Commercial Street, London, E1 6BG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E1 6BG 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	54%	47.6%	-6.4%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	46%	52.4%	6.4%	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 6BG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 65.8% 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	80.5%	65.8%	-14.7%	37.9%	27.9%
Married: Opposite sex	13.7%	19.6%	5.9%	44.2%	-24.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	1.8%	2.5%	0.7%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	3.4%	8.4%	5.0%	9.1%	-0.7%
Widowed	0.6%	2.2%	1.6%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (88.6%) 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	62.1%	63.9%	1.8%	48.4%	15.5%
Good health	30.7%	24.7%	-6.0%	33.6%	-8.9%
Fair health	5.5%	8.1%	2.6%	12.7%	-4.6%
Bad health	1.3%	3%	1.7%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.9%

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.

In the area around E1 6BG this area, 7.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 67%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	4.8%	7.3%	2.5%	18.2%	-10.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3%	2.6%	-0.4%	9.6%	-7.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.4%	5.9%	1.5%	13.4%	-7.5%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	2.6%	2.0%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.2%	10.6%	3.4%	16.9%	-6.3%
Degree or Similar	67%	67%	0.0%	33.8%	33.2%
Other	12.9%	4%	-8.9%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57.6% 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	3%	4.4%	1.4%	1.1%	3.3%
Chinese	8.1%	4.4%	-3.7%	0.7%	3.7%
Indian	3.6%	3.7%	0.1%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	2.3%	1.7%	-0.6%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	4%	2%	-2.0%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	2.6%	4.4%	1.8%	2.5%	1.9%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.2%	2%	1.8%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%	1.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	1.5%	3.4%	1.9%	0.8%	2.6%
White	67%	57.6%	-9.4%	81.4%	-23.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Arab	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	1.9%	9.2%	7.3%	1.6%	7.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 36% 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	34.5%	36%	1.5%	83.2%	-47.2%
European Union	24.5%	24.9%	0.4%	6.1%	18.8%
Rest of Europe	4%	4%	0.0%	0.8%	3.2%
Africa	3.4%	6.7%	3.3%	2.7%	4.0%
Middle East and Asia	14.7%	10.4%	-4.3%	5.6%	4.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	16%	11.8%	-4.2%	1.3%	10.5%
Oceania	3%	5.7%	2.7%	0.3%	5.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 36% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 21.6% 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	33%	36.1%	3.1%	83.2%	-47.1%
10+ Years	35.8%	21.6%	-14.2%	9.8%	11.8%
5-10 Years	11.1%	9.8%	-1.3%	2.9%	6.9%
2-5 Years	8.3%	11.5%	3.2%	2.2%	9.3%
Less than 2 years	11.9%	20.9%	9.0%	1.9%	19.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.7%	76.7%	-23.0%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	5.1%	0.3%	4.8%
Germany	3.1%	0.2%	2.9%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Turkey	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Other Europe	2%	0.2%	1.8%
North Africa	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Southern Asia	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%
North America and the Caribbean	4.4%	0.3%	4.1%
Central and South America	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Oceania	5.1%	0.1%	5.0%
No passport held	0.7%	13.5%	-12.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.4%	37.2%	7.2%
Christian	34.7%	46.2%	-11.5%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Jewish	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Muslim	9.1%	6.5%	2.6%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	9.1%	6.0%	3.1%

Safety

Is Commercial Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Commercial Street was 604.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 102.8% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Commercial Street has the 15th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown and the 43rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 93.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.9%.

