Barrett Road, London, E17 9ES

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E17 9ES is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.6%	51.2%	-3.4%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	45.4%	48.8%	3.4%	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 9ES, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.4% 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	44.1%	45.4%	1.3%	37.9%	7.5%
Married: Opposite sex	32.2%	39.9%	7.7%	44.2%	-4.3%
Married: Same sex	2.5%	1.4%	-1.1%	0.3%	1.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	3.4%	2.7%	-0.7%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	8.1%	5.5%	-2.6%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	9.7%	4.1%	-5.6%	6.1%	-2.0%

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	45.7%	53.1%	7.4%	48.4%	4.7%
Good health	37.7%	31.8%	-5.9%	33.6%	-1.8%
Fair health	11.3%	10.4%	-0.9%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	3.6%	3.4%	-0.2%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.3%	-0.4%	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.

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 47.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.6%	17.3%	-4.3%	18.2%	-0.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.1%	5.5%	-2.6%	9.6%	-4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.6%	10%	-3.6%	13.4%	-3.4%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	2.8%	1.5%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.6%	14.5%	3.9%	16.9%	-2.4%
Degree or Similar	36.4%	47.8%	11.4%	33.8%	14.0%
Other	8.5%	2.1%	-6.4%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.8% 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	2%	1%	-1.0%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	11.3%	10.4%	-0.9%	2.7%	7.7%
Other Asian	6.3%	7%	0.7%	1.6%	5.4%
Black African	4.6%	7.3%	2.7%	2.5%	4.8%
Black Caribbean	7.9%	6.8%	-1.1%	1.0%	5.8%
Other Black	3.6%	0.8%	-2.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	0.8%	-1.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	0.5%	-1.8%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.8%	1.0%
White	53%	55.8%	2.8%	81.4%	-25.6%
Arab	1%	2.3%	1.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	3%	4.2%	1.2%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 68.6% 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	68.2%	68.6%	0.4%	83.2%	-14.6%
European Union	7.9%	11.3%	3.4%	6.1%	5.2%
Rest of Europe	4%	2.4%	-1.6%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	6.3%	6.3%	0.0%	2.7%	3.6%
Middle East and Asia	9.3%	8.4%	-0.9%	5.6%	2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.3%	2.6%	-1.7%	1.3%	1.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.9%	68.4%	2.5%	83.2%	-14.8%
10+ Years	2.6%	22.7%	20.1%	9.8%	12.9%
5-10 Years	5%	5.2%	0.2%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	6.6%	2.6%	-4.0%	2.2%	0.4%
Less than 2 years	19.9%	1%	-18.9%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.1%	76.7%	0.4%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	4.7%	0.9%	3.8%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	7.1%	13.5%	-6.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	35%	37.2%	-2.2%
Christian	30.3%	46.2%	-15.9%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Muslim	20.1%	6.5%	13.6%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	7.8%	6.0%	1.8%

Safety

Is Barrett Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Barrett Road was 76.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 34.7% lower than the Hoe Street average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Barrett Road has the 36th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street and the 327th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 31.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -74.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 91% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,300

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E17 9ES, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 8/10 (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) - 5/10 (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) - 6/10 (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 Barrett Road are based on 130 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 Barrett Road, London, E17 9ES

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 9ES

Average Price
£715,481

Semi-Detached
£915,541

Terraced
£802,430

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£403,423

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Barrett Road

Average Price
£641,362

Semi-Detached
£950,293

Terraced
£779,100

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£365,971

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Barrett Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3B Barrett Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£530,000	2026-01-23	£531,603
9A Barrett Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£510,000	2025-12-12	£506,437
5 Barrett Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£910,000	2025-01-10	£950,625
35 Barrett Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£960,000	2023-09-05	£1,023,158
37 Barrett Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£934,000	2023-07-07	£1,023,415

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 9ES

Employment

E17 9ES area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in E17 9ES 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	97
Self-Employed	45
Part-Time Employee	36
Student (economically inactive)	20
Retired	19
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	12

Employment Industry

Education	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Human health and social work activities	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Other	12
Administrative and support service activities	9
Construction	9
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Information and communication	6
Real estate activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Manufacturing	3
Transport and storage	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2

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	654 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	2,054 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	3,265 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	4,348 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	4,949 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's CofE Primary School Brooke Road , Walthamstow E17 9HJ	4out of 4	218 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Walthamstow CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Brooke Road , Walthamstow E17 9HJ	- not rated	218 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Henry Maynard Primary School 101 Maynard Road , Walthamstow E17 9JE	3out of 4	268 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Henry Maynard Junior School Addison Road , E17 9LT	- not rated	292 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Helen's Catholic Infant School Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 9HU	- not rated	322 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Warwick School for Boys Barrett Road , Walthamstow E17 3ND	- not rated	233 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	638 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	652 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,219 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	1,407 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	894 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	1,045 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,474 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,526 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	4,940 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	2,087 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	2,087 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,663 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,218 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,350 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alpha Preparatory School 89 Vallentin Road , E17 3JJ	- not rated	250 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park PRU Leyton Green Road , Leyton Green E10 6DB	- not rated	984 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	984 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	1,047 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lea Green School (Special Needs) Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	1,047 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
Arte e pasta	93 Shernhall Street	132 yd
The Lacy Nooke at Wood Street Studios	Barrett Road	207 yd
The Rolling Scones Cafe	Unit 12, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	223 yd
Old Station Yard Cafe	The Old Station Yard, 186 Wood Street	261 yd
AAVO	193 Wood Street	322 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wild Card Brewery	Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	223 yd
Mother’s Ruin	Unit 18, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	223 yd
Walthamstow Conservative Club	76 Church Lane	294 yd
The Lord Raglan	The Lord Raglan Public House, 199 Shernhall Street	374 yd
Walthamstow Cricket&LawnTennis Club	48a Greenway Avenue	376 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lotus Fusion	23 Shernhall Street	358 yd
Wraps&Wings/Eggsquisite/Wicked	23 Shernhall Street	358 yd
Strawberry Hill	169 Wood Street	367 yd
Charcoal Grill	155 Wood Street	367 yd
The Brothers Fish Bar	122 Wood Street	446 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco at Esso Filling Station	727a Lea Bridge Road	618 yd
Tesco	12-20 Wood Street	739 yd
Tesco	617b Forest Road	1,052 yd
Nisa - Hoe Street Supermarket & Post Office	242 Hoe Street	1,057 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 5 Selborne Road	1,074 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Warwick School For Boys (Closed) Barrett Road		233 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Wiseman House Site) WISEMAN HOUSE SITE WISEMAN HOUSE SITE SHERNHALL STREET		297 yd
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest) 247-251 247-251 Wood Street	health and fitness suite	328 yd
Walthamstow Cricket Lawn Tennis And Squash Club 48A 48A GREENWAY AVENUE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	455 yd
St Gabriels Church And Family Centre ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE HAVANT ROAD		593 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		630 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Walthamstow House Site) SHERNHALL STREET		646 yd
Ymca Walthamstow (East London) FOREST ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	796 yd
Peterhouse Centre PETERHOUSE PETERHOUSE FOREST RISE		878 yd
The Community Pool At Waltham Forest College WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE FOREST ROAD	swimming pool	927 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	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	197.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 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 9ES