Gordon Close, London, E17 8PF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 8PF has a slightly higher male population, with 51.6% 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	50.8%	48.4%	-2.4%	51.0%	-2.6%
Male	49.2%	51.6%	2.4%	49.0%	2.6%

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	33.9%	41.6%	7.7%	37.9%	3.7%
Married: Opposite sex	49.2%	45.2%	-4.0%	44.2%	1.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	2.5%	1.4%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	9.7%	6.8%	-2.9%	9.1%	-2.3%
Widowed	4.7%	4.3%	-0.4%	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	46.8%	49.4%	2.6%	48.4%	1.0%
Good health	30.2%	35.2%	5.0%	33.6%	1.6%
Fair health	15.9%	9.4%	-6.5%	12.7%	-3.3%
Bad health	4.4%	5.1%	0.7%	4.0%	1.1%
Very bad health	2.7%	0.9%	-1.8%	1.2%	-0.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.9%	26.8%	3.9%	18.2%	8.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.3%	8.9%	-0.4%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	7.9%	-2.3%	13.4%	-5.5%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	3.9%	2.2%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.5%	12.1%	3.6%	16.9%	-4.8%
Degree or Similar	25.8%	38.2%	12.4%	33.8%	4.4%
Other	21.6%	2.1%	-19.5%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.3% 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%	0.3%	0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	3.4%	0.6%	-2.8%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	4.4%	5.1%	0.7%	3.1%	2.0%
Pakistani	11.9%	16.2%	4.3%	2.7%	13.5%
Other Asian	9.8%	5.1%	-4.7%	1.6%	3.5%
Black African	7.8%	4.6%	-3.2%	2.5%	2.1%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	4%	0.6%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	1.7%	2.8%	1.1%	0.5%	2.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	2.8%	1.1%	0.8%	2.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	0.8%	1.5%
White	45.8%	45.3%	-0.5%	81.4%	-36.1%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	3.1%	1.7%	-1.4%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	4.1%	6%	1.9%	1.6%	4.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58% 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	52.2%	58%	5.8%	83.2%	-25.2%
European Union	15.6%	16%	0.4%	6.1%	9.9%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	12.5%	7.4%	-5.1%	2.7%	4.7%
Middle East and Asia	14.2%	11.1%	-3.1%	5.6%	5.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.1%	3.7%	0.6%	1.3%	2.4%
Oceania	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	51.9%	58%	6.1%	83.2%	-25.2%
10+ Years	4.7%	29.1%	24.4%	9.8%	19.3%
5-10 Years	7.8%	6%	-1.8%	2.9%	3.1%
2-5 Years	8.8%	3.4%	-5.4%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	26.8%	3.4%	-23.4%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.6%	76.7%	-5.1%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	5.4%	0.9%	4.5%
Other EU countries	6.3%	1.5%	4.8%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.4%	37.2%	-15.8%
Christian	32.5%	46.2%	-13.7%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	32.2%	6.5%	25.7%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	10%	6.0%	4.0%

Safety

Is Gordon Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gordon Close was 164.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 13.2% higher than the Lea Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Gordon Close has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Lea Bridge and the 134th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 20.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -20.5%.

🔎 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 8PF, 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 Gordon Close are based on 25 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 Gordon Close, London, E17 8PF

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 8PF

Average Price
£563,265

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£563,265

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gordon Close

Average Price
£583,239

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£608,001

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£560,381

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gordon CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Gordon Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£550,000	2024-07-19	£603,392
2 Gordon Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£450,000	2022-03-30	£514,076
12 Gordon Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£420,000	2020-10-14	£476,181
13 Gordon Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£512,000	2016-08-31	£672,640
14 Gordon Close, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£244,000	2011-08-01	£614,974

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 8PF

Employment

E17 8PF area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 16% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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	90
Self-Employed	37
Retired	33
Part-Time Employee	29
Looking after home or family	24
Student (economically inactive)	22
Unemployed	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Education	20
Other	13
Construction	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Transport and storage	7
Information and communication	5
Manufacturing	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
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	3out of 4	419 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	1,239 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,474 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	3,902 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	4,075 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	96 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Gamuel Primary School Colchester Road , Walthamstow E17 8LG	3out of 4	344 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
South Grove Primary School Ringwood Road , E17 8PW	4out of 4	383 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Verulam Avenue , 33 E17 8ER	3out of 4	505 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barn Croft Primary School 2 Brunel Road , Walthamstow E17 8SB	3out of 4	776 yd	Community school	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	306 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,303 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Lammas School and Sixth Form 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	3out of 4	1,371 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	1,524 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	2,029 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	1,686 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	1,692 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	2,051 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	2,391 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	3,063 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	1,405 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,150 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	3,720 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,862 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	5,044 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	1,299 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 30-36 Lindley Road , Leyton E10 6QT	- not rated	1,971 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Noor Ul Islam Primary School 135 Dawlish Road , Leyton E10 6QW	- not rated	2,224 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	2,285 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Side By Side School 9 Big Hill , E5 9HH	- not rated	2,459 yd	Other independent special school	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
Ella's Cafe at Queen's Road Learning Centre	97 Queens Road	247 yd
Al Haq	65 Queens Road	247 yd
Early Buds Nursery	Foster Hall, Wellesley Road	287 yd
Cafe Mediterraneen	72 Queens Road	326 yd
My Pitta	436 Hoe Street	495 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nu'ice-ology	2 Station Road	751 yd
Frankies	300 Hoe Street	764 yd
The Untraditional Pub	27 Crate Building, 35 St James Street	808 yd
Orford House Social Club & Institute Ltd	Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road	845 yd
The Chequers	145 High Street	883 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
China Express	103 Markhouse Road	466 yd
Dixy Chicken	91 Markhouse Road	490 yd
Merlie's Fried Chicken	82 Markhouse Road	493 yd
American Pizza	422 Hoe Street	495 yd
Chicken Spot E17	392 Hoe Street	495 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Garage, 394-396 Hoe Street	495 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 612 Lea Bridge Road	795 yd
Sainsbury's	112 High Street	808 yd
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	815 yd
Tesco	43-45 St James Street	850 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Walthamstow Leisure Centre MARKHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	391 yd
Badr Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	595 yd
Raw Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	736 yd
Contours Fitness & Beauty Club (Closed) 565a 565a Lea Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	782 yd
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	830 yd
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		910 yd
Plum Tree Centre High Road Leyton		1,035 yd
Leyton Stadium (Closed) 282 282 Lea Bridge Road	grass pitches	1,042 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	93.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.8%

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	212.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 8PF