St James Road, Stratford, London, E15 1RN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E15 1RN is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.3%	50.6%	2.3%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	51.7%	49.4%	-2.3%	49.0%	0.4%

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 E15 1RN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.2% 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	47.9%	49.2%	1.3%	37.9%	11.3%
Married: Opposite sex	32.9%	34.8%	1.9%	44.2%	-9.4%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.1%	2.7%	-0.4%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	10.1%	9.8%	-0.3%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	4.9%	2.4%	-2.5%	6.1%	-3.7%

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 (88.7%) 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	53.1%	49.2%	-3.9%	48.4%	0.8%
Good health	34%	39.5%	5.5%	33.6%	5.9%
Fair health	8%	9%	1.0%	12.7%	-3.7%
Bad health	2.9%	1.6%	-1.3%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	2%	0.7%	-1.3%	1.2%	-0.5%

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 43.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.2%	18.9%	-0.3%	18.2%	0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.3%	5.9%	-1.4%	9.6%	-3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	11.4%	-0.5%	13.4%	-2.0%
Apprenticeship	1%	4.6%	3.6%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	12.2%	4.9%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	32.5%	43.2%	10.7%	33.8%	9.4%
Other	20.6%	3.8%	-16.8%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 49% 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	7.1%	5.1%	-2.0%	1.1%	4.0%
Chinese	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	0.7%	1.2%
Indian	5.4%	3.9%	-1.5%	3.1%	0.8%
Pakistani	7.7%	7.2%	-0.5%	2.7%	4.5%
Other Asian	0.3%	2.8%	2.5%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	13.7%	7.4%	-6.3%	2.5%	4.9%
Black Caribbean	11.4%	7.2%	-4.2%	1.0%	6.2%
Other Black	4.3%	1.9%	-2.4%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	0.9%	-1.4%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0.9%	3.2%	2.3%	0.8%	2.4%
White	43.4%	49%	5.6%	81.4%	-32.4%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	1.4%	5.1%	3.7%	1.6%	3.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 41.1% 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	48.9%	41.1%	-7.8%	83.2%	-42.1%
European Union	19.4%	30.5%	11.1%	6.1%	24.4%
Rest of Europe	2.3%	3.9%	1.6%	0.8%	3.1%
Africa	8.6%	4.2%	-4.4%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	12.6%	12%	-0.6%	5.6%	6.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.7%	7.9%	0.2%	1.3%	6.6%
Oceania	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 41.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 20.9% 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	47.7%	41.3%	-6.4%	83.2%	-41.9%
10+ Years	10.6%	20.9%	10.3%	9.8%	11.1%
5-10 Years	8.6%	18.8%	10.2%	2.9%	15.9%
2-5 Years	11.1%	11.6%	0.5%	2.2%	9.4%
Less than 2 years	22%	7.4%	-14.6%	1.9%	5.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.3%	76.7%	-25.4%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	15.5%	0.9%	14.6%
Other EU countries	7.2%	1.5%	5.7%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	4.4%	1.2%	3.2%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	3.7%	13.5%	-9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19%	37.2%	-18.2%
Christian	53.9%	46.2%	7.7%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Muslim	14.8%	6.5%	8.3%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	9.3%	6.0%	3.3%

Safety

Is St James Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St James Road was 54.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 46.9% lower than the Forest Gate North average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

St James Road has the 11th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Forest Gate North and the 148th lowest crime rate of 744 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -12.2%.

🔎 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. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,900

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E15 1RN, 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 - 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 8/10 (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 St James Road are based on 157 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Newham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for St James Road, Stratford, London, E15 1RN

Estimated Average Property Prices for E15 1RN

Average Price
£505,377

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£574,459

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£304,413

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for St James Road

Average Price
£470,777

Semi-Detached
£454,622

Terraced
£503,457

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£276,898

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St James Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
83 St James Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£668,000	2025-10-17	£635,799
61 St James Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£640,000	2025-07-02	£611,658
121 St James Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£369,000	2025-03-31	£336,880
99 St James Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£485,000	2024-07-26	£465,921
72 St James Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£525,000	2024-05-24	£497,143

