High Road Leytonstone, London, E11 3HS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E11 3HS is primarily male, with 53.4% 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	45.7%	46.6%	0.9%	51.0%	-4.4%
Male	54.3%	53.4%	-0.9%	49.0%	4.4%

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 3HS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47% 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	53%	47%	-6.0%	37.9%	9.1%
Married: Opposite sex	33.3%	35.1%	1.8%	44.2%	-9.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	4.2%	3.4%	-0.8%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	6.3%	8.1%	1.8%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	3.2%	5.4%	2.2%	6.1%	-0.7%

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 (85.5%) 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	48.8%	54.8%	6.0%	48.4%	6.4%
Good health	39.6%	30.7%	-8.9%	33.6%	-2.9%
Fair health	7.9%	11.1%	3.2%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	2.1%	3%	0.9%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	1.2%	-0.7%

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 44.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.5%	20.3%	2.8%	18.2%	2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.5%	8.3%	-1.2%	9.6%	-1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.7%	6.3%	-8.4%	13.4%	-7.1%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	4%	3.3%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.1%	11.6%	3.5%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	27%	44.2%	17.2%	33.8%	10.4%
Other	22.5%	5.3%	-17.2%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.5% 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	2.9%	4.5%	1.6%	1.1%	3.4%
Chinese	1.3%	2.2%	0.9%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	3.7%	6%	2.3%	3.1%	2.9%
Pakistani	6.8%	5%	-1.8%	2.7%	2.3%
Other Asian	5%	6%	1.0%	1.6%	4.4%
Black African	8.4%	9%	0.6%	2.5%	6.5%
Black Caribbean	9.7%	5.2%	-4.5%	1.0%	4.2%
Other Black	5.8%	2.7%	-3.1%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.6%	1.2%	-1.4%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	2.4%	3%	0.6%	0.8%	2.2%
White	43%	47.5%	4.5%	81.4%	-33.9%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	3.1%	2.5%	-0.6%	0.6%	1.9%
Other	3.1%	2.7%	-0.4%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.8% 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	52.5%	49.8%	-2.7%	83.2%	-33.4%
European Union	17.8%	22%	4.2%	6.1%	15.9%
Rest of Europe	2.4%	4.3%	1.9%	0.8%	3.5%
Africa	10.8%	7.5%	-3.3%	2.7%	4.8%
Middle East and Asia	11.3%	12.5%	1.2%	5.6%	6.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5%	3%	-2.0%	1.3%	1.7%
Oceania	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 24.1% 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	51.2%	50%	-1.2%	83.2%	-33.2%
10+ Years	7.1%	24.1%	17.0%	9.8%	14.3%
5-10 Years	11.5%	15.1%	3.6%	2.9%	12.2%
2-5 Years	14.7%	7.8%	-6.9%	2.2%	5.6%
Less than 2 years	15.5%	3%	-12.5%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.2%	76.7%	-20.5%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	2.7%	0.4%	2.3%
Lithuania	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	10.2%	0.9%	9.3%
Other EU countries	6.5%	1.5%	5.0%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Central Asia	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.5%	37.2%	-18.7%
Christian	41.6%	46.2%	-4.6%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Hindu	5.3%	1.7%	3.6%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	19%	6.5%	12.5%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Not answered	10%	6.0%	4.0%

Safety

Is High Road Leytonstone dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Road Leytonstone was 85.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 10.6% lower than the Cann Hall average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

High Road Leytonstone has the 38th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Cann Hall and the 323rd highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 83.1%.

🔎 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. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,700

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E11 3HS, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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) - 6/10 (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 High Road Leytonstone are based on 771 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 High Road Leytonstone, London, E11 3HS

Estimated Average Property Prices for E11 3HS

Average Price
£362,922

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£487,024

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£302,771

Other
£264,989

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Road Leytonstone

Average Price
£435,672

Semi-Detached
£681,706

Terraced
£554,575

Detached
£1,091,298

Flats/Maisonettes
£322,069

Other
£848,298

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Road Leytonstone

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
284 High Road Leytonstone, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£29,250	2023-04-21	£30,692
294 High Road Leytonstone, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£327,500	2021-07-16	£353,605
270A High Road Leytonstone, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2021-06-18	£151,316
Flat A 286 High Road Leytonstone, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£370,000	2021-06-08	£399,907
278A High Road Leytonstone, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£175,000	2021-03-30	£184,929

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E11 3HS

Employment

E11 3HS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% 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.

