Spital Square, London, E1 6DU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E1 6DU is primarily male, with 60.6% 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	34.3%	39.4%	5.1%	51.0%	-11.6%
Male	65.7%	60.6%	-5.1%	49.0%	11.6%

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 6DU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.6% 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	62.2%	62.6%	0.4%	37.9%	24.7%
Married: Opposite sex	25.1%	20.7%	-4.4%	44.2%	-23.5%
Married: Same sex	2.3%	1.3%	-1.0%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	2.7%	1.6%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	6.2%	11.1%	4.9%	9.1%	2.0%
Widowed	1.5%	2.6%	1.1%	6.1%	-3.5%

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	59%	55.6%	-3.4%	48.4%	7.2%
Good health	29.9%	29.1%	-0.8%	33.6%	-4.5%
Fair health	7.4%	6.6%	-0.8%	12.7%	-6.1%
Bad health	3%	7.8%	4.8%	4.0%	3.8%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	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.

In the area around E1 6DU this area, 9.8% 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 74.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.5%	9.8%	1.3%	18.2%	-8.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	1.9%	2.3%	0.4%	9.6%	-7.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	3.5%	2.9%	-0.6%	13.4%	-10.5%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	1.6%	0.8%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	7.8%	-0.3%	16.9%	-9.1%
Degree or Similar	71.8%	74.9%	3.1%	33.8%	41.1%
Other	5.4%	0.7%	-4.7%	2.8%	-2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 68.4% 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	6.6%	6.5%	-0.1%	1.1%	5.4%
Chinese	2.6%	3.1%	0.5%	0.7%	2.4%
Indian	4.8%	6.8%	2.0%	3.1%	3.7%
Pakistani	0%	1.2%	1.2%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%	2.5%	-0.6%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	3.1%	2.4%	0.8%	2.3%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.6%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	76%	68.4%	-7.6%	81.4%	-13.0%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	1.1%	1.9%	0.8%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 40.7% 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	56.5%	40.7%	-15.8%	83.2%	-42.5%
European Union	14%	26.8%	12.8%	6.1%	20.7%
Rest of Europe	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	3.3%	2.8%	-0.5%	2.7%	0.1%
Middle East and Asia	10%	13.6%	3.6%	5.6%	8.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	8.1%	10.7%	2.6%	1.3%	9.4%
Oceania	6.6%	3.5%	-3.1%	0.3%	3.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 40.7% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 21% 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	55.4%	40.4%	-15.0%	83.2%	-42.8%
10+ Years	10.7%	21%	10.3%	9.8%	11.2%
5-10 Years	9.6%	10%	0.4%	2.9%	7.1%
2-5 Years	9.6%	11.9%	2.3%	2.2%	9.7%
Less than 2 years	14.8%	16.6%	1.8%	1.9%	14.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.9%	76.7%	-17.8%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	2.8%	0.3%	2.5%
Germany	3.4%	0.2%	3.2%
Italy	4%	0.6%	3.4%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	6.1%	1.5%	4.6%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Southern Asia	4.6%	1.2%	3.4%
South-East Asia	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	8.3%	0.3%	8.0%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
No passport held	1.5%	13.5%	-12.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.9%	37.2%	13.7%
Christian	25.2%	46.2%	-21.0%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	3.7%	1.7%	2.0%
Jewish	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Muslim	9%	6.5%	2.5%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	7.8%	6.0%	1.8%

Safety

Is Spital Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Spital Square was 768.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 157.7% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Spital Square has the 11th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown and the 25th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 165.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.6%.

