Vicarage Road, London, E10 7HJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E10 7HJ is primarily male, with 54.3% of the population 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	47.5%	45.7%	-1.8%	51.0%	-5.3%
Male	52.5%	54.3%	1.8%	49.0%	5.3%

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 7HJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.3% 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	31.7%	42.3%	10.6%	37.9%	4.4%
Married: Opposite sex	45.2%	37.2%	-8.0%	44.2%	-7.0%
Separated	4.5%	4.7%	0.2%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	7.9%	9.1%	1.2%	9.1%	0.0%
Widowed	10.7%	6.7%	-4.0%	6.1%	0.6%

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	37.4%	51.6%	14.2%	48.4%	3.2%
Good health	33.9%	23.8%	-10.1%	33.6%	-9.8%
Fair health	19.9%	17.8%	-2.1%	12.7%	5.1%
Bad health	6.8%	5.4%	-1.4%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.2%	24.8%	-0.4%	18.2%	6.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	7.5%	-2.8%	9.6%	-2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.2%	12.6%	-3.6%	13.4%	-0.8%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	1.7%	-0.4%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	15.3%	5.3%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	23.1%	36.4%	13.3%	33.8%	2.6%
Other	13.1%	1.7%	-11.4%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.6% 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	4.1%	6.8%	2.7%	1.1%	5.7%
Chinese	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	6%	6.8%	0.8%	3.1%	3.7%
Pakistani	18.9%	23.8%	4.9%	2.7%	21.1%
Other Asian	5.2%	3%	-2.2%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	6%	7%	1.0%	2.5%	4.5%
Black Caribbean	9.8%	4.3%	-5.5%	1.0%	3.3%
Other Black	2.7%	1.4%	-1.3%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	3.5%	3.0%	0.8%	2.7%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1.9%	0.3%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	1.9%	0.5%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	38.3%	33.6%	-4.7%	81.4%	-47.8%
Arab	3.3%	0.5%	-2.8%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	1.6%	4.3%	2.7%	1.6%	2.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.1% 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	51.4%	58.1%	6.7%	83.2%	-25.1%
European Union	18%	11.1%	-6.9%	6.1%	5.0%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	7.4%	8.6%	1.2%	2.7%	5.9%
Middle East and Asia	14.5%	14.9%	0.4%	5.6%	9.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.7%	4.1%	-3.6%	1.3%	2.8%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50%	58.1%	8.1%	83.2%	-25.1%
10+ Years	2.7%	26.8%	24.1%	9.8%	17.0%
5-10 Years	10.1%	6.2%	-3.9%	2.9%	3.3%
2-5 Years	11.5%	4.3%	-7.2%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	25.7%	4.6%	-21.1%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.1%	76.7%	-6.6%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Portugal	2.7%	0.5%	2.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Romania	3.7%	0.9%	2.8%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Eastern Asia	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Southern Asia	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
No passport held	5.6%	13.5%	-7.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.5%	37.2%	-17.7%
Christian	31.6%	46.2%	-14.6%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	3.8%	1.7%	2.1%
Muslim	39.5%	6.5%	33.0%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Vicarage Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Vicarage Road was 9.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 89.9% lower than the Forest average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Vicarage Road has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest and the 11th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 39.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 7HJ, 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 Vicarage Road are based on 655 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 Vicarage Road, London, E10 7HJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E10 7HJ

Average Price
£665,522

Semi-Detached
£821,418

Terraced
£709,689

Detached
£1,022,151

Flats/Maisonettes
£435,466

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Vicarage Road

Average Price
£645,798

Semi-Detached
£1,116,448

Terraced
£681,203

Detached
£2,681,543

Flats/Maisonettes
£335,599

Other
£293,775

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Vicarage Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
250 Vicarage Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£392,500	2024-07-31	£427,325
254 Vicarage Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£602,000	2023-05-17	£650,111
220 Vicarage Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£925,000	2021-08-27	£1,076,104
226 Vicarage Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£903,000	2021-06-10	£1,058,690
274 Vicarage Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£369,000	2018-01-19	£396,770

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E10 7HJ

Employment

E10 7HJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% 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	89
Retired	42
Self-Employed	40
Part-Time Employee	29
Looking after home or family	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Unemployed	16
Other	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Construction	18
Education	17
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Other	11
Transport and storage	9
Human health and social work activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Information and communication	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	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	1,124 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	1,628 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	2,758 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	3,125 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	3,825 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	448 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School 150 Vicarage Road , Leyton E10 5DX	3out of 4	481 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sybourn Primary School Sybourn Street , E17 8HA	3out of 4	608 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverley Primary School Park Road , Leyton E10 7BZ	4out of 4	653 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Willow Brook Primary School Academy 190 Church Road , Leyton E10 7BH	4out of 4	723 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	798 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lammas School and Sixth Form 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	3out of 4	836 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	1,460 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,705 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Connaught School for Girls Dyers Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 4AE	3out of 4	1,955 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	1,380 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,463 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,478 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	2,925 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,173 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	638 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	2,957 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,134 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,870 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,333 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	1,027 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 30-36 Lindley Road , Leyton E10 6QT	- not rated	1,197 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Noor Ul Islam Primary School 135 Dawlish Road , Leyton E10 6QW	- not rated	1,461 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leaways School 18 Theydon Road , E5 9NZ	- not rated	2,641 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Side By Side School 9 Big Hill , E5 9HH	- not rated	2,662 yd	Other independent special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Heart & Soul	512 Lea Bridge Road	186 yd
SOSSO Charcoal Meze and Fish Bar	522 Lea Bridge Road	186 yd
Victorian Cafe	536 Lea Bridge Road	206 yd
E Cafe	453c Lea Bridge Road	248 yd
Mig Mig	545a Lea Bridge Road	292 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Leyton Snooker Club	788 High Road Leyton	677 yd
King William IV	The King William Iv Public House, 816 High Road Leyton	677 yd
Gravity Well Taproom Limited	Arch 155, Midland Road	766 yd
Hare and Hounds	278 Lea Bridge Road	794 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Evolution Bay / Annie's	177 Capworth Street	174 yd
Foodiez/China Golden Gate/Double Pizza	394 Lea Bridge Road	290 yd
Atlantic Fish Bar	405 Lea Bridge Road	294 yd
Grill n Spice	469 Lea Bridge Road	294 yd
Khan G Kababish	341 Lea Bridge Road	438 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	Iceland, 612 Lea Bridge Road	513 yd
Tesco	825 High Road Leyton	645 yd
Tesco	Garage, 394-396 Hoe Street	756 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	18 Heybridge Way	936 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Badr Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	250 yd
Raw Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	293 yd
George Mitchell School (Closed) FARMER ROAD		529 yd
George Mitchell School FARMER ROAD		529 yd
Contours Fitness & Beauty Club (Closed) 565a 565a Lea Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	596 yd
Plum Tree Centre High Road Leyton		664 yd
Leyton Leisure Centre HIGH ROAD LEYTON	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	705 yd
Leyton Youth Centre Playing Fields HIGH ROAD LEYTON	grass pitches	718 yd
Leyton Sports Ground LEYTON YOUTH SPORTS GROUND LEYTON YOUTH SPORTS GROUND HIGH ROAD LEYTON	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	782 yd
Leyton Stadium (Closed) 282 282 Lea Bridge Road	grass pitches	803 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	120.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E10 7HJ