Colchester Road, Leyton, London, E10 6HB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E10 6HB 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 6HB, 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 6HB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E10 6HB

Average Price
£704,326

Semi-Detached
£666,896

Terraced
£726,479

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£448,675

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
69 Colchester Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£660,000	2025-12-05	£661,889
76 Colchester Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£850,000	2025-11-27	£838,847
48 Colchester Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£860,000	2025-08-19	£852,712
71 Colchester Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£630,000	2025-02-17	£658,125
84 Colchester Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£751,000	2024-09-02	£790,013

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E10 6HB

Employment

E10 6HB 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	1,580 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	1,998 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	2,029 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	2,929 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,801 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barclay Primary School 155 Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	4out of 4	501 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Primary School Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	- not rated	501 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Junior School Canterbury Road , E10 6EJ	- not rated	501 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Infants' School Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	- not rated	501 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gwyn Jones Primary School Hainault Road , E11 1EU	3out of 4	659 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	723 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	723 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	1,000 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Connaught School for Girls Connaught Road , Leytonstone E11 4AB	- not rated	1,098 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Connaught School for Girls Dyers Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 4AE	- not rated	1,098 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	447 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,272 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	2,829 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,118 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,096 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	833 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	833 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	2,434 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	2,923 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	4,244 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	445 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lea Green School (Special Needs) Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	445 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	- not rated	445 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park PRU Leyton Green Road , Leyton Green E10 6DB	- not rated	497 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	497 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	108 yd
Atalian Servest Food Company at Stagecoach	Leyton Bus Garage, 754 High Road Leyton	222 yd
Mobeen	725 High Road Leyton	249 yd
Akhis Flip N Bun	699 High Road Leyton	249 yd
Coffee Club	699 High Road Leyton	249 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gravity Well Taproom Limited	Arch 155, Midland Road	403 yd
King William IV	The King William Iv Public House, 816 High Road Leyton	480 yd
Leyton Snooker Club	788 High Road Leyton	481 yd
The 800 Club	800-806 Lea Bridge Road	728 yd
The Castle	The Castle Public House, 15 Grosvenor Rise East	1,048 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spice Hut	728 High Road	198 yd
Pizza & Chicken House	662 High Road Leyton	274 yd
Kebabish Original	692 High Road Leyton	274 yd
Dixy Original	686 High Road Leyton	274 yd
Subway	BP Garage, 666 High Road Leyton	274 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	825 High Road Leyton	468 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 612 Lea Bridge Road	649 yd
Tesco at Esso Filling Station	727a Lea Bridge Road	809 yd
Tesco	Garage, 394-396 Hoe Street	1,044 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Leyton Leisure Centre HIGH ROAD LEYTON	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	301 yd
Plum Tree Centre High Road Leyton		409 yd
Belmont Park School LEYTON GREEN ROAD		449 yd
Leyton Sixth Form College ESSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	452 yd
Leyton Sports Ground LEYTON YOUTH SPORTS GROUND LEYTON YOUTH SPORTS GROUND HIGH ROAD LEYTON	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	600 yd
Leyton Youth Centre Playing Fields HIGH ROAD LEYTON	grass pitches	648 yd
Contours Fitness & Beauty Club (Closed) 565a 565a Lea Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	672 yd
Norlington School And Sixth Form NORLINGTON ROAD		721 yd
Raw Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	770 yd
George Mitchell School (Closed) FARMER ROAD		814 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	176.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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