Edwin Street, London, E16 1XS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E16 1XS, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53% 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	52.5%	53%	0.5%	51.0%	2.0%
Male	47.5%	47%	-0.5%	49.0%	-2.0%

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 E16 1XS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.9% 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	50.3%	59.9%	9.6%	37.9%	22.0%
Married: Opposite sex	29.7%	29.9%	0.2%	44.2%	-14.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	7%	2.3%	-4.7%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	9.2%	5.5%	-3.7%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	3.8%	1.8%	-2.0%	6.1%	-4.3%

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 (90.7%) 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	43.1%	63.1%	20.0%	48.4%	14.7%
Good health	36.5%	27.6%	-8.9%	33.6%	-6.0%
Fair health	13.3%	6.2%	-7.1%	12.7%	-6.5%
Bad health	5.1%	2.3%	-2.8%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	2%	0.8%	-1.2%	1.2%	-0.4%

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 59.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.2%	12.8%	-16.4%	18.2%	-5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	2.6%	-9.3%	9.6%	-7.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.6%	7.8%	-6.8%	13.4%	-5.6%
Apprenticeship	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.5%	13.3%	6.8%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	24.3%	59.6%	35.3%	33.8%	25.8%
Other	13%	1.8%	-11.2%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.1% 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	6.3%	9.7%	3.4%	1.1%	8.6%
Chinese	0.4%	3.9%	3.5%	0.7%	3.2%
Indian	2%	6.2%	4.2%	3.1%	3.1%
Pakistani	2.7%	3.1%	0.4%	2.7%	0.4%
Other Asian	7.5%	3.5%	-4.0%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	27.1%	17.4%	-9.7%	2.5%	14.9%
Black Caribbean	4.3%	2.5%	-1.8%	1.0%	1.5%
Other Black	4.7%	3.3%	-1.4%	0.5%	2.8%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	0.4%	-1.2%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	1.9%	-0.8%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	38.4%	38.1%	-0.3%	81.4%	-43.3%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	1.6%	4.1%	2.5%	1.6%	2.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.9% 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	58.4%	56.9%	-1.5%	83.2%	-26.3%
European Union	7.8%	13.9%	6.1%	6.1%	7.8%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	4.8%	4.0%	0.8%	4.0%
Africa	20%	9.5%	-10.5%	2.7%	6.8%
Middle East and Asia	11.4%	13.3%	1.9%	5.6%	7.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	1.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58%	56.9%	-1.1%	83.2%	-26.3%
10+ Years	8.2%	27.5%	19.3%	9.8%	17.7%
5-10 Years	3.5%	7.5%	4.0%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	9.8%	3.9%	-5.9%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	20.4%	4.1%	-16.3%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.2%	76.7%	-7.5%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Poland	2.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Eastern Asia	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Southern Asia	3.9%	1.2%	2.7%
South-East Asia	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	5.2%	13.5%	-8.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.5%	37.2%	-6.7%
Christian	37.6%	46.2%	-8.6%
Hindu	2.9%	1.7%	1.2%
Muslim	20.7%	6.5%	14.2%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Edwin Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Edwin Street was 223.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 51.3% higher than the Custom House average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Edwin Street has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Custom House and the 152nd highest crime rate of 744 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 77.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 30.8%.

🔎 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. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,300

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in E16 1XS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Edwin Street are based on 140 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 Edwin Street, London, E16 1XS

Estimated Average Property Prices for E16 1XS

Average Price
£336,141

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£336,141

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Edwin Street

Average Price
£390,144

Semi-Detached
£477,228

Terraced
£504,463

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£361,807

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Edwin Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 45 Katie Court, 7 Edwin Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2026-03-04	£280,000
Flat 29 Katie Court, 7 Edwin Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£283,000	2025-11-28	£262,445
Flat 23 Katie Court, 7 Edwin Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2025-08-22	£282,070
Flat 6 Katie Court, 7 Edwin Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2025-06-24	£333,151
Flat 43 Katie Court, 7 Edwin Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2024-08-01	£306,511

