Markhouse Road, London, E17 8EZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 8EZ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.3%	51.8%	-0.5%	51.0%	0.8%
Male	47.7%	48.2%	0.5%	49.0%	-0.8%

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 8EZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.5% 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	45.6%	56.5%	10.9%	37.9%	18.6%
Married: Opposite sex	39%	30.4%	-8.6%	44.2%	-13.8%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	4.8%	1.5%	-3.3%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	7.7%	6.2%	-1.5%	9.1%	-2.9%
Widowed	2.2%	4.2%	2.0%	6.1%	-1.9%

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 (88.2%) 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	54.2%	52.7%	-1.5%	48.4%	4.3%
Good health	33%	35.5%	2.5%	33.6%	1.9%
Fair health	9.3%	9.9%	0.6%	12.7%	-2.8%
Bad health	2.5%	1.5%	-1.0%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	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 53.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.9%	14.1%	-5.8%	18.2%	-4.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.9%	6.7%	-3.2%	9.6%	-2.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.3%	6.7%	-3.6%	13.4%	-6.7%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	3.9%	2.4%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.3%	11.8%	5.5%	16.9%	-5.1%
Degree or Similar	33.5%	53.3%	19.8%	33.8%	19.5%
Other	18.8%	3.5%	-15.3%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.2% 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	2.7%	5.7%	3.0%	1.1%	4.6%
Chinese	1.4%	2.7%	1.3%	0.7%	2.0%
Indian	2.5%	1.5%	-1.0%	3.1%	-1.6%
Pakistani	9.5%	6.3%	-3.2%	2.7%	3.6%
Other Asian	2.7%	2.7%	0.0%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	17.4%	13.9%	-3.5%	2.5%	11.4%
Black Caribbean	8.4%	3.9%	-4.5%	1.0%	2.9%
Other Black	4.1%	2.4%	-1.7%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1.5%	0.4%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	2.5%	1.2%	-1.3%	0.8%	0.4%
White	37.1%	48.2%	11.1%	81.4%	-33.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	6.3%	5.7%	-0.6%	1.6%	4.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.5% 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	50.4%	53.5%	3.1%	83.2%	-29.7%
European Union	13.6%	15.8%	2.2%	6.1%	9.7%
Rest of Europe	3.5%	4%	0.5%	0.8%	3.2%
Africa	13.9%	10.3%	-3.6%	2.7%	7.6%
Middle East and Asia	12.3%	13.7%	1.4%	5.6%	8.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6%	2.4%	-3.6%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	49.9%	53.3%	3.4%	83.2%	-29.9%
10+ Years	6.3%	31.5%	25.2%	9.8%	21.7%
5-10 Years	10.4%	7.3%	-3.1%	2.9%	4.4%
2-5 Years	14.2%	3.6%	-10.6%	2.2%	1.4%
Less than 2 years	19.3%	4.2%	-15.1%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.9%	76.7%	-16.8%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Germany	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Romania	5.1%	0.9%	4.2%
Other EU countries	6.9%	1.5%	5.4%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	3.3%	1.2%	2.1%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central Asia	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	6.3%	13.5%	-7.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.7%	37.2%	-6.5%
Christian	37.3%	46.2%	-8.9%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	25.3%	6.5%	18.8%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Markhouse Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Markhouse Road was 36.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 74.9% lower than the Lea Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Markhouse Road has the 7th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge and the 126th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 18.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -58.1%.

🔎 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. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,100

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E17 8EZ, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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) - 9/10 (very 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 Markhouse Road are based on 457 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 Markhouse Road, London, E17 8EZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 8EZ

Average Price
£359,669

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£357,778

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£355,326

Other
£409,326

Estimated Average Property Prices for Markhouse Road

Average Price
£374,047

Semi-Detached
£571,398

Terraced
£543,364

Detached
£816,628

Flats/Maisonettes
£320,280

Other
£269,090

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Markhouse Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
388 Markhouse Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£434,000	2025-06-12	£441,093
382 Markhouse Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£460,000	2025-03-24	£458,158
386 Markhouse Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2022-04-21	£377,053
388 Markhouse Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£395,000	2021-06-25	£407,280
388 Markhouse Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£245,000	2020-07-17	£260,722

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 8EZ

Employment

E17 8EZ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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	98
Self-Employed	46
Part-Time Employee	31
Looking after home or family	25
Student (economically inactive)	19
Other	13
Retired	12
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Other	21
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Human health and social work activities	19
Administrative and support service activities	19
Education	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Information and communication	7
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Construction	5
Real estate activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	4out of 4	961 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	1,920 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	3,114 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	3,266 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	3,530 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sybourn Junior School Sybourn Street , Leyton E17 8HA	- not rated	50 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sybourn Primary School Sybourn Street , E17 8HA	4out of 4	121 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sybourn Primary School Sybourn Street , E17 8HA	- not rated	121 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Verulam Avenue , 33 E17 8ER	4out of 4	524 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Verulam Avenue , 33 E17 8ER	- not rated	524 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lammas School 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	2out of 4	587 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lammas School and Sixth Form 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	- not rated	587 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kelmscott School 245 Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	615 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	- not rated	1,877 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	1,877 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	1,866 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,342 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	2,700 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,766 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	3,153 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	988 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	988 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,034 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,472 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,593 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lit College 210 Church Road , E10 7JQ	- not rated	626 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Advantage Davis Davis Centre , 192 Vicarage Road E10 5DX	- not rated	709 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grosvenor House School 378 Hoe Street , Walthamstow E17 9AA	- not rated	1,056 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 30-36 Lindley Road , Leyton E10 6QT	- not rated	1,476 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Academy De London 1st, 2nd & 3rd Floors , 294-298 Hoe Street E17 9QD	- not rated	1,481 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lea Coffee Shop	343 Lea Bridge Road	100 yd
Pizza and Co Leyton	345 Lea Bridge Road	138 yd
Berliner	313 Lea Bridge Road	147 yd
Bodrum Restaurant	303 Lea Bridge Road	147 yd
Kulan Restaurant	347 Lea Bridge Road	163 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Hare and Hounds	278 Lea Bridge Road		249 yd
Yapalak FC	185a Lea Bridge Road		665 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Go Doughnuts Leyton	345 Lea Bridge Road	138 yd
Khan G Kababish	341 Lea Bridge Road	163 yd
Good View Chinese Takeaway	324 Lea Bridge Road	249 yd
Dennis Chippy	316 Lea Bridge Road	249 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken	377 Church Road	260 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Stores Limited	18 Heybridge Way	356 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 612 Lea Bridge Road	1,036 yd
Tesco	Garage, 394-396 Hoe Street	1,057 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Leyton Stadium (Closed) 282 282 Lea Bridge Road	grass pitches	299 yd
Badr Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	397 yd
Lammas School And Sixth Form SEYMOUR ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	572 yd
Walthamstow Leisure Centre MARKHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	660 yd
Leyton Jubilee Park LEYTON JUBILEE PARK LEYTON JUBILEE PARK MARSH LANE	grass pitches	817 yd
Raw Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	833 yd
Legion Fitness Education Centre TRANSFORM HOUSE TRANSFORM HOUSE WELLINGTON ROAD		845 yd
Feel Good Too Centre (Ive Farm) IVE FARM PLAYING FIELDS IVE FARM PLAYING FIELDS IVE FARM LANE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches	989 yd
George Mitchell School (Closed) FARMER ROAD		1,015 yd
George Mitchell School FARMER ROAD		1,015 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	92.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 8EZ