Shernhall Street, London, E17 3EU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 3EU has a slightly higher male population, with 52.2% 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	50.7%	47.8%	-2.9%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	49.3%	52.2%	2.9%	49.0%	3.2%

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 E17 3EU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.7% 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	47.2%	53.7%	6.5%	37.9%	15.8%
Married: Opposite sex	40.2%	38.1%	-2.1%	44.2%	-6.1%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.6%	1.4%	-1.2%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	6.1%	3.6%	-2.5%	9.1%	-5.5%
Widowed	3.5%	2.5%	-1.0%	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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (93%) 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	47.5%	60.7%	13.2%	48.4%	12.3%
Good health	35.8%	32.3%	-3.5%	33.6%	-1.3%
Fair health	11.3%	4.8%	-6.5%	12.7%	-7.9%
Bad health	3.2%	1.8%	-1.4%	4.0%	-2.2%
Very bad health	2.1%	0.4%	-1.7%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 50.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.3%	11.6%	-6.7%	18.2%	-6.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.9%	8.8%	0.9%	9.6%	-0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.7%	10.5%	-2.2%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	3.6%	2.7%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.5%	9.6%	-3.9%	16.9%	-7.3%
Degree or Similar	40.2%	50.7%	10.5%	33.8%	16.9%
Other	6.6%	5.2%	-1.4%	2.8%	2.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.2% 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	3.2%	1.4%	-1.8%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	3.1%	-1.3%
Pakistani	6.7%	6.8%	0.1%	2.7%	4.1%
Other Asian	3.5%	0.4%	-3.1%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	3.2%	38.2%	35.0%	2.5%	35.7%
Black Caribbean	6%	2.2%	-3.8%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	2.8%	0.4%	-2.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	2.8%	0%	-2.8%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	1.4%	2.6%	1.2%	0.8%	1.8%
White	62.8%	44.2%	-18.6%	81.4%	-37.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	3.5%	0.8%	-2.7%	1.6%	-0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.3% 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	68.1%	53.3%	-14.8%	83.2%	-29.9%
European Union	9.6%	7.8%	-1.8%	6.1%	1.7%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	2.6%	1.5%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	7.4%	29.9%	22.5%	2.7%	27.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.9%	3.8%	-5.1%	5.6%	-1.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.6%	2.6%	-2.0%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.4%	53.4%	-14.0%	83.2%	-29.8%
10+ Years	1.4%	24.4%	23.0%	9.8%	14.6%
5-10 Years	4.3%	8.6%	4.3%	2.9%	5.7%
2-5 Years	7.4%	12.2%	4.8%	2.2%	10.0%
Less than 2 years	19.5%	1.4%	-18.1%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.7%	76.7%	-10.0%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	5.6%	0.4%	5.2%
Lithuania	6.2%	0.3%	5.9%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other EU countries	4.8%	1.5%	3.3%
Turkey	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Other Europe	1%	0.2%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.4%	37.2%	-10.8%
Christian	20.6%	46.2%	-25.6%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	10.6%	6.5%	4.1%
Not answered	40.4%	6.0%	34.4%

Safety

Is Shernhall Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shernhall Street was 114.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 10.1% lower than the Hoe Street average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Shernhall Street has the 33rd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street and the 233rd highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -1.8%.

🔎 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
£46,200

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in E17 3EU, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 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) - 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 Shernhall Street are based on 305 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Waltham Forest.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Shernhall Street, London, E17 3EU

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 3EU

Average Price
£390,433

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£390,500

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£390,389

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shernhall Street

Average Price
£488,378

Semi-Detached
£717,542

Terraced
£672,928

Detached
£598,769

Flats/Maisonettes
£357,649

Other
£228,345

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shernhall Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Shernhall Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£372,500	2022-10-28	£380,900
7 Shernhall Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£242,000	2008-03-07	£444,377
9 Shernhall Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2008-02-18	£285,598
7 Shernhall Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£205,000	2007-10-08	£378,434
Ground Floor Flat 15 Shernhall Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£174,000	2005-02-25	£396,249

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 3EU

Employment

E17 3EU 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.

E17 3EU area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in E17 3EU 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	117
Self-Employed	58
Part-Time Employee	56
Student (economically inactive)	49
Unemployed	34
Retired	21
Other	12
Looking after home or family	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Education	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Construction	13
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Information and communication	11
Other	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Manufacturing	7
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	553 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	2,003 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,820 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	4,495 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	4,844 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	218 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Emmanuel Community School The Drive , Walthamstow E17 3BN	3out of 4	344 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Woodside Primary Academy Wood Street , E17 3JX	4out of 4	568 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Brooke Road , Walthamstow E17 9HJ	4out of 4	772 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Henry Maynard Primary School 101 Maynard Road , Walthamstow E17 9JE	3out of 4	801 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	242 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	487 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	887 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,748 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	1,972 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	357 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	922 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	1,577 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,153 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,062 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	2,472 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,826 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,220 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,816 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	950 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Forest School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	1,478 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	1,478 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	1,494 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	2,246 yd	Academy special converter	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
Lotus Bloom Cafe	47 Shernhall Street	95 yd
Forest Tandoori/Mughals	102 Wood Street	278 yd
Clandestino	2 Georgian Village, 100 Wood Street	278 yd
Gvsecretgarden	10 Georgian Village, 100 Wood Street	280 yd
Cove17	106 Wood Street	286 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Dukes Head	112 Wood Street	278 yd
The Flower Pot	The Flower Pot Public House, 126-128 Wood Street	278 yd
Luke’s Cider Tap	3 Georgian Village, 100 Wood Street	288 yd
Walthamstow Conservative Club	76 Church Lane	357 yd
Mother’s Ruin	Unit 18, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	487 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lotus Fusion	23 Shernhall Street	95 yd
Wraps&Wings/Eggsquisite/Wicked	23 Shernhall Street	95 yd
The Brothers Fish Bar	122 Wood Street	278 yd
Anton’s Art Atelier	Unit 23 & 24 Antique City, 98-100a Wood Street	291 yd
The Coven of Wiches	Unit M38, 98-100a Wood Street	291 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	12-20 Wood Street	418 yd
Tesco	617b Forest Road	659 yd
Nisa - Hoe Street Supermarket & Post Office	242 Hoe Street	980 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 5 Selborne Road	1,016 yd
Tesco at Esso Filling Station	727a Lea Bridge Road	1,037 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Holy Family Catholic School (Wiseman House Site) WISEMAN HOUSE SITE WISEMAN HOUSE SITE SHERNHALL STREET		211 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Walthamstow House Site) SHERNHALL STREET		235 yd
St Gabriels Church And Family Centre ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE HAVANT ROAD		281 yd
Ymca Walthamstow (East London) FOREST ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	363 yd
The Community Pool At Waltham Forest College WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE FOREST ROAD	swimming pool	477 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		501 yd
Warwick School For Boys (Closed) Barrett Road		541 yd
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest) 247-251 247-251 Wood Street	health and fitness suite	646 yd
Walthamstow Cricket Lawn Tennis And Squash Club 48A 48A GREENWAY AVENUE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	712 yd
Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK CHINGFORD ROAD	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	836 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	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	200.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 3EU