Gentry Gardens, London, E13 8BS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E13 8BS 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	50.6%	49.8%	-0.8%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	49.4%	50.2%	0.8%	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 E13 8BS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.6% 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	50%	48.6%	-1.4%	37.9%	10.7%
Married: Opposite sex	31.7%	36.4%	4.7%	44.2%	-7.8%
Separated	4.6%	2.4%	-2.2%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	8.8%	10.1%	1.3%	9.1%	1.0%
Widowed	5%	2.4%	-2.6%	6.1%	-3.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.5%	42.1%	-2.4%	48.4%	-6.3%
Good health	32.3%	33.6%	1.3%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	13.4%	15%	1.6%	12.7%	2.3%
Bad health	7.3%	6.9%	-0.4%	4.0%	2.9%
Very bad health	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%	1.2%	1.3%

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	26.7%	20.6%	-6.1%	18.2%	2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15%	15.4%	0.4%	9.6%	5.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.4%	13%	2.6%	13.4%	-0.4%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	3.2%	1.5%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	14.2%	4.6%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	21.3%	28.3%	7.0%	33.8%	-5.5%
Other	15.4%	5.3%	-10.1%	2.8%	2.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 28.6% 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%	11.7%	5.3%	1.1%	10.6%
Chinese	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	1.2%	6.5%	5.3%	3.1%	3.4%
Pakistani	3.7%	6.8%	3.1%	2.7%	4.1%
Other Asian	6.4%	3.7%	-2.7%	1.6%	2.1%
Black African	25.6%	20.9%	-4.7%	2.5%	18.4%
Black Caribbean	4.6%	5.5%	0.9%	1.0%	4.5%
Other Black	4%	1.8%	-2.2%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	5.8%	2.5%	-3.3%	0.4%	2.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.4%	1.8%	-1.6%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0%	3.7%	3.7%	0.8%	2.9%
White	36%	28.6%	-7.4%	81.4%	-52.8%
Arab	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	0.9%	3.4%	2.5%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.1% 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	59.5%	55.1%	-4.4%	83.2%	-28.1%
European Union	8.5%	9.2%	0.7%	6.1%	3.1%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	4.9%	3.1%	0.8%	4.1%
Africa	17.4%	12.6%	-4.8%	2.7%	9.9%
Middle East and Asia	11.6%	15.1%	3.5%	5.6%	9.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.2%	2.8%	1.6%	1.3%	1.5%
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	59.1%	55.6%	-3.5%	83.2%	-27.6%
10+ Years	4%	31.1%	27.1%	9.8%	21.3%
5-10 Years	6.4%	6.8%	0.4%	2.9%	3.9%
2-5 Years	9.5%	5.9%	-3.6%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	21%	0.6%	-20.4%	1.9%	-1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.8%	76.7%	-5.9%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Portugal	3.4%	0.5%	2.9%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	3.1%	1.2%	1.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5.3%	13.5%	-8.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.7%	37.2%	-18.5%
Christian	35.6%	46.2%	-10.6%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	30.1%	6.5%	23.6%
Sikh	3.4%	0.9%	2.5%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	8.9%	6.0%	2.9%

Safety

Is Gentry Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gentry Gardens was 98.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.5% lower than the Canning Town North average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Gentry Gardens has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Canning Town North and the 364th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -58.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 52% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,500

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in E13 8BS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 9/10 (very 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 Gentry Gardens are based on 3 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 Gentry Gardens, London, E13 8BS

Estimated Average Property Prices for E13 8BS

Average Price
£253,362

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£253,362

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gentry Gardens

Average Price
£248,595

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£248,595

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gentry GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
29 Gentry Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£313,000	2023-07-27	£305,298
35 Gentry Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2017-05-31	£274,128
1 Gentry Gardens, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£93,000	2006-06-05	£166,359

