Colchester Avenue, London, E12 5LE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E12 5LE 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 Colchester Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Colchester Avenue was 249.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 40.2% higher than the Forest Gate South average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Colchester Avenue has the 17th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Forest Gate South and the 126th highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 78.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -67.2%.

🔎 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 5LE, 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 Colchester Avenue are based on 118 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 Colchester Avenue, London, E12 5LE

Estimated Average Property Prices for E12 5LE

Average Price
£392,721

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£456,692

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£239,189

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Colchester Avenue

Average Price
£348,603

Semi-Detached
£444,119

Terraced
£442,484

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£207,597

Other
£402,595

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Colchester AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
64 Colchester Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2023-04-26	£334,845
70 Colchester Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£300,000	2022-10-04	£276,190
First Floor Flat 60 Colchester Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£249,741	2020-07-30	£225,895
First Floor Flat 60 Colchester Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£213,000	2020-01-20	£200,484
34 Colchester Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£280,000	2018-11-21	£315,340

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E12 5LE

Employment

E12 5LE 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 5LE 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	234 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	2,557 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,648 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	4out of 4	3,302 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	3,592 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	244 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sheringham Primary School Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	- not rated	244 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir John Heron Primary School School Road , Manor Park E12 5PY	3out of 4	541 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dersingham Primary School Dersingham Avenue, Manor Park, London , Manor Park E12 5QJ	- not rated	629 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Winefride's RC Primary School Church Road , Manor Park E12 6HB	3out of 4	793 yd	Academy converter	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	3out of 4	984 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ilford Ursuline High School Morland Road , IG1 4JU	- not rated	1,219 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Ursuline Academy Ilford Morland Road , IG1 4JU	3out of 4	1,219 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Plashet, City of London Academy Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	- not rated	2,031 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	3out of 4	2,031 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Loxford School of Science and Technology Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	- not rated	2,436 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon School Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	- not rated	2,931 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	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	2,734 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	2,882 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,569 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,901 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 275 - 285 High Street , Stratford E15 2TF	- not rated	5,206 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	2,436 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	2,626 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	2,649 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	2,881 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	2,931 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Clarks Preparatory School 81-85 York Road , IG1 3AF	- not rated	674 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Maytime Preparatory School 87 York Road , IG1 3AF	- not rated	735 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ta - Leem Academy 530-542 High Street North , Manor Park E12 6QN	- not rated	983 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mansfield Infant College 29 Mansfield Road , IG1 3BA	- not rated	1,005 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Apex Primary School 60-62 Argyle Road , IG1 3BG	- not rated	1,044 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
BurgoTown	951 Romford Road, Manor Park	101 yd
Shahs Halal Food Romford Road	963 Romford Road, Manor Park	108 yd
Chocobella Desserts	836 Romford Road, Manor Park	194 yd
Bubbles	891 Romford Road, Manor Park	339 yd
E12 Kebabish	843 Romford Road, Manor Park	339 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Papermakers Arms Public House	57 Roden Street	747 yd
William The Conqueror	630 Romford Road, Manor Park	890 yd
Blakesley Arms	53 Station Road, Manor Park	992 yd
Jono's Freehouse	37 Cranbrook Road	1,024 yd
O'Neills	109 Station Road	1,037 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ego Romanian Foods Ltd	991-993 Romford Road, Manor Park	101 yd
Lakers	907 Romford Road, Manor Park	129 yd
Big Papas Peri Peri	890 Romford Road, Manor Park	156 yd
Four Season	836 Romford Road, Manor Park	194 yd
Real Spice	824 Romford Road, Manor Park	194 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	849 - 853 Romford Road, Manor Park	339 yd
Sainsbury's	55 Roden Street	747 yd
Iceland	60 High Road	1,020 yd
Marks & Spencer	135-139 High Road	1,066 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Froud Centre Toronto Avenue		242 yd
Jack Cornwell Community Centre JACK CORNWELL STREET		455 yd
The Gym (London Ilford Romford Road) RODING HOUSE RODING HOUSE ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite	531 yd
Avenue Primary School MEANLEY ROAD		911 yd
Little Ilford Park Church Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	967 yd
Little Ilford School RECTORY ROAD		975 yd
Easygym (London Ilford) 3-5 3-5 Winston Way	health and fitness suite	979 yd
Little Ilford Youth Centre LITTLE ILFORD CENTRE LITTLE ILFORD CENTRE CHURCH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,020 yd
Manor Park Fitness Centre High Street North	health and fitness suite	1,088 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	159.6 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	14.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E12 5LE