Narrow Street, London, E14 8BZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E14 8BZ has a slightly higher male population, with 53% 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	46.6%	47%	0.4%	51.0%	-4.0%
Male	53.4%	53%	-0.4%	49.0%	4.0%

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 8BZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.6% 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	47.8%	53.6%	5.8%	37.9%	15.7%
Married: Opposite sex	39.3%	29.5%	-9.8%	44.2%	-14.7%
Married: Same sex	2.5%	3.6%	1.1%	0.3%	3.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	4.7%	7.6%	2.9%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	5%	3.3%	-1.7%	6.1%	-2.8%

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 (90.2%) 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	56.9%	56.9%	0.0%	48.4%	8.5%
Good health	26.1%	33.3%	7.2%	33.6%	-0.3%
Fair health	8.9%	5%	-3.9%	12.7%	-7.7%
Bad health	5.9%	2.7%	-3.2%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	1.2%	0.9%

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 59.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.8%	10.9%	-8.9%	18.2%	-7.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.8%	8.9%	0.1%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	3.1%	6.9%	3.8%	13.4%	-6.5%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	3%	2.7%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.9%	9.6%	1.7%	16.9%	-7.3%
Degree or Similar	51.9%	59.1%	7.2%	33.8%	25.3%
Other	8.2%	1.7%	-6.5%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 68.8% 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	15.6%	14.8%	-0.8%	1.1%	13.7%
Chinese	4.3%	2.4%	-1.9%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	3.1%	-1.6%
Other Asian	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	0.8%	1.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.4%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	2.2%	0.6%	-1.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	69.8%	68.8%	-1.0%	81.4%	-12.6%
Roma	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Arab	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62% 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	67.9%	62%	-5.9%	83.2%	-21.2%
European Union	9.2%	11.1%	1.9%	6.1%	5.0%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	3.6%	1.7%	0.8%	2.8%
Africa	1.6%	3%	1.4%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	13.7%	10.2%	-3.5%	5.6%	4.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.8%	8.4%	4.6%	1.3%	7.1%
Oceania	1.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	0.3%	1.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.1%	61.6%	-5.5%	83.2%	-21.6%
10+ Years	8.4%	18.8%	10.4%	9.8%	9.0%
5-10 Years	3.8%	8.6%	4.8%	2.9%	5.7%
2-5 Years	4.9%	6.8%	1.9%	2.2%	4.6%
Less than 2 years	15.9%	4.2%	-11.7%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77%	76.7%	0.3%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Other Europe	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	4.2%	13.5%	-9.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.5%	37.2%	-3.7%
Christian	35%	46.2%	-11.2%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Muslim	16.9%	6.5%	10.4%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	9.5%	6.0%	3.5%

Safety

Is Narrow Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Narrow Street was 552.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 372.0% higher than the Limehouse average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Narrow Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse and the 46th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 146.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -11.3%.

🔎 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 8BZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 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 Narrow Street are based on 1693 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 Narrow Street, London, E14 8BZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E14 8BZ

Average Price
£803,044

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£803,044

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Narrow Street

Average Price
£822,758

Semi-Detached
£481,759

Terraced
£2,114,194

Detached
£1,599,821

Flats/Maisonettes
£803,159

Other
£1,803,145

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Narrow Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 27 Papermill Wharf, 50 Narrow Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£870,000	2024-11-15	£817,971
Flat 55 Papermill Wharf, 50 Narrow Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£770,000	2024-08-23	£741,396
Flat 57 Papermill Wharf, 50 Narrow Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£580,000	2024-06-21	£573,423
Flat 24 Papermill Wharf, 50 Narrow Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£127,500	2024-05-03	£129,663
Flat 63 Paper Mill Wharf, 50 Narrow Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,300,000	2023-05-17	£1,249,198

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E14 8BZ

Employment

E14 8BZ area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	116
Retired	36
Part-Time Employee	30
Self-Employed	30
Unemployed	23
Looking after home or family	17
Other	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Student (economically inactive)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	49
Professional, scientific and technical activities	33
Other	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Information and communication	14
Human health and social work activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Construction	8
Education	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	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	4out of 4	930 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,377 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,550 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,296 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childrens House Nursery School 92 Bruce Road , Bow E3 3HL	4out of 4	2,506 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	4out of 4	546 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cyril Jackson Primary School 51 Three Colt Street , Limehouse E14 8HH	- not rated	563 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Peter Hills with St Mary's and St Paul's CofE Primary School 2 Beatson Walk , Rotherhithe SE16 5ED	3out of 4	586 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School Norbiton Road , Limehouse E14 7TF	3out of 4	654 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cayley Primary School Aston Street , Stepney E14 7NG	3out of 4	772 yd	Community 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	949 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , SE16 6AT	1out of 4	972 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	3out of 4	1,019 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	3out of 4	1,125 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	1,140 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	1,555 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	2,791 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	3,741 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,497 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	5,306 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	1,438 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,670 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,397 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	4,671 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,258 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	420 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School 3-4 Shadwell Pier Head , Glamis Road E1W 3TD	- not rated	940 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Gables Montessori Primary School 4 Wapping Lane , E1W 2RG	- not rated	1,607 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen Mary and Westfield College Mile End Road , E1 4NS	- not rated	1,628 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mazahirul Uloom London School 241-243 Mile End Road , Stepney E1 4AA	- not rated	1,630 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
Area 51 Limehouse	Unit 3, Adriatic Building, 51 Narrow Street	264 yd
La Figa Restaurant	Ionian Building, 45 Narrow Street	321 yd
Via Limehouse Restaurant/Bar	De Paul House, 628-634 Commercial Road	370 yd
Marios Cafe	Unit 3a, 139 Three Colt Street	451 yd
Kirvem Restaurant	663 Commercial Road	479 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Grapes PH	The Grapes PH, 76 Narrow Street	214 yd
Bread Street Kitchen - Limehouse	The Narrow, 44 Narrow Street	414 yd
The Crown	The Crown Public House, 667 Commercial Road	482 yd
Urban Bar/Jamboree	27 Three Colt Street	506 yd
The Craft Beer Co Limehouse	576-578 Commercial Road	539 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Basilico	Front, 653 Commercial Road	483 yd
Sailors Health Club Restaurant	570-574 Commercial Road	539 yd
Mario's Pizza	133 Salmon Lane	557 yd
Thai Street	116 Salmon Lane	561 yd
PFC	106 Salmon Lane	561 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	657 Commercial Road	482 yd
Mogul	Shop Unit 2 Gwent Court	689 yd
Sainsbury's	516-518 Commercial Road	689 yd
Lidl	306 Burdett Road	694 yd
Tesco	Unit 3, Frances Wharf, 303-305 Burdett Road	857 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ropemakers Field NARROW STREET	tennis courts	286 yd
Limehouse Marina Elite (Closed) Commercial Road	health and fitness suite	399 yd
Pure Gym (London Limehouse) Commercial Road	health and fitness suite	435 yd
Stephen Hawking School BRUNTON PLACE		494 yd
St. Pauls Recreation Ground ROTHERHITHE STREET	artificial grass pitch	497 yd
Doubletree By Hilton (London - Docklands Riverside) 265A 265A ROTHERHITHE STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	589 yd
Virgin Active (Canary Riverside) WESTFERRY CIRCUS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	602 yd
Peter Hills C Of E Primary School Beatson Walk	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	610 yd
Tower Project 45-55 45-55 WHITE HORSE ROAD		678 yd
No.2 Exchange Tower		736 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	76.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	68.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E14 8BZ