The Highway is in London and in Tower Hamlets district. E1W 2BX is located in the St Katharine's & Wapping electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Poplar and Limehouse. This postcode has been in use since 1999-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Highway, London, E1W 2BX and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: E1 0EZ, E1W 2BB, E1 8HN, E1W 2AP, E1W 2BA, E1 0BJ, E1W 2SD, E1W 2DE, E1 8HP.

The Highway Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Highway are based on 628 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Tower Hamlets.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1W 2BX

Average Price
£249,493
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£445,321
Other
£53,664

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Highway

Average Price
£688,555
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The HighwayStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Unit 4 100 The Highway, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£50,0002015-09-30 £53,664
Unit 4 100 The Highway, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£146,0002000-10-04 £445,321

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Old Church Nursery School
Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ 		4out of 4 1,609 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Alice Model Nursery School
14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ 		4out of 4 1,870 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
Grange Road , SE1 3BW 		4out of 4 2,092 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School
Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ 		4out of 4 2,323 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School
Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG 		4out of 4 2,422 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Paul's Whitechapel Church of England Primary School
Wellclose Square , Stepney E1 8HY 		4out of 4 201 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bigland Green Primary School
Bigland Street , Wapping E1 2ND 		4out of 4 502 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Harry Gosling Primary School
Fairclough Street , E1 1NT 		3out of 4 536 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hermitage Primary School
Vaughan Way , E1W 2PT 		3out of 4 567 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Blue Gate Fields Junior School
King David Lane , Wapping E1 0EH 		4out of 4 687 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mulberry School for Girls
Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP 		4out of 4 616 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
London Enterprise Academy
81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD 		1out of 4 668 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Wapping High School
153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA 		3out of 4 669 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Bishop Challoner Girls' School
352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB 		4out of 4 1,020 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School
352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB 		3out of 4 1,149 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Workers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW 		- not rated 2,216 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
New City College
Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF 		- not rated 3,517 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Morley College
61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT 		- not rated 3,809 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King's College London Maths School
80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ 		- not rated 4,032 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
City Lit
Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA 		- not rated 4,344 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG 		3out of 4 2,692 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT 		4out of 4 3,112 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bobby Moore Academy
1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE 		- not rated 4,931 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Green Gables Montessori Primary School
4 Wapping Lane , E1W 2RG 		- not rated 364 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Jamiatul Ummah School
56 Bigland Street , Shadwell E1 2ND 		- not rated 511 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Buttercup Primary School
181 Cannon Street Road , E1 2LX 		- not rated 570 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Madani Secondary Girls' School
Myrdle Street , E1 1HL 		- not rated 729 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Date Palm Primary School
60 Nelsons Street , First Floor E1 2DE 		- not rated 747 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
McDonalds102 The Highway31 yd
The Monster Grill (TMG)54 Cannon Street Road177 yd
Cafe Des Amis9 Pennington Street183 yd
Dock Street BarThe Dock, Tobacco Quay205 yd
Cafe RougeUnit 4, Quayside Road, St Katharines Docks285 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Studio Spaces LtdUnit 2, 110 Pennington Street2 yd
Slug & LettuceUnit 1, Tower Bridge House, St Katharines Way285 yd
Champagne Route30 Gauging Square381 yd
Turners Old Star14 Watts Street489 yd
Moretown Belle5 Thomas More Square507 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Domino's Pizza50 The Highway125 yd
St George-in-the-East Church Open TableParish Office, St George-In-The-East Church, 14 Cannon Street Road187 yd
Sushi & Teppanyaki Hse,Fiamma Pizza,Hong Long,The Green Leaf (Thai)113 Railway Arches, Chapman Street298 yd
Chilli Legend,Tasty Malatang, I Noodle Club115 Chapman Street306 yd
Sushi Daily41 Thomas More Street450 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Shanraj Limited77-101 The Highway2 yd
Sainsbury'sUnit 1 Vaughan Way382 yd
Waitrose Ltd41 Thomas More Street450 yd
Sainsbury's70 Wapping Lane605 yd
Iceland1-11 Watney Market656 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St George'S Leisure Centre
THE HIGHWAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool279 yd
Ensign
WELLCLOSE SQUARE 		304 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Thomas More Square)
THOMAS MORE SQUARE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool454 yd
Jamiatul Ummah School
BIGLAND STREET 		474 yd
Bigland Green Primary School
BIGLAND STREET 		artificial grass pitch503 yd
John Orwell Sports Centre
TENCH STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite527 yd
Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre
FENTON STREET 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite643 yd
Tarling East Community Centre
MARTHA STREET 		grass pitches644 yd
Urbanfitness London (Aldgate)
HOOPER STREET 		health and fitness suite648 yd
The Tower Bridge Health And Fitness Club
PRESCOT STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool820 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

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

Safety

Is The Highway Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1695 crimes were reported near The Highway . Only 3% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of E1W 2BX.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for The Highway, London, E1W 2BX

Employment

E1W 2BX area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in E1W 2BX area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee102
Looking after home or family24
Part-Time Employee20
Self-Employed16
Student (economically inactive)16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)10
Unemployed9
Other8
Long-Term Sick or disabled8
Retired1

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities122
Professional, scientific and technical activities83
Information and communication31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Administrative and support service activities17
Other14
Manufacturing13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security13
Human health and social work activities13
Accommodation and food service activities12
Education10
Construction9
Real estate activities5
Transport and storage2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female138
Male161

Partnership Status

Single117
Married: Opposite sex79
Married: Same sex2
Separated3
Divorced8
Widowed2

Health

Very good health171
Good health91
Fair health24
Bad health8
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications16
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 18
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 102
Other2

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi121
Chinese7
Indian13
Pakistani2
Other Asian13
Black African10
Black Caribbean4
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and African4
Mixed Other7
White101
Roma3
Arab1
Other12

Country of Birth

United Kingdom179
European Union36
Rest of Europe6
Africa15
Middle East and Asia50
The Americas and the Caribbean14
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK179
10+ Years46
5-10 Years33
2-5 Years27
Less than 2 years14

Passport Held

United Kingdom203
Ireland2
France4
Germany1
Italy9
Portugal5
Spain5
Lithuania8
Poland7
Romania2
Other EU countries7
Turkey1
North Africa1
South and Eastern Africa4
Middle East1
Eastern Asia1
Southern Asia7
North America and the Caribbean8
Central and South America3
No passport held17

Religion

No religion54
Christian61
Hindu6
Jewish1
Muslim135
Sikh3
Not answered38
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