Downsell Road, London, E15 2BS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E15 2BS, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.1% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.6%	52.1%	1.5%	51.0%	1.1%
Male	49.4%	47.9%	-1.5%	49.0%	-1.1%

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 2BS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.4% 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	57.1%	53.4%	-3.7%	37.9%	15.5%
Married: Opposite sex	28.8%	30.9%	2.1%	44.2%	-13.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	2.3%	2.5%	0.2%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	6.8%	10.3%	3.5%	9.1%	1.2%
Widowed	5.1%	2.5%	-2.6%	6.1%	-3.6%

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	39.5%	49.8%	10.3%	48.4%	1.4%
Good health	37.9%	32.4%	-5.5%	33.6%	-1.2%
Fair health	15.2%	13.3%	-1.9%	12.7%	0.6%
Bad health	5.3%	3.3%	-2.0%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.2%	-0.9%	1.2%	0.0%

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	27.1%	25.9%	-1.2%	18.2%	7.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	6.3%	-5.6%	9.6%	-3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	10.7%	-1.2%	13.4%	-2.7%
Apprenticeship	0%	2%	2.0%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.9%	9.3%	1.4%	16.9%	-7.6%
Degree or Similar	29.4%	40%	10.6%	33.8%	6.2%
Other	11.9%	5.9%	-6.0%	2.8%	3.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.8% 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	2.5%	1.2%	-1.3%	1.1%	0.1%
Indian	4.9%	5.7%	0.8%	3.1%	2.6%
Pakistani	8.6%	7.7%	-0.9%	2.7%	5.0%
Other Asian	2.9%	3.7%	0.8%	1.6%	2.1%
Black African	7%	8.1%	1.1%	2.5%	5.6%
Black Caribbean	4.5%	4.5%	0.0%	1.0%	3.5%
Other Black	2.9%	1.2%	-1.7%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	7.4%	1.6%	-5.8%	0.4%	1.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	3.3%	0.8%	0.9%	2.4%
Mixed Other	3.3%	2%	-1.3%	0.8%	1.2%
White	50.6%	52.8%	2.2%	81.4%	-28.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.2%	2.4%	1.2%	0.6%	1.8%
Other	0.8%	5.3%	4.5%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.5% 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	62.6%	51.5%	-11.1%	83.2%	-31.7%
European Union	11.1%	26.1%	15.0%	6.1%	20.0%
Rest of Europe	4.9%	3.7%	-1.2%	0.8%	2.9%
Africa	7.4%	5.4%	-2.0%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	10.7%	10.4%	-0.3%	5.6%	4.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.3%	2.9%	-0.4%	1.3%	1.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.7%	51.5%	-10.2%	83.2%	-31.7%
10+ Years	6.2%	26.1%	19.9%	9.8%	16.3%
5-10 Years	5.3%	8.7%	3.4%	2.9%	5.8%
2-5 Years	8.2%	7.1%	-1.1%	2.2%	4.9%
Less than 2 years	18.5%	6.6%	-11.9%	1.9%	4.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.5%	76.7%	-15.2%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	2.9%	0.5%	2.4%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Lithuania	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Romania	5.3%	0.9%	4.4%
Other EU countries	9%	1.5%	7.5%
Other Europe	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	6.6%	13.5%	-6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23.2%	37.2%	-14.0%
Christian	41.1%	46.2%	-5.1%
Hindu	5%	1.7%	3.3%
Muslim	21.6%	6.5%	15.1%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Downsell Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Downsell Road was 79.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 17.2% lower than the Cann Hall average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Downsell Road has the 25th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Cann Hall and the 338th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 27.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -77.7%.

