Colworth Road, London, E11 1HY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E11 1HY has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% 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	40.6%	49.4%	8.8%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	59.4%	50.6%	-8.8%	49.0%	1.6%

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 1HY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.1% 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	51.6%	46.1%	-5.5%	37.9%	8.2%
Married: Opposite sex	35.5%	39.3%	3.8%	44.2%	-4.9%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	1.9%	2.3%	0.4%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	7.7%	8.2%	0.5%	9.1%	-0.9%
Widowed	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	6.1%	-3.8%

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 (88.5%) 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	43.8%	45.7%	1.9%	48.4%	-2.7%
Good health	42.9%	42.8%	-0.1%	33.6%	9.2%
Fair health	10.5%	7.8%	-2.7%	12.7%	-4.9%
Bad health	1.7%	3%	1.3%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.5%

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 50.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.3%	19.5%	9.2%	18.2%	1.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.1%	8.1%	0.0%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19%	8.6%	-10.4%	13.4%	-4.8%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	2.3%	1.0%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	10%	-0.6%	16.9%	-6.9%
Degree or Similar	33.5%	50.2%	16.7%	33.8%	16.4%
Other	17.1%	1.4%	-15.7%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.6% 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	4.3%	6.8%	2.5%	1.1%	5.7%
Chinese	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	9.7%	9.4%	-0.3%	3.1%	6.3%
Pakistani	6.5%	8.3%	1.8%	2.7%	5.6%
Other Asian	4.8%	4.1%	-0.7%	1.6%	2.5%
Black African	4.5%	4.1%	-0.4%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	6.3%	6%	-0.3%	1.0%	5.0%
Other Black	3.7%	0%	-3.7%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	1.9%	-0.4%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	1.7%	1.9%	0.2%	0.8%	1.1%
White	47.2%	52.6%	5.4%	81.4%	-28.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	3.1%	0.4%	-2.7%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	3.1%	1.5%	-1.6%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.1% 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	58.5%	64.1%	5.6%	83.2%	-19.1%
European Union	10.2%	10%	-0.2%	6.1%	3.9%
Rest of Europe	2.3%	3.7%	1.4%	0.8%	2.9%
Africa	7.4%	5.2%	-2.2%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	18.2%	11.5%	-6.7%	5.6%	5.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	3.3%	0.2%	1.3%	2.0%
Oceania	0.3%	2.2%	1.9%	0.3%	1.9%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58%	64.3%	6.3%	83.2%	-18.9%
10+ Years	4.3%	26.4%	22.1%	9.8%	16.6%
5-10 Years	8.2%	3.3%	-4.9%	2.9%	0.4%
2-5 Years	7.4%	4.8%	-2.6%	2.2%	2.6%
Less than 2 years	22.2%	1.1%	-21.1%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.4%	76.7%	0.7%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
Central Asia	1.5%	0.0%	1.5%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35.6%	37.2%	-1.6%
Christian	28.9%	46.2%	-17.3%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	24.1%	6.5%	17.6%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Colworth Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Colworth Road was 41.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 57.8% lower than the Forest average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Colworth Road has the 18th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest and the 144th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -35.6%.

🔎 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 1HY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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) - 4/10 (below 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) - 8/10 (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 Colworth Road are based on 297 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 Colworth Road, London, E11 1HY

Estimated Average Property Prices for E11 1HY

Average Price
£701,714

Semi-Detached
£944,619

Terraced
£832,781

Detached
£1,025,825

Flats/Maisonettes
£427,697

Other
£12,959

Estimated Average Property Prices for Colworth Road

Average Price
£505,091

Semi-Detached
£864,139

Terraced
£818,155

Detached
£987,829

Flats/Maisonettes
£309,675

Other
£154,208

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Colworth Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Colworth Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£800,000	2024-05-15	£874,012
Flat B 56 Colworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£445,000	2023-11-06	£473,124
64 Colworth Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,350,000	2023-08-31	£1,447,806
14 Colworth Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£895,000	2023-02-23	£947,276
Flat B 58 Colworth Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2021-09-10	£334,710

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E11 1HY

Employment

E11 1HY 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	95
Retired	34
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	21
Student (economically inactive)	11
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	8
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Education	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Information and communication	17
Human health and social work activities	17
Construction	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Other	10
Transport and storage	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Manufacturing	6
Administrative and support service activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	1,667 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	2,142 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	2,938 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	3,032 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	3,319 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	331 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Primary School 155 Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	4out of 4	711 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Tomlinson Primary School Harrington Road , Leytonstone E11 4QN	3out of 4	850 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School Chestnut Drive , Wanstead E11 2TA	3out of 4	937 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Davies Lane Primary School Davies Lane , Leytonstone E11 3DR	4out of 4	1,113 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	313 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Connaught School for Girls Dyers Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 4AE	3out of 4	873 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	1,011 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	2,186 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Wanstead High School Redbridge Lane West , Wanstead E11 2JZ	3out of 4	2,189 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	860 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,567 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	3,145 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	3,921 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,191 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	1,717 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	2,042 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	3,174 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	4,246 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,778 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	1,231 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Forest School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	1,505 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Noor Ul Islam Primary School 135 Dawlish Road , Leyton E10 6QW	- not rated	1,578 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 30-36 Lindley Road , Leyton E10 6QT	- not rated	1,694 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Snaresbrook Prep School 75 Woodford Road , South Woodford E18 2EA	- not rated	2,515 yd	Other independent 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
Cafe Refresh	St Andrews Church, 153 Colworth Road	241 yd
GALA Spanish School	St Andrews Church, 153 Colworth Road	241 yd
Le Parisien Cafe	Station Approach	249 yd
Costa Coffee at Tesco Leytonstone	Forest House, 8 Gainsborough Road	376 yd
The Olive Restaurant	25-27 Kirkdale Road	392 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Walnut Tree	857-861 High Road Leytonstone	449 yd
O'Neills	762 High Road Leytonstone	494 yd
Red Lion	640 High Road Leytonstone	529 yd
The Birds	692 High Road Leytonstone	529 yd
The North Star & Thai Kitchen	24 Browning Road	594 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
backyardbbqz/Tex Bites	710 High Road Leytonstone	480 yd
USA Chicken & Pizza	29 Church Lane	545 yd
Subway	19 Church Lane	545 yd
KFC	638 High Road Leytonstone	633 yd
Panda Dim Sum	767 High Road Leytonstone	762 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	8 Gainsborough Road	382 yd
Sainsbury's	14-15 Church Lane	545 yd
Iceland	789-791 High Road Leytonstone	762 yd
Continental Food Exchange	647-661 High Road Leytonstone	1,073 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Leytonstone Community Sports Centre COLWORTH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	410 yd
Connaught School For Girls CONNAUGHT ROAD		854 yd
Leyton Sixth Form College ESSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	998 yd
Norlington School And Sixth Form NORLINGTON ROAD		1,060 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	148.6 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	13.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E11 1HY