Edinburgh Road, London, E17 7QA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 7QA has a slightly higher male population, with 52.4% 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	48%	47.6%	-0.4%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	52%	52.4%	0.4%	49.0%	3.4%

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 7QA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.5% 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	42.7%	47.5%	4.8%	37.9%	9.6%
Married: Opposite sex	42%	40.8%	-1.2%	44.2%	-3.4%
Separated	3.4%	0.8%	-2.6%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	5%	6.4%	1.4%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	6.9%	4.5%	-2.4%	6.1%	-1.6%

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	45.6%	50.3%	4.7%	48.4%	1.9%
Good health	34.5%	34.6%	0.1%	33.6%	1.0%
Fair health	11.4%	10.8%	-0.6%	12.7%	-1.9%
Bad health	5.4%	3.6%	-1.8%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	3%	0.6%	-2.4%	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.

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 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.6%	20.4%	2.8%	18.2%	2.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	8.3%	-3.9%	9.6%	-1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8%	5.7%	-2.3%	13.4%	-7.7%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	5.3%	4.5%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.8%	10.2%	1.4%	16.9%	-6.7%
Degree or Similar	33.6%	49.1%	15.5%	33.8%	15.3%
Other	19.1%	1.1%	-18.0%	2.8%	-1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.4% 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	3.3%	1.8%	-1.5%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	2.7%	0%	-2.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	12.3%	6.4%	-5.9%	3.1%	3.3%
Pakistani	20.1%	23.4%	3.3%	2.7%	20.7%
Other Asian	9.9%	1.5%	-8.4%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	3.3%	1.2%	-2.1%	2.5%	-1.3%
Black Caribbean	3.9%	5.5%	1.6%	1.0%	4.5%
Other Black	1.8%	0.9%	-0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	2.1%	5.2%	3.1%	0.8%	4.4%
White	34.2%	44.4%	10.2%	81.4%	-37.0%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	3.9%	8.5%	4.6%	1.6%	6.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.4% 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	44.4%	55.4%	11.0%	83.2%	-27.8%
European Union	17.4%	20.8%	3.4%	6.1%	14.7%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	8.1%	4.5%	-3.6%	2.7%	1.8%
Middle East and Asia	23.1%	12.3%	-10.8%	5.6%	6.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.2%	5.7%	1.5%	1.3%	4.4%
Oceania	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	42.9%	55.4%	12.5%	83.2%	-27.8%
10+ Years	9.3%	28.6%	19.3%	9.8%	18.8%
5-10 Years	12%	7.2%	-4.8%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	12.9%	6%	-6.9%	2.2%	3.8%
Less than 2 years	22.8%	2.7%	-20.1%	1.9%	0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.6%	76.7%	-6.1%
Ireland	3%	0.6%	2.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	4.5%	0.3%	4.2%
Poland	3.6%	1.3%	2.3%
Romania	5.7%	0.9%	4.8%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	3.6%	13.5%	-9.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.9%	37.2%	-15.3%
Christian	30.6%	46.2%	-15.6%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Muslim	36.3%	6.5%	29.8%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	8.4%	6.0%	2.4%

Safety

Is Edinburgh Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Edinburgh Road was 116.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 20.0% lower than the Lea Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Edinburgh Road has the 18th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge and the 226th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.0%.

🔎 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. 79% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,600

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E17 7QA, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Edinburgh Road are based on 272 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 Edinburgh Road, London, E17 7QA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 7QA

Average Price
£547,997

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£641,797

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£407,297

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Edinburgh Road

Average Price
£465,494

Semi-Detached
£592,325

Terraced
£505,527

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£311,441

Other
£18,092

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Edinburgh Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
29 Edinburgh Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£837,500	2023-04-11	£899,093
First Floor Flat 15 Edinburgh Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£445,000	2023-02-10	£464,135
17 Edinburgh Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2022-12-22	£439,757
First Floor Flat 15 Edinburgh Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£415,000	2021-03-12	£438,546
17 Edinburgh Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2018-01-19	£387,093

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 7QA

Employment

E17 7QA 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	101
Self-Employed	42
Retired	33
Part-Time Employee	22
Student (economically inactive)	17
Other	15
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Construction	26
Human health and social work activities	18
Education	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Other	8
Transport and storage	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	6
Manufacturing	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

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	519 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	961 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,738 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	3,832 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	4,275 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edinburgh Primary School Queen's Road , Walthamstow E17 8QR	3out of 4	344 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Grove Primary School Ringwood Road , E17 8PW	4out of 4	464 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mission Grove Primary School Buxton Road , Walthamstow E17 7EJ	3out of 4	474 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Gamuel Primary School Colchester Road , Walthamstow E17 8LG	3out of 4	708 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Verulam Avenue , 33 E17 8ER	3out of 4	862 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kelmscott School Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	666 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,010 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	1,278 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,726 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lammas School and Sixth Form 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	3out of 4	1,795 yd	Academy converter	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	1,374 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,706 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	1,765 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,998 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	2,959 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	1,750 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	2,952 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,112 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,135 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	5,460 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	1,396 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	1,937 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	2,059 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 30-36 Lindley Road , Leyton E10 6QT	- not rated	2,317 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	2,419 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
Cafe Mediterraneen	72 Queens Road	141 yd
Ella's Cafe at Queen's Road Learning Centre	97 Queens Road	184 yd
Al Haq	65 Queens Road	184 yd
Black Peoples Mental Health Association	2 Priory Avenue	343 yd
Queens Road Cafe	350 Hoe Street	366 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Frankies	300 Hoe Street	431 yd
The Chequers	145 High Street	475 yd
The Goose/Loco Loco/El Rodeo Mexicano/Burrito Bandits	264 Hoe Street	538 yd
Orford House Social Club & Institute Ltd	Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road	602 yd
The Untraditional Pub	27 Crate Building, 35 St James Street	685 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Quattro	310 Hoe Street	366 yd
Subway	45 Selborne Walk	374 yd
Chopstix	Unit 51, 45 Selborne Walk	374 yd
Mr. Pretzels	45 Selborne Walk	374 yd
Little Lotus	45 Selborne Walk	374 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	393 yd
Lidl UK	Lidl, 38 Selborne Walk	451 yd
Sainsbury's	112 High Street	467 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 5 Selborne Road	490 yd
Nisa - Hoe Street Supermarket & Post Office	242 Hoe Street	538 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	406 yd
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		507 yd
Walthamstow Leisure Centre MARKHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	648 yd
Contours Fitness & Beauty Club (Closed) 565a 565a Lea Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	960 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		986 yd
Badr Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,004 yd
Raw Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,036 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	90.5%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	134.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 7QA