Cottenham Road, London, E17 6RP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 6RP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48%	51.7%	3.7%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	52%	48.3%	-3.7%	49.0%	-0.7%

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	39.4%	41.7%	2.3%	37.9%	3.8%
Married: Opposite sex	45.8%	47.6%	1.8%	44.2%	3.4%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	1.7%	1%	-0.7%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	6.4%	4.5%	-1.9%	9.1%	-4.6%
Widowed	5.4%	4%	-1.4%	6.1%	-2.1%

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 (89.2%) 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	46.1%	60.3%	14.2%	48.4%	11.9%
Good health	35.2%	28.9%	-6.3%	33.6%	-4.7%
Fair health	15.7%	8.5%	-7.2%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	2.7%	2.2%	-0.5%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	1.2%	-1.0%

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 56.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.2%	13.6%	-5.6%	18.2%	-4.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.4%	6.4%	-1.0%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	6.4%	-4.7%	13.4%	-7.0%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	3.5%	2.2%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	7.9%	-1.5%	16.9%	-9.0%
Degree or Similar	35%	56.5%	21.5%	33.8%	22.7%
Other	16.5%	5.7%	-10.8%	2.8%	2.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 57% 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%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	6.4%	3.8%	-2.6%	3.1%	0.7%
Pakistani	29.6%	17.5%	-12.1%	2.7%	14.8%
Other Asian	5.9%	3.5%	-2.4%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	2.5%	0.1%
Black Caribbean	7.2%	4%	-3.2%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	1.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	3.5%	1.3%	-2.2%	0.8%	0.5%
White	37.1%	57%	19.9%	81.4%	-24.4%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.3% 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	57.6%	60.3%	2.7%	83.2%	-22.9%
European Union	12.8%	21.5%	8.7%	6.1%	15.4%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	4.3%	4.2%	-0.1%	2.7%	1.5%
Middle East and Asia	17.9%	10.2%	-7.7%	5.6%	4.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.8%	2.4%	-2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	55.5%	60.1%	4.6%	83.2%	-23.1%
10+ Years	4%	22.9%	18.9%	9.8%	13.1%
5-10 Years	6.4%	8.3%	1.9%	2.9%	5.4%
2-5 Years	8.3%	4.7%	-3.6%	2.2%	2.5%
Less than 2 years	25.9%	4%	-21.9%	1.9%	2.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.4%	76.7%	-8.3%
Ireland	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Germany	4%	0.2%	3.8%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	1.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	4%	1.3%	2.7%
Romania	3.6%	0.9%	2.7%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	4.5%	13.5%	-9.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.7%	37.2%	8.5%
Christian	22.5%	46.2%	-23.7%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Muslim	24.3%	6.5%	17.8%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Cottenham Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cottenham Road was 41.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.0% lower than the Chapel End average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cottenham Road has the 18th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Chapel End and the 145th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.0%.

🔎 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 6RP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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) - 6/10 (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 Cottenham Road are based on 54 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 Cottenham Road, London, E17 6RP

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 6RP

Average Price
£653,650

Semi-Detached
£939,908

Terraced
£891,800

Detached
£706,613

Flats/Maisonettes
£363,686

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cottenham Road

Average Price
£607,987

Semi-Detached
£846,258

Terraced
£874,771

Detached
£729,677

Flats/Maisonettes
£371,551

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cottenham Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
39 Cottenham Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£960,000	2024-12-05	£1,017,948
35 Cottenham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,085,000	2024-07-26	£1,190,329
Flat 1 45 Cottenham Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£520,000	2023-07-24	£559,711
57 Cottenham Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,050,000	2023-03-06	£1,133,008
43B Cottenham Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£465,000	2023-01-26	£484,995

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 6RP

Employment

E17 6RP area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Less than 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 22% 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 6RP 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	146
Self-Employed	91
Retired	45
Part-Time Employee	32
Other	26
Student (economically inactive)	24
Looking after home or family	17
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Education	17
Information and communication	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Construction	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	14
Other	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Manufacturing	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Transport and storage	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

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	1,013 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	1,229 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,321 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	4,450 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	5,121 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenleaf Primary School Greenleaf Road , Walthamstow E17 6QW	4out of 4	239 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mission Grove Primary School Buxton Road , Walthamstow E17 7EJ	3out of 4	630 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Winns Primary School Fleeming Road , Walthamstow E17 5ET	3out of 4	634 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stoneydown Park School Pretoria Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6JY	3out of 4	800 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hillyfield Primary Academy Higham Hill Road , E17 6ED	3out of 4	852 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	994 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	1,035 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Academy Billet Road , Walthamstow E17 5DP	3out of 4	1,418 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School Waltham Forest Silver Birch House , E17 5SD	4out of 4	1,426 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,457 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	896 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,290 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,335 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,286 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	2,803 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	2,583 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	2,588 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,854 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,979 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,208 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	1,249 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,584 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	1,994 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	2,010 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
Ice Cloud	146 Hoe Street	290 yd
Indulgence	142 Hoe Street	290 yd
La Casa	134 Hoe Street	290 yd
Le Delice	114 Hoe Street	290 yd
The Terrace	152 Hoe Street	290 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rose & Crown Public House	The Rose And Crown Public House, 53 Hoe Street	340 yd
The Lord Palmerston	252 Forest Road	418 yd
Walthamstow Trade Hall & Institute	17 Hoe Street	426 yd
The Chequers	145 High Street	436 yd
Hoe Street Club & Institute	Hoe Street Club And Institute, 9a Hoe Street	572 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
QQ Bubble Tea at Abina Supermarket	132 Hoe Street	290 yd
Cinar Grill	166 Hoe Street	349 yd
Quattro Stagioni	402 Forest Road	351 yd
Phoenix Peri Peri	96 Hoe Street	352 yd
Fuji Sushi & Thai	100 Hoe Street	352 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl UK	Lidl, 38 Selborne Walk	476 yd
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	493 yd
Nisa - Hoe Street Supermarket & Post Office	242 Hoe Street	601 yd
Sainsbury's	112 High Street	617 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 5 Selborne Road	632 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		422 yd
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	484 yd
Lloyd Park BEDFORD ROAD	tennis courts	745 yd
Priory Court Residents And Community Association PRIORY COURT		784 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		877 yd
Ymca Walthamstow (East London) FOREST ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,016 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	91.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	91.5%

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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	129.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 6RP