Lea Bridge Road, London, E10 7DU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E10 7DU has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	45.6%	49.8%	4.2%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	54.4%	50.2%	-4.2%	49.0%	1.2%

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 E10 7DU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.7% 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	42.9%	50.7%	7.8%	37.9%	12.8%
Married: Opposite sex	38.5%	35.6%	-2.9%	44.2%	-8.6%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	5%	2%	-3.0%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	9.1%	7.3%	-1.8%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	4.1%	2.9%	-1.2%	6.1%	-3.2%

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 (88%) 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	42%	54.1%	12.1%	48.4%	5.7%
Good health	39.7%	33.9%	-5.8%	33.6%	0.3%
Fair health	10.1%	9.3%	-0.8%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	6.4%	2.6%	-3.8%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.7%	20.3%	0.6%	18.2%	2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.4%	9.6%	-2.8%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.1%	9.6%	-2.5%	13.4%	-3.8%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	6.4%	5.5%	5.3%	1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	11.9%	3.7%	16.9%	-5.0%
Degree or Similar	30.9%	38.6%	7.7%	33.8%	4.8%
Other	15.9%	3.8%	-12.1%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.2% 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	2.3%	1.5%	-0.8%	1.1%	0.4%
Chinese	2.5%	2%	-0.5%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	1.4%	0.4%	-1.0%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	19.5%	15%	-4.5%	2.7%	12.3%
Other Asian	5.5%	2.4%	-3.1%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	13.5%	8.3%	-5.2%	2.5%	5.8%
Black Caribbean	11.2%	3.3%	-7.9%	1.0%	2.3%
Other Black	5%	1.1%	-3.9%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	0.4%	-1.2%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.5%
White	28.2%	54.2%	26.0%	81.4%	-27.2%
Roma	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Arab	4.4%	3.3%	-1.1%	0.6%	2.7%
Other	2.1%	3.5%	1.4%	1.6%	1.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42.9% 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	43.6%	42.9%	-0.7%	83.2%	-40.3%
European Union	16.7%	30.9%	14.2%	6.1%	24.8%
Rest of Europe	3%	6.3%	3.3%	0.8%	5.5%
Africa	13.1%	7.2%	-5.9%	2.7%	4.5%
Middle East and Asia	17.7%	8.9%	-8.8%	5.6%	3.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	3.7%	-2.0%	1.3%	2.4%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 42.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 31.9% 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	42.9%	43.1%	0.2%	83.2%	-40.1%
10+ Years	5.7%	31.9%	26.2%	9.8%	22.1%
5-10 Years	8.3%	12%	3.7%	2.9%	9.1%
2-5 Years	17.2%	8.8%	-8.4%	2.2%	6.6%
Less than 2 years	25.9%	4.2%	-21.7%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	50.3%	76.7%	-26.4%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	4.6%	0.2%	4.4%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	5.7%	1.3%	4.4%
Romania	9.4%	0.9%	8.5%
Other EU countries	9.4%	1.5%	7.9%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
North Africa	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	4.8%	13.5%	-8.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24%	37.2%	-13.2%
Christian	37.3%	46.2%	-8.9%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	32.8%	6.5%	26.3%
Not answered	3.7%	6.0%	-2.3%

Safety

Is Lea Bridge Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lea Bridge Road was 166.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 71.0% higher than the Forest average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lea Bridge Road has the 19th highest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest and the 132nd highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 64.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 382.3%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,300

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E10 7DU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 Lea Bridge Road are based on 1116 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 Lea Bridge Road, London, E10 7DU

Estimated Average Property Prices for E10 7DU

Average Price
£340,293

Semi-Detached
£685,954

Terraced
£595,032

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£296,083

Other
£94,819

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lea Bridge Road

Average Price
£442,466

Semi-Detached
£744,564

Terraced
£654,727

Detached
£1,667,707

Flats/Maisonettes
£326,158

Other
£592,705

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lea Bridge Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
488 Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£183,000	2023-10-26	£192,602
Flat 6B 492 Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2022-11-24	£309,496
Flat 4 474 Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£39,000	2022-09-21	£39,762
474 Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£155,000	2022-09-21	£158,030
Flat 4 492 Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£275,000	2022-01-10	£301,287

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E10 7DU

Employment

E10 7DU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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.

E10 7DU area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	97
Self-Employed	70
Part-Time Employee	49
Other	30
Unemployed	26
Looking after home or family	25
Student (economically inactive)	14
Retired	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	50
Construction	21
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Education	15
Human health and social work activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Other	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Information and communication	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	982 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	1,562 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	2,897 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	3,262 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	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
Thomas Gamuel Primary School Colchester Road , Walthamstow E17 8LG	3out of 4	321 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sybourn Primary School Sybourn Street , E17 8HA	3out of 4	557 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School 150 Vicarage Road , Leyton E10 5DX	3out of 4	621 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Edinburgh Primary School Queen's Road , Walthamstow E17 8QR	3out of 4	692 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Verulam Avenue , 33 E17 8ER	3out of 4	702 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kelmscott School Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	658 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lammas School and Sixth Form 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	3out of 4	880 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	1,592 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,638 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Connaught School for Girls Dyers Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 4AE	3out of 4	2,085 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	1,441 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,323 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,414 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	2,843 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,136 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	780 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	3,086 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,275 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,728 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,445 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 , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	1,071 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 30-36 Lindley Road , Leyton E10 6QT	- not rated	1,339 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Noor Ul Islam Primary School 135 Dawlish Road , Leyton E10 6QW	- not rated	1,603 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Side By Side School 9 Big Hill , E5 9HH	- not rated	2,580 yd	Other independent special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leaways School 18 Theydon Road , E5 9NZ	- not rated	2,585 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
E Cafe	453c Lea Bridge Road	129 yd
Heart & Soul	512 Lea Bridge Road	179 yd
SOSSO Charcoal Meze and Fish Bar	522 Lea Bridge Road	179 yd
Kumba Curry & Grill	431 Lea Bridge Road	194 yd
Lagos Island	417-419 Lea Bridge Road	194 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Leyton Snooker Club	788 High Road Leyton	707 yd
King William IV	The King William Iv Public House, 816 High Road Leyton	708 yd
Hare and Hounds	278 Lea Bridge Road	743 yd
Gravity Well Taproom Limited	Arch 155, Midland Road	890 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Atlantic Fish Bar	405 Lea Bridge Road	194 yd
Grill n Spice	469 Lea Bridge Road	194 yd
Foodiez/China Golden Gate/Double Pizza	394 Lea Bridge Road	208 yd
Evolution Bay / Annie's	177 Capworth Street	313 yd
Khan G Kababish	341 Lea Bridge Road	361 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	Iceland, 612 Lea Bridge Road	522 yd
Tesco	Garage, 394-396 Hoe Street	675 yd
Tesco	825 High Road Leyton	683 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	18 Heybridge Way	873 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Badr Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	131 yd
Raw Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	311 yd
Contours Fitness & Beauty Club (Closed) 565a 565a Lea Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	590 yd
George Mitchell School (Closed) FARMER ROAD		671 yd
George Mitchell School FARMER ROAD		671 yd
Plum Tree Centre High Road Leyton		713 yd
Leyton Stadium (Closed) 282 282 Lea Bridge Road	grass pitches	764 yd
Leyton Leisure Centre HIGH ROAD LEYTON	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	774 yd
Walthamstow Leisure Centre MARKHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	833 yd
Leyton Youth Centre Playing Fields HIGH ROAD LEYTON	grass pitches	857 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	97.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.3%

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	72.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	118.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E10 7DU