Somers Road, London, E17 6RS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 6RS 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	50.9%	47.8%	-3.1%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	49.1%	52.2%	3.1%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	49.2%	40.8%	-8.4%	37.9%	2.9%
Married: Opposite sex	40.3%	45.1%	4.8%	44.2%	0.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	4.6%	6.3%	1.7%	9.1%	-2.8%
Widowed	3.6%	3.8%	0.2%	6.1%	-2.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.4%	43.7%	-7.7%	48.4%	-4.7%
Good health	32.1%	40.7%	8.6%	33.6%	7.1%
Fair health	12%	12.3%	0.3%	12.7%	-0.4%
Bad health	3.4%	3.1%	-0.3%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	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 50%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.2%	13.8%	-2.4%	18.2%	-4.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.9%	8.1%	-1.8%	9.6%	-1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.6%	7.5%	-0.1%	13.4%	-5.9%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	3.1%	1.8%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	13.4%	4.8%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	39.3%	50%	10.7%	33.8%	16.2%
Other	17.2%	4.1%	-13.1%	2.8%	1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 43.4% 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%	0.5%	0.5%	1.1%	-0.6%
Chinese	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	9.9%	8.9%	-1.0%	3.1%	5.8%
Pakistani	30%	31.1%	1.1%	2.7%	28.4%
Other Asian	7.6%	3.3%	-4.3%	1.6%	1.7%
Black African	2.9%	0%	-2.9%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	6.3%	3.1%	-3.2%	1.0%	2.1%
Other Black	2.6%	0.8%	-1.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	1.8%	2%	0.2%	0.8%	1.2%
White	32.9%	43.4%	10.5%	81.4%	-38.0%
Arab	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	2.3%	3.8%	1.5%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.9% 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	55.4%	57.9%	2.5%	83.2%	-25.3%
European Union	13.3%	17.9%	4.6%	6.1%	11.8%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	6.8%	2.6%	-4.2%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	19.3%	17.4%	-1.9%	5.6%	11.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.2%	1.5%	-2.7%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.3%	0.5%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	54.8%	57.4%	2.6%	83.2%	-25.8%
10+ Years	8.4%	29.2%	20.8%	9.8%	19.4%
5-10 Years	6%	6.9%	0.9%	2.9%	4.0%
2-5 Years	8.6%	3.3%	-5.3%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	22.2%	3.3%	-18.9%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.4%	76.7%	-1.3%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	4.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	6.2%	1.2%	5.0%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	2.6%	13.5%	-10.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.3%	37.2%	-15.9%
Christian	25.1%	46.2%	-21.1%
Hindu	2.3%	1.7%	0.6%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	43.1%	6.5%	36.6%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Somers Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Somers Road was 43.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 79.8% lower than the High Street average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Somers Road has the 24th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in High Street and the 170th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -31.4%.

🔎 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. 78% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,300

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E17 6RS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 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 Somers Road are based on 154 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 Somers Road, London, E17 6RS

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 6RS

Average Price
£595,999

Semi-Detached
£634,423

Terraced
£812,790

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£373,295

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Somers Road

Average Price
£546,979

Semi-Detached
£694,556

Terraced
£719,785

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£347,098

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Somers Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
72 Somers Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£950,000	2024-09-05	£999,351
85A Somers Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£395,000	2024-02-02	£400,229
85B Somers Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£427,500	2022-09-01	£440,493
Flat 2 77 Somers Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£276,500	2022-06-15	£281,883
Flat 4 77 Somers Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£310,000	2022-05-13	£321,637

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 6RS

Employment

E17 6RS 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	112
Self-Employed	51
Part-Time Employee	38
Retired	38
Looking after home or family	23
Student (economically inactive)	19
Other	13
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Human health and social work activities	29
Education	26
Other	22
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Transport and storage	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Construction	9
Real estate activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Information and communication	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Manufacturing	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	3

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	776 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	980 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,603 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	4,094 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	4,755 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mission Grove Primary School Buxton Road , Walthamstow E17 7EJ	3out of 4	485 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenleaf Primary School 80 Greenleaf Road , Walthamstow E17 6QW	3out of 4	532 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Emmanuel Community School The Drive , Walthamstow E17 3BN	2out of 4	821 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Edinburgh Primary School Queen's Road , Walthamstow E17 8QR	3out of 4	891 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoneydown Park School Pretoria Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6JY	3out of 4	925 yd	Community school	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	783 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	1,168 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kelmscott School 245 Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	1,206 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,391 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Warwick School for Boys Barrett Road , Walthamstow E17 3ND	- not rated	1,651 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	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	1,125 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,294 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,489 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	1,960 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London Tottenham Centre , High Road N15 4RU	- not rated	3,630 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	2,223 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	2,223 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	2,809 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,498 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,616 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Academy De London 1st, 2nd & 3rd Floors , 294-298 Hoe Street E17 9QD	- not rated	566 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
21st Century Academy 107 Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 4PN	- not rated	1,027 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grosvenor House School 378 Hoe Street , Walthamstow E17 9AA	- not rated	1,087 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alpha Preparatory School 89 Vallentin Road , E17 3JJ	- not rated	1,491 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	1,507 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
Tree Island	10 Palace Parade, High Street	119 yd
Mego Coffee House	215 High Street	139 yd
Sun On Cafe	229 High Street	170 yd
Market Cafe	151 High Street	188 yd
Pizza S'Treat at The Chequers	145 High Street	188 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Chequers	145 High Street	188 yd
Rose & Crown Public House	The Rose And Crown Public House, 53 Hoe Street	372 yd
The Goose/Loco Loco/El Rodeo Mexicano/Burrito Bandits	264 Hoe Street	411 yd
Frankies	300 Hoe Street	552 yd
Walthamstow Trade Hall & Institute	17 Hoe Street	560 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
T4	2 Palace Parade, High Street	118 yd
What the bubbles 2 teahouse	183c High Street	142 yd
Bubble Ci.Tea	9 Selborne Walk	196 yd
Chaudhry Kebabish	192 High Street	260 yd
Roosters Hub	200 High Street	260 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	221 yd
Lidl UK	Lidl, 38 Selborne Walk	226 yd
Sainsbury's	112 High Street	409 yd
Nisa - Hoe Street Supermarket & Post Office	242 Hoe Street	411 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 5 Selborne Road	424 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		194 yd
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	214 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		810 yd
Lloyd Park BEDFORD ROAD	tennis courts	978 yd
Priory Court Residents And Community Association PRIORY COURT		1,056 yd
Ymca Walthamstow (East London) FOREST ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,089 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	93.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.9%

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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	184.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 6RS