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E15 1RN

Employment

E15 1RN area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in E15 1RN 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	132
Self-Employed	59
Retired	36
Student (economically inactive)	33
Part-Time Employee	32
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	26
Unemployed	19
Looking after home or family	14
Other	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Human health and social work activities	24
Construction	24
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Education	18
Administrative and support service activities	15
Other	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Transport and storage	7
Manufacturing	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	970 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	1,106 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	1,197 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre Marcus Street , Stratford E15 3JT	4out of 4	1,785 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,364 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St James' CofE Junior School Tower Hamlets Road , Forest Gate E7 9DA	3out of 4	364 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Odessa Infant School Wellington Road , E7 9BY	3out of 4	384 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maryland Infant School Gurney Road , E15 1SL	- not rated	426 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Maryland Primary School Gurney Road , E15 1SL	3out of 4	426 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Earlham Primary School Earlham Grove , Forest Gate E7 9AW	- not rated	454 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Forest Gate Community School Forest Lane , E7 9BB	- not rated	726 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest Gate Community School Forest Lane , E7 9BB	4out of 4	726 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sarah Bonnell School Deanery Road , Stratford E15 4LP	3out of 4	880 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Sarah Bonnell School Deanery Road , E15 4LP	- not rated	880 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Tom Hood Community Science College Terling Close , Leytonstone E11 3NT	- not rated	1,025 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langdon School Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	- not rated	4,709 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	1,722 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	2,095 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,407 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,532 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,602 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	850 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	1,566 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	1,585 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	2,668 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,018 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lyceum Newham Bignold Hall , Bignold Road E7 0EX	- not rated	772 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gurney School Knox Road , Forest Gate E7 9HW	- not rated	800 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hafs Academy Unit 3 , 26 Maryland Road E15 1JW	- not rated	823 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Education Links 90 Chandos Road , Stratford E15 1TT	3out of 4	953 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School 16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB	- not rated	1,085 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
R3 Lounge Limited	84 - 90 Leytonstone Road, Stratford	618 yd
Hyderabad Paradise Stratford	146 High Road Leytonstone	623 yd
Asado Steak House	166 High Road Leytonstone	623 yd
Fleur Du Jour	72 Leytonstone Road, Stratford	626 yd
Aromas Restaurant	172 Forest Lane, Forest Gate	649 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fox & Hounds Public House	The Fox And Hounds, 178 Forest Lane	649 yd
The Wanstead Tap Ltd	Arch 352, Winchelsea Road	758 yd
Bar One Thailander Bar	7 - 9 Leytonstone Road, Stratford	820 yd
The Holly Tree Public House	141 Dames Road	874 yd
The Golden Grove	Golden Grove Public House, 146-148 The Grove	1,003 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Karlas Kitchen	14 Bramall Close, Stratford	156 yd
Odessa Tandoori	159 Odessa Road, Forest Gate	472 yd
Go Peri Peri	55 Field Road, Forest Gate	482 yd
YoYo	55 Field Road, Forest Gate	482 yd
Stone Pizza	55 Field Road, Forest Gate	482 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	99 - 105 Leytonstone Road, Stratford	667 yd
Sainsbury's	165 - 167 Romford Road, Stratford	670 yd
Tesco	122 Romford Road, Stratford	841 yd
Tesco	28 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate	886 yd
Morrisons	15 The Grove, Stratford	929 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Forest Lane Park FOREST LANE PARK FOREST LANE PARK MAGPIE CLOSE	grass pitches	186 yd
Atherton Leisure Centre ROMFORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	623 yd
Forest Gate Community School FOREST LANE	artificial grass pitch	724 yd
Durning Hall DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE DURNING HALL COMMUNITY CENTRE EARLHAM GROVE		796 yd
Buxton School CANN HALL ROAD		846 yd
Sarah Bonnell School DEANERY ROAD	tennis courts	876 yd
Cann Hall Methodist Church Hall Cann Hall Road		943 yd
Immortals Gym (Closed) 7-9 7-9 Sebert Road	health and fitness suite	951 yd
Buxton School (Closed) TERLING CLOSE		1,026 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	151.3 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	44.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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