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E16 1XS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	208
Part-Time Employee	36
Self-Employed	32
Looking after home or family	20
Student (economically inactive)	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Unemployed	15
Retired	15
Other	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Human health and social work activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Construction	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Other	8
Education	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oasis Nursery School Burke Street , Canning Town E16 1ET	- not rated	471 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	707 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	2,459 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Landsbury Nursery School Cordelia Street , Poplar E14 6DZ	- not rated	2,725 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	2,988 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Keir Hardie Infant School Edwin Street , E16 1PZ	- not rated	44 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Keir Hardie Primary School 13 Robertson Road , Canning Town E16 1FZ	4out of 4	130 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hallsville Infant School Radland Road , E16 1LN	- not rated	414 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hallsville Primary School Radland Road , E16 1LN	- not rated	414 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hallsville Primary School Radland Road , E16 1LN	4out of 4	414 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Trinity School Barking Road , E16 4DD	- not rated	372 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Rokeby School Barking Road , E16 4DD	- not rated	380 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Rokeby School Barking Road , E16 4DD	- not rated	380 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Eastlea Community School Pretoria Road , Canning Town E16 4NP	- not rated	1,063 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastlea Community School Pretoria Road , Canning Town E16 4NP	- not rated	1,104 yd	Community school	No	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	4,276 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	1,123 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	2,327 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	2,830 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 275 - 285 High Street , Stratford E15 2TF	- not rated	2,982 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,174 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	- not rated	2,916 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	3,295 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,295 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	3,473 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	4,276 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Learningsure College 90a Lawson Close , Custom House E16 3LU	- not rated	259 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Promised Land Academy St Cedd's Hall , Foster Road E13 8SR	- not rated	924 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Faraday School Old Gate House , 7 Trinity Buoy Wharf E14 0FH	- not rated	1,201 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Regent School Prince Regent Road , E16 3HX	- not rated	1,227 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Jasper City School 90A Lawson Close , Custom-House E16 3LU	- not rated	1,447 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
New Docklands Steam Club	First Floor Unit 1, 30 Stephenson Street	284 yd
Fresh Seafood	Plot 1, Land Former 45 To 53	336 yd
McDonalds - Canning Town	164 - 168 Barking Road, Canning Town	425 yd
Squires Cafe	6 Beckton Road, Canning Town	446 yd
Creamy Coffee	152 Barking Road, Canning Town	469 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Beckton Arms	Beckton Arms Public House, 1 Beckton Road	297 yd
Streeties P H	Streeties, 15 Shirley Street	617 yd
Abbey Arms	Abbey Arms Public House, 384 Barking Road	639 yd
Soda & Friends	Unit 2a, 20 Hopewell Square	987 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yum Yard	34 Fife Road, Canning Town	61 yd
KYR Kitchen	34 Fife Road, Canning Town	61 yd
Fife Road Food Corner	48 Fife Road, Canning Town	61 yd
Sushi Katana	Ground Floor, 203 Freemasons Road	445 yd
Friscos	4 Beckton Road, Canning Town	446 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	146 - 148 Barking Road, Canning Town	505 yd
Co-Op	24 Barking Road, Canning Town	713 yd
Sainsburys Local	23 Silvertown Way, Canning Town	795 yd
Iceland Plc -Balaam Street	359 - 363 Barking Road, Plaistow	817 yd
Tesco	Unit A1, The Oxygen	932 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Trinity Community Centre BOTHWELL CLOSE		258 yd
Cumberland School (Closed) Barking Road		370 yd
Rokeby School BARKING ROAD		396 yd
River Christian Centre Sports Hall VINCENT STREET		437 yd
Keir Hardie Recreation Ground (Closed) Appleby Road	grass pitches	552 yd
Ravenscroft Primary School CARSON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	588 yd
Keir Hardie Recreation Ground TARLING ROAD	grass pitches	654 yd
Fitness4Less (London Canning Town) VERMILLION BUILDING 30A VERMILLION BUILDING 30A BARKING ROAD	health and fitness suite	688 yd
Canning Town Recreation Ground Prince Regent Lane	grass pitches, tennis courts	849 yd
Peacock Gymnasium CAXTON STREET NORTH	health and fitness suite	861 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	64.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	54.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E16 1XS