Swansea Court, London, E16 2RT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E16 2RT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.3%	50.9%	0.6%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	49.7%	49.1%	-0.6%	49.0%	0.1%

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 E16 2RT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.2% 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	55.2%	48.2%	-7.0%	37.9%	10.3%
Married: Opposite sex	36.5%	37.5%	1.0%	44.2%	-6.7%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Separated	4.1%	4%	-0.1%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	2.5%	8.5%	6.0%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	6.1%	-5.7%

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 (91.8%) 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	58.5%	59%	0.5%	48.4%	10.6%
Good health	35%	32.8%	-2.2%	33.6%	-0.8%
Fair health	4.8%	7.6%	2.8%	12.7%	-5.1%
Bad health	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	4.0%	-3.7%
Very bad health	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

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 53.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.1%	12.1%	5.0%	18.2%	-6.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.4%	4%	-1.4%	9.6%	-5.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.3%	6.6%	-1.7%	13.4%	-6.8%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	4.4%	4.0%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10%	15.4%	5.4%	16.9%	-1.5%
Degree or Similar	51.9%	53.8%	1.9%	33.8%	20.0%
Other	17%	3.7%	-13.3%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 61.1% 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	3.7%	1.3%	-2.4%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	4.1%	1.6%	-2.5%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	11.2%	7.5%	-3.7%	3.1%	4.4%
Pakistani	3.7%	3.1%	-0.6%	2.7%	0.4%
Other Asian	4.1%	2.8%	-1.3%	1.6%	1.2%
Black African	10.9%	6.6%	-4.3%	2.5%	4.1%
Black Caribbean	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	1.0%	2.4%
Other Black	2.4%	1.3%	-1.1%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	0.3%	-1.7%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	2.4%	2.5%	0.1%	0.8%	1.7%
White	47.3%	61.1%	13.8%	81.4%	-20.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Other	3.4%	5.6%	2.2%	1.6%	4.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 29.5% 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	40.1%	29.5%	-10.6%	83.2%	-53.7%
European Union	22.1%	38.6%	16.5%	6.1%	32.5%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	8.2%	6.5%	0.8%	7.4%
Africa	14.3%	7.5%	-6.8%	2.7%	4.8%
Middle East and Asia	17.3%	9.4%	-7.9%	5.6%	3.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	6.3%	3.9%	1.3%	5.0%
Oceania	2%	0.6%	-1.4%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 29.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 31.3% 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	39.8%	29.5%	-10.3%	83.2%	-53.7%
10+ Years	11.6%	31.3%	19.7%	9.8%	21.5%
5-10 Years	17%	18.2%	1.2%	2.9%	15.3%
2-5 Years	20.1%	14.1%	-6.0%	2.2%	11.9%
Less than 2 years	11.6%	6.9%	-4.7%	1.9%	5.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	38.6%	76.7%	-38.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	3.7%	0.6%	3.1%
Portugal	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Spain	1.6%	0.4%	1.2%
Lithuania	7.8%	0.3%	7.5%
Poland	2.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Romania	13.1%	0.9%	12.2%
Other EU countries	12.5%	1.5%	11.0%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	4%	1.2%	2.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.9%	37.2%	-26.3%
Christian	66.1%	46.2%	19.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	5.3%	1.7%	3.6%
Jewish	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Muslim	9.3%	6.5%	2.8%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Swansea Court Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Swansea Court was 92.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 7.5% higher than the Royal Albert average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Swansea Court has the 17th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Royal Albert and the 344th lowest crime rate of 762 local areas in Newham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 5.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,500

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E16 2RT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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) - 4/10 (below 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) - 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 Swansea Court are based on 60 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 Swansea Court, London, E16 2RT

Estimated Average Property Prices for E16 2RT

Average Price
£474,120

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£675,831

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£350,852

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Swansea Court

Average Price
£474,771

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£700,892

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£361,711

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Swansea CourtStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Swansea Court Grimsby Grove, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£500,000	2023-09-29	£477,137
6 Swansea Court, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£278,000	2023-09-01	£270,893
28 Swansea Court, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£282,000	2021-06-14	£285,748
8 Swansea Court, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£272,500	2020-03-06	£285,462
22 Swansea Court, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£320,000	2019-07-19	£342,462

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E16 2RT

Employment

E16 2RT area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 2% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 20% 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.

