Merton Road, London, E17 9DE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 9DE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.2%	51.7%	-2.5%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	45.8%	48.3%	2.5%	49.0%	-0.7%

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 9DE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.7% 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	42.2%	45.7%	3.5%	37.9%	7.8%
Married: Opposite sex	40.1%	42.9%	2.8%	44.2%	-1.3%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	5.5%	3.6%	-1.9%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	4.9%	5.9%	1.0%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	6.7%	1.7%	-5.0%	6.1%	-4.4%

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	43.2%	49%	5.8%	48.4%	0.6%
Good health	39.4%	32.9%	-6.5%	33.6%	-0.7%
Fair health	10.5%	12.8%	2.3%	12.7%	0.1%
Bad health	4.8%	4.2%	-0.6%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	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.

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 54.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24%	14.3%	-9.7%	18.2%	-3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.1%	6.4%	-2.7%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.1%	8.4%	-4.7%	13.4%	-5.0%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2%	1.1%	5.3%	-3.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	12.9%	2.3%	16.9%	-4.0%
Degree or Similar	33.4%	54.6%	21.2%	33.8%	20.8%
Other	8.8%	1.4%	-7.4%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 52.6% 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	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	2.1%	3.1%	1.0%	0.7%	2.4%
Indian	3.6%	3.7%	0.1%	3.1%	0.6%
Pakistani	20%	13.2%	-6.8%	2.7%	10.5%
Other Asian	4.1%	2.2%	-1.9%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	2.4%	7%	4.6%	2.5%	4.5%
Black Caribbean	7.6%	5.7%	-1.9%	1.0%	4.7%
Other Black	2.4%	1.8%	-0.6%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.9%	1.3%	-1.6%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1.9%	4.2%	2.3%	0.8%	3.4%
White	48%	52.6%	4.6%	81.4%	-28.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	1.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.2% 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	68.5%	69.2%	0.7%	83.2%	-14.0%
European Union	7.2%	9.3%	2.1%	6.1%	3.2%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	2%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.2%
Africa	3.6%	5.3%	1.7%	2.7%	2.6%
Middle East and Asia	12.9%	9%	-3.9%	5.6%	3.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.5%	4.2%	-1.3%	1.3%	2.9%
Oceania	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.3%	0.6%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	67.1%	69.3%	2.2%	83.2%	-13.9%
10+ Years	2.6%	23.8%	21.2%	9.8%	14.0%
5-10 Years	1.9%	4.2%	2.3%	2.9%	1.3%
2-5 Years	7.4%	1.5%	-5.9%	2.2%	-0.7%
Less than 2 years	21%	1.1%	-19.9%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.6%	76.7%	0.9%
Ireland	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
France	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	2.2%	0.4%	1.8%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	2.9%	13.5%	-10.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.6%	37.2%	2.4%
Christian	29.9%	46.2%	-16.3%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	23%	6.5%	16.5%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Merton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Merton Road was 179.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 84.5% higher than the Forest average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Merton Road has the 17th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Forest and the 102nd highest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 83.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 1.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,300

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E17 9DE, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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) - 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 Merton Road are based on 1468 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 Merton Road, London, E17 9DE

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 9DE

Average Price
£895,458

Semi-Detached
£813,457

Terraced
£1,006,169

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£348,722

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Merton Road

Average Price
£553,321

Semi-Detached
£948,400

Terraced
£799,896

Detached
£1,277,252

Flats/Maisonettes
£421,264

Other
£1,652,451

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Merton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Merton Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,035,000	2023-04-06	£1,113,233
31 Merton Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£840,000	2022-06-10	£922,336
13 Merton Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£1,300,000	2021-12-10	£1,486,319
37 Merton Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£850,000	2021-09-30	£980,340
3 Merton Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£965,000	2021-04-30	£1,104,505

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 9DE

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E17 9DE area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	126
Part-Time Employee	50
Retired	46
Self-Employed	41
Student (economically inactive)	33
Looking after home or family	17
Unemployed	15
Other	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Education	28
Human health and social work activities	26
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Information and communication	16
Transport and storage	15
Other	15
Financial and insurance activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Construction	5
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	4

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Church Hill Nursery School Woodbury Road , Walthamstow E17 9SB	4out of 4	846 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	1,595 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	2,745 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	3,637 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,512 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Helen's Catholic Infant School Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 9HU	- not rated	498 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Henry Maynard Junior School Addison Road , E17 9LT	- not rated	541 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Henry Maynard Primary School 101 Maynard Road , Walthamstow E17 9JE	3out of 4	576 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Primary School 155 Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	4out of 4	712 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Primary School Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	- not rated	712 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	914 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Warwick School for Boys Barrett Road , Walthamstow E17 3ND	- not rated	978 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	1,264 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,385 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	- not rated	1,457 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	565 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,573 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	2,114 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,500 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	4,252 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	1,277 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	1,277 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,151 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	3,598 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,145 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Belmont Park PRU Leyton Green Road , Leyton Green E10 6DB	- not rated	237 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	237 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	289 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lea Green School (Special Needs) Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	289 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	- not rated	289 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
Mar & Terra	714 Lea Bridge Road	154 yd
Al Farooq Kebabish	730 Lea Bridge Road	154 yd
Kirin Japanese Restaurant	726-728 Lea Bridge Road	154 yd
Hucks	81 Grove Road	160 yd
Mez Lounge	627-629 Lea Bridge Road	223 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The 800 Club	800-806 Lea Bridge Road	310 yd
The Castle	The Castle Public House, 15 Grosvenor Rise East	315 yd
Leyton Snooker Club	788 High Road Leyton	458 yd
King William IV	The King William Iv Public House, 816 High Road Leyton	459 yd
The Village Public House	The Village Public House, 31 Orford Road	567 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
YMCA SPG	1b Copeland Road	146 yd
Top Favourite	722 Lea Bridge Road	154 yd
PAPA JOHN’S	724 Lea Bridge Road	154 yd
Ohba Leaf Walthamstow	125 Grove Road	160 yd
Indiano Pizza	631 Lea Bridge Road	245 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco at Esso Filling Station	727a Lea Bridge Road	321 yd
Tesco	825 High Road Leyton	501 yd
Iceland	Iceland, 612 Lea Bridge Road	571 yd
Tesco	Garage, 394-396 Hoe Street	593 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 5 Selborne Road	978 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Belmont Park School LEYTON GREEN ROAD		285 yd
Contours Fitness & Beauty Club (Closed) 565a 565a Lea Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	487 yd
Plum Tree Centre High Road Leyton		529 yd
Leyton Sixth Form College ESSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	562 yd
Leyton Leisure Centre HIGH ROAD LEYTON	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	607 yd
Raw Fitness LEA BRIDGE ROAD	health and fitness suite	790 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		929 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Wiseman House Site) WISEMAN HOUSE SITE WISEMAN HOUSE SITE SHERNHALL STREET		951 yd
Warwick School For Boys (Closed) Barrett Road		980 yd
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest) 247-251 247-251 Wood Street	health and fitness suite	1,011 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	178.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	13.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 9DE