First Avenue, Plaistow, London, E13 8AR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E13 8AR has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% 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	45.4%	48.7%	3.3%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	54.6%	51.3%	-3.3%	49.0%	2.3%

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 E13 8AR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.5% 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	41.1%	42.5%	1.4%	37.9%	4.6%
Married: Opposite sex	39.5%	41.5%	2.0%	44.2%	-2.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	5.3%	1.7%	-3.6%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	9.1%	9.4%	0.3%	9.1%	0.3%
Widowed	4.9%	4.2%	-0.7%	6.1%	-1.9%

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	41.5%	47.6%	6.1%	48.4%	-0.8%
Good health	37.9%	37.4%	-0.5%	33.6%	3.8%
Fair health	12%	12.5%	0.5%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	6.1%	2%	-4.1%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	2.5%	0.6%	-1.9%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	27%	23.6%	-3.4%	18.2%	5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.2%	14.1%	-1.1%	9.6%	4.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.8%	9.5%	-2.3%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	6%	4.1%	5.3%	0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.4%	10.9%	2.5%	16.9%	-6.0%
Degree or Similar	24%	33.8%	9.8%	33.8%	0.0%
Other	11.8%	2.1%	-9.7%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.1% 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	6.4%	10.7%	4.3%	1.1%	9.6%
Chinese	1.1%	3.7%	2.6%	0.7%	3.0%
Indian	4.7%	3.4%	-1.3%	3.1%	0.3%
Pakistani	6.7%	5.6%	-1.1%	2.7%	2.9%
Other Asian	5.6%	4.2%	-1.4%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	15%	18.6%	3.6%	2.5%	16.1%
Black Caribbean	5.3%	8.8%	3.5%	1.0%	7.8%
Other Black	8.4%	2.3%	-6.1%	0.5%	1.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.2%	3.1%	0.9%	0.9%	2.2%
Mixed Other	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	35.4%	29.1%	-6.3%	81.4%	-52.3%
Roma	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Arab	3.9%	1.7%	-2.2%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	2.2%	6.2%	4.0%	1.6%	4.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.7% 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	56.3%	52.7%	-3.6%	83.2%	-30.5%
European Union	12.3%	14.1%	1.8%	6.1%	8.0%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	2%	0.3%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	15.6%	12.4%	-3.2%	2.7%	9.7%
Middle East and Asia	12.5%	14.6%	2.1%	5.6%	9.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	3.9%	2.2%	1.3%	2.6%
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	55.7%	53%	-2.7%	83.2%	-30.2%
10+ Years	4.7%	28.3%	23.6%	9.8%	18.5%
5-10 Years	7.2%	4.5%	-2.7%	2.9%	1.6%
2-5 Years	9.2%	10.8%	1.6%	2.2%	8.6%
Less than 2 years	23.1%	3.4%	-19.7%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.2%	76.7%	-7.5%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	4.8%	0.6%	4.2%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	5.7%	0.9%	4.8%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5.7%	13.5%	-7.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.8%	37.2%	-20.4%
Christian	44.3%	46.2%	-1.9%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Muslim	27%	6.5%	20.5%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	9.7%	6.0%	3.7%

Safety

Is First Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around First Avenue was 37.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.9% lower than the Plaistow North average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

First Avenue has the 9th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Plaistow North and the 64th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 2.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.1%.

🔎 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. 64% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,100

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E13 8AR, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 10/10 (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 First Avenue are based on 559 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 First Avenue, Plaistow, London, E13 8AR

Estimated Average Property Prices for E13 8AR

Average Price
£353,609

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£399,795

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£261,237

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for First Avenue

Average Price
£886,528

Semi-Detached
£887,163

Terraced
£1,075,880

Detached
£1,366,993

Flats/Maisonettes
£362,487

Other
£1,077,406

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on First AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4C First Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2016-08-26	£214,297
8B First Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£254,000	2016-01-14	£267,352
22 First Avenue, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2012-04-12	£432,542
8B First Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£120,000	2010-02-12	£206,484
8B First Avenue, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£100,000	2006-06-09	£159,025

