Forest Business Park, London, E10 7FB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E10 7FB has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% 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	52.3%	49.3%	-3.0%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	47.7%	50.7%	3.0%	49.0%	1.7%

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 7FB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.4% 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	39%	44.4%	5.4%	37.9%	6.5%
Married: Opposite sex	41.2%	44.4%	3.2%	44.2%	0.2%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5%	2.2%	-2.8%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	8.3%	5.7%	-2.6%	9.1%	-3.4%
Widowed	6.1%	3.2%	-2.9%	6.1%	-2.9%

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	47.9%	54%	6.1%	48.4%	5.6%
Good health	33.5%	30.6%	-2.9%	33.6%	-3.0%
Fair health	12.6%	12%	-0.6%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	3.9%	2.4%	-1.5%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	2.1%	1%	-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.

In the area around E10 7FB this area, 28.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.9%	28.3%	0.4%	18.2%	10.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.5%	9.6%	-3.9%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	12%	-0.4%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	3.2%	2.1%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	11.5%	2.1%	16.9%	-5.4%
Degree or Similar	21.3%	33.2%	11.9%	33.8%	-0.6%
Other	14.4%	2.2%	-12.2%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.8% 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	1%	0.2%	-0.8%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	9.1%	12.2%	3.1%	3.1%	9.1%
Pakistani	9.9%	9.3%	-0.6%	2.7%	6.6%
Other Asian	7%	4.3%	-2.7%	1.6%	2.7%
Black African	9.3%	4.9%	-4.4%	2.5%	2.4%
Black Caribbean	12.4%	11.2%	-1.2%	1.0%	10.2%
Other Black	2.5%	2%	-0.5%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	0.9%	1.9%
Mixed Other	1.9%	1%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.2%
White	38.6%	34.8%	-3.8%	81.4%	-46.6%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	5%	15.6%	10.6%	1.6%	14.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.6% 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	52.9%	50.6%	-2.3%	83.2%	-32.6%
European Union	12%	17.5%	5.5%	6.1%	11.4%
Rest of Europe	6.4%	7.8%	1.4%	0.8%	7.0%
Africa	7.9%	3.5%	-4.4%	2.7%	0.8%
Middle East and Asia	13.6%	12.9%	-0.7%	5.6%	7.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7%	7.6%	0.6%	1.3%	6.3%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.4%	50.9%	-0.5%	83.2%	-32.3%
10+ Years	7.4%	26.4%	19.0%	9.8%	16.6%
5-10 Years	5.4%	7.3%	1.9%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	8.9%	9.5%	0.6%	2.2%	7.3%
Less than 2 years	26.9%	5.9%	-21.0%	1.9%	4.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.3%	76.7%	-7.4%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	8.1%	0.9%	7.2%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	4%	1.2%	2.8%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	5.9%	13.5%	-7.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.4%	37.2%	-18.8%
Christian	41.3%	46.2%	-4.9%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Muslim	33.6%	6.5%	27.1%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	2.8%	6.0%	-3.2%

Safety

Is Forest Business Park Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Forest Business Park was 98.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 31.7% lower than the Lea Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Forest Business Park has the 25th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge and the 276th highest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 26.0%.

🔎 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. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E10 7FB, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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) - 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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Forest Business Park are based on 14 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 Forest Business Park, London, E10 7FB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E10 7FB

Average Price
£751,245

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£693,950

Other
£756,975

Estimated Average Property Prices for Forest Business Park

Average Price
£718,101

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£573,515

Other
£742,198

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Forest Business ParkStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Unit 31 Forest Business Park, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,000,000	2023-11-15	£1,014,271
Unit 10 Forest Business Park, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£1,250,000	2022-02-23	£1,309,211
Unit 26 Forest Business Park, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£270,000	2021-06-30	£278,394
Unit 10 Forest Business Park, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£900,000	2021-06-25	£927,979
Unit 8 Forest Business Park, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£570,000	2020-11-03	£582,290

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E10 7FB

Employment

E10 7FB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 19% 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	110
Self-Employed	77
Retired	63
Part-Time Employee	48
Looking after home or family	30
Other	20
Student (economically inactive)	18
Unemployed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Human health and social work activities	24
Education	22
Administrative and support service activities	17
Transport and storage	14
Construction	13
Other	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Manufacturing	9
Real estate activities	7
Information and communication	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
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	4out of 4	1,085 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	2,557 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	3,528 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,707 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	4,186 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Barn Croft Primary School 2 Brunel Road , Walthamstow E17 8SB	- not rated	653 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Verulam Avenue , 33 E17 8ER	4out of 4	900 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Verulam Avenue , 33 E17 8ER	- not rated	900 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sybourn Primary School Sybourn Street , E17 8HA	4out of 4	1,089 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sybourn Primary School Sybourn Street , E17 8HA	- not rated	1,089 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kelmscott School 245 Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	1,069 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lammas School 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	2out of 4	1,429 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lammas School and Sixth Form 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	- not rated	1,429 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	1,654 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School Egerton Road , Stamford Hill N16 6UB	3out of 4	2,032 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	1,954 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	1,974 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Tottenham Centre , High Road N15 4RU	- not rated	2,879 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,951 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	3,297 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	2,163 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	2,163 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	2,707 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,871 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,603 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lennox Lewis College Theydon Road , Mount Pleasant Hill E5 9NA	- not rated	1,172 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Leaways School 18 Theydon Road , E5 9NZ	- not rated	1,294 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beis Trana Girls' School 186 Upper Clapton Road , E5 9DH	- not rated	1,559 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Lit College 210 Church Road , E10 7JQ	- not rated	1,602 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Tayyibah Girls' School 88 Filey Avenue , Stamford Hill N16 6JJ	- not rated	1,614 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
Dine Contract Catering at Allied Bakeries	66 Argall Avenue	130 yd
Harvest Cafe	15a Argall Avenue	242 yd
Pavilion Bakery	Cafe, Mentmore Studios, 11 Argall Avenue	273 yd
The Yards Studio & Gallery	Unit 13, 15 Argall Avenue	296 yd
Supperclub.Tube	The Pump House, 10 South Access Road	335 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yapalak FC	185a Lea Bridge Road	846 yd
The Coppermill	205 Coppermill Lane	951 yd
The Anchor & Hope	The Anchor And Hope, 15 High Hill Ferry	975 yd
Nu'ice-ology	2 Station Road	1,038 yd
Hare and Hounds	278 Lea Bridge Road	1,085 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Daddy's Kebab	175 Lea Bridge Road	846 yd
Chic N Chip	197 Lea Bridge Road	846 yd
Chaaske	191 Lea Bridge Road	861 yd
Merlie's Fried Chicken	82 Markhouse Road	1,028 yd
Sea Breeze Caribbean Kitchen	4 Station Road	1,038 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi Stores Limited	18 Heybridge Way		936 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Low Hall Sports Ground SOUTH ACCESS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	320 yd
Legion Fitness Education Centre TRANSFORM HOUSE TRANSFORM HOUSE WELLINGTON ROAD		625 yd
Douglas Eyre Sports Ground Coppermill Lane	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,046 yd
Walthamstow Leisure Centre MARKHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,066 yd
Lee Valley Ice Centre LEA BRIDGE ROAD	ice rinks	1,082 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	68.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	59.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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