Commercial Road, London, E14 7LG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E14 7LG is primarily male, with 57.2% of the population 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	48.2%	42.8%	-5.4%	51.0%	-8.2%
Male	51.8%	57.2%	5.4%	49.0%	8.2%

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 7LG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 71.1% 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	63.3%	71.1%	7.8%	37.9%	33.2%
Married: Opposite sex	30.9%	23%	-7.9%	44.2%	-21.2%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	3.5%	3.7%	0.2%	9.1%	-5.4%
Widowed	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	6.1%	-5.8%

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 (92.9%) 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	62.4%	66.2%	3.8%	48.4%	17.8%
Good health	30.5%	26.7%	-3.8%	33.6%	-6.9%
Fair health	5.7%	5.7%	0.0%	12.7%	-7.0%
Bad health	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	4.0%	-2.6%
Very bad health	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around E14 7LG this area, 5.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 69.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	5.5%	5.8%	0.3%	18.2%	-12.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	1.6%	5.8%	4.2%	9.6%	-3.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.7%	7.7%	3.0%	13.4%	-5.7%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.7%	6.4%	1.7%	16.9%	-10.5%
Degree or Similar	77%	69.6%	-7.4%	33.8%	35.8%
Other	5.5%	2.8%	-2.7%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.5% 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	16.3%	16.7%	0.4%	1.1%	15.6%
Chinese	9.6%	3.2%	-6.4%	0.7%	2.5%
Indian	5.7%	5.5%	-0.2%	3.1%	2.4%
Pakistani	0%	1.1%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	2.8%	3.4%	0.6%	1.6%	1.8%
Black African	0.7%	3.4%	2.7%	2.5%	0.9%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	1.7%	-0.1%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	2%	0.9%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
White	55%	55.5%	0.5%	81.4%	-25.9%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	4.3%	1.7%	-2.6%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	0.7%	3.4%	2.7%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 36.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	46.5%	36.1%	-10.4%	83.2%	-47.1%
European Union	18.4%	36.3%	17.9%	6.1%	30.2%
Rest of Europe	2.8%	0.8%	-2.0%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	4.3%	3.7%	-0.6%	2.7%	1.0%
Middle East and Asia	19.1%	17.7%	-1.4%	5.6%	12.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	4.5%	1.3%	1.3%	3.2%
Oceania	5.7%	0.8%	-4.9%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 36.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 28% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	45.7%	36.2%	-9.5%	83.2%	-47.0%
10+ Years	6%	28%	22.0%	9.8%	18.2%
5-10 Years	17%	18.4%	1.4%	2.9%	15.5%
2-5 Years	16.3%	11.9%	-4.4%	2.2%	9.7%
Less than 2 years	14.9%	5.6%	-9.3%	1.9%	3.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.3%	76.7%	-21.4%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
France	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
Germany	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Italy	6%	0.6%	5.4%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	6.6%	0.3%	6.3%
Poland	6.6%	1.3%	5.3%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	6.3%	1.5%	4.8%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	3.7%	1.2%	2.5%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Central and South America	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38%	37.2%	0.8%
Christian	27.2%	46.2%	-19.0%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%
Muslim	23.5%	6.5%	17.0%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Commercial Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Commercial Road was 29.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 76.1% lower than the Limehouse average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Commercial Road has the 4th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse and the 27th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year.

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£68,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E14 7LG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Commercial Road are based on 1561 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 Commercial Road, London, E14 7LG

Estimated Average Property Prices for E14 7LG

Average Price
£466,986

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£463,118

Other
£761,006

Estimated Average Property Prices for Commercial Road

Average Price
£838,508

Semi-Detached
£898,603

Terraced
£776,390

Detached
£2,092,701

Flats/Maisonettes
£431,756

Other
£6,868,723

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Commercial Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 65 Tequila Wharf, 681 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2025-12-19	£254,830
Flat 83 Tequila Wharf, 681 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£265,000	2025-11-28	£249,094
Flat 25 Tequila Wharf, 681 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£249,500	2025-08-22	£225,579
Flat 32 Tequila Wharf, 681 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£318,000	2025-01-06	£281,135
Flat 85 Tequila Wharf, 681 Commercial Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£365,000	2022-05-18	£311,084

