Lea Bridge Road, London, E17 9DW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 9DW has a slightly higher male population, with 52.9% 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	45.5%	47.1%	1.6%	51.0%	-3.9%
Male	54.5%	52.9%	-1.6%	49.0%	3.9%

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	36.3%	41.7%	5.4%	37.9%	3.8%
Married: Opposite sex	51.2%	45.4%	-5.8%	44.2%	1.2%
Separated	2.8%	2%	-0.8%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	6.5%	5.9%	-0.6%	9.1%	-3.2%
Widowed	3.1%	5%	1.9%	6.1%	-1.1%

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%) 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	47.4%	50.6%	3.2%	48.4%	2.2%
Good health	37.7%	37.4%	-0.3%	33.6%	3.8%
Fair health	11.4%	11%	-0.4%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	2.7%	0.7%	-2.0%	4.0%	-3.3%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.8%

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 43.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.4%	16.2%	-1.2%	18.2%	-2.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.3%	8.7%	-0.6%	9.6%	-0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.7%	9%	-3.7%	13.4%	-4.4%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	16.5%	6.3%	16.9%	-0.4%
Degree or Similar	32.3%	43.1%	10.8%	33.8%	9.3%
Other	17.1%	4.2%	-12.9%	2.8%	1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.5% 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%	1.1%	0.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	8.8%	12.9%	4.1%	3.1%	9.8%
Pakistani	21.9%	22.1%	0.2%	2.7%	19.4%
Other Asian	13.1%	3.8%	-9.3%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	1.9%	3.3%	1.4%	2.5%	0.8%
Black Caribbean	9.2%	5.1%	-4.1%	1.0%	4.1%
Other Black	2.2%	1.1%	-1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	2%	1.0%	0.8%	1.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	2.4%	1.6%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.8%
White	32.8%	35.5%	2.7%	81.4%	-45.9%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	1.5%	2.2%	0.7%	0.6%	1.6%
Other	2.2%	8.5%	6.3%	1.6%	6.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 47.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	47%	47.2%	0.2%	83.2%	-36.0%
European Union	15.6%	19%	3.4%	6.1%	12.9%
Rest of Europe	1%	3.1%	2.1%	0.8%	2.3%
Africa	6.8%	6%	-0.8%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	21.2%	20.4%	-0.8%	5.6%	14.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	7.5%	3.4%	-4.1%	1.3%	2.1%
Oceania	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 47.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 31.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	46.7%	47.1%	0.4%	83.2%	-36.1%
10+ Years	5.8%	31.9%	26.1%	9.8%	22.1%
5-10 Years	7.1%	6.5%	-0.6%	2.9%	3.6%
2-5 Years	15.8%	9.6%	-6.2%	2.2%	7.4%
Less than 2 years	24.6%	4.9%	-19.7%	1.9%	3.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70%	76.7%	-6.7%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	1.1%	1.3%	-0.2%
Romania	10.5%	0.9%	9.6%
Other EU countries	3.8%	1.5%	2.3%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	3.1%	1.2%	1.9%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	4.3%	13.5%	-9.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	14.4%	37.2%	-22.8%
Christian	40%	46.2%	-6.2%
Hindu	2.4%	1.7%	0.7%
Muslim	38.5%	6.5%	32.0%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Not answered	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2%

Safety

Is Lea Bridge Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lea Bridge Road was 37.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 61.9% lower than the Forest average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Lea Bridge Road has the 14th lowest crime rate of 95 local areas in Forest and the 121st lowest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -45.3%.

🔎 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. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,400

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E17 9DW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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 Lea Bridge Road are based on 1116 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 Lea Bridge Road, London, E17 9DW

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 9DW

Average Price
£640,016

Semi-Detached
£463,672

Terraced
£698,797

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lea Bridge Road

Average Price
£442,466

Semi-Detached
£744,564

Terraced
£654,727

Detached
£1,667,707

Flats/Maisonettes
£326,158

Other
£592,705

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lea Bridge Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
888 Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£390,000	2019-10-07	£485,313
858 Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£249,995	2006-07-31	£673,704
860 Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£275,000	2005-08-28	£787,534
856 Lea Bridge Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2005-08-26	£715,940

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 9DW

Employment

E17 9DW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 7% 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.

E17 9DW area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	125
Self-Employed	57
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	34
Looking after home or family	28
Student (economically inactive)	27
Other	18
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Construction	21
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Information and communication	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Education	11
Other	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Real estate activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

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	909 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	2,049 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	2,799 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	3,886 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,528 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Henry Maynard Primary School 101 Maynard Road , Walthamstow E17 9JE	3out of 4	223 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Brooke Road , Walthamstow E17 9HJ	4out of 4	346 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Barclay Primary School 155 Canterbury Road , Leyton E10 6EJ	4out of 4	646 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gwyn Jones Primary School Hainault Road , E11 1EU	3out of 4	1,062 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Emmanuel Community School The Drive , Walthamstow E17 3BN	3out of 4	1,133 yd	Free schools	No	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	944 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	1,004 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	1,110 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	1,645 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,666 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	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	576 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,363 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,940 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,766 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Ada National College for Digital Skills Broad Lane , Tottenham Hale N15 4AG	- not rated	4,541 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	1,708 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,198 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	3,901 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,448 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	5,188 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	658 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Forest School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	1,148 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	1,674 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 30-36 Lindley Road , Leyton E10 6QT	- not rated	2,060 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Noor Ul Islam Primary School 135 Dawlish Road , Leyton E10 6QW	- not rated	2,126 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
Lambs Cafe	891 Lea Bridge Road	51 yd
Good Day Lounge Made with Love	801 Lea Bridge Road	51 yd
Urban Bites	4 Eastern Road	77 yd
Made in Portugal	171 Shernhall Street	198 yd
KraPow! at The Lord Raglan	199 Shernhall Street	198 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lord Raglan	The Lord Raglan Public House, 199 Shernhall Street	198 yd
The 800 Club	800-806 Lea Bridge Road	306 yd
Wild Card Brewery	Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	624 yd
Mother’s Ruin	Unit 18, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	624 yd
The Castle	The Castle Public House, 15 Grosvenor Rise East	686 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perfect Fried Chicken	879 Lea Bridge Road	51 yd
Ohba Leaf Walthamstow	125 Grove Road	678 yd
Top Favourite	722 Lea Bridge Road	688 yd
PAPA JOHN’S	724 Lea Bridge Road	688 yd
YMCA SPG	1b Copeland Road	720 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco at Esso Filling Station	727a Lea Bridge Road		279 yd
Tesco	825 High Road Leyton		995 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Leyton Sixth Form College ESSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	510 yd
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest) 247-251 247-251 Wood Street	health and fitness suite	556 yd
Warwick School For Boys (Closed) Barrett Road		587 yd
Walthamstow Cricket Lawn Tennis And Squash Club 48A 48A GREENWAY AVENUE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	653 yd
Belmont Park School LEYTON GREEN ROAD		677 yd
Leytonstone Community Sports Centre COLWORTH ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	849 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Wiseman House Site) WISEMAN HOUSE SITE WISEMAN HOUSE SITE SHERNHALL STREET		851 yd
Plum Tree Centre High Road Leyton		992 yd
Leyton Leisure Centre HIGH ROAD LEYTON	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,010 yd
Contours Fitness & Beauty Club (Closed) 565a 565a Lea Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	1,057 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	85.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	85.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	85.7%

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	43.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	68.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 9DW