Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E1 6QR 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	40.1%	46.9%	6.8%	51.0%	-4.1%
Male	59.9%	53.1%	-6.8%	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 6QR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.2% 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	71.5%	60.2%	-11.3%	37.9%	22.3%
Married: Opposite sex	19.9%	27.6%	7.7%	44.2%	-16.6%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	6.1%	8.6%	2.5%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	6.1%	-4.7%

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 (91.1%) 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	53.1%	67.5%	14.4%	48.4%	19.1%
Good health	40.1%	23.6%	-16.5%	33.6%	-10.0%
Fair health	2.7%	7.2%	4.5%	12.7%	-5.5%
Bad health	3.8%	0.4%	-3.4%	4.0%	-3.6%
Very bad health	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	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.

In the area around E1 6QR this area, 8.6% 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 73.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	5.7%	8.6%	2.9%	18.2%	-9.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	1.6%	3.2%	1.6%	9.6%	-6.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.5%	3.6%	-0.9%	13.4%	-9.8%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.5%	7.7%	3.2%	16.9%	-9.2%
Degree or Similar	74.4%	73.3%	-1.1%	33.8%	39.5%
Other	8.5%	1.4%	-7.1%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.6% 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	8.4%	9.2%	0.8%	1.1%	8.1%
Chinese	4.2%	4.6%	0.4%	0.7%	3.9%
Indian	4.6%	5.5%	0.9%	3.1%	2.4%
Pakistani	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	3.1%	4.6%	1.5%	1.6%	3.0%
Black African	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	2.3%	2.9%	0.6%	0.8%	2.1%
White	69.8%	62.6%	-7.2%	81.4%	-18.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	1.1%	2.9%	1.8%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 33.9% 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	43.9%	33.9%	-10.0%	83.2%	-49.3%
European Union	22.5%	25.9%	3.4%	6.1%	19.8%
Rest of Europe	3.4%	3.8%	0.4%	0.8%	3.0%
Africa	2.3%	1.7%	-0.6%	2.7%	-1.0%
Middle East and Asia	11.8%	17.2%	5.4%	5.6%	11.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	11.8%	15.5%	3.7%	1.3%	14.2%
Oceania	3.4%	2.1%	-1.3%	0.3%	1.8%
British Overseas	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 33.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 19.1% 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	42.7%	33.6%	-9.1%	83.2%	-49.6%
10+ Years	11.1%	19.1%	8.0%	9.8%	9.3%
5-10 Years	18.7%	17.8%	-0.9%	2.9%	14.9%
2-5 Years	10.3%	14.1%	3.8%	2.2%	11.9%
Less than 2 years	17.2%	15.4%	-1.8%	1.9%	13.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	48.7%	76.7%	-28.0%
Ireland	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
France	8.4%	0.3%	8.1%
Germany	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	3.8%	0.4%	3.4%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	6.7%	1.5%	5.2%
Turkey	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Southern Asia	4.2%	1.2%	3.0%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	9.7%	0.3%	9.4%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Oceania	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
No passport held	0.4%	13.5%	-13.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.9%	37.2%	3.7%
Christian	31.9%	46.2%	-14.3%
Hindu	5.5%	1.7%	3.8%
Jewish	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Muslim	11.9%	6.5%	5.4%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Hanbury Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Hanbury Street was 1299.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 287.8% higher than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Hanbury Street has the 5th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown and the 11th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 236.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 70.7%.

🔎 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 6QR, 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 Hanbury Street are based on 149 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 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 6QR

Average Price
£1,002,088

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£2,593,276

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£754,344

Other
£825,854

Estimated Average Property Prices for Hanbury Street

Average Price
£525,358

Semi-Detached
£1,524,008

Terraced
£1,253,373

Detached
£906,243

Flats/Maisonettes
£445,105

Other
£704,539

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Hanbury Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Hanbury Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£5,000	2021-11-29	£4,473
Flat 3 20A Hanbury Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£815,000	2021-06-08	£738,041
8 Hanbury Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£250,000	2020-01-09	£242,908
34 Hanbury Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£2,600,000	2017-08-22	£2,941,697
24 Hanbury Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£2,825,000	2016-08-09	£2,822,057

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 6QR

Employment

E1 6QR area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	128
Self-Employed	29
Student (economically inactive)	14
Retired	10
Other	8
Unemployed	8
Part-Time Employee	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Looking after home or family	4

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	59
Professional, scientific and technical activities	42
Information and communication	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Other	13
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Human health and social work activities	6
Manufacturing	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Education	4
Real estate activities	3
Transport and storage	2
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	930 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	1,921 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,119 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,247 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	2,356 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	316 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	515 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Canon Barnett Primary School Gunthorpe Street , Aldgate E1 7RQ	3out of 4	580 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Virginia Primary School Virginia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7NQ	4out of 4	695 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Davis Primary School Wood Close , Cheshire Street E2 6ET	3out of 4	706 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	895 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	1,004 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	1out of 4	1,028 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	1,107 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	1,251 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	633 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,414 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,504 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,559 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,849 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	3,287 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	3,788 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,181 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,961 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	525 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Lyceum 59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU	- not rated	737 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London East Academy 46 Whitechapel Road , Whitechapel E1 1JX	- not rated	783 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	783 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
David Game College 31 Jewry Street , London EC3N 2ET	- not rated	968 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
Nude Coffee Roasters	25 Hanbury Street	1 yd
Nude Espresso	26 Hanbury Street	1 yd
Hanbury Hall Co Working	Hanbury Hall, 22 Hanbury Street	1 yd
Rosa's Spitalfields	12 Hanbury Street	1 yd
Morning Bun @ London Undercover	20 Hanbury Street	1 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Juju's	15 Hanbury Street	1 yd
The Golden Heart	110 Commercial Street	92 yd
The Ten Bells	84 Commercial Street	146 yd
The Big Chill Bar	Unit CG002, Dray Walk	191 yd
Feed the Village	91 Brick Lane	191 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
King Cook Daily	10 Hanbury Street	1 yd
Delicious Vape	65 Brick Lane	96 yd
Poke House	111b Commercial Street	126 yd
Smash N'Dash	108 Brick Lane	128 yd
Climpsons Coffee Bar	Pod 3, Old Spitalfields Market, 16 Horner Square	137 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	116-118 Commercial Street	118 yd
Sainsbury's	31 Bell Lane	417 yd
Sainsbury's	Commercial Unit 7, 50 Bethnal Green Road	449 yd
Tesco	Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road	529 yd
Tesco	3 Commercial Street	557 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness First Health Club (Spitalfields) (Closed) Brushfield Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts	247 yd
Attlee Youth And Community Centre THRAWL STREET	artificial grass pitch	283 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Spitalfields Tower) Frying Pan Alley	health and fitness suite	439 yd
Powerleague (Shoreditch) SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET	artificial grass pitch	447 yd
Shoreditch House EBOR STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	483 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Devonshire Square) DEVONSHIRE SQUARE	health and fitness suite	535 yd
Middlesex Street Community Centre Middlesex Street		538 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre London City (Closed) Worship Street	artificial grass pitch	579 yd
Hayaa Fitness WHITECHAPEL ROAD	health and fitness suite	617 yd
London Metropolitan University (London City Campus) (Closed) Central House Central House Whitechapel High Street	health and fitness suite	623 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	74.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	57.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	57.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	55.3%

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	25.5%

Download Speed

Median download speed	24.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	68.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 6QR