🔎 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 6BG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 9/10 (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 Commercial Street are based on 731 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 Commercial Street, London, E1 6BG

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 6BG

Average Price
£784,762

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£888,339

Other
£163,297

Estimated Average Property Prices for Commercial Street

Average Price
£735,001

Semi-Detached
£1,792,437

Terraced
£1,347,928

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£609,811

Other
£3,649,100

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Commercial Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 103 Commercial Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,060,000	2024-04-04	£992,124
Flat 3 107 Commercial Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£885,000	2021-12-03	£710,105
Flat 2 103 Commercial Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,117,000	2021-09-13	£918,097
107B Commercial Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£156,000	2019-09-09	£142,216
Flat 3 105 Commercial Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£819,190	2016-01-29	£733,091

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 6BG

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 6BG 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	153
Self-Employed	26
Student (economically inactive)	20
Part-Time Employee	16
Unemployed	12
Retired	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Looking after home or family	9
Other	8

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	50
Professional, scientific and technical activities	46
Education	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Other	20
Information and communication	18
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Human health and social work activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	6
Manufacturing	6
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	1,050 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	2,037 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,127 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,297 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	2,331 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	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	244 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy Gunthorpe Street , Aldgate E1 7RQ	3out of 4	472 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Canon Barnett Primary School Gunthorpe Street , Aldgate E1 7RQ	- not rated	472 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anne's and Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School Underwood Road , Whitechapel E1 5AW	- not rated	543 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	543 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	854 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	- not rated	954 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	3out of 4	1,006 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethnal Green Technology College Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	- not rated	1,006 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	1,073 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	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	716 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,378 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	2,149 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	2,992 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,998 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	3,174 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	3,784 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,784 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	4,272 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	5,010 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 1st Floor, Universal House , 88-94 Wentworth St E1 7SA	- not rated	430 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Royal Mencap Society 20-22 Commercial Street , Spitalfields E1 6LP	- not rated	455 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al Ashraaf Secondary School 102-105 Whitechapel , High Street E1 7RA	- not rated	538 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Brick Lane School Bacon Street , Tower Hamlets E2 6DY	- not rated	545 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greenfields School of Development St Hilda's Community Centre , 18 Club Row E2 7EY	- not rated	634 yd	Other independent special 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
Merkamo Ethiopian	The Kitchens, Old Spitalfields Market, 16 Horner Square	24 yd
St John Bread & Wine	Ground, 94-96 Commercial Street	46 yd
Bleecker St Burger	Unit B, SP4 Pavilion, Lamb Street	55 yd
Merchant and Weaver	8 Lamb Street	55 yd
Gail's Bakery - Spitalfields	11 Lamb Street	63 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Golden Heart	110 Commercial Street	46 yd
Merchant & Weaver	8a Lamb Street	79 yd
The Ten Bells	84 Commercial Street	113 yd
Juju's	15 Hanbury Street	138 yd
The Gun	54 Brushfield Street	168 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Poke House	111b Commercial Street	22 yd
Climpsons Coffee Bar	Pod 3, Old Spitalfields Market, 16 Horner Square	24 yd
Rollin Dogs	SPC4, Old Spitalfields Market, 16 Horner Square	24 yd
Mamma's Goodies	Spitalfields Market, Lamb Street	52 yd
Indi-go Rasoi Spitalfields	The Kitchens Unit 8 Old Spitalfields Market, Horner Square	68 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	116-118 Commercial Street	124 yd
Sainsbury's	31 Bell Lane	323 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	Retail Unit 24 Upper Concourse, Liverpool Street Station	509 yd
Sainsbury's	Commercial Unit 7, 50 Bethnal Green Road	517 yd
Tesco	3 Commercial Street	517 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness First Health Club (Spitalfields) (Closed) Brushfield Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts	126 yd
Attlee Youth And Community Centre THRAWL STREET	artificial grass pitch	262 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Spitalfields Tower) Frying Pan Alley	health and fitness suite	308 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Devonshire Square) DEVONSHIRE SQUARE	health and fitness suite	404 yd
Powerleague (Shoreditch) SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET	artificial grass pitch	431 yd
Middlesex Street Community Centre Middlesex Street		431 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre London City (Closed) Worship Street	artificial grass pitch	493 yd
Shoreditch House EBOR STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	501 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Liverpool Street) LIVERPOOL STREET STATION LIVERPOOL STREET STATION LIVERPOOL STREET	health and fitness suite	522 yd
Virgin Active (Broadgate) EXCHANGE PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	551 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	37.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	37.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	37.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	37.5%

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	62.5%

Download Speed

Median download speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	17.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	22.9 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	22.9 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.18 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 6BG