Metropolitan Close, London, E14 6TA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E14 6TA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.1%	51%	-0.1%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	48.9%	49%	0.1%	49.0%	0.0%

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 6TA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.9% 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	50.8%	53.9%	3.1%	37.9%	16.0%
Married: Opposite sex	36.9%	33.9%	-3.0%	44.2%	-10.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	5.8%	4.5%	-1.3%	9.1%	-4.6%
Widowed	4.4%	4.9%	0.5%	6.1%	-1.2%

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	46.4%	51.5%	5.1%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	32.7%	27.6%	-5.1%	33.6%	-6.0%
Fair health	10.7%	13.8%	3.1%	12.7%	1.1%
Bad health	6%	5.6%	-0.4%	4.0%	1.6%
Very bad health	4.2%	1.5%	-2.7%	1.2%	0.3%

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	30.3%	25.5%	-4.8%	18.2%	7.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	12.2%	-2.3%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.5%	12.4%	-1.1%	13.4%	-1.0%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	1.6%	-0.8%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.8%	20%	11.2%	16.9%	3.1%
Degree or Similar	22.5%	24.3%	1.8%	33.8%	-9.5%
Other	8%	4.1%	-3.9%	2.8%	1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 20.5% 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	40.7%	41.8%	1.1%	1.1%	40.7%
Chinese	3.3%	1.2%	-2.1%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	1.2%	1.4%	0.2%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	2.7%	-2.2%
Other Asian	1.5%	3.4%	1.9%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	6.2%	22.8%	16.6%	2.5%	20.3%
Black Caribbean	4.5%	1.9%	-2.6%	1.0%	0.9%
Other Black	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	1.5%	-0.9%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	35.5%	20.5%	-15.0%	81.4%	-60.9%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.1% 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	67.3%	70.1%	2.8%	83.2%	-13.1%
European Union	4.2%	4.6%	0.4%	6.1%	-1.5%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	4.1%	5.5%	1.4%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	21.2%	18.8%	-2.4%	5.6%	13.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	0.9%	-1.5%	1.3%	-0.4%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	66.6%	69.9%	3.3%	83.2%	-13.3%
10+ Years	2.6%	23.8%	21.2%	9.8%	14.0%
5-10 Years	3.2%	3.7%	0.5%	2.9%	0.8%
2-5 Years	5.4%	1.2%	-4.2%	2.2%	-1.0%
Less than 2 years	22.3%	1.4%	-20.9%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.6%	76.7%	5.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	1%	1.3%	-0.3%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9%	37.2%	-28.2%
Christian	22.6%	46.2%	-23.6%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	61.2%	6.5%	54.7%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Metropolitan Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Metropolitan Close was 42.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 68.9% lower than the Lansbury average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Metropolitan Close has the 5th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Lansbury and the 57th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 23.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -58.9%.

🔎 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. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,200

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in E14 6TA, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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 Metropolitan Close 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 Tower Hamlets.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Metropolitan Close, London, E14 6TA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E14 6TA

Average Price
£494,672

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£610,414

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£378,929

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Metropolitan Close

Average Price
£429,952

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£568,379

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£360,739

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Metropolitan CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Metropolitan Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£290,500	2014-02-28	£330,011
7 Metropolitan Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£245,000	2007-01-26	£376,956
2 Metropolitan Close, London, Greater London Terraced, a newly built property	£212,000	2003-05-19	£559,241

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E14 6TA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E14 6TA 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	85
Student (economically inactive)	64
Looking after home or family	58
Part-Time Employee	57
Retired	36
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	36
Self-Employed	34
Other	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Unemployed	17