🔎 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 6DU, 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 Spital Square are based on 74 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 Spital Square, London, E1 6DU

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 6DU

Average Price
£7,894,858

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£863,479

Other
£25,473,306

Estimated Average Property Prices for Spital Square

Average Price
£1,448,763

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£807,201

Other
£12,676,111

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Spital SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 4 Spital Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£980,000	2024-08-16	£845,925
Flat 3 4 Spital Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£975,000	2023-12-22	£899,132
Eden House Spital Square, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£51,000,000	2021-02-15	£43,593,567
8 Spital Square, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£830,000	2018-11-15	£776,023
Flat 5 4 Spital Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,060,000	2014-02-04	£1,204,171

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 6DU

Employment

E1 6DU area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

E1 6DU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	164
Self-Employed	41
Long-Term Sick or disabled	30
Student (economically inactive)	18
Part-Time Employee	14
Retired	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	7
Unemployed	7
Looking after home or family	4

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	80
Professional, scientific and technical activities	34
Information and communication	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Human health and social work activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Education	8
Construction	6
Manufacturing	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	4
Other	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Transport and storage	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	1,006 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	1,905 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,393 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,512 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	2,615 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	528 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthias Church of England Primary School Bacon Street , Bethnal Green E2 6DY	- not rated	708 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Canon Barnett Primary Academy Gunthorpe Street , Aldgate E1 7RQ	3out of 4	709 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Canon Barnett Primary School Gunthorpe Street , Aldgate E1 7RQ	- not rated	709 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Virginia Primary School Virginia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7NQ	4out of 4	756 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	- not rated	809 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
St Bernard's School St Matthew's Row , Bethnal Green E2 6ET	- not rated	1,017 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	3out of 4	1,064 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethnal Green Technology College Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	- not rated	1,064 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	- not rated	1,230 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	490 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,244 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,878 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	3,066 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,149 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	3,169 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	4,035 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	4,059 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	4,059 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	5,225 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Lyceum 59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU	- not rated	487 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenfields School of Development St Hilda's Community Centre , 18 Club Row E2 7EY	- not rated	622 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brick Lane School Bacon Street , Tower Hamlets E2 6DY	- not rated	635 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Mencap Society 20-22 Commercial Street , Spitalfields E1 6LP	- not rated	683 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Complete Works 1st Floor, Universal House , 88-94 Wentworth St E1 7SA	- not rated	694 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Galvin Bistrot and Bar	35 Spital Square	35 yd
Galvin La Chapelle	35 Spital Square	35 yd
Rudys	27 Spital Square	78 yd
Attendant Coffee Roasters	8-9 Norton Folgate, London	80 yd
Elior, Henderson Global Investments	201 Bishopsgate, London	94 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The White Horse	2 Exchange Place, London	175 yd
Merchant & Weaver	8a Lamb Street	210 yd
The Gun	54 Brushfield Street	230 yd
Commercial Tavern	Commercial Tavern Public House, 142-144 Commercial Street	243 yd
Williams Ale And Cider House	22-24 Artillery Lane, London	261 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Itsu Spital Square	Unit 1, 30 Spital Square	78 yd
Pret A Manger	201 Bishopsgate, London	94 yd
The Duck Truck	Lamb Street Building, 2e Lamb Street	137 yd
DOS MAS TACOS	2g Lamb Street	153 yd
T4 You	Nautilus House, 8 Brushfield Street	195 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	Retail Unit 24 Upper Concourse, Liverpool Street Station	289 yd
Tesco	116-118 Commercial Street	296 yd
Tesco Metro	Retail Unit, 158-164 Bishopsgate	424 yd
Sainsbury's	31 Bell Lane	465 yd
M&S Simply Food	Retail Unit 1 West Mall, Liverpool Street Station	466 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre London City (Closed) Worship Street	artificial grass pitch	224 yd
Virgin Active (Broadgate) EXCHANGE PLACE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	282 yd
Fitness First Health Club (Spitalfields) (Closed) Brushfield Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts	301 yd
Powerleague (Shoreditch) SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET	artificial grass pitch	320 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Spitalfields Tower) Frying Pan Alley	health and fitness suite	322 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Devonshire Square) DEVONSHIRE SQUARE	health and fitness suite	389 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Liverpool Street) LIVERPOOL STREET STATION LIVERPOOL STREET STATION LIVERPOOL STREET	health and fitness suite	396 yd
Shoreditch House EBOR STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	440 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Broadgate) BROADGATE	health and fitness suite	495 yd
Frame (Shoreditch) 27-31 27-31 NEW INN YARD		510 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	50.0%

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	50.0%

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

Overview of E1 6DU