Roland Road, London, E17 9HN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 9HN has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	54.3%	49.1%	-5.2%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	45.7%	50.9%	5.2%	49.0%	1.9%

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	41.7%	41.6%	-0.1%	37.9%	3.7%
Married: Opposite sex	45.5%	48.8%	3.3%	44.2%	4.6%
Separated	4.1%	1.6%	-2.5%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	6%	4.7%	-1.3%	9.1%	-4.4%
Widowed	2.7%	3.3%	0.6%	6.1%	-2.8%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.7%) 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	49.6%	56%	6.4%	48.4%	7.6%
Good health	35.9%	29.7%	-6.2%	33.6%	-3.9%
Fair health	9.4%	9.5%	0.1%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	4.3%	2.6%	-1.7%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.8%	2.2%	1.4%	1.2%	1.0%

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 54.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15%	14%	-1.0%	18.2%	-4.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.6%	6%	-10.6%	9.6%	-3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.5%	9.9%	0.4%	13.4%	-3.5%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	3%	1.1%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	10.1%	0.3%	16.9%	-6.8%
Degree or Similar	39%	54.2%	15.2%	33.8%	20.4%
Other	8.2%	2.7%	-5.5%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.7% 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	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	3.1%	-2.5%
Pakistani	18.4%	12.2%	-6.2%	2.7%	9.5%
Other Asian	7.2%	2.6%	-4.6%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	2.9%	4.7%	1.8%	2.5%	2.2%
Black Caribbean	8.4%	6.4%	-2.0%	1.0%	5.4%
Other Black	2.9%	1.7%	-1.2%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	2%	1.3%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1.9%	0.5%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	0.8%	0.9%
White	47.1%	59.7%	12.6%	81.4%	-21.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	1.8%	2.8%	1.0%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.3% 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	63.1%	69.3%	6.2%	83.2%	-13.9%
European Union	6.4%	7.9%	1.5%	6.1%	1.8%
Rest of Europe	2.7%	2.6%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	7.4%	6.2%	-1.2%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	13.9%	7.9%	-6.0%	5.6%	2.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.4%	4.9%	-1.5%	1.3%	3.6%
Oceania	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
British Overseas	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.1%	69.6%	7.5%	83.2%	-13.6%
10+ Years	2.3%	20.9%	18.6%	9.8%	11.1%
5-10 Years	6.6%	4.5%	-2.1%	2.9%	1.6%
2-5 Years	7.8%	3.7%	-4.1%	2.2%	1.5%
Less than 2 years	21.3%	1.3%	-20.0%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.2%	76.7%	5.5%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.5%	37.2%	2.3%
Christian	29.6%	46.2%	-16.6%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	19.1%	6.5%	12.6%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Roland Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Roland Road was 187.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.6% higher than the Hoe Street average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Roland Road has the 19th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street and the 101st highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -43.2%.

🔎 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 9HN, 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 Roland Road are based on 96 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 Roland Road, London, E17 9HN

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 9HN

Average Price
£610,895

Semi-Detached
£1,296,740

Terraced
£749,108

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£342,905

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Roland Road

Average Price
£537,958

Semi-Detached
£927,160

Terraced
£725,106

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£335,998

Other
£51,661

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Roland Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
30 Roland Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£740,000	2025-01-31	£768,518
14 Roland Road, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£1,280,000	2024-12-04	£1,357,264
Flat 1 44 Roland Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£417,500	2024-09-20	£436,763
37 Roland Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£725,000	2023-11-30	£780,712
38 Roland Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2023-07-14	£484,365

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 9HN

Employment

E17 9HN area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 5% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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	146
Self-Employed	62
Retired	51
Part-Time Employee	30
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	21
Unemployed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	32
Education	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Professional, scientific and technical activities	25
Other	18
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Construction	15
Administrative and support service activities	15
Information and communication	14
Transport and storage	9
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	861 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	2,211 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,111 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	4,249 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,813 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	31 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Henry Maynard Primary School 101 Maynard Road , Walthamstow E17 9JE	3out of 4	267 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	823 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Woodside Primary Academy Wood Street , E17 3JX	4out of 4	900 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Emmanuel Community School The Drive , Walthamstow E17 3BN	3out of 4	972 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	790 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	865 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	1,213 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,300 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Norlington School and 6th Form Norlington Road , Leyton E10 6JZ	3out of 4	2,006 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	939 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,067 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,645 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,741 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	4,585 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	2,074 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,505 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,273 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,432 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Forest School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	937 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , Leyton E10 6DB	3out of 4	1,022 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	1,303 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Snaresbrook Prep School 75 Woodford Road , South Woodford E18 2EA	- not rated	2,154 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	2,241 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
Rebel Coffee	225 Wood Street	183 yd
Tandoori Night/Vegan Tiffin	215 Wood Street	184 yd
Woodies Spice/Woodies Grill/The Sultan/Curry On	239 Wood Street	184 yd
KraPow! at The Lord Raglan	199 Shernhall Street	236 yd
Made in Portugal	171 Shernhall Street	236 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lord Raglan	The Lord Raglan Public House, 199 Shernhall Street	236 yd
Walthamstow Cricket&LawnTennis Club	48a Greenway Avenue	330 yd
Wild Card Brewery	Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	532 yd
Mother’s Ruin	Unit 18, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	532 yd
The 800 Club	800-806 Lea Bridge Road	638 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perfect Fried Chicken	879 Lea Bridge Road	349 yd
Strawberry Hill	169 Wood Street	511 yd
Charcoal Grill	155 Wood Street	511 yd
The Brothers Fish Bar	122 Wood Street	641 yd
Jungle Braai	115 Wood Street	669 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco at Esso Filling Station	727a Lea Bridge Road		578 yd
Tesco	12-20 Wood Street		930 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest) 247-251 247-251 Wood Street	health and fitness suite	183 yd
Warwick School For Boys (Closed) Barrett Road		241 yd
Walthamstow Cricket Lawn Tennis And Squash Club 48A 48A GREENWAY AVENUE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	282 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Wiseman House Site) WISEMAN HOUSE SITE WISEMAN HOUSE SITE SHERNHALL STREET		647 yd
Peterhouse Centre PETERHOUSE PETERHOUSE FOREST RISE		742 yd
St Gabriels Church And Family Centre ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE HAVANT ROAD		809 yd
Sylvestrian Leisure Centre COLLEGE PLACE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	828 yd
Leyton Sixth Form College ESSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	884 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Walthamstow House Site) SHERNHALL STREET		910 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		979 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	162.8 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	17.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 9HN