Ensign Street is in London and in Tower Hamlets district. E1 8JQ is located in the Whitechapel electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Poplar and Limehouse. This postcode has been in use since 1998-06-01.
StreetScan combines information about Ensign Street, London, E1 8JQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: E1 8JD, E1 8JG, E1 8JR, E1 8JN, E1 8HW, E1 8JT, E1 8QX, E1 8RZ, E1 8JP.

Ensign Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Ensign Street are based on 221 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 8JQ

Average Price
£624,354
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£624,354
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ensign Street

Average Price
£665,706
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ensign Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 8 Sapphire Court, 1 Ensign Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£475,0002022-02-18 £476,759
Flat 19 Sapphire Court, 1 Ensign Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£485,0002020-07-31 £485,227
Flat 27 Sapphire Court, 1 Ensign Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£645,0002019-07-19 £672,442
Flat 30 Sapphire Court, 1 Ensign Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£530,0002019-05-13 £560,540
Flat 3 Sapphire Court, 1 Ensign Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£800,0002018-05-22 £778,795

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Old Church Nursery School
Walter Terrace, Stepney E1 0RJ 		1,951 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Alice Model Nursery School
14 Beaumont Grove, Stepney E1 4NQ 		2,080 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
Grange Road, SE1 3BW 		2,113 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road, Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		2,117 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place, Morpeth Street E2 0PS 		2,598 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School
St Mark Street, Wapping E1 8DJ 		273 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
Wellclose Square, Stepney E1 8HY 		291 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Harry Gosling Primary School
Fairclough Street, E1 1NT 		388 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Canon Barnett Primary School
Gunthorpe Street, Aldgate E1 7RQ 		647 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kobi Nazrul Primary School
Settles Street, Whitechapel E1 1JP 		660 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4London Enterprise Academy
81-91 Commercial Road, Whitechapel E1 1RD 		584 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wapping High School
153 Commercial Road, E1 2DA 		769 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Mulberry School for Girls
Richard Street, Commercial Road E1 2JP 		806 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
4out of 4St Michael's Catholic College
Llewellyn Street, Bermondsey SE16 4UN 		1,315 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Swanlea School
31 Brady Street, Whitechapel E1 5DJ 		1,346 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		1,807 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedMorley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road, Waterloo SE1 7HT 		3,482 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedKing's College London Maths School
80 Kennington Road, SE11 6NJ 		3,718 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCity Lit
Keeley Street, Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		3,873 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNew City College
Poplar High Street, Poplar E14 0AF 		3,976 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road, SE1 6AG 		2,505 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way, E3 4FT 		3,481 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBobby Moore Academy
1 Siding Street, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE 		5,162 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary Magdalene Academy
Liverpool Road, Islington N7 8PG 		5,352 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedDavid Game College
31 Jewry Street, London EC3N 2ET 		582 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedButtercup Primary School
181 Cannon Street Road, E1 2LX 		659 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedMadani Secondary Girls' School
Myrdle Street, E1 1HL 		721 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedThe Complete Works
3rd Floor, Universal House, 88-94 Wentworth St E1 7SA 		723 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon East Academy
46 Whitechapel Road, Whitechapel E1 1JX 		779 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Beef & Buns8 Cable Street32 yd
Cirilo Filipino Kainan4 Cable Street39 yd
Papa John's6 Cable Street39 yd
Wiltons Music HallWiltons Music Hall, 1 Graces Alley50 yd
Brazilian SnacksA69, 25 Cable Street55 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sir Sydney Smith22 Dock Street82 yd
Brown BearBrown Bear Public House, 139 Leman Street108 yd
Artful Dodger47 Royal Mint Street247 yd
Simmons61 Royal Mint Street247 yd
Princess of Prussia15 Prescot Street248 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Burgers LDN141 Leman Street150 yd
Leman's Coffee Shop121 Leman Street156 yd
Sushi Daily41 Thomas More Street316 yd
Zia Lucia12 Piazza Walk345 yd
Domino's Pizza50 The Highway374 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury'sUnit 1 Vaughan Way280 yd
Waitrose Ltd41 Thomas More Street316 yd
Tian Tian Marketsunit 2 & 3, 18 Piazza Walk354 yd
Tesco90 Mansell Street, London403 yd
Tesco90 Mansell Street403 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Urbanfitness London (Aldgate)
HOOPER STREET 		health and fitness suite183 yd
Ensign
WELLCLOSE SQUARE 		197 yd
The Tower Bridge Health And Fitness Club
PRESCOT STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool332 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Thomas More Square)
THOMAS MORE SQUARE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool382 yd
Fit4Less (London Tower Hill) (Closed)
MANSELL STREET 		health and fitness suite400 yd
Anytime Fitness (Aldgate)
ALIE STREET 		health and fitness suite461 yd
Virgin Active Club (Tower Bridge)
HAYDON STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool566 yd
Pure Gym (Tower Hill)
AMERICA SQUARE 		health and fitness suite652 yd
Bigland Green Primary School
BIGLAND STREET 		artificial grass pitch661 yd
Grange City Hotel
8-10 8-10 COOPER'S ROW 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool678 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed115 Mbit/s
Average download speed155.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed85 Mbit/s
Average upload speed131.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed900 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Ensign Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2360 crimes were reported near Ensign Street . Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was anti social behaviour. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of E1 8JQ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Ensign Street, London, E1 8JQ

