Washington Avenue, London, E12 5JB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E12 5JB has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	43.4%	49.1%	5.7%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	56.6%	50.9%	-5.7%	49.0%	1.9%

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	48.4%	37.8%	-10.6%	37.9%	-0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	33.9%	49.7%	15.8%	44.2%	5.5%
Separated	7.4%	4.3%	-3.1%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	7.4%	6.2%	-1.2%	9.1%	-2.9%
Widowed	3%	1.9%	-1.1%	6.1%	-4.2%

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 (85.8%) 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	45.9%	55.3%	9.4%	48.4%	6.9%
Good health	40.1%	30.5%	-9.6%	33.6%	-3.1%
Fair health	10.2%	10%	-0.2%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	2.5%	3%	0.5%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.1%

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	18.6%	27.2%	8.6%	18.2%	9.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.9%	12.4%	-1.5%	9.6%	2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.1%	11.3%	4.2%	13.4%	-2.1%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	4%	2.4%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	11.8%	3.3%	16.9%	-5.1%
Degree or Similar	31.7%	29.8%	-1.9%	33.8%	-4.0%
Other	18.6%	3.5%	-15.1%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 21.2% 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	17.5%	31.4%	13.9%	1.1%	30.3%
Chinese	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	15.4%	5.1%	-10.3%	3.1%	2.0%
Pakistani	9.4%	13.8%	4.4%	2.7%	11.1%
Other Asian	5.4%	3.2%	-2.2%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	9.4%	10.6%	1.2%	2.5%	8.1%
Black Caribbean	7.3%	5.7%	-1.6%	1.0%	4.7%
Other Black	2.7%	0.6%	-2.1%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.6%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	25.5%	21.2%	-4.3%	81.4%	-60.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.1%	0.7%
Arab	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 42.6% 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	38.8%	42.6%	3.8%	83.2%	-40.6%
European Union	11.7%	17%	5.3%	6.1%	10.9%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	2.5%	0.4%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	8.4%	6.9%	-1.5%	2.7%	4.2%
Middle East and Asia	33.2%	29%	-4.2%	5.6%	23.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.6%	1.9%	-3.7%	1.3%	0.6%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
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 42.6% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 31.6% 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	38.2%	42.4%	4.2%	83.2%	-40.8%
10+ Years	15.7%	31.6%	15.9%	9.8%	21.8%
5-10 Years	8.6%	8.4%	-0.2%	2.9%	5.5%
2-5 Years	19.6%	10.5%	-9.1%	2.2%	8.3%
Less than 2 years	18%	7.2%	-10.8%	1.9%	5.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	54.9%	76.7%	-21.8%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	4.5%	0.6%	3.9%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Lithuania	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	7.6%	0.9%	6.7%
Other EU countries	4.4%	1.5%	2.9%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Southern Asia	12.1%	1.2%	10.9%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	5.3%	13.5%	-8.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	6.6%	37.2%	-30.6%
Christian	29.6%	46.2%	-16.6%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	7%	1.7%	5.3%
Muslim	50.5%	6.5%	44.0%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Washington Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Washington Avenue was 184.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 20.9% higher than the Forest Gate South average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Washington Avenue has the 25th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Forest Gate South and the 179th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 60.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.0%.

🔎 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. 68% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,100

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E12 5JB, 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Washington Avenue are based on 86 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Newham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Washington Avenue, London, E12 5JB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E12 5JB

Average Price
£422,205

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£452,557

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£300,796

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Washington Avenue

Average Price
£406,001

Semi-Detached
£409,848

Terraced
£433,851

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£266,207

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Washington AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
73 Washington Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£525,000	2021-09-10	£552,632
16 Washington Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£428,000	2017-05-31	£502,298
4 Washington Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£351,500	2015-10-30	£470,628
71 Washington Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2012-12-03	£415,670
73 Washington Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£276,000	2010-10-08	£564,947

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E12 5JB

Employment

E12 5JB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in E12 5JB 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	87
Self-Employed	64
Looking after home or family	60
Part-Time Employee	44
Student (economically inactive)	33
Other	22
Retired	19
Unemployed	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	52
Accommodation and food service activities	33
Administrative and support service activities	23
Human health and social work activities	20
Construction	20
Transport and storage	17
Education	14
Other	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	8
Information and communication	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	518 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	2,227 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,444 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,257 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	3,344 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sheringham Primary School Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	481 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir John Heron Primary School School Road , Manor Park E12 5PY	3out of 4	483 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Avenue Primary School Meanley Road , Manor Park E12 6AR	3out of 4	676 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dersingham Primary School Dersingham Avenue, Manor Park, London , Manor Park E12 5QJ	3out of 4	816 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Salisbury Primary School 495 High Street North , E12 6TH	3out of 4	839 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Little Ilford School Rectory Road , Manor Park E12 6JB	4out of 4	1,001 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Ursuline Academy Ilford Morland Road , IG1 4JU	3out of 4	1,494 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	4out of 4	1,925 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Forest Gate Community School Forest Lane , E7 9BB	4out of 4	2,394 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Angela's Ursuline School St George's Road , Forest Gate E7 8HU	4out of 4	2,466 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy 326 Barking Road , East Ham E6 2BB	- not rated	2,714 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	2,848 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,398 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,579 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	4,968 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	2,759 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	2,920 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	2,987 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	2,988 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	3,023 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Apex Primary School 60-62 Argyle Road , IG1 3BG	- not rated	1,276 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Read Academy Education 34-38 Mansfield Road , Ilford IG1 3BD	- not rated	1,341 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Ursuline Prep School Ilford 2-4 Coventry Road , IG1 4QR	- not rated	1,450 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park School for Girls 20-22 Park Avenue , IG1 4RS	- not rated	1,585 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Zakariya Primary School 447-451 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8AB	- not rated	1,778 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
Bubbles	891 Romford Road, Manor Park	147 yd
E12 Kebabish	843 Romford Road, Manor Park	147 yd
Dolce Vita	861 Romford Road, Manor Park	151 yd
Chocobella Desserts	836 Romford Road, Manor Park	173 yd
Coffee & Cream	748 - 750 Romford Road, Manor Park	235 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
William The Conqueror	630 Romford Road, Manor Park	667 yd
Blakesley Arms	53 Station Road, Manor Park	760 yd
Golden Fleece	166 Capel Road, Manor Park	837 yd
The Papermakers Arms Public House	57 Roden Street	980 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Samiz Chicken & Pizza	891 Romford Road, Manor Park	147 yd
Four Season	836 Romford Road, Manor Park	173 yd
Real Spice	824 Romford Road, Manor Park	173 yd
Lakers	907 Romford Road, Manor Park	179 yd
Temperos / Urban Smash	748 - 750 Romford Road, Manor Park	235 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	849 - 853 Romford Road, Manor Park		147 yd
Sainsbury's	55 Roden Street		980 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Froud Centre Toronto Avenue		80 yd
Jack Cornwell Community Centre JACK CORNWELL STREET		575 yd
Avenue Primary School MEANLEY ROAD		709 yd
The Gym (London Ilford Romford Road) RODING HOUSE RODING HOUSE ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite	757 yd
Manor Park Fitness Centre High Street North	health and fitness suite	885 yd
Little Ilford School RECTORY ROAD		943 yd
Little Ilford Youth Centre LITTLE ILFORD CENTRE LITTLE ILFORD CENTRE CHURCH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	971 yd
Little Ilford Park Church Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	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	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	137.1 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	15.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E12 5JB