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E13 8AR

Employment

E13 8AR area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% 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	100
Self-Employed	40
Retired	27
Looking after home or family	22
Student (economically inactive)	21
Part-Time Employee	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Other	16
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Human health and social work activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	15
Construction	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Education	10
Transport and storage	9
Other	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre Marcus Street , Stratford E15 3JT	4out of 4	1,306 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Nursery School Burke Street , Canning Town E16 1ET	- not rated	1,557 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	1,562 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	1,851 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	2,635 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Curwen Infant School Atlas Road , E13 0AG	- not rated	315 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Curwen Primary and Nursery School Atlas Road , E13 0AG	- not rated	315 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curwen Primary School Atlas Road , E13 0AG	4out of 4	315 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Primary School Suffolk Road , Plaistow E13 0HE	3out of 4	372 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Helen's Catholic Primary School Chargeable Lane , E13 8DW	- not rated	528 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lister Community School St Mary's Road , Plaistow E13 9AE	3out of 4	838 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lister Community School St Mary's Road , Plaistow E13 9AE	- not rated	838 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastlea Community School Pretoria Road , Canning Town E16 4NP	- not rated	922 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastlea Community School Pretoria Road , Canning Town E16 4NP	- not rated	1,030 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rokeby School Barking Road , E16 4DD	- not rated	1,088 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langdon School Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	- not rated	3,747 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	968 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 275 - 285 High Street , Stratford E15 2TF	- not rated	2,112 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	2,171 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	2,223 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	2,682 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	1,824 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	2,802 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,327 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	3,542 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,542 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
JMU Islamic Institute Uk 163-165 Balaam Street , Plaistow E13 8AA	- not rated	304 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Plaistow Jamia Islamia 163-165 Balaam Street , Plaistow E13 8AA	- not rated	339 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Promised Land Academy St Cedd's Hall , Foster Road E13 8SR	- not rated	437 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eleanor Smith School North Street , Plaistow E13 9HN	- not rated	529 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Service for Deaf and Partially Hearing Children New Tunmarsh Centre , Tunmarsh Lane E13 9NB	- not rated	901 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kates Cafe And Restaurant	174 Balaam Street, Plaistow	337 yd
Lobito House	117 High Street, Plaistow	453 yd
Tasty African Food	99 High Street, Plaistow	483 yd
The Ice Shack	29 Balaam Street, Plaistow	524 yd
Al Khalifa	35 Balaam Street, Plaistow	524 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Black Lion	Black Lion Public House, 59-61 High Street	483 yd
Lord Stanley	The Lord Stanley, 15 St Marys Road	625 yd
Abbey Arms	Abbey Arms Public House, 384 Barking Road	719 yd
South West Ham Labour Club	11A St Andrews Road, Plaistow	729 yd
Plaistow Park Community Centre	63 Queens Road West, Plaistow	809 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bamboo Garden Chinese Takeway	125 Balaam Street, Plaistow	280 yd
Moes Grill	92 High Street, Plaistow	373 yd
Krispees Chicken & Pizza	8 High Street, Plaistow	373 yd
Kool Arf	98 High Street, Plaistow	406 yd
Dixy Chicken	135A High Street, Plaistow	453 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Plc -Balaam Street	359 - 363 Barking Road, Plaistow	583 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	480 Barking Road, Plaistow	605 yd
Tesco Express	523 Barking Road, Plaistow	823 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fit For Life Health Club (Closed) 5-7 5-7 High Street	health and fitness suite	495 yd
Balaam Leisure Centre Balaam Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	507 yd
Hermit Road Recreation Ground Hermit Road Park Hermit Road Park Bethell Avenue	tennis courts	609 yd
Lister Community School (Southern Road Playing Fields) Southern Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	780 yd
East London Rfc HOLLAND ROAD	grass pitches	787 yd
Ravenscroft Primary School CARSON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	835 yd
Memorial Recreation Ground Grange Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	838 yd
Lister Community School ST. MARY'S ROAD	tennis courts	868 yd
Eastlea Community School PRETORIA ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	919 yd
Barking Road Community Centre 627-633 627-633 BARKING ROAD		952 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	66.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	121.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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