Lea Bridge Road, London, E10 7HY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E10 7HY is primarily male, with 55.9% 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	45.9%	44.1%	-1.8%	51.0%	-6.9%
Male	54.1%	55.9%	1.8%	49.0%	6.9%

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	47.6%	39.1%	-8.5%	37.9%	1.2%
Married: Opposite sex	39.1%	44.8%	5.7%	44.2%	0.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	2.3%	3.8%	1.5%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	7.9%	9.7%	1.8%	9.1%	0.6%
Widowed	3.1%	2.1%	-1.0%	6.1%	-4.0%

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 (86.1%) 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	48.2%	51.4%	3.2%	48.4%	3.0%
Good health	36.8%	34.7%	-2.1%	33.6%	1.1%
Fair health	9.7%	8.7%	-1.0%	12.7%	-4.0%
Bad health	3.9%	5%	1.1%	4.0%	1.0%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	1.2%	-1.0%

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 7HY this area, 29.7% 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	23.8%	29.7%	5.9%	18.2%	11.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.8%	8.6%	-4.2%	9.6%	-1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	10%	-3.3%	13.4%	-3.4%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	9.7%	0.5%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	21.2%	37.1%	15.9%	33.8%	3.3%
Other	18.2%	3.3%	-14.9%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 31.9% 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	0%	2.4%	2.4%	1.1%	1.3%
Chinese	2.1%	1.3%	-0.8%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	3.5%	4.7%	1.2%	3.1%	1.6%
Pakistani	26.7%	28.6%	1.9%	2.7%	25.9%
Other Asian	6.4%	5.3%	-1.1%	1.6%	3.7%
Black African	8.8%	5.8%	-3.0%	2.5%	3.3%
Black Caribbean	7.6%	4.2%	-3.4%	1.0%	3.2%
Other Black	4.7%	1.3%	-3.4%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	2.5%	0.4%	-2.1%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.8%	1.0%
White	30.9%	31.9%	1.0%	81.4%	-49.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	3.7%	0.5%	-3.2%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	2.5%	9.9%	7.4%	1.6%	8.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 41% 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	40.7%	41%	0.3%	83.2%	-42.2%
European Union	19.6%	19.9%	0.3%	6.1%	13.8%
Rest of Europe	2.3%	4.8%	2.5%	0.8%	4.0%
Africa	10.3%	7.7%	-2.6%	2.7%	5.0%
Middle East and Asia	22.8%	23.9%	1.1%	5.6%	18.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.9%	1.8%	-2.1%	1.3%	0.5%
Oceania	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 41% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 33.2% 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	40.3%	40.9%	0.6%	83.2%	-42.3%
10+ Years	8%	33.2%	25.2%	9.8%	23.4%
5-10 Years	13.6%	9.9%	-3.7%	2.9%	7.0%
2-5 Years	16%	7.7%	-8.3%	2.2%	5.5%
Less than 2 years	22.2%	8.3%	-13.9%	1.9%	6.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.8%	76.7%	-19.9%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Portugal	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Poland	3.5%	1.3%	2.2%
Romania	4.8%	0.9%	3.9%
Other EU countries	6.3%	1.5%	4.8%
Turkey	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	7.9%	1.2%	6.7%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	6.6%	13.5%	-6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.7%	37.2%	-22.5%
Christian	30%	46.2%	-16.2%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	46.3%	6.5%	39.8%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is Lea Bridge Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lea Bridge Road was 236.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 62.8% higher than the Lea Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Lea Bridge Road has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge and the 70th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 79.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 67.3%.

🔎 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 7HY, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 7HY

Estimated Average Property Prices for E10 7HY

Average Price
£249,311

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£249,311

Other
no sales

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
8 Mellish Flats Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£288,000	2023-05-16	£306,202
7 Mellish Flats Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2022-06-09	£299,221
12 Mellish Flats Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2014-10-31	£289,722
8 Mellish Flats Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£151,000	2006-06-29	£326,749
7 Mellish Flats Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£155,000	2003-11-27	£380,388

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E10 7HY

Employment

E10 7HY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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	115
Self-Employed	66
Part-Time Employee	47
Looking after home or family	45
Other	39
Retired	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	26
Student (economically inactive)	26
Unemployed	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	45
Accommodation and food service activities	40
Construction	26
Education	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Other	17
Transport and storage	16
Administrative and support service activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Information and communication	8
Manufacturing	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate 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	937 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	1,884 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,114 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	3,284 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	3,567 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sybourn Primary School Sybourn Street , E17 8HA	3out of 4	152 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Verulam Avenue , 33 E17 8ER	3out of 4	507 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Gamuel Primary School Colchester Road , Walthamstow E17 8LG	3out of 4	581 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Willow Brook Primary School Academy 190 Church Road , Leyton E10 7BH	4out of 4	711 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverley Primary School Park Road , Leyton E10 7BZ	4out of 4	769 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	589 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lammas School and Sixth Form 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	3out of 4	619 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	1,869 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,956 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	2,093 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	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	1,840 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,319 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,730 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,731 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	3,117 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	984 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	3,055 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,474 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,582 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,314 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	1,475 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 30-36 Lindley Road , Leyton E10 6QT	- not rated	1,480 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Noor Ul Islam Primary School 135 Dawlish Road , Leyton E10 6QW	- not rated	1,767 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leaways School 18 Theydon Road , E5 9NZ	- not rated	2,181 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Side By Side School 9 Big Hill , E5 9HH	- not rated	2,196 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
Pizza and Co Leyton	345 Lea Bridge Road	46 yd
Kulan Restaurant	347 Lea Bridge Road	66 yd
Blondies Brewery	258 Church Road	127 yd
Lea Coffee Shop	343 Lea Bridge Road	152 yd
The Clock Cafe	379 Church Road	158 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Hare and Hounds	278 Lea Bridge Road		337 yd
Yapalak FC	185a Lea Bridge Road		770 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Go Doughnuts Leyton	345 Lea Bridge Road	46 yd
Khan G Kababish	341 Lea Bridge Road	66 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken	377 Church Road	158 yd
Foodiez/China Golden Gate/Double Pizza	394 Lea Bridge Road	198 yd
Atlantic Fish Bar	405 Lea Bridge Road	223 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Stores Limited	18 Heybridge Way	471 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 612 Lea Bridge Road	927 yd
Tesco	Garage, 394-396 Hoe Street	998 yd
Tesco	825 High Road Leyton	1,088 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Badr Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	292 yd
Leyton Stadium (Closed) 282 282 Lea Bridge Road	grass pitches	363 yd
Lammas School And Sixth Form SEYMOUR ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	553 yd
Raw Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	716 yd
Walthamstow Leisure Centre MARKHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	738 yd
Leyton Jubilee Park LEYTON JUBILEE PARK LEYTON JUBILEE PARK MARSH LANE	grass pitches	789 yd
George Mitchell School (Closed) FARMER ROAD		874 yd
George Mitchell School FARMER ROAD		874 yd
Feel Good Too Centre (Ive Farm) IVE FARM PLAYING FIELDS IVE FARM PLAYING FIELDS IVE FARM LANE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches	921 yd
Legion Fitness Education Centre TRANSFORM HOUSE TRANSFORM HOUSE WELLINGTON ROAD		967 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	72.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E10 7HY