Shernhall Street, London, E17 9HZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E17 9HZ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.6% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.5%	53.6%	0.1%	51.0%	2.6%
Male	46.5%	46.4%	-0.1%	49.0%	-2.6%

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 9HZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.8% 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	40.6%	50.8%	10.2%	37.9%	12.9%
Married: Opposite sex	39.2%	32.4%	-6.8%	44.2%	-11.8%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.9%	1.9%	-3.0%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	10.6%	11.7%	1.1%	9.1%	2.6%
Widowed	3.9%	3.2%	-0.7%	6.1%	-2.9%

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 (85.8%) 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	47.5%	54.6%	7.1%	48.4%	6.2%
Good health	37.1%	31.2%	-5.9%	33.6%	-2.4%
Fair health	9.9%	10.8%	0.9%	12.7%	-1.9%
Bad health	4.4%	2.3%	-2.1%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	1%	1%	0.0%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.2%	22.8%	1.6%	18.2%	4.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.1%	9.8%	-3.3%	9.6%	0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	8.1%	-3.2%	13.4%	-5.3%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	5.2%	3.1%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	10.7%	0.5%	16.9%	-6.2%
Degree or Similar	27.2%	38.4%	11.2%	33.8%	4.6%
Other	14.8%	4.9%	-9.9%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.3% 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%	1.3%	-0.8%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	5.5%	3.4%	-2.1%	3.1%	0.3%
Pakistani	8.9%	11.6%	2.7%	2.7%	8.9%
Other Asian	5.5%	5.9%	0.4%	1.6%	4.3%
Black African	7.3%	8%	0.7%	2.5%	5.5%
Black Caribbean	9.1%	7.5%	-1.6%	1.0%	6.5%
Other Black	5.2%	1.5%	-3.7%	0.5%	1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	2.3%	0.5%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	0.8%	1.3%
White	44.6%	51.3%	6.7%	81.4%	-30.1%
Arab	2.3%	1%	-1.3%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	4.7%	2.8%	-1.9%	1.6%	1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.1% 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	54.6%	52.1%	-2.5%	83.2%	-31.1%
European Union	15.9%	21.4%	5.5%	6.1%	15.3%
Rest of Europe	2.1%	3.1%	1.0%	0.8%	2.3%
Africa	9.7%	7%	-2.7%	2.7%	4.3%
Middle East and Asia	11.7%	11.6%	-0.1%	5.6%	6.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.7%	4.6%	-1.1%	1.3%	3.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.5%	52.1%	-1.4%	83.2%	-31.1%
10+ Years	1.6%	30.7%	29.1%	9.8%	20.9%
5-10 Years	8.9%	7%	-1.9%	2.9%	4.1%
2-5 Years	12%	5.9%	-6.1%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	24%	4.4%	-19.6%	1.9%	2.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.8%	76.7%	-6.9%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	5.2%	1.3%	3.9%
Romania	4.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Other EU countries	8.5%	1.5%	7.0%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.7%	37.2%	-16.5%
Christian	43.7%	46.2%	-2.5%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	25.8%	6.5%	19.3%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Shernhall Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shernhall Street was 74.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 36.6% lower than the Hoe Street average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Shernhall Street has the 35th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street and the 324th lowest crime rate of 688 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -47.4%.

🔎 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 9HZ, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (high )
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) - 10/10 (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 Shernhall Street are based on 310 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 Shernhall Street, London, E17 9HZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 9HZ

Average Price
£413,927

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£785,671

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£372,470

Other
£22,136

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shernhall Street

Average Price
£479,988

Semi-Detached
£714,419

Terraced
£673,195

Detached
£592,460

Flats/Maisonettes
£341,838

Other
£243,405

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shernhall Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
180A Shernhall Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2025-02-28	£450,000
212 Shernhall Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£330,000	2022-03-01	£347,093
168 Shernhall Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£850,000	2022-02-21	£970,770
166 Shernhall Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£675,000	2018-09-14	£823,610
208 Shernhall Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£20,000	2018-03-08	£20,729

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 9HZ

Employment

E17 9HZ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in E17 9HZ 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	103
Self-Employed	44
Retired	35
Part-Time Employee	30
Looking after home or family	24
Student (economically inactive)	19
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Other	11

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	24
Other	22
Education	19
Administrative and support service activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Transport and storage	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Construction	10
Manufacturing	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	3
Real estate 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	863 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	2,085 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	2,907 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	4out of 4	4,009 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,628 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	148 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Helen's Catholic Infant School Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 9HU	- not rated	217 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Brooke Road , Walthamstow E17 9HJ	4out of 4	222 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Walthamstow CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Brooke Road , Walthamstow E17 9HJ	- not rated	222 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Henry Maynard Junior School Addison Road , E17 9LT	- not rated	334 yd	Community school	No	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	409 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Walthamstow School for Girls Church Hill , Walthamstow E17 9RZ	4out of 4	889 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	994 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	1,073 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,542 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	698 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waltham Forest College Forest Road , Walthamstow E17 4JB	- not rated	1,253 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,832 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,739 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	4,854 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	1,826 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	1,826 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,305 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,025 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham N17 9LN	4out of 4	4,426 yd	Free schools	No	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	582 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park PRU Leyton Green Road , Leyton Green E10 6DB	- not rated	713 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	713 yd	Pupil referral unit	No	Mixed	More About School
Belmont Park School Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	774 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lea Green School (Special Needs) Leyton Green Road , E10 6DB	- not rated	774 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
KraPow! at The Lord Raglan	199 Shernhall Street	37 yd
Made in Portugal	171 Shernhall Street	37 yd
Urban Bites	4 Eastern Road	141 yd
Lambs Cafe	891 Lea Bridge Road	165 yd
Good Day Lounge Made with Love	801 Lea Bridge Road	165 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lord Raglan	The Lord Raglan Public House, 199 Shernhall Street	37 yd
The 800 Club	800-806 Lea Bridge Road	392 yd
Wild Card Brewery	Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	421 yd
Mother’s Ruin	Unit 18, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	421 yd
Walthamstow Cricket&LawnTennis Club	48a Greenway Avenue	548 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Perfect Fried Chicken	879 Lea Bridge Road	165 yd
Ohba Leaf Walthamstow	125 Grove Road	638 yd
Strawberry Hill	169 Wood Street	665 yd
Charcoal Grill	155 Wood Street	665 yd
YMCA SPG	1b Copeland Road	698 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco at Esso Filling Station	727a Lea Bridge Road	323 yd
Tesco	825 High Road Leyton	1,074 yd
Tesco	12-20 Wood Street	1,074 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Warwick School For Boys (Closed) Barrett Road		411 yd
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest) 247-251 247-251 Wood Street	health and fitness suite	412 yd
Walthamstow Cricket Lawn Tennis And Squash Club 48A 48A GREENWAY AVENUE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	535 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Wiseman House Site) WISEMAN HOUSE SITE WISEMAN HOUSE SITE SHERNHALL STREET		637 yd
Leyton Sixth Form College ESSEX ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	693 yd
Belmont Park School LEYTON GREEN ROAD		770 yd
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		879 yd
St Gabriels Church And Family Centre ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE HAVANT ROAD		934 yd
Peterhouse Centre PETERHOUSE PETERHOUSE FOREST RISE		1,000 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Walthamstow House Site) SHERNHALL STREET		1,002 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	129.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	167.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 9HZ