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 2360
Anti Social Behaviour 670
Violence And Sexual Offences 440
Other Theft 339
Drugs 149
Theft From The Person 128
Burglary 122
Vehicle Crime 116
Public Order 109
Criminal Damage And Arson 73
Robbery 72
Shoplifting 67
Bicycle Theft 46
Other Crime 16
Possession Of Weapons 13

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of E1 8JQ.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Manningtree Street539 yd
2023-12Other theftUnder investigationOn or near Alie Street493 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Goodman'S Yard451 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Goodman'S Yard451 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Conant Mews54 yd
2023-12Bicycle theftUnder investigationOn or near Gower'S Walk411 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Gower'S Walk411 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Gower'S Walk411 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Gower'S Walk411 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Gower'S Walk411 yd
More Crime Statistics for Ensign Street, London, E1 8JQ

Employment

E1 8JQ area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 5% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in E1 8JQ 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 Employee141
Self-Employed21
Part-Time Employee15
Student (economically inactive)15
Unemployed10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)8
Other6
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Retired1
Looking after home or family

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities42
Professional, scientific and technical activities35
Information and communication15
Education11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles9
Administrative and support service activities9
Other6
Transport and storage5
Real estate activities3
Accommodation and food service activities3
Construction1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Mining and quarrying1
Human health and social work activities1

People

Gender

Female104
Male117

Partnership Status

Single165
Married: Opposite sex39
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated3
Divorced3
Widowed2

Health

Very good health134
Good health72
Fair health11
Bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications5
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 4
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 16
Degree or Similar 169
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi12
Chinese22
Indian14
Pakistani5
Other Asian10
Black African3
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African2
Mixed White and Caribbean1
Mixed Other6
White131
Roma2
Arab6
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom77
European Union56
Rest of Europe13
Africa9
Middle East and Asia43
The Americas and the Caribbean18
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK77
10+ Years40
5-10 Years27
2-5 Years42
Less than 2 years33

Passport Held

United Kingdom106
Ireland2
France9
Germany1
Italy11
Portugal5
Spain2
Lithuania1
Poland6
Romania4
Other EU countries17
Other Europe11
North Africa1
South and Eastern Africa3
Eastern Asia7
Southern Asia12
South-East Asia5
North America and the Caribbean3
Central and South America7
Oceania4
No passport held3

Religion

No religion109
Christian42
Buddhist1
Hindu10
Jewish4
Muslim24
Other religion3
Not answered26
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