E11 3HS area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in E11 3HS area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	99
Self-Employed	47
Part-Time Employee	46
Retired	23
Student (economically inactive)	22
Looking after home or family	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Other	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Unemployed	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Accommodation and food service activities	25
Human health and social work activities	24
Construction	19
Other	15
Education	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Information and communication	7
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	655 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	997 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	1,907 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre Marcus Street , Stratford E15 3JT	3out of 4	2,558 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	3,401 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Jenny Hammond Primary School Elsham Road , Leytonstone E11 3JH	3out of 4	292 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downsell Primary School Downsell Road , Leyton E15 2BS	3out of 4	326 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mayville Primary School Lincoln Street , E11 4PZ	3out of 4	464 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maryland Primary School Gurney Road , E15 1SL	3out of 4	836 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Colegrave Primary School Henniker Road , E15 1JY	4out of 4	1,000 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Connaught School for Girls Dyers Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 4AE	3out of 4	1,207 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	1,408 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Sarah Bonnell School Deanery Road , Stratford E15 4LP	3out of 4	1,575 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Forest Gate Community School Forest Lane , E7 9BB	4out of 4	1,634 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stratford School Academy Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	3out of 4	2,360 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	2,129 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,456 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,998 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	4,380 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,589 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	748 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	1,264 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	1,974 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	2,187 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	2,808 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Education Links 90 Chandos Road , Stratford E15 1TT	3out of 4	673 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Hafs Academy Unit 3 , 26 Maryland Road E15 1JW	- not rated	991 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Noor Ul Islam Primary School 135 Dawlish Road , Leyton E10 6QW	- not rated	1,151 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 30-36 Lindley Road , Leyton E10 6QT	- not rated	1,419 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Stratford Circus Theatre Square , Stratford E15 1BX	- not rated	1,625 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sofra Hasjane	339 High Road Leytonstone	44 yd
Restaurant Ambassador	270 High Road	56 yd
Gray	297 High Road Leytonstone	226 yd
Caribbean Flavours Restaurant	180 High Road Leytonstone	256 yd
G Room	202 High Road Leytonstone	256 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Plough & Harrow	419 High Road Leytonstone	281 yd
The Birkbeck Tavern	The Birkbeck Tavern, 45 Langthorne Road	468 yd
Leytonstone Tavern/Tavern Events	119 Harrow Road	654 yd
The Bell	468 High Road Leytonstone	669 yd
The Northcote	110 Grove Green Road	787 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mr Chippy	353 High Road Leytonstone	44 yd
Pizza Tow	357-359 High Road	53 yd
Kome Express	268 High Road	60 yd
MrBakey	218 High Road Leytonstone	223 yd
Bombay Night/Vegan Night	228 High Road Leytonstone	256 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Express, 567-569 High Road Leytonstone	624 yd
Tesco	99 - 105 Leytonstone Road, Stratford	956 yd
Continental Food Exchange	647-661 High Road Leytonstone	1,016 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Cathall Leisure Centre (Closed) Harrow Green Library Harrow Green Library Cathall Road	health and fitness suite	288 yd
Muscle Hut Gym HIGH ROAD LEYTONSTONE	health and fitness suite	428 yd
Mayville Primary School LINCOLN STREET	artificial grass pitch	505 yd
Leytonstone Leisure Centre CATHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	584 yd
Buxton School CANN HALL ROAD		635 yd
Buxton School (Closed) TERLING CLOSE		652 yd
Cann Hall Methodist Church Hall Cann Hall Road		819 yd
Wanstead Flats (Harrow Road) ACACIA ROAD	grass pitches	967 yd
Drapers Sports Ground DRAPERS SPORTS GROUND DRAPERS SPORTS GROUND GORDON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	999 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	80.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	80.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	80.9%

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	72.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	83.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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