Somers Road, London, E17 6RX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 6RX 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	49.9%	51.7%	1.8%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	50.1%	48.3%	-1.8%	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.

In the immediate area around E17 6RX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.5% 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	39.9%	42.5%	2.6%	37.9%	4.6%
Married: Opposite sex	48.6%	44.3%	-4.3%	44.2%	0.1%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	6.2%	6.4%	0.2%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	3.3%	4.3%	1.0%	6.1%	-1.8%

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	45.8%	50.8%	5.0%	48.4%	2.4%
Good health	34.2%	33.6%	-0.6%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	15.7%	12.6%	-3.1%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	2%	2.7%	0.7%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	2.3%	0.3%	-2.0%	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 45.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.8%	21.1%	3.3%	18.2%	2.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.9%	11.1%	0.2%	9.6%	1.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	6.5%	-4.7%	13.4%	-6.9%
Apprenticeship	0%	2.9%	2.9%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	11.1%	2.0%	16.9%	-5.8%
Degree or Similar	35.1%	45.2%	10.1%	33.8%	11.4%
Other	15.9%	2.2%	-13.7%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.4% 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	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	0.7%	1.4%
Indian	12.5%	11.7%	-0.8%	3.1%	8.6%
Pakistani	21.7%	22.2%	0.5%	2.7%	19.5%
Other Asian	5.8%	2.7%	-3.1%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	6.7%	3.3%	-3.4%	1.0%	2.3%
Other Black	2%	0.3%	-1.7%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.4%	1.2%	-0.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	2.9%	0.6%	-2.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	40.6%	47.4%	6.8%	81.4%	-34.0%
Roma	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
Arab	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	1.7%	1.8%	0.1%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.1% 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	52.5%	55.1%	2.6%	83.2%	-28.1%
European Union	14.2%	17.5%	3.3%	6.1%	11.4%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	7.2%	5.1%	-2.1%	2.7%	2.4%
Middle East and Asia	21.2%	18.1%	-3.1%	5.6%	12.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	1.5%	-1.7%	1.3%	0.2%
Oceania	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.3%	54.8%	3.5%	83.2%	-28.4%
10+ Years	4.3%	28.1%	23.8%	9.8%	18.3%
5-10 Years	9.9%	8.4%	-1.5%	2.9%	5.5%
2-5 Years	7.5%	4.5%	-3.0%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	27%	4.2%	-22.8%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.7%	76.7%	-8.0%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Spain	2.4%	0.4%	2.0%
Poland	4.2%	1.3%	2.9%
Romania	6%	0.9%	5.1%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	2.7%	1.2%	1.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	5.7%	13.5%	-7.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.1%	37.2%	-9.1%
Christian	29.3%	46.2%	-16.9%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	2.7%	1.7%	1.0%
Muslim	29.6%	6.5%	23.1%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Not answered	7.9%	6.0%	1.9%

Safety

Is Somers Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Somers Road was 38.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 82.4% lower than the High Street average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Somers Road has the 17th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street and the 127th lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about -1.4%.

🔎 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 6RX, 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 152 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 6RX

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 6RX

Average Price
£671,951

Semi-Detached
£629,375

Terraced
£775,171

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£398,741

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Somers Road

Average Price
£553,541

Semi-Detached
£703,906

Terraced
£720,173

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£364,813

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Somers Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
40 Somers Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,065,000	2024-07-12	£1,168,387
40 Somers Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£635,000	2023-05-31	£691,591
16A Somers Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2023-03-31	£476,014
32 Somers Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£445,000	2021-08-09	£482,469
10 Somers Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£750,000	2021-06-29	£861,475

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 6RX

Employment

E17 6RX 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	85
Self-Employed	55
Retired	41
Part-Time Employee	27
Looking after home or family	23
Student (economically inactive)	16
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	24
Education	18
Transport and storage	17
Other	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Information and communication	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Construction	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Manufacturing	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Real estate activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	853 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	1,099 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,325 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	4,300 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	4,869 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	245 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stoneydown Park School Pretoria Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6JY	3out of 4	606 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenleaf Primary School Greenleaf Road , Walthamstow E17 6QW	4out of 4	623 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Longfield Avenue , E17 7DP	3out of 4	636 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Grove Primary School Ringwood Road , E17 8PW	4out of 4	819 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	848 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,107 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Kelmscott School Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	1,148 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School Waltham Forest Silver Birch House , E17 5SD	4out of 4	1,516 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,700 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	839 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,580 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,700 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,226 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	2,628 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	2,343 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	2,505 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,701 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,702 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	1,355 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	1,587 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,890 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	1,891 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	2,313 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
Market Cafe	151 High Street	136 yd
Pizza S'Treat at The Chequers	145 High Street	136 yd
Mega Bite	195 High Street	136 yd
First Stop Cafe	173 High Street	136 yd
Big Ben Cafe	167 High Street	136 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Chequers	145 High Street	136 yd
The Goose/Loco Loco/El Rodeo Mexicano/Burrito Bandits	264 Hoe Street	583 yd
Rose & Crown Public House	The Rose And Crown Public House, 53 Hoe Street	584 yd
The Lord Palmerston	252 Forest Road	597 yd
Georgios Sports Bar	30 St James Street	646 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
What the bubbles 2 teahouse	183c High Street	175 yd
Pizza Hut	106 High Street	232 yd
Roosters Piri Piri	116 High Street	232 yd
T4	2 Palace Parade, High Street	235 yd
Bubble Ci.Tea	9 Selborne Walk	237 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	112 High Street	232 yd
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	277 yd
Lidl UK	Lidl, 38 Selborne Walk	365 yd
Farmfoods	46 High Street	426 yd
Lidl	43-49 High Street	492 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		94 yd
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	296 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		1,017 yd
Walthamstow Leisure Centre MARKHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,054 yd
Willowfield Humanities College BLACKHORSE ROAD		1,091 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	94.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	94.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	94.4%

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	89.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	213.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 6RX