Shirley Close, London, E17 9LZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E17 9LZ 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	49.1%	49.1%	0.0%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	50.9%	50.9%	0.0%	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.

In the immediate area around E17 9LZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 63.6% 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	54.9%	63.6%	8.7%	37.9%	25.7%
Married: Opposite sex	27.2%	23%	-4.2%	44.2%	-21.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Separated	5.4%	3.2%	-2.2%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	10.9%	8.6%	-2.3%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	6.1%	-5.6%

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	44.5%	55%	10.5%	48.4%	6.6%
Good health	37.6%	28.4%	-9.2%	33.6%	-5.2%
Fair health	11.9%	10.6%	-1.3%	12.7%	-2.1%
Bad health	3.7%	2.8%	-0.9%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	2.3%	3.2%	0.9%	1.2%	2.0%

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.

In the area around E17 9LZ this area, 5.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 57.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12%	5.3%	-6.7%	18.2%	-12.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13%	10.2%	-2.8%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.8%	11.2%	1.4%	13.4%	-2.2%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	2.7%	1.1%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.1%	11.2%	-2.9%	16.9%	-5.7%
Degree or Similar	43.5%	57.2%	13.7%	33.8%	23.4%
Other	6%	2.1%	-3.9%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 58.4% 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	2.8%	1.8%	-1.0%	1.1%	0.7%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.2%	2.3%	-0.9%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	5.5%	3.7%	-1.8%	2.7%	1.0%
Other Asian	2.3%	1.4%	-0.9%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	4.6%	5.9%	1.3%	2.5%	3.4%
Black Caribbean	9.2%	10.5%	1.3%	1.0%	9.5%
Other Black	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	0.5%	2.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	5%	4.1%	0.4%	4.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.7%	3.2%	-0.5%	0.9%	2.3%
Mixed Other	1.4%	1.4%	0.0%	0.8%	0.6%
White	60.6%	58.4%	-2.2%	81.4%	-23.0%
Arab	0.9%	2.3%	1.4%	0.6%	1.7%
Other	1.8%	0.9%	-0.9%	1.6%	-0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.4% 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	75.7%	71.4%	-4.3%	83.2%	-11.8%
European Union	5%	9.1%	4.1%	6.1%	3.0%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	6%	7.7%	1.7%	2.7%	5.0%
Middle East and Asia	4.6%	3.2%	-1.4%	5.6%	-2.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6%	8.2%	2.2%	1.3%	6.9%
Oceania	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.3%	72%	-2.3%	83.2%	-11.2%
10+ Years	2.3%	19.3%	17.0%	9.8%	9.5%
5-10 Years	2.3%	5%	2.7%	2.9%	2.1%
2-5 Years	6.9%	3.7%	-3.2%	2.2%	1.5%
Less than 2 years	14.2%	0%	-14.2%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.8%	76.7%	5.1%
Ireland	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
No passport held	2.3%	13.5%	-11.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.8%	37.2%	3.6%
Christian	33.9%	46.2%	-12.3%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Jewish	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	10.1%	6.5%	3.6%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Not answered	9.6%	6.0%	3.6%

Safety

Is Shirley Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shirley Close was 93.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.2% lower than the Hoe Street average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Shirley Close has the 38th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Hoe Street and the 291st highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -49.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,200

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in E17 9LZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (very 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 Shirley Close are based on 2 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 Shirley Close, London, E17 9LZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E17 9LZ

Average Price
£389,461

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£389,461

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shirley Close

Average Price
£406,208

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£406,208

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shirley CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Shirley Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2022-08-31	£433,733
3 Shirley Close, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£350,000	2018-09-25	£378,683

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E17 9LZ

Employment

E17 9LZ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 25% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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	87
Self-Employed	22
Part-Time Employee	20
Retired	17
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Student (economically inactive)	6
Other	5
Looking after home or family	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Other	17
Education	16
Information and communication	13
Human health and social work activities	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Administrative and support service activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	5
Construction	4
Real estate 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	241 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	1,506 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,341 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	4,241 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pembury House Nursery School Lansdowne Road , Tottenham N17 9XE	4out of 4	4,538 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	527 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Emmanuel Community School The Drive , Walthamstow E17 3BN	3out of 4	566 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School Brooke Road , Walthamstow E17 9HJ	4out of 4	705 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady and St George's Catholic Primary School Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	879 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edinburgh Primary School Queen's Road , Walthamstow E17 8QR	3out of 4	1,121 yd	Community school	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	304 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	885 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kelmscott School Markhouse Road , Walthamstow E17 8DN	3out of 4	1,515 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,544 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	1,687 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	1,011 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	1,102 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	1,521 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	2,071 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	3,875 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	1,813 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	3,746 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Tottenham Ashley Road , Tottenham Hale N17 9LN	4out of 4	3,757 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,185 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	900 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	1,595 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Forest School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	1,659 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Walthamstow Montessori School Penryhn Hall , Penryhn Avenue E17 5DA	- not rated	1,927 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lantern of Knowledge Secondary School 30-36 Lindley Road , Leyton E10 6QT	- not rated	2,295 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Froth & Rind	37 Orford Road	87 yd
The Kitchen	41 Orford Road	87 yd
Amalfi E17/Buns and Subs at The Nags Head Public House	9 Orford Road	122 yd
WALTHAM FOREST COMMUNITY HUB	18a Orford Road	140 yd
Eat 17 Restaurant	28-30 Orford Road	186 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Village Public House	The Village Public House, 31 Orford Road	87 yd
The Nags Head	The Nags Head Public House, 9 Orford Road	122 yd
Queens Arms	The Queens Arms Public House, 42 Orford Road	186 yd
The Castle	The Castle Public House, 15 Grosvenor Rise East	232 yd
Wild Card Brewery	Unit 7, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street	247 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Village Bakery	71 Orford Road	186 yd
Ohba Leaf Walthamstow	125 Grove Road	403 yd
YMCA SPG	1b Copeland Road	477 yd
Lotus Fusion	23 Shernhall Street	596 yd
Wraps&Wings/Eggsquisite/Wicked	23 Shernhall Street	596 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco at Esso Filling Station	727a Lea Bridge Road	535 yd
Nisa - Hoe Street Supermarket & Post Office	242 Hoe Street	676 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 5 Selborne Road	677 yd
Tesco	Garage, 394-396 Hoe Street	791 yd
Lidl UK	Lidl, 38 Selborne Walk	893 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Walthamstow School For Girls Church Hill		426 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Wiseman House Site) WISEMAN HOUSE SITE WISEMAN HOUSE SITE SHERNHALL STREET		466 yd
Warwick School For Boys (Closed) Barrett Road		692 yd
Pure Muscles Gym (Waltham Forest) 247-251 247-251 Wood Street	health and fitness suite	773 yd
Belmont Park School LEYTON GREEN ROAD		803 yd
Ymca Walthamstow (East London) FOREST ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts	877 yd
Holy Family Catholic School (Walthamstow House Site) SHERNHALL STREET		906 yd
Walthamstow Cricket Lawn Tennis And Squash Club 48A 48A GREENWAY AVENUE	grass pitches, squash courts, tennis courts	908 yd
Contours Fitness & Beauty Club (Closed) 565a 565a Lea Bridge Road	health and fitness suite	915 yd
St Gabriels Church And Family Centre ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE ST GABRIELS CHURCH & FAMILY CENTRE HAVANT ROAD		925 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.0%

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	5.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	20.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	63.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	5.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E17 9LZ