Wellesley Road, London, E17 8QX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 8QX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.8%	50.8%	4.0%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	53.2%	49.2%	-4.0%	49.0%	0.2%

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 8QX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50% 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%	50%	4.4%	37.9%	12.1%
Married: Opposite sex	43.7%	38.2%	-5.5%	44.2%	-6.0%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	1.2%	0.6%	0.3%	0.9%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	2.1%	0.3%	-1.8%	2.2%	-1.9%
Divorced	6.1%	7.5%	1.4%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	1.8%	2.2%	0.4%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (89.5%) 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%	53.3%	-0.9%	48.4%	4.9%
Good health	30.9%	36.2%	5.3%	33.6%	2.6%
Fair health	9.9%	7.5%	-2.4%	12.7%	-5.2%
Bad health	4.2%	2%	-2.2%	4.0%	-2.0%
Very bad health	0.7%	1%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.2%

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 53.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.6%	15.3%	-0.3%	18.2%	-2.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.5%	5.6%	-3.9%	9.6%	-4.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.8%	9.7%	-3.1%	13.4%	-3.7%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	10.6%	1.1%	16.9%	-6.3%
Degree or Similar	37.9%	53.9%	16.0%	33.8%	20.1%
Other	13.8%	2.8%	-11.0%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 49.6% 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	0.5%	3.5%	3.0%	1.1%	2.4%
Chinese	1.2%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	10.4%	5.3%	-5.1%	3.1%	2.2%
Pakistani	21.3%	15.6%	-5.7%	2.7%	12.9%
Other Asian	6.7%	6.8%	0.1%	1.6%	5.2%
Black African	6.9%	3%	-3.9%	2.5%	0.5%
Black Caribbean	4.2%	5.8%	1.6%	1.0%	4.8%
Other Black	3.5%	1%	-2.5%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	2.3%	1.8%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.2%	1%	0.8%	0.8%	0.2%
White	41.3%	49.6%	8.3%	81.4%	-31.8%
Arab	0.5%	2.8%	2.3%	0.6%	2.2%
Other	1.7%	1.8%	0.1%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.9% 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	57.9%	57.9%	0.0%	83.2%	-25.3%
European Union	14.9%	14.9%	0.0%	6.1%	8.8%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	4.5%	4.0%	0.8%	3.7%
Africa	8.4%	5.5%	-2.9%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	15.3%	11.8%	-3.5%	5.6%	6.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	4.8%	2.1%	1.3%	3.5%
Oceania	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.7%	58.2%	0.5%	83.2%	-25.0%
10+ Years	4.7%	24.6%	19.9%	9.8%	14.8%
5-10 Years	6.2%	8.1%	1.9%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	9.9%	5.8%	-4.1%	2.2%	3.6%
Less than 2 years	21.5%	3.3%	-18.2%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.5%	76.7%	-4.2%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	7.3%	0.9%	6.4%
Other EU countries	5.5%	1.5%	4.0%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
No passport held	1.8%	13.5%	-11.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.4%	37.2%	-9.8%
Christian	28.6%	46.2%	-17.6%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Jewish	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Muslim	34.2%	6.5%	27.7%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	4.3%	6.0%	-1.7%

Safety

Is Wellesley Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wellesley Road was 27.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 78.2% lower than the Hoe Street average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Wellesley Road has the 10th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -60.0%.

🔎 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. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,000

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E17 8QX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 5/10 (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) - 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) - 8/10 (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 Wellesley Road are based on 882 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 Wellesley Road, London, E17 8QX

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 8QX

Average Price
£472,049

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£616,882

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£406,896

Other
£12,017

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wellesley Road

Average Price
£693,974

Semi-Detached
£1,124,099

Terraced
£873,966

Detached
£2,048,416

Flats/Maisonettes
£493,496

Other
£101,903

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wellesley Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
63 Wellesley Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£445,000	2025-03-28	£453,700
19 Wellesley Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£663,000	2025-03-20	£676,517
77 Wellesley Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2024-07-31	£598,800
39 Wellesley Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£542,500	2024-07-15	£590,634
21 Wellesley Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£746,000	2024-02-07	£801,683

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 8QX

Employment

E17 8QX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% 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	140
Self-Employed	46
Part-Time Employee	31
Retired	23
Unemployed	20
Student (economically inactive)	16
Looking after home or family	16
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	39
Education	25
Human health and social work activities	22
Administrative and support service activities	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Other	18
Construction	15
Information and communication	14
Transport and storage	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	3out of 4	707 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	1,144 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,205 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	3,703 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	4,303 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	3out of 4	166 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edinburgh Primary School Queen's Road , Walthamstow E17 8QR	3out of 4	280 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
South Grove Primary School Ringwood Road , E17 8PW	4out of 4	670 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School Verulam Avenue , 33 E17 8ER	3out of 4	690 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sybourn Primary School Sybourn Street , E17 8HA	3out of 4	879 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	523 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	1,216 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Lammas School and Sixth Form 150 Seymour Road , Leyton E10 7LX	3out of 4	1,322 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Willowfield School 209 Blackhorse Road , Walthamstow E17 6ND	3out of 4	1,786 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	1,863 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	1,412 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	1,924 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,989 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	2,388 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	3,351 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	1,178 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,428 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	3,546 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,597 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,921 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	1,018 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 30-36 Lindley Road , Leyton E10 6QT	- not rated	1,745 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Noor Ul Islam Primary School 135 Dawlish Road , Leyton E10 6QW	- not rated	1,986 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Independent School Uplands House , Blackhorse Lane E17 5QJ	- not rated	2,504 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	2,560 yd	Other independent 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
Early Buds Nursery	Foster Hall, Wellesley Road	1 yd
My Pitta	436 Hoe Street	275 yd
The Mint Club	406a Hoe Street	275 yd
G Room	412 Hoe Street	301 yd
Shathy’s Crush & Cafe	408 Hoe Street	306 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Leyton Snooker Club	788 High Road Leyton	685 yd
King William IV	The King William Iv Public House, 816 High Road Leyton	686 yd
Orford House Social Club & Institute Ltd	Orford House Social Club, 73 Orford Road	760 yd
Frankies	300 Hoe Street	762 yd
The Castle	The Castle Public House, 15 Grosvenor Rise East	871 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
American Pizza	422 Hoe Street	275 yd
Chicken Spot E17	392 Hoe Street	275 yd
Mama's Fish & Chips & Kebabs	426c Hoe Street	309 yd
BoBar Bubble Tea Walthamstow	460 Hoe Street	393 yd
Western Fried Chicken	478 Hoe Street	404 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Garage, 394-396 Hoe Street	275 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 612 Lea Bridge Road	507 yd
Tesco	825 High Road Leyton	690 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 5 Selborne Road	899 yd
Asda Supermarket	19 Selborne Walk	946 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Raw Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	473 yd
Badr Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	491 yd
Contours Fitness & Beauty Club (Closed) 565a 565a Lea Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	494 yd
Walthamstow Leisure Centre MARKHOUSE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	655 yd
Plum Tree Centre High Road Leyton		747 yd
Leyton Leisure Centre HIGH ROAD LEYTON	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	858 yd
Belmont Park School LEYTON GREEN ROAD		895 yd
The Gym (Walthamstow) Selborne Walk	health and fitness suite	951 yd
Harmony Hall TRURO ROAD		1,079 yd
George Mitchell School (Closed) FARMER ROAD		1,080 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	97.7%

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	132.2 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	18.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 8QX