Elmgreen Close, London, E15 4BS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E15 4BS has a slightly higher male population, with 51.7% 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	46.5%	48.3%	1.8%	51.0%	-2.7%
Male	53.5%	51.7%	-1.8%	49.0%	2.7%

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 4BS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.2% 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	53.9%	60.2%	6.3%	37.9%	22.3%
Married: Opposite sex	32.8%	28.8%	-4.0%	44.2%	-15.4%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.4%	0.5%	-2.9%	2.2%	-1.7%
Divorced	7.1%	6.3%	-0.8%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	2.3%	4.2%	1.9%	6.1%	-1.9%

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 (90.4%) 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	55.4%	56.1%	0.7%	48.4%	7.7%
Good health	33.3%	34.3%	1.0%	33.6%	0.7%
Fair health	7.6%	6.7%	-0.9%	12.7%	-6.0%
Bad health	2.4%	1.7%	-0.7%	4.0%	-2.3%
Very bad health	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	1.2%	0.1%

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 46.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.1%	19.9%	4.8%	18.2%	1.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	3.7%	-6.6%	9.6%	-5.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	12.6%	0.9%	13.4%	-0.8%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	4.2%	3.5%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11%	8.4%	-2.6%	16.9%	-8.5%
Degree or Similar	35.8%	46.6%	10.8%	33.8%	12.8%
Other	15.4%	4.7%	-10.7%	2.8%	1.9%

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	10.9%	3.3%	-7.6%	1.1%	2.2%
Chinese	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	3.4%	2.1%	-1.3%	3.1%	-1.0%
Pakistani	4.5%	2.1%	-2.4%	2.7%	-0.6%
Other Asian	3%	0%	-3.0%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	23.4%	6.2%	-17.2%	2.5%	3.7%
Black Caribbean	7.1%	13.7%	6.6%	1.0%	12.7%
Other Black	5.7%	0.8%	-4.9%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	3.7%	3.2%	0.4%	3.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	8.7%	6.8%	0.9%	7.8%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%	1.3%
White	32%	49%	17.0%	81.4%	-32.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	3.4%	4.6%	1.2%	1.6%	3.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.7% 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	52.2%	52.7%	0.5%	83.2%	-30.5%
European Union	9.1%	21.8%	12.7%	6.1%	15.7%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	5%	2.8%	0.8%	4.2%
Africa	16.3%	2.5%	-13.8%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	15%	6.3%	-8.7%	5.6%	0.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.1%	10.9%	5.8%	1.3%	9.6%
Oceania	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	52.2%	52.7%	0.5%	83.2%	-30.5%
10+ Years	9.6%	22.6%	13.0%	9.8%	12.8%
5-10 Years	6.4%	8.8%	2.4%	2.9%	5.9%
2-5 Years	13.3%	10%	-3.3%	2.2%	7.8%
Less than 2 years	18.5%	5.9%	-12.6%	1.9%	4.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.6%	76.7%	-15.1%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Lithuania	3.7%	0.3%	3.4%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Romania	11.6%	0.9%	10.7%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
South-East Asia	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.8%	37.2%	-18.4%
Christian	65.4%	46.2%	19.2%
Hindu	0.4%	1.7%	-1.3%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	10%	6.5%	3.5%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2%

Safety

Is Elmgreen Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Elmgreen Close was 132.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 51.3% higher than the West Ham average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Elmgreen Close has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in West Ham and the 279th highest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -35.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£47,000

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in E15 4BS, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Elmgreen Close are based on 30 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 Elmgreen Close, London, E15 4BS

Estimated Average Property Prices for E15 4BS

Average Price
£332,681

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£408,436

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£273,760

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Elmgreen Close

Average Price
£312,877

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£377,984

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£269,473

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Elmgreen CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Elmgreen Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£368,000	2024-04-12	£347,033
23 Elmgreen Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£315,000	2023-12-18	£306,645
8 Elmgreen Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2023-11-01	£386,707
4 Elmgreen Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£460,000	2023-03-31	£460,960
20 Elmgreen Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£192,000	2022-05-11	£194,751

