Bowdon Road, London, E17 8JB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 8JB has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% 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	52.2%	49.4%	-2.8%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	47.8%	50.6%	2.8%	49.0%	1.6%

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	28.5%	41.1%	12.6%	37.9%	3.2%
Married: Opposite sex	53.8%	42.4%	-11.4%	44.2%	-1.8%
Separated	2.6%	1.5%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	4.2%	5.9%	1.7%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	10.8%	9%	-1.8%	6.1%	2.9%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.3%	41.1%	-7.2%	48.4%	-7.3%
Good health	26.3%	38.9%	12.6%	33.6%	5.3%
Fair health	12.5%	15.9%	3.4%	12.7%	3.2%
Bad health	8.3%	2.9%	-5.4%	4.0%	-1.1%
Very bad health	4.5%	1.1%	-3.4%	1.2%	-0.1%

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.

In the area around E17 8JB this area, 30.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	35.8%	30.7%	-5.1%	18.2%	12.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.3%	8.8%	0.5%	9.6%	-0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9%	7.3%	-1.7%	13.4%	-6.1%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	4.4%	3.7%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.6%	13.2%	6.6%	16.9%	-3.7%
Degree or Similar	21%	30.5%	9.5%	33.8%	-3.3%
Other	18.6%	5.1%	-13.5%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 32.1% 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)
Chinese	2.8%	5.5%	2.7%	0.7%	4.8%
Indian	11.8%	10.8%	-1.0%	3.1%	7.7%
Pakistani	26.6%	33%	6.4%	2.7%	30.3%
Other Asian	6.6%	0.4%	-6.2%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	6.4%	5.7%	-0.7%	2.5%	3.2%
Black Caribbean	5.4%	3.8%	-1.6%	1.0%	2.8%
Other Black	1%	1.5%	0.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.2%	-0.5%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	5.9%	0.5%	-5.4%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	25.7%	32.1%	6.4%	81.4%	-49.3%
Arab	3.1%	1.1%	-2.0%	0.6%	0.5%
Other	3.1%	4.4%	1.3%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.1% 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	55.8%	56.1%	0.3%	83.2%	-27.1%
European Union	9.4%	12.8%	3.4%	6.1%	6.7%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	6.3%	4.6%	-1.7%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	21.6%	20.4%	-1.2%	5.6%	14.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.7%	2.9%	-1.8%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%	0.8%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	44.5%	56.5%	12.0%	83.2%	-26.7%
10+ Years	17.7%	29.7%	12.0%	9.8%	19.9%
5-10 Years	3.3%	8.6%	5.3%	2.9%	5.7%
2-5 Years	10.3%	4.2%	-6.1%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	24.2%	0.9%	-23.3%	1.9%	-1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.2%	76.7%	-2.5%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	4.9%	0.9%	4.0%
Other EU countries	4%	1.5%	2.5%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	7.3%	13.5%	-6.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18%	37.2%	-19.2%
Christian	20.9%	46.2%	-25.3%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	43.6%	6.5%	37.1%
Not answered	13.3%	6.0%	7.3%

Safety

Is Bowdon Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bowdon Road was 58.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 59.5% lower than the Lea Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bowdon Road has the 18th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge and the 254th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 30.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -15.6%.

🔎 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 8JB, 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 6/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Bowdon Road are based on 71 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 Bowdon Road, London, E17 8JB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 8JB

Average Price
£611,357

Semi-Detached
£626,557

Terraced
£619,959

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£443,316

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bowdon Road

Average Price
£621,931

Semi-Detached
£651,025

Terraced
£633,679

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£437,821

Other
£478,970

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bowdon Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Bowdon Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£685,000	2025-03-24	£715,580
Ground Floor Flat, 11 Bowdon Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£441,000	2024-12-02	£442,334
24 Bowdon Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£489,000	2023-08-23	£525,426
1A Bowdon Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£610,000	2022-07-28	£648,818
22 Bowdon Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£725,000	2022-05-19	£811,291

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 8JB

Employment

E17 8JB area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% 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	100
Retired	79
Self-Employed	72
Looking after home or family	46
Other	44
Part-Time Employee	40
Student (economically inactive)	30
Unemployed	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	28
Accommodation and food service activities	25
Human health and social work activities	18
Construction	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Education	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Other	12
Financial and insurance activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Information and communication	8
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

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	986 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	1,390 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	2,880 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	3,336 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	4,052 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Gamuel Primary School Colchester Road , Walthamstow E17 8LG	- not rated	254 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Gamuel Primary School Colchester Road , Walthamstow E17 8LG	3out of 4	254 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edinburgh Primary School Queen's Road , Walthamstow E17 8QR	3out of 4	626 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sybourn Junior School Sybourn Street , Leyton E17 8HA	- not rated	659 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School 150 Vicarage Road , Leyton E10 5DX	3out of 4	691 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kelmscott School 245 Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	700 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lammas School 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	2out of 4	1,057 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lammas School and Sixth Form 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	- not rated	1,057 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,466 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	- not rated	1,552 yd	Community school	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	1,291 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,242 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,277 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	2,682 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,309 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	815 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	815 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,182 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,266 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,738 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grosvenor House School 378 Hoe Street , Walthamstow E17 9AA	- not rated	483 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Advantage Davis Davis Centre , 192 Vicarage Road E10 5DX	- not rated	545 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	911 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lea Green School (Special Needs) Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	911 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	- not rated	911 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Heart & Soul	512 Lea Bridge Road	212 yd
SOSSO Charcoal Meze and Fish Bar	522 Lea Bridge Road	212 yd
Mig Mig	545a Lea Bridge Road	239 yd
Victorian Cafe	536 Lea Bridge Road	240 yd
E Cafe	453c Lea Bridge Road	243 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Leyton Snooker Club	788 High Road Leyton	648 yd
King William IV	The King William Iv Public House, 816 High Road Leyton	648 yd
Hare and Hounds	278 Lea Bridge Road	855 yd
Gravity Well Taproom Limited	Arch 155, Midland Road	973 yd
Orford House Social Club & Institute Ltd	Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road	1,006 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Atlantic Fish Bar	405 Lea Bridge Road	309 yd
Grill n Spice	469 Lea Bridge Road	309 yd
Foodiez/China Golden Gate/Double Pizza	394 Lea Bridge Road	343 yd
Mama's Fish & Chips & Kebabs	426c Hoe Street	440 yd
BoBar Bubble Tea Walthamstow	460 Hoe Street	453 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	Iceland, 612 Lea Bridge Road	450 yd
Tesco	Garage, 394-396 Hoe Street	485 yd
Tesco	825 High Road Leyton	635 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	18 Heybridge Way	966 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Badr Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	244 yd
Raw Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	300 yd
Contours Fitness & Beauty Club (Closed) 565a 565a Lea Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	490 yd
Plum Tree Centre High Road Leyton		679 yd
Walthamstow Leisure Centre MARKHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	734 yd
Leyton Leisure Centre HIGH ROAD LEYTON	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	766 yd
George Mitchell School (Closed) FARMER ROAD		831 yd
George Mitchell School FARMER ROAD		831 yd
Leyton Stadium (Closed) 282 282 Lea Bridge Road	grass pitches	890 yd
Belmont Park School LEYTON GREEN ROAD		912 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	97.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.9%

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	160.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 8JB