Birchfield Street, London, E14 8EY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E14 8EY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.9%	51.5%	-0.4%	51.0%	0.5%
Male	48.1%	48.5%	0.4%	49.0%	-0.5%

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 8EY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.5% 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	51.9%	49.5%	-2.4%	37.9%	11.6%
Married: Opposite sex	35%	35.9%	0.9%	44.2%	-8.3%
Separated	3.9%	5.5%	1.6%	2.2%	3.3%
Divorced	5.3%	5.5%	0.2%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	3.9%	3.6%	-0.3%	6.1%	-2.5%

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	48.8%	46.8%	-2.0%	48.4%	-1.6%
Good health	35.2%	35.6%	0.4%	33.6%	2.0%
Fair health	10.1%	12.9%	2.8%	12.7%	0.2%
Bad health	4.3%	4.2%	-0.1%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	24.7%	22%	-2.7%	18.2%	3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.3%	14.9%	-0.4%	9.6%	5.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.6%	12.6%	4.0%	13.4%	-0.8%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	2.6%	0.1%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	14.6%	6.0%	16.9%	-2.3%
Degree or Similar	27.2%	28.8%	1.6%	33.8%	-5.0%
Other	13.1%	4.5%	-8.6%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 29.3% 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	30.4%	44.3%	13.9%	1.1%	43.2%
Chinese	6%	1.7%	-4.3%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	3.1%	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%	0.3%
Pakistani	1.6%	4.2%	2.6%	2.7%	1.5%
Other Asian	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	6.2%	5.7%	-0.5%	2.5%	3.2%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	1.2%	-0.2%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	1.9%	0.2%	-1.7%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	0.2%	-1.7%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	1.2%	-0.6%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.7%
White	38.3%	29.3%	-9.0%	81.4%	-52.1%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	2.7%	3.2%	0.5%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.3% 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	61.5%	56.3%	-5.2%	83.2%	-26.9%
European Union	6.6%	6.2%	-0.4%	6.1%	0.1%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	4.4%	2.8%	0.8%	3.6%
Africa	6%	3.2%	-2.8%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	21.8%	27.7%	5.9%	5.6%	22.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	2.2%	0.1%	1.3%	0.9%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.9%	56.6%	-4.3%	83.2%	-26.6%
10+ Years	9.3%	30%	20.7%	9.8%	20.2%
5-10 Years	5.3%	6.7%	1.4%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	5.8%	4.5%	-1.3%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	18.7%	2.2%	-16.5%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.2%	76.7%	3.5%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	3.7%	13.5%	-9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16%	37.2%	-21.2%
Christian	23.2%	46.2%	-23.0%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	50.2%	6.5%	43.7%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	7.1%	6.0%	1.1%

Safety

Is Birchfield Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Birchfield Street was 85.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 30.0% lower than the Lansbury average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Birchfield Street has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Lansbury and the 207th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 23.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.0%.

🔎 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 8EY, 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 Birchfield Street are based on 54 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 Birchfield Street, London, E14 8EY

Estimated Average Property Prices for E14 8EY

Average Price
£327,128

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£327,128

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Birchfield Street

Average Price
£560,404

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£562,335

Other
£510,194

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Birchfield Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 12 Birchfield House Birchfield Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£183,249	2021-12-07	£160,783
Flat 3 Birchfield House Birchfield Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2019-10-30	£378,029
Flat 10 Birchfield House Birchfield Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£318,000	2015-06-29	£332,203
Flat 12 Birchfield House Birchfield Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£180,000	2007-12-18	£264,349
Flat 19 Birchfield House Birchfield Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£165,000	2006-06-23	£304,298

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E14 8EY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E14 8EY 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	83
Part-Time Employee	49
Looking after home or family	42
Student (economically inactive)	30
Self-Employed	26
Unemployed	20
Retired	19
Other	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	29
Education	26
Financial and insurance activities	17
Information and communication	15
Human health and social work activities	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Construction	11
Transport and storage	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	8
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	8
Manufacturing	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	3

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	1,475 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	1,532 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,953 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childrens House Nursery School 92 Bruce Road , Bow E3 3HL	4out of 4	2,014 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,557 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cyril Jackson Primary School 51 Three Colt Street , Limehouse E14 8HH	- not rated	235 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mayflower Primary School Upper North Street , Poplar E14 6DU	4out of 4	517 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School Wades Place , Poplar E14 0DE	3out of 4	533 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School Norbiton Road , Limehouse E14 7TF	3out of 4	586 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bygrove Primary School Bygrove Street , Poplar E14 6DN	4out of 4	650 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	1,231 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Stepney Way , Stepney E1 0RH	4out of 4	1,460 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	3out of 4	1,515 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bacon's College Timber Pond Road , SE16 6AT	1out of 4	1,549 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	3out of 4	1,732 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	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	802 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	2,148 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,959 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	4,404 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	4,517 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	969 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,245 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	4,084 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,849 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	5,174 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	821 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Quay College 32 Mastmaker Court , Mastmaker Road E14 9UB	- not rated	1,394 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	1,508 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beatrice Tate School 41 Southern Grove , Mile End E3 4PX	4out of 4	1,602 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School 3-4 Shadwell Pier Head , Glamis Road E1W 3TD	- not rated	1,737 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Tale Of India	53 West India Dock Road	45 yd
Noodle Street Restaurant	15-17 Pennyfields	80 yd
Ravaa Fine Fusion	11 Pennyfields	80 yd
Spice Merchants Restaurant	38 Salter Street	147 yd
Canary Wall Climbing Centre Restaurant	21-23 Trinidad Street	179 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Ledger Building	Ledger Building, 4 Hertsmere Road	331 yd
Urban Bar/Jamboree	27 Three Colt Street	361 yd
Star of the East, Daddy’s Dim Sum, Phikul	805a Commercial Road	386 yd
The Sipping Room	16 Hertsmere Road	481 yd
The Clays	Unit B1, 1 Cabot Square	535 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tops Pizza	3 West India Dock Road	145 yd
Limehouse Kebab	4 East India Dock Road	178 yd
The 500 Calorie Project, Holy Cow! Plant Based, Behrouz Biryani	Unit 106, Cannon Workshops, 3 Cannon Drive	286 yd
Bronson's Burgers	Unit 106, Cannon Workshops, 3 Cannon Drive	286 yd
Mandarin Oak, Hakka Wakka, 500CP, Tesoro Pizza	Unit 105 And 106, Cannon Workshops, 3 Cannon Drive	286 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	306 Burdett Road	354 yd
Tesco	Unit 3, Frances Wharf, 303-305 Burdett Road	569 yd
Tesco	15 Cabot Square	670 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	Unit 70 Level Minus Three, Crossrail Station And Retail Mall, 1 Crossrail Place	778 yd
Iceland	10 Vesey Path	826 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Gym (London Canary Wharf) HERTSMERE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	336 yd
No.2 Exchange Tower		428 yd
The Blessed John Roche School (Closed) Upper North Street		480 yd
Virgin Active (Canary Riverside) WESTFERRY CIRCUS	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	507 yd
Ropemakers Field NARROW STREET	tennis courts	512 yd
The Canary Wharf Health Club CABOT SQUARE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	531 yd
New City College Tower Hamlets Poplar High Street	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	576 yd
Bartlett Park BARTLETT CLOSE	grass pitches	610 yd
Poplar Recreation Ground WOODSTOCK TERRACE	tennis courts	677 yd
Lansbury Lawrence School CORDELIA STREET		718 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	76.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	63.3 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	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E14 8EY