Gordon Road, London, E18 1DW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E18 1DW has a slightly higher male population, with 52.8% 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	44.3%	47.2%	2.9%	51.0%	-3.8%
Male	55.7%	52.8%	-2.9%	49.0%	3.8%

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 E18 1DW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.6% 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	44.4%	43.6%	-0.8%	37.9%	5.7%
Married: Opposite sex	43.2%	42.4%	-0.8%	44.2%	-1.8%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Separated	3.2%	2%	-1.2%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	5.6%	7.6%	2.0%	9.1%	-1.5%
Widowed	3.6%	2.8%	-0.8%	6.1%	-3.3%

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 (87.1%) 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%	49.8%	0.8%	48.4%	1.4%
Good health	40.6%	37.3%	-3.3%	33.6%	3.7%
Fair health	8.4%	11.6%	3.2%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	4.0%	-3.4%
Very bad health	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 52.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	12%	13%	1.0%	18.2%	-5.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.6%	7.5%	-2.1%	9.6%	-2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.8%	7.9%	-6.9%	13.4%	-5.5%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	2.4%	0.0%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.4%	14.6%	4.2%	16.9%	-2.3%
Degree or Similar	44%	52.2%	8.2%	33.8%	18.4%
Other	6.8%	2.4%	-4.4%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 60.3% 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	1.7%	3.8%	2.1%	1.1%	2.7%
Chinese	2%	2.2%	0.2%	0.7%	1.5%
Indian	4.7%	3.1%	-1.6%	3.1%	0.0%
Pakistani	6.4%	12.2%	5.8%	2.7%	9.5%
Other Asian	4.7%	1.9%	-2.8%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	2.3%	1.6%	-0.7%	2.5%	-0.9%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	1.0%	1.8%
Other Black	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	3.4%	1.6%	-1.8%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	0.9%	0.4%
Mixed Other	1.7%	2.5%	0.8%	0.8%	1.7%
White	62.8%	60.3%	-2.5%	81.4%	-21.1%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	4.7%	0%	-4.7%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.3%	3.8%	2.5%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.2% 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	73.8%	69.2%	-4.6%	83.2%	-14.0%
European Union	9.7%	11.9%	2.2%	6.1%	5.8%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	3.5%	2.8%	0.8%	2.7%
Africa	8.1%	1.3%	-6.8%	2.7%	-1.4%
Middle East and Asia	6%	10.4%	4.4%	5.6%	4.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	3.1%	1.4%	1.3%	1.8%
Oceania	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.8%	69.2%	-4.6%	83.2%	-14.0%
10+ Years	6%	15.4%	9.4%	9.8%	5.6%
5-10 Years	2.7%	9.4%	6.7%	2.9%	6.5%
2-5 Years	5.7%	3.1%	-2.6%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	11.7%	2.8%	-8.9%	1.9%	0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.2%	76.7%	-1.5%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	5%	0.9%	4.1%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
No passport held	5.9%	13.5%	-7.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	27.7%	37.2%	-9.5%
Christian	40.3%	46.2%	-5.9%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Jewish	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Muslim	20.1%	6.5%	13.6%
Sikh	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Gordon Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gordon Road was 27.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 56.8% lower than the Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Gordon Road has the 27th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge and the 119th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 9.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -46.8%.

🔎 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. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£62,700

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E18 1DW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 5/10 (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 Gordon Road are based on 1403 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Redbridge.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Gordon Road, London, E18 1DW

Estimated Average Property Prices for E18 1DW

Average Price
£682,168

Semi-Detached
£804,015

Terraced
£739,732

Detached
£992,845

Flats/Maisonettes
£302,808

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gordon Road

Average Price
£677,067

Semi-Detached
£1,031,189

Terraced
£677,254

Detached
£1,799,756

Flats/Maisonettes
£439,035

Other
£2,445,172

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gordon Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
19 Gordon Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£730,000	2024-10-01	£722,967
21 Gordon Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£800,000	2023-01-12	£822,400
3 Gordon Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£585,000	2022-05-27	£639,766
53 Gordon Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£865,000	2022-02-18	£932,096
43 Gordon Road, London, Greater London Detached, an established residential building	£845,000	2022-01-21	£893,563

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E18 1DW

Employment

E18 1DW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% 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.

