Woodford Road, London, E18 2EE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E18 2EE is primarily male, with 53.6% of the population 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	52.4%	46.4%	-6.0%	51.0%	-4.6%
Male	47.6%	53.6%	6.0%	49.0%	4.6%

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	35%	33.2%	-1.8%	37.9%	-4.7%
Married: Opposite sex	47.4%	46.7%	-0.7%	44.2%	2.5%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	6.2%	8.8%	2.6%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	9.5%	8%	-1.5%	6.1%	1.9%

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 (85.5%) 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	50.6%	52.5%	1.9%	48.4%	4.1%
Good health	29.9%	33%	3.1%	33.6%	-0.6%
Fair health	13.8%	10.2%	-3.6%	12.7%	-2.5%
Bad health	4.5%	4%	-0.5%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.3%	-0.9%	1.2%	-0.9%

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 2EE 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 59.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.7%	9.8%	-1.9%	18.2%	-8.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12%	2.2%	-9.8%	9.6%	-7.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	9.5%	-2.2%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	13.5%	1.1%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	43.4%	59.6%	16.2%	33.8%	25.8%
Other	7.3%	3.6%	-3.7%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 75.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.7%	2.2%	-0.5%	1.1%	1.1%
Chinese	1.8%	0.9%	-0.9%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	5.4%	9.3%	3.9%	3.1%	6.2%
Pakistani	2.4%	4%	1.6%	2.7%	1.3%
Other Asian	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	79.9%	75.2%	-4.7%	81.4%	-6.2%
Arab	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.9% 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	78.4%	75.9%	-2.5%	83.2%	-7.3%
European Union	7.8%	9.6%	1.8%	6.1%	3.5%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	1.5%	3.1%	1.6%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	8.1%	8%	-0.1%	5.6%	2.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	2.2%	-0.5%	1.3%	0.9%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.6%	75.9%	-0.7%	83.2%	-7.3%
10+ Years	3%	18%	15.0%	9.8%	8.2%
5-10 Years	1.5%	1.9%	0.4%	2.9%	-1.0%
2-5 Years	3.3%	3.4%	0.1%	2.2%	1.2%
Less than 2 years	15.6%	0.9%	-14.7%	1.9%	-1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85%	76.7%	8.3%
Ireland	2.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	3.7%	13.5%	-9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.6%	37.2%	-4.6%
Christian	34.5%	46.2%	-11.7%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	5.6%	1.7%	3.9%
Jewish	8.4%	0.5%	7.9%
Muslim	8.7%	6.5%	2.2%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Not answered	8.4%	6.0%	2.4%

Safety

Is Woodford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Woodford Road was 85.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 26.4% higher than the Churchfields average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Woodford Road has the 20th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Churchfields and the 281st highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.0%.

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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 2EE, 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 601 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 2EE

Estimated Average Property Prices for E18 2EE

Average Price
£619,923

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£619,923

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Woodford Road

Average Price
£532,062

Semi-Detached
£1,050,905

Terraced
£735,029

Detached
£1,233,781

Flats/Maisonettes
£474,537

Other
£1,151,197

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Woodford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 Embassy Court Woodford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£675,000	2025-05-23	£675,000
Flat 1 Embassy Court Woodford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£600,000	2020-11-30	£659,542
Flat 10 Embassy Court Woodford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£635,000	2019-05-16	£738,270
Flat 4 Embassy Court Woodford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£560,000	2018-10-05	£606,968
Flat 7 Embassy Court Woodford Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£565,000	2018-07-11	£617,031

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E18 2EE

Employment

E18 2EE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	113
Retired	64
Self-Employed	39
Part-Time Employee	12
Unemployed	11
Student (economically inactive)	11
Looking after home or family	11
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Education	25
Professional, scientific and technical activities	24
Financial and insurance activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Human health and social work activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Administrative and support service activities	11
Other	10
Construction	9
Information and communication	8
Transport and storage	8
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	2,711 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Acacia Nursery Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF	3out of 4	3,720 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hall Nursery School Low Hall Lane , Walthamstow E17 8BE	3out of 4	4,134 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kay Rowe Nursery School Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH	4out of 4	5,022 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP	3out of 4	5,232 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	547 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Infants' School Woodville Road , South Woodford E18 1JU	3out of 4	827 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakdale Junior School Oakdale Road , Redbridge E18 1JX	3out of 4	1,006 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Churchfields Infants' School Churchfields , South Woodford E18 2RB	4out of 4	1,010 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Churchfields Junior School Churchfields , South Woodford E18 2RB	4out of 4	1,068 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	3out of 4	1,651 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Frederick Bremer School Siddeley Road , Walthamstow E17 4EY	3out of 4	1,926 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leytonstone School Colworth Road , Leytonstone E11 1JD	3out of 4	2,002 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wanstead High School Redbridge Lane West , Wanstead E11 2JZ	3out of 4	2,061 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic School 1 Shernhall Street , Walthamstow E17 3EA	3out of 4	2,132 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	2,357 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leyton Sixth Form College Essex Road , Leyton E10 6EQ	- not rated	2,445 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir George Monoux College Chingford Road , Walthamstow E17 5AA	- not rated	2,704 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Big Creative Academy 38, Clifton Avenue , Walthamstow E17 6HL	- not rated	4,470 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	3,700 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Buxton School 234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN	3out of 4	4,013 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,408 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	275 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Forest School College Place , Snaresbrook E17 3PY	- not rated	1,009 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Aubyn's School Bunces Lane , IG8 9DU	- not rated	1,642 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stradbroke C/O Tulipcare , 19-20 Bourne Court, Southend Road IG8 8HD	- not rated	1,748 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Whitefield Schools Macdonald Road , Walthamstow E17 4AZ	4out of 4	1,826 yd	Academy special converter	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
Ark Fish Restaurant	142 Hermon Hill	447 yd
Cucina Bettina	Unit 12, Marlborough Business Centre, 96 George Lane	462 yd
Boxx	96 George Lane	473 yd
Kome Express	4-5 Station Approach, George Lane	492 yd
Wood Oven BBQ and Pizzeria	124-126 George Lane	502 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The George Public House	70-74 High Road	504 yd
The Railway Bell Public House	87 George Lane	532 yd
Lizard Lounge Cocktails & Kitchen	186-188 George Lane	582 yd
Slug and Lettuce Public House	184 George Lane	582 yd
Toby Carvery (Eagle)	73 Hollybush Hill	749 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fireaway	140 Hermon Hill	437 yd
Ookii Sushi	132 Hermon Hill	440 yd
Yummy Thai	136 Hermon Hill	447 yd
Sakura Hot Food & Buns	160 Hermon Hill	447 yd
Pink Garlic and Yummy Thai	136 Hermon Hill	447 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	Co-Operative Food, 55-57 George Lane	532 yd
Sainsbury's	176 George Lane	582 yd
International Supermarket	146-150 George Lane	582 yd
Waitrose	92-96 High Road	738 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Curves For Women (South Woodford) (Closed) GEORGE LANE	health and fitness suite	533 yd
Holy Trinity Church Hall HERMON HILL		588 yd
Toast Health Club (South Woodford) (Closed) High Road	health and fitness suite	739 yd
Elmhurst Gardens ELMHURST GARDENS ELMHURST GARDENS GORDON ROAD	tennis courts	1,049 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	92.9%
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	73.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	87 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	265.51 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	265.51 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.96 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E18 2EE