Gainsborough Avenue, London, E12 6JJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E12 6JJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	52.2%	49.8%	-2.4%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	47.8%	50.2%	2.4%	49.0%	1.2%

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 E12 6JJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.1% 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	36.9%	45.1%	8.2%	37.9%	7.2%
Married: Opposite sex	44.6%	43.8%	-0.8%	44.2%	-0.4%
Separated	3.1%	2.1%	-1.0%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	10.8%	5.2%	-5.6%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	4.6%	3.9%	-0.7%	6.1%	-2.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.3%	41.1%	0.8%	48.4%	-7.3%
Good health	33.8%	37.4%	3.6%	33.6%	3.8%
Fair health	19.1%	16.5%	-2.6%	12.7%	3.8%
Bad health	5.4%	3.7%	-1.7%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	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	36.4%	25.3%	-11.1%	18.2%	7.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.3%	12.4%	1.1%	9.6%	2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.8%	15.9%	3.1%	13.4%	2.5%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	4.3%	3.8%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	12.9%	3.7%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	15.4%	25.3%	9.9%	33.8%	-8.5%
Other	14.4%	3.9%	-10.5%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 14.7% 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	19.8%	20.4%	0.6%	1.1%	19.3%
Chinese	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	9.7%	14.4%	4.7%	3.1%	11.3%
Pakistani	12.6%	14.7%	2.1%	2.7%	12.0%
Other Asian	8.3%	7.4%	-0.9%	1.6%	5.8%
Black African	10.8%	13.4%	2.6%	2.5%	10.9%
Black Caribbean	12.6%	8%	-4.6%	1.0%	7.0%
Other Black	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	2.7%	2.3%	0.4%	2.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	16.5%	14.7%	-1.8%	81.4%	-66.7%
Arab	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	2.9%	0.7%	-2.2%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.2% 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	53.6%	52.2%	-1.4%	83.2%	-31.0%
European Union	2.5%	5.7%	3.2%	6.1%	-0.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	9.7%	13%	3.3%	2.7%	10.3%
Middle East and Asia	29.1%	25.4%	-3.7%	5.6%	19.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5%	2.7%	-2.3%	1.3%	1.4%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.9%	51.8%	-1.1%	83.2%	-31.4%
10+ Years	2.9%	36.5%	33.6%	9.8%	26.7%
5-10 Years	2.2%	7%	4.8%	2.9%	4.1%
2-5 Years	9.7%	0.7%	-9.0%	2.2%	-1.5%
Less than 2 years	32.4%	4%	-28.4%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.3%	76.7%	2.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	4%	0.5%	3.5%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Southern Asia	6%	1.2%	4.8%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.7%	37.2%	-28.5%
Christian	28.5%	46.2%	-17.7%
Hindu	6.7%	1.7%	5.0%
Muslim	47.7%	6.5%	41.2%
Sikh	4%	0.9%	3.1%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Gainsborough Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gainsborough Avenue was 89.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 2.4% higher than the Little Ilford average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Gainsborough Avenue has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Little Ilford and the 331st lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 50% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£44,800

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in E12 6JJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Gainsborough Avenue are based on 133 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 Gainsborough Avenue, London, E12 6JJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E12 6JJ

Average Price
£399,517

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£441,725

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£251,787

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gainsborough Avenue

Average Price
£316,295

Semi-Detached
£468,382

Terraced
£422,190

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£233,836

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gainsborough AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
57 Gainsborough Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£405,000	2022-09-09	£386,481
67 Gainsborough Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£370,000	2022-03-04	£377,471
57 Gainsborough Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£210,000	2008-05-08	£346,850
57 Gainsborough Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£205,000	2008-05-08	£338,592
57 Gainsborough Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£245,000	2008-02-19	£453,179

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E12 6JJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E12 6JJ 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	46
Looking after home or family	29
Part-Time Employee	29
Self-Employed	26
Student (economically inactive)	23
Other	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Retired	17
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Education	15
Human health and social work activities	8
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Transport and storage	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Construction	2
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Manufacturing	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	838 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,219 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	2,282 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	2,773 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	4,189 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Winefride's RC Primary School Church Road , Manor Park E12 6HB	4out of 4	343 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dersingham Primary School Dersingham Avenue, Manor Park, London , Manor Park E12 5QJ	3out of 4	429 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Essex Primary School Sheridan Road , Manor Park E12 6QX	4out of 4	674 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Uphall Primary School Uphall Road , IG1 2JD	2out of 4	703 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sir John Heron Primary School School Road , Manor Park E12 5PY	3out of 4	764 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	407 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Plashet School Plashet Grove , East Ham E6 1DG	4out of 4	1,369 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
The Ursuline Academy Ilford Morland Road , IG1 4JU	3out of 4	1,930 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Greatfields School St. Marys , IG11 7TD	3out of 4	2,416 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Angela's Ursuline School St George's Road , Forest Gate E7 8HU	4out of 4	2,663 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	1,810 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	1,974 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,933 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,937 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
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	1,882 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Loxford School Loxford Lane , IG1 2UT	4out of 4	1,986 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	2,144 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Isaac Newton Academy 1 Cricklefield Place , IG1 1FY	4out of 4	2,788 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	3,114 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lady Aisha Academy Victoria Road , 2 (Annex Building) IG11 8PY	- not rated	1,161 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Frobel Independent School 67-73 Longbridge Road , IG11 8TG	- not rated	1,725 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Madaniyah Foundation 80 - 82 Stafford Rd , Forest Gate E7 8NN	- not rated	1,824 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Apex Primary School 60-62 Argyle Road , IG1 3BG	- not rated	1,890 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Read Academy Education 34-38 Mansfield Road , Ilford IG1 3BD	- not rated	1,892 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
RK Grills	142 Church Road, Manor Park	352 yd
Chinese Kitchen	153 Victoria Road	674 yd
Bubble Treat Manor Ltd	129 Church Road, Manor Park	709 yd
SH Coffee And Sweet	125 Church Road, Manor Park	746 yd
Haweli Restaurant	300-302 Ilford Lane	864 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Jolly Fisherman PH	The Jolly Fisherman Ph, 108 North Street		997 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hing Wok	140 Church Road, Manor Park	352 yd
Flavours Indi Spices	144 Church Road, Manor Park	352 yd
Browning PFC	69 Browning Road, Manor Park	588 yd
G & H Catering Ltd	Unit 5, 350 Ilford Lane	857 yd
BIM's	376 Ilford Lane	870 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Quality Foods	118-126 Ilford Lane		1,049 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Barrington Playing Fields BARRINGTON PLAYING FIELDS BARRINGTON PLAYING FIELDS MILLAIS AVENUE	artificial grass pitch	216 yd
Hathaway Community Centre (Closed) HATHAWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE HATHAWAY COMMUNITY CENTRE HATHAWAY CRESCENT		312 yd
Little Ilford Park Church Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	313 yd
Little Ilford School RECTORY ROAD		381 yd
Little Ilford Youth Centre LITTLE ILFORD CENTRE LITTLE ILFORD CENTRE CHURCH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	430 yd
Jack Cornwell Community Centre JACK CORNWELL STREET		726 yd
New Physique Fitness Centre Ltd (Closed) Ilford Lane	health and fitness suite	882 yd
The Gym (London Ilford Romford Road) RODING HOUSE RODING HOUSE ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,056 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	45.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	45.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	45.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	45.2%

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	54.8%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	54.8%

Download Speed

Median download speed	9.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	118.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	66 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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