Alie Street, London, E1 8QD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E1 8QD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	37.7%	51.4%	13.7%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	62.3%	48.6%	-13.7%	49.0%	-0.4%

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 8QD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 66% 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	60.6%	66%	5.4%	37.9%	28.1%
Married: Opposite sex	24.8%	28.9%	4.1%	44.2%	-15.3%
Married: Same sex	3.3%	0%	-3.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	8.9%	3.6%	-5.3%	9.1%	-5.5%
Widowed	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	6.1%	-5.4%

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 (90%) 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	52.3%	60.1%	7.8%	48.4%	11.7%
Good health	31.3%	29.9%	-1.4%	33.6%	-3.7%
Fair health	12.7%	6.8%	-5.9%	12.7%	-5.9%
Bad health	3.3%	1.9%	-1.4%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.2%	0.2%

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.

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 50.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.5%	11.5%	3.0%	18.2%	-6.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.3%	6.4%	-2.9%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.1%	10.8%	2.7%	13.4%	-2.6%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	1.5%	-0.1%	5.3%	-3.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	16.1%	7.6%	16.9%	-0.8%
Degree or Similar	51.2%	50.6%	-0.6%	33.8%	16.8%
Other	12.6%	3.1%	-9.5%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 26.1% 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	29%	39.1%	10.1%	1.1%	38.0%
Chinese	1%	11.3%	10.3%	0.7%	10.6%
Indian	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	3.1%	-1.4%
Pakistani	0.7%	1%	0.3%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	4.7%	3.4%	-1.3%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	3.7%	5.6%	1.9%	2.5%	3.1%
Black Caribbean	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	3%	0.2%	-2.8%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.7%	0.5%	-2.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	2%	1.4%	-0.6%	0.8%	0.6%
White	41%	26.1%	-14.9%	81.4%	-55.3%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	4%	3.1%	-0.9%	0.6%	2.5%
Other	4.3%	3.8%	-0.5%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 44.3% 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	51%	44.3%	-6.7%	83.2%	-38.9%
European Union	9.7%	13.6%	3.9%	6.1%	7.5%
Rest of Europe	2.7%	2%	-0.7%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	7%	3.7%	-3.3%	2.7%	1.0%
Middle East and Asia	22%	32.3%	10.3%	5.6%	26.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.7%	3.1%	-1.6%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	2.7%	1%	-1.7%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 44.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 16.5% 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	50.3%	44.3%	-6.0%	83.2%	-38.9%
10+ Years	12%	16.5%	4.5%	9.8%	6.7%
5-10 Years	11%	6.1%	-4.9%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	8%	7%	-1.0%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	18.7%	26.1%	7.4%	1.9%	24.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60%	76.7%	-16.7%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	5.4%	1.5%	3.9%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	2.9%	0.2%	2.7%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	9%	0.3%	8.7%
Southern Asia	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%
South-East Asia	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	2.2%	13.5%	-11.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25%	37.2%	-12.2%
Christian	16.8%	46.2%	-29.4%
Buddhist	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Hindu	5.9%	1.7%	4.2%
Muslim	42.8%	6.5%	36.3%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Alie Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Alie Street was 72.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 56.4% lower than the Whitechapel average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Alie Street has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Whitechapel and the 169th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 55.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,700

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E1 8QD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 2/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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 Alie Street are based on 433 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 Alie Street, London, E1 8QD

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1 8QD

Average Price
£1,131,095

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,131,095

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Alie Street

Average Price
£1,053,348

Semi-Detached
£1,637,465

Terraced
£2,206,188

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£788,122

Other
£15,007,002

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Alie Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 1601 Meranti House, 84 Alie Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£738,000	2023-12-20	£744,208
Apartment 1801 Meranti House, 84 Alie Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£835,000	2021-08-24	£742,825
Apartment 1102 Meranti House, 84 Alie Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,300,000	2020-10-26	£1,227,067
Apartment 1403 Meranti House, 84 Alie Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£800,000	2018-11-01	£817,910
Apartment 2001 Meranti House, 84 Alie Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£2,058,000	2017-12-22	£1,981,548