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E14 7LG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	217
Self-Employed	33
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	12
Part-Time Employee	10
Retired	8
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	82
Professional, scientific and technical activities	47
Information and communication	25
Education	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Manufacturing	3
Real estate activities	2
Construction	2
Transport and storage	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	738 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	- not rated	986 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,267 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Landsbury Nursery School Cordelia Street , Poplar E14 6DZ	- not rated	1,420 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,958 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sir William Burrough Primary School Salmon Lane , Limehouse E14 7PQ	- not rated	152 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sir William Burrough Primary School Salmon Lane , Limehouse E14 7PQ	- not rated	152 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School Norbiton Road , Limehouse E14 7TF	3out of 4	295 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cayley Primary School Aston Street , Stepney E14 7NG	3out of 4	406 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady Roman Catholic Primary School Copenhagen Place , Poplar E14 7DA	- not rated	412 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Stepney Way , Stepney E1 0RH	4out of 4	727 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	3out of 4	823 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	- not rated	823 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	- not rated	1,020 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
St Philip Howard School Upper North Street , Poplar E14 6ER	- not rated	1,134 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	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	1,539 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	2,459 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	2,840 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,665 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	3,694 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	1,077 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	1,077 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	3,261 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	4,300 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,666 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	85 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Azhar Primary School Unit 1 , Quebec Wharf E14 7AF	- not rated	682 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School 3-4 Shadwell Pier Head , Glamis Road E1W 3TD	- not rated	1,185 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road , E1 4NS	- not rated	1,254 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mazahirul Uloom London School 241-243 Mile End Road , Stepney E1 4AA	- not rated	1,302 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Via Limehouse Restaurant/Bar	De Paul House, 628-634 Commercial Road	139 yd
Kirvem Restaurant	663 Commercial Road	168 yd
Basilico	Rear of, 653 Commercial Road	178 yd
Eatz	30 Blount Street	230 yd
Anchor Cafe	123 Salmon Lane	231 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Prince Regent	Prince Regent Public House, 81 Salmon Lane	148 yd
The Crown	The Crown Public House, 667 Commercial Road	175 yd
Queens Head	Queens Head Public House, 8 Flamborough Street	238 yd
The Old Ship	The Old Ship Public House, 17 Barnes Street	320 yd
The Craft Beer Co Limehouse	576-578 Commercial Road	332 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Thai Street	116 Salmon Lane	176 yd
PFC	106 Salmon Lane	176 yd
Basilico	Front, 653 Commercial Road	178 yd
Mario's Pizza	133 Salmon Lane	231 yd
Pasha Peri Peri,Gourmet Burgers & Pizza& Hanys Chicken & Pizza, Choix	637 Commercial Road	322 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	657 Commercial Road	175 yd
Sainsbury's	516-518 Commercial Road	506 yd
Lidl	306 Burdett Road	586 yd
Tesco	Unit 3, Frances Wharf, 303-305 Burdett Road	604 yd
Mogul	Shop Unit 2 Gwent Court	1,001 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Stephen Hawking School BRUNTON PLACE		86 yd
Limehouse Marina Elite (Closed) Commercial Road	health and fitness suite	118 yd
Pure Gym (London Limehouse) Commercial Road	health and fitness suite	174 yd
Tower Project 45-55 45-55 WHITE HORSE ROAD		395 yd
Ropemakers Field NARROW STREET	tennis courts	507 yd
No.2 Exchange Tower		571 yd
Haileybury Youth Centre HAILEYBURY CENTRE HAILEYBURY CENTRE BEN JONSON ROAD	artificial grass pitch	731 yd
Sir John Cass Foundation And Redcoat C Of E Secondary School STEPNEY WAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	741 yd
Mile End Park Leisure Centre And Stadium MILE END STADIUM MILE END PARK MILE END STADIUM MILE END PARK RHODESWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	811 yd
Stepney Green Maths Computing And Science College BEN JONSON ROAD		813 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	149.7 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	25.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	220 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E14 7LG