Saracen Street, London, E14 6HJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E14 6HJ has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% 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	52.3%	47.8%	-4.5%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	47.7%	52.2%	4.5%	49.0%	3.2%

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 E14 6HJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.4% 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	47.1%	46.4%	-0.7%	37.9%	8.5%
Married: Opposite sex	34.9%	41.7%	6.8%	44.2%	-2.5%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	4%	2.1%	-1.9%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	9.2%	6.1%	-3.1%	9.1%	-3.0%
Widowed	4.8%	3.2%	-1.6%	6.1%	-2.9%

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	40.7%	44.8%	4.1%	48.4%	-3.6%
Good health	34%	35.3%	1.3%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	17.3%	12.9%	-4.4%	12.7%	0.2%
Bad health	5.7%	4.8%	-0.9%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%	1.2%	1.0%

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	26.1%	22.9%	-3.2%	18.2%	4.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	12%	-2.3%	9.6%	2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.2%	10.2%	1.0%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	3.6%	0.3%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	16.7%	5.7%	16.9%	-0.2%
Degree or Similar	23.5%	31.3%	7.8%	33.8%	-2.5%
Other	12.5%	3.4%	-9.1%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 27.6% 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	48.5%	51.8%	3.3%	1.1%	50.7%
Chinese	3.5%	2.8%	-0.7%	0.7%	2.1%
Indian	0.8%	1.2%	0.4%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	0.8%	2%	1.2%	2.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	4.6%	3.6%	-1.0%	2.5%	1.1%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	2.2%	0.4%	-1.8%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%
White	33.7%	27.6%	-6.1%	81.4%	-53.8%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	0.3%	3.4%	3.1%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.2% 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	56.6%	56.2%	-0.4%	83.2%	-27.0%
European Union	5.7%	7.8%	2.1%	6.1%	1.7%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	3%	2.2%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	4.3%	3.4%	-0.9%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	29.1%	25.9%	-3.2%	5.6%	20.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	3.8%	0.6%	1.3%	2.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.3%	56.2%	-0.1%	83.2%	-27.0%
10+ Years	3%	25.3%	22.3%	9.8%	15.5%
5-10 Years	7.3%	8.4%	1.1%	2.9%	5.5%
2-5 Years	9.2%	7.2%	-2.0%	2.2%	5.0%
Less than 2 years	24.3%	3%	-21.3%	1.9%	1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.5%	76.7%	-3.2%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Italy	5.7%	0.6%	5.1%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Southern Asia	4.4%	1.2%	3.2%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
British Overseas Territories	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.3%	37.2%	-22.9%
Christian	21.6%	46.2%	-24.6%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	57.1%	6.5%	50.6%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Saracen Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Saracen Street was 42.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.0% lower than the Lansbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Saracen Street has the 7th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Lansbury and the 74th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -50.2%.

🔎 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. 63% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£48,700

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E14 6HJ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Saracen Street are based on 59 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 Saracen Street, London, E14 6HJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E14 6HJ

Average Price
£310,361

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£310,361

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Saracen Street

Average Price
£296,564

Semi-Detached
£469,195

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£284,009

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Saracen Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 30 Russell House Saracen Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£327,600	2024-07-29	£322,224
Flat 20 Russell House Saracen Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£306,000	2023-02-06	£292,868
Flat 27 Russell House Saracen Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£235,869	2022-12-05	£222,417
Flat 8 Russell House Saracen Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2022-07-29	£276,635
Flat 9 Russell House Saracen Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2021-11-22	£313,106

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E14 6HJ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E14 6HJ 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	96
Part-Time Employee	55
Retired	43
Student (economically inactive)	40
Self-Employed	40
Looking after home or family	39
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Other	17
Unemployed	15

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Education	15
Financial and insurance activities	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Construction	11
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	8
Transport and storage	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Information and communication	4
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,475 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	1,568 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childrens House Nursery School 92 Bruce Road , Bow E3 3HL	4out of 4	1,734 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,966 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,496 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mayflower Primary School Upper North Street , Poplar E14 6DU	4out of 4	342 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bygrove Primary School Bygrove Street , Poplar E14 6DN	4out of 4	429 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School Wades Place , Poplar E14 0DE	3out of 4	474 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cyril Jackson Primary School 51 Three Colt Street , Limehouse E14 8HH	- not rated	499 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stebon Primary School Burdett Estate , Wallwood Street E14 7AD	3out of 4	513 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langdon Park Community School Bright Street , Poplar E14 0RZ	3out of 4	972 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Stepney Way , Stepney E1 0RH	4out of 4	1,540 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	3out of 4	1,546 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bow School 44 Twelvetrees Crescent , Bow E3 3QW	3out of 4	1,724 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Girls' School Bow Road , E3 2AE	3out of 4	1,815 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	755 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	1,851 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,666 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,275 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,496 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	722 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	2,970 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	3,788 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,572 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,430 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stephen Hawking School Brunton Place , E14 7LL	4out of 4	950 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beatrice Tate School 41 Southern Grove , Mile End E3 4PX	4out of 4	1,420 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Quay College 32 Mastmaker Court , Mastmaker Road E14 9UB	- not rated	1,584 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
River House Montessori School Unit C Great Eastern Enterprise Centre , 3 Millharbour E14 9XP	- not rated	1,663 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ian Mikardo School 60 William Guy Gardens , Talwin Street E3 3LF	4out of 4	1,742 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mikos Gyros	212a Hind Grove	108 yd
Island Poke	Island Poke, 13-14 Upper Street	202 yd
New Beijing Chinese Restaurant	6-8 East India Dock Road	298 yd
Noodle Street Restaurant	15-17 Pennyfields	329 yd
Ravaa Fine Fusion	11 Pennyfields	329 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Star of the East, Daddy’s Dim Sum, Phikul	805a Commercial Road	473 yd
Urban Bar/Jamboree	27 Three Colt Street	538 yd
Festival Inn	Festival Inn Public House, 71 Grundy Street	542 yd
The Ledger Building	Ledger Building, 4 Hertsmere Road	553 yd
The Manor Arms	150 East India Dock Road	559 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Popo, Hing Oriental - Canary Wharf, Ruby Kitchen, Sunrise Chinese	212a Hind Grove	108 yd
Limehouse Kebab	4 East India Dock Road	294 yd
Tops Pizza	3 West India Dock Road	311 yd
The Doner Guys	322 Burdett Road	406 yd
Welcome Friends	318 Burdett Road	406 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	306 Burdett Road	406 yd
Tesco	Unit 3, Frances Wharf, 303-305 Burdett Road	501 yd
Iceland	10 Vesey Path	625 yd
Co-operative	Somerfield Store, 57-73 Chrisp Street	654 yd
Tesco	Caspian Works, Violet Road	836 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Blessed John Roche School (Closed) Upper North Street		187 yd
Bartlett Park BARTLETT CLOSE	grass pitches	345 yd
No.2 Exchange Tower		434 yd
Lansbury Lawrence School CORDELIA STREET		450 yd
Pure Gym (London Canary Wharf) HERTSMERE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	517 yd
Poplar Recreation Ground WOODSTOCK TERRACE	tennis courts	522 yd
New City College Tower Hamlets Poplar High Street	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	555 yd
The Canary Wharf Health Club CABOT SQUARE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	750 yd
Ropemakers Field NARROW STREET	tennis courts	752 yd
Poplar Baths EAST INDIA DOCK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	793 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	240 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	175.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

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