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1 8QD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1 8QD 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

Student (economically inactive)	130
Full-Time Employee	126
Looking after home or family	48
Part-Time Employee	45
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	26
Self-Employed	21
Unemployed	19
Other	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Retired	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Financial and insurance activities	19
Human health and social work activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Information and communication	11
Transport and storage	9
Other	8
Education	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Manufacturing	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Real estate activities	1
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	1,641 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,935 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	1,959 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,327 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	2,512 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Canon Barnett Primary School Gunthorpe Street , Aldgate E1 7RQ	3out of 4	183 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School St Mark Street , Wapping E1 8DJ	3out of 4	292 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Gosling Primary School Fairclough Street , E1 1NT	3out of 4	373 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kobi Nazrul Primary School Settles Street , Whitechapel E1 1JP	3out of 4	429 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE School 47a Brick Lane , Spitalfields E1 6PU	3out of 4	466 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	441 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	712 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	819 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Swanlea School 31 Brady Street , Whitechapel E1 5DJ	4out of 4	1,041 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	1,469 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	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	1,364 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,649 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,757 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	3,897 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,927 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	2,826 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	3,481 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,921 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,979 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	246 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
London East Academy 46 Whitechapel Road , Whitechapel E1 1JX	- not rated	434 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Mizan School 46 Whitechapel Road , E1 1JX	- not rated	434 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
David Game College 31 Jewry Street , London EC3N 2ET	- not rated	534 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School Myrdle Street , E1 1HL	- not rated	578 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Emilia's Crafted Pasta	77 Alie Street	43 yd
Amber	Unit 6 Goodman's Field, Piazza Walk	55 yd
Hult International Business School	33 Commercial Road	66 yd
Benugo	33-35 Commercial Road	76 yd
Pilpel	Unit 5, 60 Alie Street	76 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Boom Battle Bar Aldgate East	19 Chaucer Gardens	21 yd
Castle	44 Commercial Road	59 yd
Leman Street Tavern	Unit 3, North West Block, Goodman's Fields	152 yd
Leman Bar	19a Leman Street	152 yd
White's Gentlemans Club	32-38 Leman Street	185 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Zia Lucia	12 Piazza Walk	143 yd
Exmouth Coffee Co.	83 Whitechapel High Street	214 yd
Delhi & Co	1st Floor, 5 Osborn Street	226 yd
Black Sheep Coffee	2 Leman Street	251 yd
Wang Wang	4a Commercial Street	270 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yo Yo Oriental Supermarket	61a Alie Street	115 yd
Tian Tian Markets	unit 2 & 3, 18 Piazza Walk	127 yd
Sainsbury's	Unit 2 Southwest Block, Goodmans Fields	145 yd
Easy As Fresh Ltd	Unit 1, 18 Plumbers Row	239 yd
Tesco	Black Lion House, 45 Whitechapel Road	296 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Anytime Fitness (Aldgate) ALIE STREET	health and fitness suite	294 yd
Urbanfitness London (Aldgate) HOOPER STREET	health and fitness suite	314 yd
London Metropolitan University (London City Campus) (Closed) Central House Central House Whitechapel High Street	health and fitness suite	359 yd
Hayaa Fitness WHITECHAPEL ROAD	health and fitness suite	360 yd
The Tower Bridge Health And Fitness Club PRESCOT STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	400 yd
Al-Mizan School WHITECHAPEL ROAD		416 yd
Fit4Less (London Tower Hill) (Closed) MANSELL STREET	health and fitness suite	468 yd
Attlee Youth And Community Centre THRAWL STREET	artificial grass pitch	510 yd
Virgin Active Club (Tower Bridge) HAYDON STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	561 yd
Davenant Centre (Closed) Whitechapel Road		589 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	700 Mbit/s
Average download speed	580.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	700 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	572.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1 8QD