Bulwer Road, London, E11 1BY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E11 1BY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.2%	51.9%	3.7%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	51.8%	48.1%	-3.7%	49.0%	-0.9%

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 E11 1BY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.5% 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	57%	61.5%	4.5%	37.9%	23.6%
Married: Opposite sex	27.2%	26.5%	-0.7%	44.2%	-17.7%
Separated	2.5%	2.2%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	9.8%	5.8%	-4.0%	9.1%	-3.3%
Widowed	3.5%	4%	0.5%	6.1%	-2.1%

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	52.9%	42.3%	-10.6%	48.4%	-6.1%
Good health	31.3%	39.3%	8.0%	33.6%	5.7%
Fair health	10.9%	16.4%	5.5%	12.7%	3.7%
Bad health	4.2%	1.6%	-2.6%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.9%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 53.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.9%	16.3%	2.4%	18.2%	-1.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.7%	5.5%	-6.2%	9.6%	-4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.9%	7.1%	-6.8%	13.4%	-6.3%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	4.9%	1.7%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	9.5%	0.3%	16.9%	-7.4%
Degree or Similar	35.8%	53.2%	17.4%	33.8%	19.4%
Other	12.3%	3.4%	-8.9%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 60.1% 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	1.8%	4.3%	2.5%	1.1%	3.2%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4.9%	2.9%	-2.0%	3.1%	-0.2%
Pakistani	6%	5.1%	-0.9%	2.7%	2.4%
Other Asian	1.8%	4%	2.2%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	4.7%	1.3%	-3.4%	2.5%	-1.2%
Black Caribbean	10.9%	10.2%	-0.7%	1.0%	9.2%
Other Black	3.9%	1.1%	-2.8%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	2.4%	1.9%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	1.6%	-0.7%	0.9%	0.7%
Mixed Other	2.1%	2.7%	0.6%	0.8%	1.9%
White	55.2%	60.1%	4.9%	81.4%	-21.3%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	2.3%	0.5%	-1.8%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.2% 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	59.9%	53.2%	-6.7%	83.2%	-30.0%
European Union	13.5%	20.8%	7.3%	6.1%	14.7%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	3.8%	2.5%	0.8%	3.0%
Africa	9.1%	6.2%	-2.9%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	9.4%	9.7%	0.3%	5.6%	4.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	5.4%	-0.3%	1.3%	4.1%
Oceania	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.6%	53.4%	-5.2%	83.2%	-29.8%
10+ Years	6.3%	24.7%	18.4%	9.8%	14.9%
5-10 Years	7.3%	9.8%	2.5%	2.9%	6.9%
2-5 Years	8.1%	7.9%	-0.2%	2.2%	5.7%
Less than 2 years	19.8%	4.3%	-15.5%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.8%	76.7%	-15.9%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	5.1%	0.6%	4.5%
Portugal	2.2%	0.5%	1.7%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	3.2%	1.3%	1.9%
Romania	6.2%	0.9%	5.3%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.1%	37.2%	-6.1%
Christian	43%	46.2%	-3.2%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Muslim	15.9%	6.5%	9.4%
Sikh	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Bulwer Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bulwer Road was 56.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.1% lower than the Forest average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Bulwer Road has the 30th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest and the 241st lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E11 1BY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 9/10 (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 Bulwer Road are based on 348 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 Bulwer Road, London, E11 1BY

Estimated Average Property Prices for E11 1BY

Average Price
£490,898

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£639,937

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£267,340

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bulwer Road

Average Price
£455,927

Semi-Detached
£815,092

Terraced
£463,044

Detached
£1,299,673

Flats/Maisonettes
£370,724

Other
£27,476

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bulwer Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
93 Bulwer Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£637,000	2022-01-06	£726,125
63A Bulwer Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£232,500	2019-10-11	£262,728
63A Bulwer Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£163,000	2013-12-03	£287,177
77 Bulwer Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£337,500	2010-03-01	£842,548
89 Bulwer Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2007-07-17	£425,124

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E11 1BY

Employment

E11 1BY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	137
Self-Employed	44
Other	38
Part-Time Employee	31
Retired	27
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Student (economically inactive)	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Human health and social work activities	24
Education	21
Professional, scientific and technical activities	20
Construction	18
Other	18
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Information and communication	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Transport and storage	8
Real estate activities	7
Manufacturing	7
Financial and insurance activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	1,399 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	2,194 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	2,423 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	2,557 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,171 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gwyn Jones Primary School Hainault Road , E11 1EU	3out of 4	591 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newport School Newport Road , E10 6PJ	4out of 4	736 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Tomlinson Primary School Harrington Road , Leytonstone E11 4QN	3out of 4	751 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dawlish Primary School Jesse Road , E10 6NN	3out of 4	790 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Primary School 155 Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	4out of 4	850 yd	Academy converter	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	3out of 4	217 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Connaught School for Girls Dyers Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 4AE	3out of 4	472 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	1,001 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lammas School and Sixth Form 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	3out of 4	1,951 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	2,258 yd	Community school	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	908 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,833 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	3,403 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,598 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,736 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	1,017 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	1,804 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	2,489 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	3,710 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,086 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Noor Ul Islam Primary School 135 Dawlish Road , Leyton E10 6QW	- not rated	791 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 30-36 Lindley Road , Leyton E10 6QT	- not rated	897 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	1,068 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Education Links 90 Chandos Road , Stratford E15 1TT	3out of 4	2,140 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	2,164 yd	Other independent school	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
Filly Brook	Drill Hall, 392 Grove Green Road	231 yd
Sireli at Filly Brook	Drill Hall, 392 Grove Green Road	231 yd
Unity Cafe	8 Richmond Road	302 yd
Bombay Kebab & Catering	Unit 23, Hainault Road Industrial Estate, The Sidings	356 yd
Krapow at The Heathcote	344 Grove Green Road	394 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Heathcote & Star	344 Grove Green Road	394 yd
Gravity Well Taproom Limited	Arch 155, Midland Road	754 yd
Red Lion	640 High Road Leytonstone	768 yd
The Birds	692 High Road Leytonstone	768 yd
Leytonstone Ex Servicemens Club	2b Harvey Road	816 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Happy Valley	6 Richmond Road	302 yd
Michael's Fish & Chip Bar	4 The Pavement, Hainault Road	394 yd
Yat Sing	316 Grove Green Road	394 yd
USA Chicken & Pizza	29 Church Lane	582 yd
Subway	19 Church Lane	582 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	14-15 Church Lane	582 yd
Iceland	789-791 High Road Leytonstone	683 yd
Continental Food Exchange	647-661 High Road Leytonstone	815 yd
Tesco	8 Gainsborough Road	845 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 567-569 High Road Leytonstone	1,035 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Norlington School And Sixth Form NORLINGTON ROAD		270 yd
Connaught School For Girls CONNAUGHT ROAD		339 yd
Leyton Sports Ground LEYTON YOUTH SPORTS GROUND LEYTON YOUTH SPORTS GROUND HIGH ROAD LEYTON	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	781 yd
Leyton Youth Centre Playing Fields HIGH ROAD LEYTON	grass pitches	860 yd
Leytonstone Community Sports Centre COLWORTH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	946 yd
Leytonstone Leisure Centre CATHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	969 yd
Leyton Sixth Form College ESSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,005 yd
Leyton Leisure Centre HIGH ROAD LEYTON	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,022 yd
Mayville Primary School LINCOLN STREET	artificial grass pitch	1,064 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.4%

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	3.6%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	227.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	29.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	200 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E11 1BY