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Education	29
Financial and insurance activities	25
Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Accommodation and food service activities	23
Human health and social work activities	21
Transport and storage	18
Other	17
Construction	17
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Information and communication	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Elizabeth Landsbury Nursery School Cordelia Street , Poplar E14 6DZ	- not rated	488 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Childrens House Nursery School 92 Bruce Road , Bow E3 3HL	4out of 4	1,147 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	- not rated	1,477 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	1,845 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,064 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Chrisp Street , Poplar E14 6BB	4out of 4	225 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stebon Primary School Burdett Estate , Wallwood Street E14 7AD	4out of 4	431 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stebon Primary School Burdett Estate , Wallwood Street E14 7AD	- not rated	431 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School Cordelia Street , Poplar E14 6DZ	4out of 4	488 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Susan Lawrence Junior School Cordelia Street , Poplar E14 6DZ	- not rated	488 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Philip Howard School Upper North Street , Poplar E14 6ER	- not rated	475 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Blessed John Roche Roman Catholic School Upper North Street , Poplar E14 6ER	- not rated	475 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Langdon Park Community School Bright Street , Poplar E14 0RZ	3out of 4	631 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bow School 44 Twelvetrees Crescent , Bow E3 3QW	3out of 4	1,121 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Girls' School Bow Road , E3 2AE	3out of 4	1,415 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	1,039 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	1,244 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 275 - 285 High Street , Stratford E15 2TF	- not rated	2,672 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,052 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,845 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	3out of 4	396 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	396 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	2,385 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	3,174 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,980 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al-Azhar Primary School Unit 1 , Quebec Wharf E14 7AF	- not rated	597 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Onelab College 7 Corsican Square , E3 3YD	- not rated	611 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bromley Hall School Bromley Hall Road , E14 0LF	- not rated	883 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Cherry Trees School 68 Campbell Road , Bow E3 4EA	- not rated	1,011 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Ian Mikardo School 60 William Guy Gardens , Talwin Street E3 3LF	- not rated	1,128 yd	Community 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
Cooking Pot Cafe	28 Ellesmere Street	239 yd
E5 Poplar Bakehouse	Poplar Union, 2 Cotall Street	270 yd
Safe Space Cafe	13 Whitethorn Street	365 yd
Barry's Fish Bar	222 Devons Road	409 yd
Bow Brew	83 St Pauls Way	472 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Festival Inn	Festival Inn Public House, 71 Grundy Street	651 yd
Callaghans	55 Chrisp Street	659 yd
Widows Son	75 Devons Road	663 yd
The Beehive	104-106 Empson Street	726 yd
The Manor Arms	150 East India Dock Road	811 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Alan's Fish Bar	97 Brabazon Street	158 yd
Mr Ashraf Ali	Chrisp Street Market, Chrisp Street	366 yd
Ivy's	Unit 1 The Arcade, Chrisp Street Market, Chrisp Street	367 yd
St Pauls Way Trust Secondary School Kitchen	St Paul's Way Trust School, 125 St Pauls Way	398 yd
Koox	218 Devons Road	409 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Caspian Works, Violet Road	231 yd
Co-operative	Somerfield Store, 57-73 Chrisp Street	659 yd
Tesco	Unit 3, Frances Wharf, 303-305 Burdett Road	677 yd
Iceland	10 Vesey Path	763 yd
Lidl	306 Burdett Road	811 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bartlett Park BARTLETT CLOSE	grass pitches	304 yd
Fit4Less (London Caspian Wharf) AEGEAN COURT AEGEAN COURT SEVEN SEA GARDENS	health and fitness suite	374 yd
St Pauls Way Trust School ST PAUL'S WAY TRUST SCHOOL ST PAUL'S WAY TRUST SCHOOL ST PAULS WAY	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	388 yd
St Pauls Way Community School (Closed) Shelmerdine Close	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	453 yd
The Blessed John Roche School (Closed) Upper North Street		473 yd
Lansbury Lawrence School CORDELIA STREET		488 yd
Langdon Park CHADBOURN STREET	grass pitches	506 yd
Linc Centre FERN STREET		539 yd
Langdon Park Leisure Centre (Closed) Byron Street	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	629 yd
No.2 Exchange Tower		768 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	78.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	92.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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