E16 2RT area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in E16 2RT 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	119
Self-Employed	54
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	25
Part-Time Employee	24
Looking after home or family	16
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	8
Other	6
Retired	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	1

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	34
Accommodation and food service activities	23
Construction	17
Human health and social work activities	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Information and communication	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Education	11
Other	8
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Manufacturing	2
Mining and quarrying	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pound Park Nursery School Pound Park Road , Charlton SE7 8AF	4out of 4	2,786 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oliver Thomas Nursery School Mathews Avenue , East Ham E6 6BU	3out of 4	3,322 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edith Kerrison Nursery School Sophia Road , E16 3PB	3out of 4	3,612 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Wood Nursery School Dahlia Road , SE2 0SX	3out of 4	3,665 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School Whitfield Road , E6 1AS	4out of 4	5,039 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Heronsgate Primary School Whinchat Road , SE28 0EA	4out of 4	1,299 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winsor Primary School East Ham Manor Way , Beckton E6 5NA	3out of 4	1,303 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gallions Primary School Warwall , Beckton E6 6WG	3out of 4	1,429 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mulgrave Primary School Rectory Place , Woolwich SE18 5DL	3out of 4	1,696 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Crescent Road , SE18 7BN	4out of 4	1,735 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
London Design and Engineering UTC 15 University Way , E16 2RD	2out of 4	835 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsford Community School Kingsford Way , Beckton E6 5JG	3out of 4	1,920 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Royal Greenwich Trust School 765 Woolwich Road , Greenwich SE7 8LJ	2out of 4	2,215 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Plumstead Manor School Old Mill Road , SE18 1QF	3out of 4	2,483 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Academy Finchale Road , Abbey Wood SE2 9PX	3out of 4	2,878 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College Red Lion Lane , SE18 4LD	- not rated	3,429 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Newham College of Further Education East Ham Campus , High Street South E6 6ER	- not rated	3,870 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newham Sixth Form College Prince Regent Lane , Plaistow E13 8SG	- not rated	3,945 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	3,975 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
Saint Mary Magdalene Church of England All Through School Kingsman Street , SE18 5PW	3out of 4	1,406 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langdon Academy Sussex Road , East Ham E6 2PS	3out of 4	3,748 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Garrard Academy Yarnton Way , Thamesmead DA18 4DW	1out of 4	4,874 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Eastbury Community School Hulse Avenue , IG11 9UW	3out of 4	5,217 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New Directions The Storey Centre , Woodman Street E16 2LS	3out of 4	418 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of East London 4 - 6 Universtiy Way , E16 2RD	- not rated	849 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Right Choice Independent Special School First Floor , 1-4 Beresford Square SE18 6BB	- not rated	1,226 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenwich Engineering and Medical School 31 Thomas Street , Woolwich SE18 6HU	- not rated	1,325 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Pulse and Water College 3rd Floor Block 0 , 18-36 Wellington Street SE18 6PF	- not rated	1,412 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
Cafe Spice Namaste	1 - 2 Lower Dock Walk, Beckton	604 yd
Pier Masala	9 Pier Road, North Woolwich	678 yd
Roz Cafe	1 Pier Parade, North Woolwich	693 yd
House of Denna Ltd	Building 54 No 1 Street	855 yd
The Yoga Space London	Unit 1, Norton House Duke Of Wellington Avenue	879 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal Standard	116 Albert Road, North Woolwich	630 yd
Underground Bar	University Of East London Dockland Campus, University Way	959 yd
The Guard House	The Guardhouse No 1 Street	1,017 yd
Dial Arch	Dial Arch No 1 Street	1,017 yd
SALT WOOLWICH	15 Major Draper Street	1,029 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Downey's Fish & Chips	Pier Point, Marine Walk	139 yd
New Kings Chinese Takeaway	27 Pier Road, North Woolwich	631 yd
Wumis African Takeaway	3 Pier Parade, North Woolwich	684 yd
Pizza Inn	110 Woolwich High Street	1,046 yd
Hanlong	111 Woolwich High Street	1,049 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-Op	3 - 5 Atlantis Avenue, Beckton	964 yd
Tesco	10 Major Draper Street	1,014 yd
Lidl	1 Macbean Street	1,080 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Royal Victoria Gardens ROYAL VICTORIA GARDENS ROYAL VICTORIA GARDENS ALBERT ROAD	tennis courts	554 yd
Luckys Gym Gallions (Closed) Gallions Hotel Gallions Hotel	health and fitness suite	692 yd
Sportsdock UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON DOCKLAND CAMPUS UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON DOCKLAND CAMPUS UNIVERSITY WAY	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	856 yd
Royal Docks Learning & Activity Centre ALBERT ROAD		1,023 yd
Waterfront Leisure Centre WATERFRONT LEISURE CENTRE WATERFRONT LEISURE CENTRE WOOLWICH HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	1,048 yd
Better Gym Woolwich MACBEAN STREET	health and fitness suite	1,079 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	70.0%

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	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	273.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	35 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	127.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E16 2RT