Woodford Road, London, E18 2ED

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E18 2ED is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.1%	50.8%	-1.3%	51.0%	-0.2%
Male	47.9%	49.2%	1.3%	49.0%	0.2%

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	25%	34.7%	9.7%	37.9%	-3.2%
Married: Opposite sex	51.6%	45.9%	-5.7%	44.2%	1.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
Separated	3.2%	1.9%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	7.3%	8.5%	1.2%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	12.9%	6.6%	-6.3%	6.1%	0.5%

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	41.4%	47.3%	5.9%	48.4%	-1.1%
Good health	36.8%	37.5%	0.7%	33.6%	3.9%
Fair health	16.4%	11.8%	-4.6%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	3.9%	2.7%	-1.2%	4.0%	-1.3%
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.

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 58%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	24.6%	13.2%	-11.4%	18.2%	-5.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6%	4.7%	-1.3%	9.6%	-4.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	6.6%	-4.7%	13.4%	-6.8%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	3.9%	1.5%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	12.5%	3.2%	16.9%	-4.4%
Degree or Similar	39.9%	58%	18.1%	33.8%	24.2%
Other	6.5%	1.2%	-5.3%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.2% 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	1.4%	5.8%	4.4%	1.1%	4.7%
Chinese	1.8%	1.7%	-0.1%	0.7%	1.0%
Indian	7.5%	10.8%	3.3%	3.1%	7.7%
Pakistani	1.8%	1.4%	-0.4%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	5%	1.4%	-3.6%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	2.5%	-1.5%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	1.4%	-1.1%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	2.9%	1.4%	-1.5%	0.8%	0.6%
White	74.6%	69.2%	-5.4%	81.4%	-12.2%
Arab	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0%	3.4%	3.4%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.8% 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	77.5%	58.8%	-18.7%	83.2%	-24.4%
European Union	4.3%	20.3%	16.0%	6.1%	14.2%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	4.7%	3.6%	0.8%	3.9%
Africa	4.6%	3.4%	-1.2%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	9.6%	9.5%	-0.1%	5.6%	3.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.1%	1.7%	-0.4%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.3%	1.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.6%	59%	-15.6%	83.2%	-24.2%
10+ Years	1.1%	18.6%	17.5%	9.8%	8.8%
5-10 Years	5.4%	7.5%	2.1%	2.9%	4.6%
2-5 Years	5.7%	7.1%	1.4%	2.2%	4.9%
Less than 2 years	13.2%	7.8%	-5.4%	1.9%	5.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	66.4%	76.7%	-10.3%
Ireland	3.7%	0.6%	3.1%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	2.7%	1.3%	1.4%
Romania	7.5%	0.9%	6.6%
Other EU countries	8.8%	1.5%	7.3%
Turkey	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	2.7%	1.2%	1.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	2.7%	13.5%	-10.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.6%	37.2%	-14.6%
Christian	39.5%	46.2%	-6.7%
Hindu	5.7%	1.7%	4.0%
Jewish	7.1%	0.5%	6.6%
Muslim	11.1%	6.5%	4.6%
Sikh	4.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Not answered	9.8%	6.0%	3.8%

Safety

Is Woodford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Woodford Road was 22.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.1% lower than the Churchfields average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Woodford Road has the 14th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Churchfields and the 77th lowest crime rate of 746 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 7.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -80.4%.

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£69,100

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E18 2ED, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 2/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 Woodford Road are based on 614 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 Woodford Road, London, E18 2ED

Estimated Average Property Prices for E18 2ED

Average Price
£398,495

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£398,495

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Woodford Road

Average Price
£547,534

Semi-Detached
£1,115,366

Terraced
£758,922

Detached
£1,310,590

Flats/Maisonettes
£487,967

Other
£1,121,091

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Woodford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 8 Ferndown Woodford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£402,500	2025-08-06	£404,489
Flat 18 Ferndown Woodford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£405,000	2025-07-04	£409,836
Flat 1 Ferndown Woodford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£430,000	2025-06-23	£448,523
Flat 3 Ferndown Woodford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£435,000	2024-10-04	£433,296
22 Ferndown, 51 Woodford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£400,000	2024-06-28	£420,248

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E18 2ED

Employment

E18 2ED area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 21% 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 2ED 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	90
Self-Employed	54
Retired	46
Part-Time Employee	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	13
Looking after home or family	9
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Unemployed	6
Student (economically inactive)	3

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	23
Human health and social work activities	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Education	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Construction	10
Other	8
Transport and storage	6
Information and communication	6
Administrative and support service activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Real estate activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Manufacturing	2
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	2,819 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	4out of 4	3,721 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	4out of 4	4,236 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	4,989 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
College Gardens Nursery 82 Peel Close , Chingford E4 6XQ	- not rated	5,150 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Snaresbrook Primary School Meadow Walk , South Woodford E18 2EN	3out of 4	486 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Infants' School Woodville Road , South Woodford E18 1JU	- not rated	733 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Infants' School Woodville Road , South Woodford E18 1JU	3out of 4	733 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Junior School Oakdale Road , South Woodford E18 1JX	- not rated	903 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Junior School Oakdale Road , Redbridge E18 1JX	- not rated	903 yd	Community school	No	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	4out of 4	1,609 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Warwick School for Boys Barrett Road , Walthamstow E17 3ND	- not rated	1,955 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Wanstead High School Redbridge Lane West , Wanstead E11 2JZ	3out of 4	1,976 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	2,045 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	2,047 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	2,476 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,516 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	2,823 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	4,586 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	3,766 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
George Mitchell School Farmer Road , Leyton E10 5DN	- not rated	3,766 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,005 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Seven Kings School Ley Street , IG2 7BT	4out of 4	5,425 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	5,432 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	258 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winston House Preparatory School 140 High Road , South Woodford E18 2QS	- not rated	963 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Forest School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	1,101 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Forest Preparatory School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	1,101 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School 12 Churchfields , E18 2QZ	- not rated	1,169 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cucina Bettina	Unit 12, Marlborough Business Centre, 96 George Lane	440 yd
Boxx	96 George Lane	450 yd
Ark Fish Restaurant	142 Hermon Hill	461 yd
Grill Hustle Ltd	18 High Road	468 yd
Parlay E18	18 High Road	468 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The George Public House	70-74 High Road	468 yd
The Railway Bell Public House	87 George Lane	516 yd
Lizard Lounge Cocktails & Kitchen	186-188 George Lane	549 yd
Slug and Lettuce Public House	184 George Lane	549 yd
Toby Carvery (Eagle)	73 Hollybush Hill	784 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fireaway	140 Hermon Hill	458 yd
Yummy Thai	136 Hermon Hill	461 yd
Sakura Hot Food & Buns	160 Hermon Hill	461 yd
Pink Garlic and Yummy Thai	136 Hermon Hill	461 yd
Ookii Sushi	132 Hermon Hill	462 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	Co-Operative Food, 55-57 George Lane	516 yd
Sainsbury's	176 George Lane	549 yd
International Supermarket	146-150 George Lane	549 yd
Waitrose	92-96 High Road	701 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Curves For Women (South Woodford) (Closed) GEORGE LANE	health and fitness suite	509 yd
Holy Trinity Church Hall HERMON HILL		596 yd
Toast Health Club (South Woodford) (Closed) High Road	health and fitness suite	702 yd
Elmhurst Gardens ELMHURST GARDENS ELMHURST GARDENS GORDON ROAD	tennis courts	1,022 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	0.0%

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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	83.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	159.75 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	159.75 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	29.96 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E18 2ED