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E15 4BS

Employment

E15 4BS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	74
Self-Employed	29
Part-Time Employee	20
Other	16
Student (economically inactive)	14
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	9
Retired	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	52
Education	35
Accommodation and food service activities	29
Administrative and support service activities	24
Human health and social work activities	22
Construction	21
Financial and insurance activities	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Other	14
Transport and storage	10
Information and communication	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Manufacturing	8
Real estate activities	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre Marcus Street , Stratford E15 3JT	3out of 4	326 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	1,502 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	2,057 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childrens House Nursery School 92 Bruce Road , Bow E3 3HL	4out of 4	2,213 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,413 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Ham Church Primary School Portway , Stratford E15 3QG	3out of 4	365 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Manor Primary School Richardson Road , E15 3BA	3out of 4	567 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ranelagh Primary School Corporation Street , Stratford E15 3DN	3out of 4	766 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Primary School Park Primary School, Mathews Park Avenue , E15 4AE	3out of 4	879 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Carpenters Primary School Friendship Way , Stratford E15 2JQ	3out of 4	898 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sarah Bonnell School Deanery Road , Stratford E15 4LP	3out of 4	789 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Stratford School Academy Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR	3out of 4	1,406 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bonaventure's RC School Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD	4out of 4	1,429 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
East London Science School The Clock Mill , Three Mill Lane E3 3DU	3out of 4	1,569 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Lister Community School St Mary's Road , Plaistow E13 9AE	3out of 4	1,721 yd	Foundation school	No	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	586 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	1,914 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	2,586 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	3,753 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, City of London Academy 326 Barking Road , East Ham E6 2BB	- not rated	3,835 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	198 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	1,509 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	1,705 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	2,475 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	3,236 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
John F Kennedy Special School Pitchford Street , Stratford E15 4RZ	4out of 4	302 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
East London Independent School Welfare Road , 1c Maryland Park E15 4HT	- not rated	460 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stratford Circus Theatre Square , Stratford E15 1BX	- not rated	785 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hafs Academy Unit 3 , 26 Maryland Road E15 1JW	- not rated	1,354 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Azhar Academy Girls School 235a Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 9HL	- not rated	1,522 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
Chapati Man	81 New Road	83 yd
Rainbow Cafe	2A Church Street, Stratford	105 yd
Mums Pizza & Cuisine	8 Church Street, Stratford	105 yd
Al Zayt Limited	38 West Ham Lane, Stratford	180 yd
The Salvation Army	Salvation Army Centre, 1 Paul Street	313 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Greyhound	136 West Ham Lane, Stratford	121 yd
The Britannia	2 Plaistow Grove, Stratford	501 yd
Queens Head	5 - 7 West Ham Lane, Stratford	618 yd
Ye Olde Black Bull	13 Broadway, Stratford	641 yd
King Edward VII	The King Edward VII, 47 Broadway	641 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chicken Spot	5A Church Street, Stratford	57 yd
Pizza Rush	5 Church Street, Stratford	57 yd
Burj Chicken And Pizza	22 West Ham Lane, Stratford	354 yd
Top Chef	32 West Ham Lane, Stratford	354 yd
Munchiz	34 West Ham Lane, Stratford	354 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	3 New Plaistow Road, Stratford	157 yd
Iceland Plc - Stratford	Unit 74 To 76, North Mall	787 yd
Tesco	122 Romford Road, Stratford	836 yd
Sainsbury's	Units 38 To 40, West Mall	867 yd
Lidl UK	Units 41 And 42, West Mall	867 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Stratford Park WEST HAM LANE	tennis courts	183 yd
John F Kennedy Special School PITCHFORD STREET		420 yd
Methodist Church Bryant St Community Centre Bryant Street		452 yd
Rokeby School (Closed) Pitchford Street		497 yd
School 21 PITCHFORD STREET		544 yd
Sarah Bonnell School DEANERY ROAD	tennis courts	848 yd
East London Rfc HOLLAND ROAD	grass pitches	935 yd
Carpenters & Docklands Centre GIBBINS ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,003 yd
West Ham Park PARK OFFICE PARK OFFICE UPTON LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,055 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	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	65.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	60 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	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E15 4BS