Forge Square, London, E14 3GX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E14 3GX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% 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	50.5%	49.2%	-1.3%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	49.5%	50.8%	1.3%	49.0%	1.8%

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 E14 3GX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.3% 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	50.4%	49.3%	-1.1%	37.9%	11.4%
Married: Opposite sex	38%	42.3%	4.3%	44.2%	-1.9%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3%	1.9%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	5.4%	4.2%	-1.2%	9.1%	-4.9%
Widowed	2.2%	2.3%	0.1%	6.1%	-3.8%

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 (89.9%) 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	58.1%	55.7%	-2.4%	48.4%	7.3%
Good health	30.9%	34.2%	3.3%	33.6%	0.6%
Fair health	7.1%	6.8%	-0.3%	12.7%	-5.9%
Bad health	3%	2%	-1.0%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.3%	0.4%	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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 56.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.6%	11.7%	-2.9%	18.2%	-6.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.2%	7.9%	0.7%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.7%	7.5%	0.8%	13.4%	-5.9%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	5.3%	-4.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.7%	11.4%	3.7%	16.9%	-5.5%
Degree or Similar	51.4%	56.4%	5.0%	33.8%	22.6%
Other	11.4%	4%	-7.4%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.1% 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	4.1%	16.1%	12.0%	1.1%	15.0%
Chinese	3%	5.6%	2.6%	0.7%	4.9%
Indian	8%	8.9%	0.9%	3.1%	5.8%
Pakistani	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	3.7%	4.2%	0.5%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	0.9%	2.5%	1.6%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	3.1%	1.4%	0.8%	2.3%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	0.8%	1.4%
White	70.6%	48.1%	-22.5%	81.4%	-33.3%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	1.5%	2.4%	0.9%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.3% 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	60.9%	51.3%	-9.6%	83.2%	-31.9%
European Union	12.5%	17.8%	5.3%	6.1%	11.7%
Rest of Europe	3.2%	4.9%	1.7%	0.8%	4.1%
Africa	2.4%	3.1%	0.7%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	14%	19.1%	5.1%	5.6%	13.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.7%	2.9%	-0.8%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	3.2%	1.1%	-2.1%	0.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.5%	51.4%	-9.1%	83.2%	-31.8%
10+ Years	12.7%	16.9%	4.2%	9.8%	7.1%
5-10 Years	7.8%	11.5%	3.7%	2.9%	8.6%
2-5 Years	8.2%	11%	2.8%	2.2%	8.8%
Less than 2 years	10.8%	9.2%	-1.6%	1.9%	7.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.1%	76.7%	-16.6%
France	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Italy	5%	0.6%	4.4%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	5.2%	1.5%	3.7%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	3.2%	0.3%	2.9%
Southern Asia	5.2%	1.2%	4.0%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central Asia	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	4.9%	13.5%	-8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.2%	37.2%	-6.0%
Christian	31.2%	46.2%	-15.0%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	5.1%	1.7%	3.4%
Muslim	22.9%	6.5%	16.4%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Forge Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Forge Square was 44.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 73.8% lower than the Canary Wharf average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Forge Square has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Canary Wharf and the 84th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -10.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£80,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E14 3GX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (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) - 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 Forge Square are based on 113 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Tower Hamlets.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Forge Square, London, E14 3GX

Estimated Average Property Prices for E14 3GX

Average Price
£434,752

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£434,752

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Forge Square

Average Price
£433,436

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£433,051

Other
£476,611

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Forge SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 30 29 Forge Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£340,000	2024-08-30	£327,369
Flat 39 29 Forge Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2024-02-22	£300,627
Flat 9 29 Forge Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£405,865	2021-04-13	£363,083
Flat 23 29 Forge Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£490,000	2018-07-02	£489,490
Flat 29 29 Forge Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£505,000	2016-12-07	£491,670

