tesco	3 Commercial Street	502 yd
Yo Yo Oriental Supermarket	61a Alie Street	518 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Hayaa Fitness WHITECHAPEL ROAD	health and fitness suite	144 yd
Al-Mizan School WHITECHAPEL ROAD		153 yd
Davenant Centre (Closed) Whitechapel Road		275 yd
Attlee Youth And Community Centre THRAWL STREET	artificial grass pitch	403 yd
Whitechapel Sports Centre DURWARD STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	517 yd
London Metropolitan University (London City Campus) (Closed) Central House Central House Whitechapel High Street	health and fitness suite	580 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Spitalfields) (Closed) Brushfield Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts	595 yd
Swanlea School BRADY STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	647 yd
Anytime Fitness (Aldgate) ALIE STREET	health and fitness suite	683 yd
Middlesex Street Community Centre Middlesex Street		718 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	77.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	70.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 5NW