Raven Road, London, E18 1HB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E18 1HB has a slightly higher male population, with 52.7% 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	52%	47.3%	-4.7%	51.0%	-3.7%
Male	48%	52.7%	4.7%	49.0%	3.7%

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	33.9%	36.4%	2.5%	37.9%	-1.5%
Married: Opposite sex	48.4%	46.4%	-2.0%	44.2%	2.2%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.3%	3%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	9.9%	11.8%	1.9%	9.1%	2.7%
Widowed	3.6%	1.8%	-1.8%	6.1%	-4.3%

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 (88.4%) 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	52.6%	58.7%	6.1%	48.4%	10.3%
Good health	34.3%	29.7%	-4.6%	33.6%	-3.9%
Fair health	10.1%	9%	-1.1%	12.7%	-3.7%
Bad health	1.6%	1.9%	0.3%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%

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 E18 1HB this area, 9.8% 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 48.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.8%	9.8%	-5.0%	18.2%	-8.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.8%	7.1%	-4.7%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	11.8%	-0.7%	13.4%	-1.6%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	3.6%	0.3%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.8%	16%	3.2%	16.9%	-0.9%
Degree or Similar	38.5%	48.5%	10.0%	33.8%	14.7%
Other	6.3%	3.3%	-3.0%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.1% 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	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	2.7%	9.6%	6.9%	3.1%	6.5%
Pakistani	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	3%	4.5%	1.5%	1.0%	3.5%
Other Black	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	1.6%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	0.4%	1.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	1.9%	0.3%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.6%
White	80.7%	67.1%	-13.6%	81.4%	-14.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.8%	3.1%	2.3%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.7%	75.7%	-6.0%	83.2%	-7.5%
European Union	6.8%	10.6%	3.8%	6.1%	4.5%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	1.7%	0.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	2.7%	3.5%	0.8%	2.7%	0.8%
Middle East and Asia	3%	7.3%	4.3%	5.6%	1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	1.2%	-1.5%	1.3%	-0.1%
Oceania	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.1%	75.7%	-4.4%	83.2%	-7.5%
10+ Years	2.2%	14.2%	12.0%	9.8%	4.4%
5-10 Years	0.8%	6.4%	5.6%	2.9%	3.5%
2-5 Years	4.4%	2.1%	-2.3%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	12.5%	1.7%	-10.8%	1.9%	-0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78%	76.7%	1.3%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%
Romania	4.7%	0.9%	3.8%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	3.3%	1.2%	2.1%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	5.7%	13.5%	-7.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.4%	37.2%	-5.8%
Christian	48.9%	46.2%	2.7%
Hindu	2.8%	1.7%	1.1%
Jewish	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Muslim	5.2%	6.5%	-1.3%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Raven Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Raven Road was 131.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 107.5% higher than the Bridge average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Raven Road has the 22nd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Bridge and the 154th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 49.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -10.0%.

🔎 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 1HB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 8/10 (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) - 3/10 (low )
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) - 7/10 (above 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 Raven Road are based on 15 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 Raven Road, London, E18 1HB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E18 1HB

Average Price
£2,065,934

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,534,426

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£2,132,372

Estimated Average Property Prices for Raven Road

Average Price
£1,866,385

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£1,064,257

Detached
£1,540,515

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,953,154

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Raven Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Raven Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£985,850	2023-02-23	£1,008,870
1 Raven Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£6,481,956	2022-10-14	£6,553,472
7 Raven Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£885,000	2021-06-01	£924,435
7 Raven Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£900,000	2019-04-19	£1,042,759
7 Raven Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£500,000	2018-04-19	£559,378

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E18 1HB

Employment

E18 1HB area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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	146
Retired	53
Self-Employed	39
Part-Time Employee	31
Student (economically inactive)	17
Other	15
Looking after home or family	10
Unemployed	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Education	32
Human health and social work activities	29
Financial and insurance activities	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Construction	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Information and communication	13
Transport and storage	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Manufacturing	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	5

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	3,893 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	4,675 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	5,343 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sheringham Nursery School & Children's Centre Sheringham Avenue , Manor Park E12 5PB	4out of 4	5,391 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oakdale Junior School Oakdale Road , Redbridge E18 1JX	3out of 4	401 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Infants' School Woodville Road , South Woodford E18 1JU	3out of 4	441 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Churchfields Infants' School Churchfields , South Woodford E18 2RB	4out of 4	743 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Churchfields Junior School Churchfields , South Woodford E18 2RB	4out of 4	976 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Nightingale Primary School Ashbourne Avenue , South Woodford E18 1PL	4out of 4	1,253 yd	Community school	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	691 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beal High School Woodford Bridge Road , IG4 5LP	4out of 4	1,732 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodford County High School High Road , IG8 9LA	4out of 4	1,889 yd	Community school	No	Girls	More About School
Caterham High School Caterham Avenue , Clayhall IG5 0QW	2out of 4	2,066 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wanstead High School Redbridge Lane West , Wanstead E11 2JZ	3out of 4	2,389 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	3,417 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	3,642 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	3,670 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,909 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	3out of 4	4,917 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	5,062 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stradbroke C/O Tulipcare , 19-20 Bourne Court, Southend Road IG8 8HD	- not rated	897 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Snaresbrook Prep School 75 Woodford Road , South Woodford E18 2EA	- not rated	992 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hatton School and Special Needs Centre Roding Lane South , IG8 8EU	4out of 4	1,154 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Aubyn's School Bunces Lane , IG8 9DU	- not rated	1,637 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beacon Business Innovation Hub Woodford Bridge Road , Clayhall IG4 5LP	2out of 4	1,732 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	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	29 yd
McDonalds	Unit 9, Woodford Trading Estate, Southend Road	619 yd
Bread & Oregano	90 George Lane	705 yd
Cafe Royale	65 George Lane	705 yd
Jaipur	80 George Lane	705 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
South Woodford Bowling Club	Gordon Road	502 yd
The Railway Bell Public House	87 George Lane	705 yd
Lizard Lounge Cocktails & Kitchen	186-188 George Lane	885 yd
Slug and Lettuce Public House	184 George Lane	885 yd
Toby Carvery	Southend Road	933 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chickaros Chicken & Grill	49 Chigwell Road	552 yd
Chunky Chicken & Pizza	1 Mulberry Way	566 yd
Woodford Kitchen	47 George Lane	705 yd
Woods Fish Bar Ltd	63 George Lane	705 yd
Wing Sing (2015) Ltd	78 George Lane	705 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Stores Ltd	Southend Road	449 yd
Co-op	Co-Operative Food, 55-57 George Lane	705 yd
Sainsbury's	176 George Lane	885 yd
International Supermarket	146-150 George Lane	885 yd
Waitrose	92-96 High Road	1,039 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Titanium Gym RAVEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	104 yd
Elmhurst Gardens ELMHURST GARDENS ELMHURST GARDENS GORDON ROAD	tennis courts	486 yd
Curves For Women (South Woodford) (Closed) GEORGE LANE	health and fitness suite	743 yd
Woodbridge High School ST. BARNABAS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	782 yd
Holy Trinity Church Hall HERMON HILL		825 yd
Toast Health Club (South Woodford) (Closed) High Road	health and fitness suite	1,038 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	91.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	91.4%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	1.4%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	4.3%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	5.7%

Download Speed

Median download speed	5.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	5.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	9.76 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	9.76 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	0.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	0.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.13 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E18 1HB