🔎 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. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,200

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E15 2BS, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Downsell Road are based on 159 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Barking And Dagenham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Downsell Road, London, E15 2BS

Estimated Average Property Prices for E15 2BS

Average Price
£539,439

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£567,958

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£382,584

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Downsell Road

Average Price
£545,295

Semi-Detached
£563,686

Terraced
£546,592

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£352,688

Other
£1,113,580

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Downsell Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
123 Downsell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£622,100	2025-03-20	£649,872
157 Downsell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£590,000	2025-02-12	£616,339
First Floor Flat 159 Downsell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£365,000	2023-03-10	£368,332
159 Downsell Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£378,000	2021-12-20	£393,009
123 Downsell Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£541,000	2021-06-29	£622,593

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E15 2BS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E15 2BS 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	74
Part-Time Employee	32
Student (economically inactive)	23
Retired	19
Self-Employed	13
Looking after home or family	12
Unemployed	11
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Education	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Human health and social work activities	8
Information and communication	8
Other	7
Construction	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Financial and insurance activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	594 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	1,087 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	2,036 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	2,297 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	3,413 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Downsell Junior School Downsell Road , E15 2BS	- not rated	119 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Downsell Primary School Downsell Road , Leyton E15 2BS	3out of 4	119 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Jenny Hammond Primary School Elsham Road , Leytonstone E11 3JH	3out of 4	538 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Colegrave Infant School Henniker Road , E15 1JY	- not rated	616 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colegrave Primary School Henniker Road , E15 1JY	4out of 4	652 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tom Hood Community Science College Terling Close , Leytonstone E11 3NT	- not rated	1,140 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sarah Bonnell School Deanery Road , Stratford E15 4LP	3out of 4	1,344 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Sarah Bonnell School Deanery Road , E15 4LP	- not rated	1,344 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Connaught School for Girls Connaught Road , Leytonstone E11 4AB	- not rated	1,566 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Connaught School for Girls Dyers Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 4AE	- not rated	1,566 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	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	1,763 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	2,116 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,737 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,611 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	4,384 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	828 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	1,106 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	1,875 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	2,062 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	2,062 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Education Links 90 Chandos Road , Stratford E15 1TT	3out of 4	301 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
The Woodlands Montessori Preparatory School Drapers Fields Old Pavilion , E15 2DD	- not rated	519 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hafs Academy Unit 3 , 26 Maryland Road E15 1JW	- not rated	683 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Sansom Road PRU 8 Sansom Road , Leytonstone E11 3HE	- not rated	1,275 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Noor Ul Islam Primary School 135 Dawlish Road , Leyton E10 6QW	- not rated	1,276 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
WFDRC Snack Bar	90 Crownfield Road	162 yd
Blancos Cafe	285 High Road Leytonstone	330 yd
New Graces Chinese Restaurant	299 High Road Leytonstone	330 yd
Yume	293 High Road	330 yd
Gray	297 High Road Leytonstone	334 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Birkbeck Tavern	The Birkbeck Tavern, 45 Langthorne Road	362 yd
Leyton Star	116 High Road Leyton	446 yd
Leyton House Working Mens Club And Institute	Leyton House Working Mens Club, 200 Chandos Road	478 yd
The Plough & Harrow	419 High Road Leytonstone	704 yd
The Northcote	110 Grove Green Road	844 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morley's	247 High Road Leytonstone	330 yd
Dixy Chicken	279 High Road Leytonstone	330 yd
Bombay Night/Vegan Night	228 High Road Leytonstone	360 yd
MrBakey	218 High Road Leytonstone	363 yd
Fortune Inn	70 High Road Leyton	422 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda	Asda Superstore, 1 Leyton Mills, Marshall Road	719 yd
Tesco	99 - 105 Leytonstone Road, Stratford	776 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Supermarket Ltd, 297-299 High Road Leyton	960 yd
Sainsbury's	75 Celebration Avenue, Stratford	998 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 567-569 High Road Leytonstone	1,040 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Drapers Sports Ground DRAPERS SPORTS GROUND DRAPERS SPORTS GROUND GORDON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	514 yd
Cathall Leisure Centre (Closed) Harrow Green Library Harrow Green Library Cathall Road	health and fitness suite	709 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Leyton Mills) 6 LEYTON MILLS 6 LEYTON MILLS MARSHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	716 yd
Chobham Academy CHEERING LANE	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	780 yd
Muscle Hut Gym HIGH ROAD LEYTONSTONE	health and fitness suite	845 yd
Leytonstone Leisure Centre CATHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	852 yd
Mayville Primary School LINCOLN STREET	artificial grass pitch	878 yd
Better Gym (East Village Stratford) CHEERING LANE	health and fitness suite	898 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	96.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.2%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	194.2 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	109.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E15 2BS