Swedenborg Gardens, London, E1 8HP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E1 8HP has a slightly higher male population, with 51.5% 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	49.2%	48.5%	-0.7%	51.0%	-2.5%
Male	50.8%	51.5%	0.7%	49.0%	2.5%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	37.1%	38.9%	1.8%	37.9%	1.0%
Married: Opposite sex	46.8%	47.1%	0.3%	44.2%	2.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.2%	0.4%	-2.8%	2.2%	-1.8%
Divorced	6.9%	7.9%	1.0%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	6%	5%	-1.0%	6.1%	-1.1%

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	43.5%	48.6%	5.1%	48.4%	0.2%
Good health	33.9%	30.9%	-3.0%	33.6%	-2.7%
Fair health	14.1%	13.4%	-0.7%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	6.3%	6.3%	0.0%	4.0%	2.3%
Very bad health	2.1%	0.8%	-1.3%	1.2%	-0.4%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	31.9%	25.1%	-6.8%	18.2%	6.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	11.8%	-2.7%	9.6%	2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	10.8%	-0.9%	13.4%	-2.6%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	15.1%	7.0%	16.9%	-1.8%
Degree or Similar	22.6%	31.2%	8.6%	33.8%	-2.6%
Other	8.9%	3.9%	-5.0%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 18% 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	63.7%	66.7%	3.0%	1.1%	65.6%
Chinese	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	2.4%	1.4%	-1.0%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	2.1%	3.8%	1.7%	2.5%	1.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
White	26.7%	18%	-8.7%	81.4%	-63.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0%	3%	3.0%	0.6%	2.4%
Other	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.7%	52%	-5.7%	83.2%	-31.2%
European Union	3.3%	7.4%	4.1%	6.1%	1.3%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	1.1%	-0.7%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	2.4%	3.5%	1.1%	2.7%	0.8%
Middle East and Asia	33%	31.9%	-1.1%	5.6%	26.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	3.3%	1.8%	1.3%	2.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.6%	52%	-3.6%	83.2%	-31.2%
10+ Years	5.7%	32.7%	27.0%	9.8%	22.9%
5-10 Years	4.5%	9%	4.5%	2.9%	6.1%
2-5 Years	5.7%	3.8%	-1.9%	2.2%	1.6%
Less than 2 years	28.5%	2.5%	-26.0%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.4%	76.7%	-1.3%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	4.4%	0.6%	3.8%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Other EU countries	0.5%	1.5%	-1.0%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	7.4%	1.2%	6.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	4.6%	13.5%	-8.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.2%	37.2%	-24.0%
Christian	11.5%	46.2%	-34.7%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	67.7%	6.5%	61.2%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Swedenborg Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Swedenborg Gardens was 372.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 143.1% higher than the St Katharine's & Wapping average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Swedenborg Gardens has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping and the 96th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 85.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 26.3%.

🔎 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. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£71,000

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E1 8HP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (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 Swedenborg Gardens 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 Swedenborg Gardens, London, E1 8HP

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 8HP

Average Price
£611,926

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£642,404

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£307,146

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Swedenborg Gardens

Average Price
£398,039

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£610,260

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£253,343

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Swedenborg GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Swedenborg Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£650,000	2023-06-23	£636,556
5 Swedenborg Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£596,000	2022-05-06	£556,619
14 Swedenborg Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£600,000	2021-06-25	£563,690
9 Swedenborg Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£590,000	2021-06-18	£554,296
11 Swedenborg Gardens, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£302,500	2018-06-06	£328,895

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 8HP

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 8HP 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	72
Part-Time Employee	43
Retired	40
Looking after home or family	34
Student (economically inactive)	27
Self-Employed	22
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Education	19
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Other	9
Transport and storage	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Information and communication	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Construction	4
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	1,625 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,822 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	2,196 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,242 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	2,309 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School Wellclose Square , Stepney E1 8HY	4out of 4	147 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Gosling Primary School Fairclough Street , E1 1NT	3out of 4	355 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bigland Green Primary School Bigland Street , Wapping E1 2ND	4out of 4	446 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School St Mark Street , Wapping E1 8DJ	3out of 4	595 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kobi Nazrul Primary School Settles Street , Whitechapel E1 1JP	3out of 4	610 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	502 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	536 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	555 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	1,048 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	3out of 4	1,183 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	2,034 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,617 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,788 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	4,017 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	4,232 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	2,728 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	3,147 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,899 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Buttercup Primary School 181 Cannon Street Road , E1 2LX	- not rated	445 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jamiatul Ummah School 56 Bigland Street , Shadwell E1 2ND	- not rated	494 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Green Gables Montessori Primary School 4 Wapping Lane , E1W 2RG	- not rated	500 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	583 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Date Palm Primary School 60 Nelsons Street , First Floor E1 2DE	- not rated	659 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
The Monster Grill (TMG)	54 Cannon Street Road	174 yd
The Gentlemen Baristas Roastery	Railway Arch 104, Cannon Street Road	189 yd
Cafe Des Amis	9 Pennington Street	190 yd
McDonalds	102 The Highway	200 yd
Wiltons Music Hall	Wiltons Music Hall, 1 Graces Alley	310 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Studio Spaces Ltd	Unit 2, 110 Pennington Street	182 yd
Champagne Route	30 Gauging Square	390 yd
Dog & Truck	72 Back Church Lane	428 yd
Sir Sydney Smith	22 Dock Street	431 yd
Brown Bear	Brown Bear Public House, 139 Leman Street	441 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	50 The Highway	156 yd
Sushi & Teppanyaki Hse,Fiamma Pizza,Hong Long,The Green Leaf (Thai)	113 Railway Arches, Chapman Street	200 yd
Chilli Legend,Tasty Malatang, I Noodle Club	115 Chapman Street	221 yd
St George-in-the-East Church Open Table	Parish Office, St George-In-The-East Church, 14 Cannon Street Road	249 yd
Banoful	159 Cannon Street Road	339 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shanraj Limited	77-101 The Highway	182 yd
Sainsbury's	Unit 1 Vaughan Way	368 yd
Waitrose Ltd	41 Thomas More Street	443 yd
Tian Tian Markets	unit 2 & 3, 18 Piazza Walk	586 yd
Iceland	1-11 Watney Market	602 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ensign WELLCLOSE SQUARE		224 yd
St George'S Leisure Centre THE HIGHWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	361 yd
Bigland Green Primary School BIGLAND STREET	artificial grass pitch	400 yd
Jamiatul Ummah School BIGLAND STREET		417 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Thomas More Square) THOMAS MORE SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	472 yd
Urbanfitness London (Aldgate) HOOPER STREET	health and fitness suite	493 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	545 yd
Tarling East Community Centre MARTHA STREET	grass pitches	649 yd
The Tower Bridge Health And Fitness Club PRESCOT STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	683 yd
John Orwell Sports Centre TENCH STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	692 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	67.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	67.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	67.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	67.7%

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	32.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	39.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	28.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	500 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 8HP