Colchester Road, Leyton, London, E10 6HA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E10 6HA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	43.9%	49.6%	5.7%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	56.1%	50.4%	-5.7%	49.0%	1.4%

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	39.5%	40.2%	0.7%	37.9%	2.3%
Married: Opposite sex	50.1%	48.4%	-1.7%	44.2%	4.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	5.8%	6%	0.2%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	3.5%	4.4%	0.9%	6.1%	-1.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	52.2%	47.2%	-5.0%	48.4%	-1.2%
Good health	33.5%	35.7%	2.2%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	9.3%	11.9%	2.6%	12.7%	-0.8%
Bad health	3%	4.8%	1.8%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	2%	0.4%	-1.6%	1.2%	-0.8%

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	19.9%	21.6%	1.7%	18.2%	3.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.1%	11.1%	1.0%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.7%	13.5%	-1.2%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	2.7%	1.3%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	13.2%	3.4%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	25.1%	34.6%	9.5%	33.8%	0.8%
Other	19%	3.2%	-15.8%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.4% 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	3.5%	4.6%	1.1%	1.1%	3.5%
Chinese	2%	0%	-2.0%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	11.1%	5.9%	-5.2%	3.1%	2.8%
Pakistani	31.5%	27.4%	-4.1%	2.7%	24.7%
Other Asian	3.9%	1.8%	-2.1%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	3.7%	1.8%	-1.9%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	3.7%	5.3%	1.6%	1.0%	4.3%
Other Black	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1.8%	1.4%	0.4%	1.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.8%	0.1%
White	33.7%	38.4%	4.7%	81.4%	-43.0%
Roma	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Arab	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	1.7%	6.8%	5.1%	1.6%	5.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.5% 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	53.7%	52.5%	-1.2%	83.2%	-30.7%
European Union	14.6%	16.9%	2.3%	6.1%	10.8%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	5.2%	2.8%	0.8%	4.4%
Africa	5.4%	5.4%	0.0%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	20.7%	13%	-7.7%	5.6%	7.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.3%	6.7%	3.4%	1.3%	5.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53%	52.7%	-0.3%	83.2%	-30.5%
10+ Years	5%	28.3%	23.3%	9.8%	18.5%
5-10 Years	7.6%	9.2%	1.6%	2.9%	6.3%
2-5 Years	9.6%	6.1%	-3.5%	2.2%	3.9%
Less than 2 years	24.8%	3.7%	-21.1%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.5%	76.7%	-5.2%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	4.1%	1.3%	2.8%
Romania	5.7%	0.9%	4.8%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
Other Europe	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	2.6%	13.5%	-10.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	15.5%	37.2%	-21.7%
Christian	36.9%	46.2%	-9.3%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	40.2%	6.5%	33.7%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Colchester Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Colchester Road was 35.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 63.5% lower than the Forest average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Colchester Road has the 9th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest and the 120th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.1%.

🔎 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. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,400

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E10 6HA, 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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) - 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) - 8/10 (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 Colchester Road are based on 209 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Waltham Forest.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Colchester Road, Leyton, London, E10 6HA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E10 6HA

Average Price
£524,855

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£612,380

Detached
£697,443

Flats/Maisonettes
£284,777

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Colchester Road

Average Price
£633,887

Semi-Detached
£792,372

Terraced
£696,103

Detached
£712,620

Flats/Maisonettes
£362,430

Other
£211,538

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Colchester Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
20 Colchester Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£660,000	2023-07-28	£723,184
15A Colchester Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£305,000	2019-08-06	£334,224
13 Colchester Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£450,000	2015-03-27	£735,792
2 Colchester Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£235,000	2013-01-28	£545,055
11 Colchester Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£272,500	2011-07-20	£686,465

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E10 6HA

Employment

E10 6HA area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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	112
Self-Employed	51
Part-Time Employee	45
Retired	41
Looking after home or family	34
Student (economically inactive)	26
Unemployed	22
Other	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	38
Construction	25
Education	18
Administrative and support service activities	17
Human health and social work activities	14
Transport and storage	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Other	10
Manufacturing	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Information and communication	3
Financial and insurance activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	1,554 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	1,863 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	2,105 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	2,919 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,876 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Beaumont School Burchell Road , Leyton E10 5AZ	- not rated	615 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Primary School 155 Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	4out of 4	639 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Primary School Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	- not rated	639 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Junior School Canterbury Road , E10 6EJ	- not rated	639 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Infants' School Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	- not rated	639 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	- not rated	769 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	769 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	1,157 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Connaught School for Girls Connaught Road , Leytonstone E11 4AB	- not rated	1,190 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Connaught School for Girls Dyers Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 4AE	- not rated	1,190 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	560 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,286 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	2,832 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,018 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	4,042 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	701 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	701 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	2,508 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	2,889 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	4,241 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	435 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lea Green School (Special Needs) Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	435 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	- not rated	435 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park PRU Leyton Green Road , Leyton Green E10 6DB	- not rated	496 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	496 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
Celebrity Chef	Ely House, 1 Ely Road	64 yd
Akhis Flip N Bun	699 High Road Leyton	99 yd
Coffee Club	699 High Road Leyton	99 yd
Mobeen	725 High Road Leyton	113 yd
Atalian Servest Food Company at Stagecoach	Leyton Bus Garage, 754 High Road Leyton	150 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gravity Well Taproom Limited	Arch 155, Midland Road	319 yd
King William IV	The King William Iv Public House, 816 High Road Leyton	374 yd
Leyton Snooker Club	788 High Road Leyton	376 yd
The 800 Club	800-806 Lea Bridge Road	779 yd
The Castle	The Castle Public House, 15 Grosvenor Rise East	1,026 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spice Hut	728 High Road	45 yd
Pizza & Chicken House	662 High Road Leyton	158 yd
Kebabish Original	692 High Road Leyton	158 yd
Dixy Original	686 High Road Leyton	158 yd
Subway	BP Garage, 666 High Road Leyton	158 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	825 High Road Leyton	351 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 612 Lea Bridge Road	518 yd
Tesco at Esso Filling Station	727a Lea Bridge Road	856 yd
Tesco	Garage, 394-396 Hoe Street	938 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Leyton Leisure Centre HIGH ROAD LEYTON	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	170 yd
Plum Tree Centre High Road Leyton		290 yd
Belmont Park School LEYTON GREEN ROAD		439 yd
Leyton Sports Ground LEYTON YOUTH SPORTS GROUND LEYTON YOUTH SPORTS GROUND HIGH ROAD LEYTON	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	519 yd
Leyton Youth Centre Playing Fields HIGH ROAD LEYTON	grass pitches	552 yd
Contours Fitness & Beauty Club (Closed) 565a 565a Lea Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	555 yd
Leyton Sixth Form College ESSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	564 yd
Raw Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	618 yd
George Mitchell School (Closed) FARMER ROAD		685 yd
George Mitchell School FARMER ROAD		685 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	90.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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