Palace Parade, London, E17 7BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 7BU 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	42.2%	47.8%	5.6%	51.0%	-3.2%
Male	57.8%	52.2%	-5.6%	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 7BU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.2% 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	55.1%	47.2%	-7.9%	37.9%	9.3%
Married: Opposite sex	35%	38.1%	3.1%	44.2%	-6.1%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	1.4%	0.7%	0.3%	1.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	2.5%	3.1%	0.6%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	5%	5.9%	0.9%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	1.7%	3.7%	2.0%	6.1%	-2.4%

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 (87.3%) 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	48.9%	48.5%	-0.4%	48.4%	0.1%
Good health	39.2%	38.8%	-0.4%	33.6%	5.2%
Fair health	9.5%	9.6%	0.1%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	1.5%	2.4%	0.9%	4.0%	-1.6%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.5%

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 47.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.7%	22.8%	12.1%	18.2%	4.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.4%	6.1%	-3.3%	9.6%	-3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.2%	8.1%	-0.1%	13.4%	-5.3%
Apprenticeship	1.2%	3.3%	2.1%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.7%	8.6%	0.9%	16.9%	-8.3%
Degree or Similar	43.2%	47.1%	3.9%	33.8%	13.3%
Other	19.6%	3.9%	-15.7%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.6% 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	2.6%	1.6%	-1.0%	1.1%	0.5%
Chinese	2.6%	1.2%	-1.4%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	3.1%	-1.0%
Pakistani	11.6%	13.4%	1.8%	2.7%	10.7%
Other Asian	7.5%	4.5%	-3.0%	1.6%	2.9%
Black African	8.2%	9.6%	1.4%	2.5%	7.1%
Black Caribbean	6.5%	3.5%	-3.0%	1.0%	2.5%
Other Black	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	2.6%	0.2%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	1.1%	3.5%	2.4%	0.8%	2.7%
White	45.9%	42.6%	-3.3%	81.4%	-38.8%
Roma	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Arab	1.5%	0.2%	-1.3%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	3%	8.7%	5.7%	1.6%	7.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 37.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	34.5%	37.2%	2.7%	83.2%	-46.0%
European Union	27.4%	23.1%	-4.3%	6.1%	17.0%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	3.3%	2.0%	0.8%	2.5%
Africa	10.6%	11.1%	0.5%	2.7%	8.4%
Middle East and Asia	20.3%	19.5%	-0.8%	5.6%	13.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.8%	5.9%	0.1%	1.3%	4.6%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 37.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 29.4% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	34.3%	37.2%	2.9%	83.2%	-46.0%
10+ Years	12.9%	29.4%	16.5%	9.8%	19.6%
5-10 Years	21.3%	15.5%	-5.8%	2.9%	12.6%
2-5 Years	17.9%	10.6%	-7.3%	2.2%	8.4%
Less than 2 years	13.6%	7.3%	-6.3%	1.9%	5.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	48.9%	76.7%	-27.8%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Spain	2.8%	0.4%	2.4%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	7.6%	0.9%	6.7%
Other EU countries	7.1%	1.5%	5.6%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	6.9%	1.2%	5.7%
South-East Asia	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	7.1%	13.5%	-6.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.2%	37.2%	-19.0%
Christian	44.8%	46.2%	-1.4%
Hindu	1.4%	1.7%	-0.3%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	28.2%	6.5%	21.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Palace Parade Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Palace Parade was 1954.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 804.1% higher than the High Street average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Palace Parade has the highest crime rate of 92 local areas in High Street and the highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 410.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -27.3%.

🔎 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 7BU, 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 Palace Parade are based on 16 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 Palace Parade, London, E17 7BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 7BU

Average Price
£285,321

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£407,821

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£271,709

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Palace Parade

Average Price
£303,643

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£423,537

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£295,650

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Palace ParadeStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
16 Palace Parade, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£255,000	2016-06-30	£303,613
18 Palace Parade, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£307,000	2016-03-24	£361,401
12 Palace Parade, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£249,000	2014-04-11	£405,159
18 Palace Parade, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£170,000	2008-11-03	£361,857
16 Palace Parade, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£167,000	2005-07-06	£372,182

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 7BU

Employment

E17 7BU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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	146
Self-Employed	54
Part-Time Employee	48
Unemployed	22
Student (economically inactive)	21
Other	20
Retired	17
Looking after home or family	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	47
Accommodation and food service activities	44
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Administrative and support service activities	29
Professional, scientific and technical activities	27
Education	21
Construction	20
Information and communication	16
Other	16
Financial and insurance activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Transport and storage	10
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	868 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	887 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,545 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	4,115 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	4,739 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	376 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenleaf Primary School Greenleaf Road , Walthamstow E17 6QW	4out of 4	590 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edinburgh Primary School Queen's Road , Walthamstow E17 8QR	3out of 4	838 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoneydown Park School Pretoria Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6JY	3out of 4	839 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Grove Primary School Ringwood Road , E17 8PW	4out of 4	843 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	879 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	1,081 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kelmscott School Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	1,130 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,500 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School Waltham Forest Silver Birch House , E17 5SD	4out of 4	1,709 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	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	1,061 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,404 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,588 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,009 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	2,859 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	2,207 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	2,735 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,517 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,591 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	1,541 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	1,574 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	1,685 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lime Academy Hornbeam Folly Lane , Walthamstow E17 5NT	3out of 4	1,973 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	2,138 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
Tree Island	10 Palace Parade, High Street	27 yd
Mego Coffee House	215 High Street	74 yd
Pret A Manger	59-60 Selborne Walk	101 yd
2020 Cafe Bar & Restaurant	154 High Street	123 yd
Sun On Cafe	229 High Street	128 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Chequers	145 High Street	131 yd
The Goose/Loco Loco/El Rodeo Mexicano/Burrito Bandits	264 Hoe Street	350 yd
Rose & Crown Public House	The Rose And Crown Public House, 53 Hoe Street	433 yd
Frankies	300 Hoe Street	460 yd
Walthamstow Trade Hall & Institute	17 Hoe Street	639 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
T4	2 Palace Parade, High Street	3 yd
What the bubbles 2 teahouse	183c High Street	68 yd
Bubble Ci.Tea	9 Selborne Walk	83 yd
Subway	45 Selborne Walk	161 yd
Chopstix	Unit 51, 45 Selborne Walk	161 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	101 yd
Lidl UK	Lidl, 38 Selborne Walk	134 yd
Nisa - Hoe Street Supermarket & Post Office	242 Hoe Street	350 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 5 Selborne Road	350 yd
Sainsbury's	112 High Street	358 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	95 yd
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		163 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		796 yd
Walthamstow Leisure Centre MARKHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	1,069 yd
Lloyd Park BEDFORD ROAD	tennis courts	1,081 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	75.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

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