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E13 8BS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E13 8BS 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	50
Part-Time Employee	40
Student (economically inactive)	26
Retired	25
Looking after home or family	25
Other	20
Self-Employed	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	14
Construction	11
Education	11
Other	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	3
Transport and storage	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Information and communication	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	1,281 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	1,559 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,074 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childrens House Nursery School 92 Bruce Road , Bow E3 3HL	4out of 4	2,849 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	2,939 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grange Primary School Suffolk Road , Plaistow E13 0HE	3out of 4	243 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Helen's Catholic Primary School Chargeable Lane , E13 8DW	4out of 4	283 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ravenscroft Primary School Carson Road , E16 4BD	3out of 4	558 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Curwen Primary School Atlas Road , E13 0AG	4out of 4	623 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kaizen Primary School Elkington Road , E13 8LF	4out of 4	661 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eastlea Community School Pretoria Road , Canning Town E16 4NP	- not rated	797 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Rokeby School Barking Road , E16 4DD	3out of 4	801 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Lister Community School St Mary's Road , Plaistow E13 9AE	3out of 4	1,090 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cumberland Community School Oban Close , E13 8SJ	2out of 4	1,182 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Brampton Manor Academy Roman Road , E6 3SQ	4out of 4	1,674 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	807 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	2,202 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	2,391 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	2,762 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy 326 Barking Road , East Ham E6 2BB	- not rated	2,907 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
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	2,065 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	2,939 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	3,467 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	3,576 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	3,809 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Service for Deaf and Partially Hearing Children New Tunmarsh Centre , Tunmarsh Lane E13 9NB	- not rated	886 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Tunmarsh School The Tunmarsh Centre , Tunmarsh Lane E13 9NB	3out of 4	886 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Learningsure College Trinity Community Centre, Bothwell Close , Canning Town E16 1QS	- not rated	1,069 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Jasper City School 90a Lawson Close , Custom-House E16 3LU	- not rated	1,769 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
East London Independent School Welfare Road , 1c Maryland Park E15 4HT	- not rated	2,067 yd	Other independent special school	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
The Ice Shack	29 Balaam Street, Plaistow	135 yd
Al Khalifa	35 Balaam Street, Plaistow	135 yd
K.O Kebabish Original	394 Barking Road, Plaistow	246 yd
Cornerstone - Charity Cafe	408 Barking Road, Plaistow	246 yd
Le Kitchen	390 Barking Road, Plaistow	246 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Abbey Arms	Abbey Arms Public House, 384 Barking Road	357 yd
South West Ham Labour Club	11A St Andrews Road, Plaistow	506 yd
The Joy Foundation	Belgrave Court, 83-87 Prince Regent Lane	745 yd
The Black Lion	Black Lion Public House, 59-61 High Street	857 yd
Lord Stanley	The Lord Stanley, 15 St Marys Road	919 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
So Nice Restaurant	39 Balaam Street, Plaistow	129 yd
Beijing House	33 Balaam Street, Plaistow	129 yd
New Taz	29 Balaam Street, Plaistow	135 yd
Vongs Kitchen Ltd	21 Balaam Street, Plaistow	135 yd
Pizzano Pizza	15 Balaam Street, Plaistow	135 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Plc -Balaam Street	359 - 363 Barking Road, Plaistow	196 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods Plc	480 Barking Road, Plaistow	340 yd
Tesco Express	523 Barking Road, Plaistow	802 yd
Iceland	146 - 148 Barking Road, Canning Town	1,067 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Balaam Leisure Centre Balaam Street	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	131 yd
Ravenscroft Primary School CARSON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	451 yd
Hermit Road Recreation Ground Hermit Road Park Hermit Road Park Bethell Avenue	tennis courts	581 yd
Newham Sixth Form College PRINCE REGENT LANE	health and fitness suite, tennis courts	660 yd
Rokeby School BARKING ROAD		809 yd
Cumberland School (Closed) Barking Road		875 yd
Fit For Life Health Club (Closed) 5-7 5-7 High Street	health and fitness suite	878 yd
Lister Community School (Southern Road Playing Fields) Southern Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	901 yd
Eastlea Community School PRETORIA ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	905 yd
Barking Road Community Centre 627-633 627-633 BARKING ROAD		963 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	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	94.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	327.79 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	327.79 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.42 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E13 8BS