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E14 3GX

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E14 3GX 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	203
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	35
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	33
Looking after home or family	30
Unemployed	25
Student (economically inactive)	18
Other	17
Retired	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	58
Financial and insurance activities	53
Information and communication	33
Other	25
Education	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Construction	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	13
Real estate activities	7
Transport and storage	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Manufacturing	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rachel McMillan Nursery School and Children's Centre McMillan Street , Deptford SE8 3EH	4out of 4	960 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Clyde Nursery School. Alverton Street , Deptford SE8 5NH	4out of 4	1,159 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Robert Owen Nursery School 43 Commerell Street , Greenwich SE10 0EA	4out of 4	2,035 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	3,730 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nell Gwynn Nursery School Meeting House Lane , SE15 2TT	3out of 4	3,747 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harbinger Primary School Cahir Street , E14 3QP	3out of 4	59 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's Catholic School 299 Westferry Road , Millwall E14 3RS	3out of 4	294 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Canary Wharf College, East Ferry 197 East Ferry Road , Isle of Dogs E14 3BA	4out of 4	523 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Arnhem Wharf Primary School 1 Arnhem Place , Isle of Dogs E14 3RP	3out of 4	883 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cubitt Town Junior School Manchester Road , Isle of Dogs E14 3NE	3out of 4	1,069 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Canary Wharf College 3 7 Selsdon Way , E14 9GL	3out of 4	786 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Green's School 100 Manchester Road , Isle of Dogs E14 3DW	3out of 4	984 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Deptford Green School Edward Street , New Cross SE14 6AN	2out of 4	1,780 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Addey and Stanhope School 472 New Cross Road , New Cross SE14 6TJ	3out of 4	1,847 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Ursula's Convent School Crooms Hill , Greenwich SE10 8HN	4out of 4	1,962 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	2,399 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Christ The King Sixth Form College Belmont Grove , Lewisham SE13 5GE	- not rated	3,355 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,390 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
Prendergast Vale School Elmira Street , Lewisham SE13 7BN	3out of 4	3,092 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthew Academy St Joseph's Vale , SE3 0XX	2out of 4	3,398 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	3,601 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Church of England School, Lewisham Taunton Road , SE12 8PD	3out of 4	4,627 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Prendergast Ladywell School Manwood Road , Brockley SE4 1SA	3out of 4	4,810 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity Laban Laban , Creekside SE8 3DZ	- not rated	1,185 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
River House Montessori School Unit C Great Eastern Enterprise Centre , 3 Millharbour E14 9XP	- not rated	1,277 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Quay College 32 Mastmaker Court , Mastmaker Road E14 9UB	- not rated	1,299 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Haizira School C/O Fieldwork Education , 30 Skylines Village E14 9TS	- not rated	1,359 yd	Service children's education	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
CSPC International School, Hui Yang C/O Fieldwork Education Ltd , 30 Skylines Village E14 9TS	- not rated	1,359 yd	Service children's education	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
U Donut!	1 Forge Square	62 yd
3Kobros	240 Westferry Road	228 yd
The Old Fire Station Restaurant	463 Westferry Road	381 yd
Kinkao Thai Restaurant Docklands	Lockes Wharf, 8-42 St Davids Square	476 yd
Cafe 92	92 Manchester Road	552 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Ship	290 Westferry Road	64 yd
The Lord Nelson	Lord Nelson Public House, 1-1a Manchester Road	514 yd
Poplar Blackwall & District Rowing Bar	Ferry Street	536 yd
The Ferry House	Ferry House Public House, 26 Ferry Street	536 yd
The Sail Loft	11 Victoria Parade	763 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Little Kebab House	Ground, 250 Westferry Road	49 yd
The Bhaji, Burger Island	6 Chapel House Street	208 yd
Sing Way	4 Chapel House Street	208 yd
Bite House	365 Westferry Road	222 yd
Reef Kitchens	Thames Circle	553 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Eggla Asian Supermarket	22 - 24 Victoria Parade	782 yd
Waitrose	1 Victoria Parade	794 yd
Asda	Unit 2, 151 East Ferry Road	800 yd
Tesco	Westward Parade, Pepper Street	951 yd
Sainsbury's	12 - 14 Creek Road	960 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Millwall Park MANCHESTER GROVE	grass pitches	611 yd
Beefs & Babes (Greenwich) HORSEFERRY PLACE	health and fitness suite	815 yd
Powerleague (Docklands) NORTHERN AND SHELL TOWER NORTHERN AND SHELL TOWER SELSDON WAY	artificial grass pitch	842 yd
George Green'S School & Sports Centre Manchester Road	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	856 yd
Tiller Leisure Centre TILLER ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	955 yd
The Greenwich Centre The Greenwich Centre The Greenwich Centre Greenwich	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	977 yd
The Gym (London Cutty Sark) CREEK ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,008 yd
Nuffield Health (Club Baltimore Fitness And Wellbeing Centre) BALTIMORE WHARF	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,051 yd
Absolution Gym (Docklands) (Closed) Limeharbour	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts	1,072 yd
Pepys Park (Closed) Grove Street	grass pitches	1,093 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	78.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	164.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	133.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E14 3GX