Cable Street, London, E1 8NS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E1 8NS is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49%	50.1%	1.1%	51.0%	-0.9%
Male	51%	49.9%	-1.1%	49.0%	0.9%

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 8NS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.9% 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	44.1%	50.9%	6.8%	37.9%	13.0%
Married: Opposite sex	45%	37.4%	-7.6%	44.2%	-6.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	3.4%	1.9%	-1.5%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	5%	4.9%	-0.1%	9.1%	-4.2%
Widowed	2.5%	4.2%	1.7%	6.1%	-1.9%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.6%	50.7%	5.1%	48.4%	2.3%
Good health	32.6%	33.7%	1.1%	33.6%	0.1%
Fair health	14.9%	8.9%	-6.0%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	5.8%	5.5%	-0.3%	4.0%	1.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	1.2%	0.0%

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	27.3%	19.9%	-7.4%	18.2%	1.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.7%	10.1%	-2.6%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.1%	9.7%	1.6%	13.4%	-3.7%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	15.4%	5.8%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	27.3%	39%	11.7%	33.8%	5.2%
Other	14%	3.7%	-10.3%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 20.5% 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	51.6%	60.7%	9.1%	1.1%	59.6%
Chinese	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	1.5%	2%	0.5%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	8%	4.6%	-3.4%	2.5%	2.1%
Black Caribbean	2.4%	2%	-0.4%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	1.9%	1.7%	-0.2%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	23.1%	20.5%	-2.6%	81.4%	-60.9%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	2.4%	0.6%	-1.8%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.3% 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	57.5%	52.3%	-5.2%	83.2%	-30.9%
European Union	6.5%	10.7%	4.2%	6.1%	4.6%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	5.6%	2.9%	-2.7%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	25.7%	31.8%	6.1%	5.6%	26.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	1.2%	-1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.9%	51.9%	-4.0%	83.2%	-31.3%
10+ Years	6.3%	29.5%	23.2%	9.8%	19.7%
5-10 Years	5.6%	6%	0.4%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	6.7%	6.9%	0.2%	2.2%	4.7%
Less than 2 years	25.5%	5.7%	-19.8%	1.9%	3.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.9%	76.7%	-1.8%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	6.1%	0.6%	5.5%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	6.4%	1.2%	5.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central Asia	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	3.8%	13.5%	-9.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.7%	37.2%	-24.5%
Christian	16.7%	46.2%	-29.5%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	62%	6.5%	55.5%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Cable Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cable Street was 210.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 37.5% higher than the St Katharine's & Wapping average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cable Street has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping and the 226th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 76.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -46.8%.

🔎 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 8NS, 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 Cable Street are based on 543 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 Cable Street, London, E1 8NS

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 8NS

Average Price
£381,791

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£381,791

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cable Street

Average Price
£450,922

Semi-Detached
£1,064,630

Terraced
£819,449

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£426,100

Other
£842,410

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cable Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 10 Blenheim Apartments, 112 Cable Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2022-08-30	£406,739
Flat 19 Blenheim Apartments, 112 Cable Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£610,000	2022-08-04	£551,357
Flat 15 Blenheim Apartments, 112 Cable Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£415,000	2022-06-30	£383,785
Flat 13 Blenheim Apartments, 112 Cable Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£505,000	2022-04-05	£464,774
Flat 3 Blenheim Apartments, 112 Cable Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£390,000	2021-12-13	£342,187

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 8NS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 8NS 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	85
Part-Time Employee	45
Looking after home or family	28
Student (economically inactive)	22
Retired	22
Self-Employed	19
Other	16
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Education	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Financial and insurance activities	17
Other	12
Human health and social work activities	10
Transport and storage	8
Manufacturing	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Construction	6
Information and communication	6
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	1,797 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	2,173 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	2,246 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	2,297 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	187 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Gosling Primary School Fairclough Street , E1 1NT	3out of 4	286 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bigland Green Primary School Bigland Street , Wapping E1 2ND	4out of 4	431 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kobi Nazrul Primary School Settles Street , Whitechapel E1 1JP	3out of 4	544 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School St Mark Street , Wapping E1 8DJ	3out of 4	550 yd	Voluntary aided 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	437 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	509 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	512 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	1,055 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	1,180 yd	Community school	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	1,968 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,647 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,793 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	4,025 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	4,201 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	2,755 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	3,152 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,878 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	400 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jamiatul Ummah School 56 Bigland Street , Shadwell E1 2ND	- not rated	493 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	526 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Green Gables Montessori Primary School 4 Wapping Lane , E1W 2RG	- not rated	552 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Date Palm Primary School 60 Nelsons Street , First Floor E1 2DE	- not rated	626 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 Gentlemen Baristas Roastery	Railway Arch 104, Cannon Street Road	170 yd
The Monster Grill (TMG)	54 Cannon Street Road	210 yd
Cafe Des Amis	9 Pennington Street	241 yd
McDonalds	102 The Highway	267 yd
Mg Grill	135 Cannon Street Road	284 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Studio Spaces Ltd	Unit 2, 110 Pennington Street	250 yd
Dog & Truck	72 Back Church Lane	365 yd
Brown Bear	Brown Bear Public House, 139 Leman Street	404 yd
Sir Sydney Smith	22 Dock Street	412 yd
Champagne Route	30 Gauging Square	425 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sushi & Teppanyaki Hse,Fiamma Pizza,Hong Long,The Green Leaf (Thai)	113 Railway Arches, Chapman Street	186 yd
Chilli Legend,Tasty Malatang, I Noodle Club	115 Chapman Street	211 yd
Domino's Pizza	50 The Highway	218 yd
Banoful	159 Cannon Street Road	284 yd
Secrets of Calcutta	153 Cannon Street Road	284 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shanraj Limited	77-101 The Highway	250 yd
Sainsbury's	Unit 1 Vaughan Way	396 yd
Waitrose Ltd	41 Thomas More Street	470 yd
Tian Tian Markets	unit 2 & 3, 18 Piazza Walk	527 yd
Iceland	1-11 Watney Market	583 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ensign WELLCLOSE SQUARE		238 yd
Bigland Green Primary School BIGLAND STREET	artificial grass pitch	367 yd
St George'S Leisure Centre THE HIGHWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	401 yd
Jamiatul Ummah School BIGLAND STREET		403 yd
Urbanfitness London (Aldgate) HOOPER STREET	health and fitness suite	449 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Thomas More Square) THOMAS MORE SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	507 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre FENTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	509 yd
The Tower Bridge Health And Fitness Club PRESCOT STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	646 yd
Tarling East Community Centre MARTHA STREET	grass pitches	653 yd
Fit4Less (London Tower Hill) (Closed) MANSELL STREET	health and fitness suite	723 yd

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/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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	283 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	77.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	271 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 8NS