E18 1DW area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	106
Self-Employed	39
Retired	34
Part-Time Employee	28
Looking after home or family	12
Student (economically inactive)	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	7
Unemployed	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	19
Financial and insurance activities	18
Construction	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Education	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Other	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Information and communication	9
Transport and storage	6
Real estate activities	5
Manufacturing	2
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	3,954 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	4,955 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	5,420 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Churchfields Infants' School Churchfields , South Woodford E18 2RB	4out of 4	630 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Infants' School Woodville Road , South Woodford E18 1JU	3out of 4	702 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Junior School Oakdale Road , Redbridge E18 1JX	3out of 4	721 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Churchfields Junior School Churchfields , South Woodford E18 2RB	4out of 4	836 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ray Lodge Primary School Snakes Lane East , IG8 7JQ	4out of 4	1,339 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woodbridge High School St Barnabas Road , IG8 7DQ	3out of 4	360 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodford County High School High Road , IG8 9LA	4out of 4	1,606 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Beal High School Woodford Bridge Road , IG4 5LP	4out of 4	2,007 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	2out of 4	2,189 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trinity Catholic High School Mornington Road , IG8 0TP	4out of 4	2,456 yd	Voluntary aided 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	3,415 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	3,589 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,838 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	5,095 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	5,201 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	5,325 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Snaresbrook Prep School 75 Woodford Road , South Woodford E18 2EA	- not rated	1,127 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stradbroke C/O Tulipcare , 19-20 Bourne Court, Southend Road IG8 8HD	- not rated	1,167 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
St Aubyn's School Bunces Lane , IG8 9DU	- not rated	1,417 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hatton School and Special Needs Centre Roding Lane South , IG8 8EU	4out of 4	1,434 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodford Green Preparatory School Glengall Road , Snakes Lane West IG8 0BZ	- not rated	1,450 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
Nina's Cafe	16b Raven Road	317 yd
Mooboo South Woodford	147 George Lane	862 yd
Starbucks	105 George Lane	875 yd
Bread & Oregano	90 George Lane	877 yd
Cafe Royale	65 George Lane	877 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
South Woodford Bowling Club	Gordon Road	298 yd
The Railway Bell Public House	87 George Lane	877 yd
Lizard Lounge Cocktails & Kitchen	186-188 George Lane	926 yd
Slug and Lettuce Public House	184 George Lane	926 yd
The George Public House	70-74 High Road	1,080 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bombay Spice	345 Chigwell Road	619 yd
Phoenix House	347 Chigwell Road	619 yd
Chunky Chicken & Pizza	1 Mulberry Way	710 yd
Chickaros Chicken & Grill	49 Chigwell Road	854 yd
Zest Salad Bar	107b George Lane	867 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Stores Ltd	Southend Road	754 yd
Co-op	Co-Operative Food, 55-57 George Lane	877 yd
Sainsbury's	176 George Lane	926 yd
International Supermarket	146-150 George Lane	926 yd
Waitrose	92-96 High Road	1,009 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Titanium Gym RAVEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	283 yd
Elmhurst Gardens ELMHURST GARDENS ELMHURST GARDENS GORDON ROAD	tennis courts	406 yd
Woodbridge High School ST. BARNABAS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	453 yd
Curves For Women (South Woodford) (Closed) GEORGE LANE	health and fitness suite	865 yd
Toast Health Club (South Woodford) (Closed) High Road	health and fitness suite	1,008 yd
Holy Trinity Church Hall HERMON HILL		1,089 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	161.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E18 1DW