Penrhyn Crescent, London, E17 5BH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 5BH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.4%	50.1%	-0.3%	51.0%	-0.9%
Male	49.6%	49.9%	0.3%	49.0%	0.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	38.5%	39.7%	1.2%	37.9%	1.8%
Married: Opposite sex	45.5%	46.1%	0.6%	44.2%	1.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	3.5%	2%	-1.5%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	7.6%	6.4%	-1.2%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	5%	4.7%	-0.3%	6.1%	-1.4%

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 (87.6%) 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	48%	48.4%	0.4%	48.4%	0.0%
Good health	35%	39.2%	4.2%	33.6%	5.6%
Fair health	11.7%	9.4%	-2.3%	12.7%	-3.3%
Bad health	4.4%	2.4%	-2.0%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	16.3%	19.6%	3.3%	18.2%	1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.5%	11.4%	-1.1%	9.6%	1.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.2%	11.1%	-6.1%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	3.2%	0.9%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14%	15.3%	1.3%	16.9%	-1.6%
Degree or Similar	26.8%	34.7%	7.9%	33.8%	0.9%
Other	10.8%	4.7%	-6.1%	2.8%	1.9%

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	0.2%	0.6%	0.4%	1.1%	-0.5%
Chinese	0.9%	2.1%	1.2%	0.7%	1.4%
Indian	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	16.2%	16.9%	0.7%	2.7%	14.2%
Other Asian	2%	4.5%	2.5%	1.6%	2.9%
Black African	5.8%	3.6%	-2.2%	2.5%	1.1%
Black Caribbean	7.3%	5.8%	-1.5%	1.0%	4.8%
Other Black	2.2%	1.9%	-0.3%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.4%	3%	2.6%	0.8%	2.2%
White	57.5%	52.8%	-4.7%	81.4%	-28.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%
Arab	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	3.3%	3.2%	-0.1%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.4% 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	67.5%	62.4%	-5.1%	83.2%	-20.8%
European Union	12.2%	14.6%	2.4%	6.1%	8.5%
Rest of Europe	2.9%	4.3%	1.4%	0.8%	3.5%
Africa	4%	3.9%	-0.1%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	10%	11.4%	1.4%	5.6%	5.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	2.4%	-1.1%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.7%	62.2%	-3.5%	83.2%	-21.0%
10+ Years	5.1%	23.7%	18.6%	9.8%	13.9%
5-10 Years	4%	5%	1.0%	2.9%	2.1%
2-5 Years	8.2%	4.9%	-3.3%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	17%	4.1%	-12.9%	1.9%	2.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.4%	76.7%	-3.3%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	5.8%	0.9%	4.9%
Other EU countries	4.9%	1.5%	3.4%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.3%	37.2%	-11.9%
Christian	38.1%	46.2%	-8.1%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	25.7%	6.5%	19.2%
Not answered	8.4%	6.0%	2.4%

Safety

Is Penrhyn Crescent Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Penrhyn Crescent was 192.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 92.8% higher than the Chapel End average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Penrhyn Crescent has the 9th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End and the 95th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 46.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 78.1%.

🔎 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. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E17 5BH, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Penrhyn Crescent are based on 89 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 Penrhyn Crescent, London, E17 5BH

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 5BH

Average Price
£582,397

Semi-Detached
£562,419

Terraced
£610,180

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£504,043

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Penrhyn Crescent

Average Price
£822,878

Semi-Detached
£1,454,752

Terraced
£625,689

Detached
£2,029,815

Flats/Maisonettes
£487,996

Other
£951

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Penrhyn CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
22 Penrhyn Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£580,000	2023-12-13	£629,731
31 Penrhyn Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£575,000	2022-10-14	£592,475
41 Penrhyn Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£645,000	2022-05-04	£720,399
10 Penrhyn Crescent, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£585,000	2021-06-25	£632,285
41 Penrhyn Crescent, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£560,000	2020-12-18	£625,462

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 5BH

Employment

E17 5BH area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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 5BH 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 E17 5BH 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	141
Self-Employed	52
Retired	49
Part-Time Employee	45
Looking after home or family	34
Student (economically inactive)	25
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	23
Other	16
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Education	27
Construction	21
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	17
Information and communication	16
Human health and social work activities	14
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Manufacturing	13
Financial and insurance activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Transport and storage	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Other	8
Real estate activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	1,764 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	2,685 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,665 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	5,265 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rowland Hill Nursery School White Hart Lane , Totenham N17 7LT	3out of 4	5,352 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chapel End Junior Academy Roberts Road , Walthamstow E17 4LS	3out of 4	359 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chapel End Infant School and Early Years Centre Beresford Road , E17 4LN	3out of 4	381 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Primary Academy Billet Road , Waltham Forest E17 5DP	3out of 4	484 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Roger Ascham Primary School 1 Wigton Road , Walthamstow E17 5HU	3out of 4	634 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Winns Primary School Fleeming Road , Walthamstow E17 5ET	3out of 4	857 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	446 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
South Chingford Foundation School Stadium Close , Chingford E4 8SG	3out of 4	843 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,259 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,407 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,690 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	551 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,121 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	1,960 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,015 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Tottenham Lilywhite House , 780 High Road N17 0BX	- not rated	3,684 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
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,278 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	3,758 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	347 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,053 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burnside Secondary PRU Burnside Avenue , 2 Burnside Avenue E4 8YJ	3out of 4	1,237 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	1,354 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	1,773 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
Monoux Coffee Shop	214-216 Chingford Road	139 yd
O'Cha Thai	60 Billet Road	382 yd
Monoux 2 Coffee House	99 Billet Road	579 yd
Kathy's Cafe at Peter May Sports Centre	135 Wadham Road	602 yd
The Restaurant Hub	Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue	762 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dog & Duck Public House/Sourdough Saloon	222 Chingford Road	139 yd
The Bar/Cafe	Peter May Sports Centre, 135 Wadham Road	602 yd
The Bell	617 Forest Road	1,009 yd
Hoe Street Club & Institute	Hoe Street Club And Institute, 9a Hoe Street	1,081 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
AFC	232 Chingford Road	139 yd
Monoux Fish Bar	220 Chingford Road	139 yd
Original Chicken Express	130 Chingford Road	592 yd
Better Coffee Corner	Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre, 170 Chingford Road	642 yd
Sushi Gourmet	Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue	762 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Store, 11 Walthamstow Avenue	762 yd
Morrison's Supermarket	6 Salisbury Hall Gardens, Chingford Road	942 yd
Tesco	617b Forest Road	1,009 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Aveling Park School (Closed) Aveling Park Road	grass pitches	312 yd
George White Sports Ground BILLET ROAD	grass pitches	369 yd
Sir George Monoux College CHINGFORD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	428 yd
Match Day Centres (Wadham Lodge) Brookscroft Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	517 yd
Hale End (Arsenal Fc Academy) Wadham Road	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	535 yd
Kitchener Road Park (Closed) Kitchener Road	grass pitches	553 yd
The Mcentee School (Closed) Billet Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	585 yd
Waltham Forest Pool & Track (Closed) Chingford Road	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	611 yd
Waltham Forest Feel Good Centre WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK WALTHAM FOREST POOL & TRACK CHINGFORD ROAD	athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	619 yd
Walthamstow Academy BILLET ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	619 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.9%

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	4.1%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	191.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	75 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 5BH