Green Bank, London, E1W 2QA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E1W 2QA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% 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	47.1%	49.3%	2.2%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	52.9%	50.7%	-2.2%	49.0%	1.7%

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 E1W 2QA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.8% 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	58.1%	58.8%	0.7%	37.9%	20.9%
Married: Opposite sex	29.6%	30.1%	0.5%	44.2%	-14.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	2.6%	3.2%	0.6%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	5.2%	3.6%	-1.6%	9.1%	-5.5%
Widowed	4.5%	2.9%	-1.6%	6.1%	-3.2%

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 (86.3%) 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	50.8%	53.7%	2.9%	48.4%	5.3%
Good health	32.2%	32.6%	0.4%	33.6%	-1.0%
Fair health	10.8%	8.6%	-2.2%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	5%	3.9%	-1.1%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	1.2%	0.0%

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 58.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21%	17.6%	-3.4%	18.2%	-0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	5.6%	3.6%	-2.0%	9.6%	-6.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.2%	7.5%	2.3%	13.4%	-5.9%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	2.2%	1.8%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.6%	7.9%	2.3%	16.9%	-9.0%
Degree or Similar	53.2%	58.8%	5.6%	33.8%	25.0%
Other	9%	2.5%	-6.5%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.3% 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	29.1%	24.3%	-4.8%	1.1%	23.2%
Chinese	2.2%	0.9%	-1.3%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	3.1%	-2.5%
Other Asian	1.5%	1.2%	-0.3%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	1.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	2.5%	-0.7%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.5%	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	3%	3.0%	0.9%	2.1%
Mixed Other	0.3%	2.4%	2.1%	0.8%	1.6%
White	61%	59.3%	-1.7%	81.4%	-22.1%
Arab	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	1.2%	1.8%	0.6%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.7% 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	65.9%	59.7%	-6.2%	83.2%	-23.5%
European Union	10.2%	15.8%	5.6%	6.1%	9.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	3%	3.0%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	3.1%	2.1%	-1.0%	2.7%	-0.6%
Middle East and Asia	15.5%	12.2%	-3.3%	5.6%	6.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	5.1%	2.3%	1.3%	3.8%
Oceania	2.2%	2.1%	-0.1%	0.3%	1.8%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.7%	59.2%	-5.5%	83.2%	-24.0%
10+ Years	5.9%	18.3%	12.4%	9.8%	8.5%
5-10 Years	5.3%	8.9%	3.6%	2.9%	6.0%
2-5 Years	9.3%	7.1%	-2.2%	2.2%	4.9%
Less than 2 years	14.9%	6.5%	-8.4%	1.9%	4.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.9%	76.7%	-6.8%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
France	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
Germany	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	3.3%	1.5%	1.8%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	2.7%	1.2%	1.5%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
No passport held	3%	13.5%	-10.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.7%	37.2%	-3.5%
Christian	31.7%	46.2%	-14.5%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Jewish	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Muslim	25.1%	6.5%	18.6%
Not answered	7.7%	6.0%	1.7%

Safety

Is Green Bank Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Green Bank was 56.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 66.0% lower than the St Katharine's & Wapping average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Green Bank has the 9th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping and the 100th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -57.8%.

🔎 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. 100% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£96,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in E1W 2QA, 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 - 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 6/10 (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) - 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 Green Bank are based on 28 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.

House Prices for Green Bank, London, E1W 2QA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1W 2QA

Average Price
£444,913

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£444,913

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Green Bank

Average Price
£379,992

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£379,992

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Green BankStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 Flinders House Green Bank, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£550,000	2019-01-18	£519,774
Flat 3 Flinders House Green Bank, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£390,000	2014-12-19	£395,868
Flat 12 Flinders House Green Bank, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£382,000	2014-11-05	£392,288
Flat 1 Flinders House Green Bank, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£415,000	2014-06-27	£445,477
Flat 1 Flinders House Green Bank, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£249,999	2007-04-11	£370,980

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1W 2QA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E1W 2QA 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 Employee	147
Student (economically inactive)	24
Self-Employed	23
Part-Time Employee	21
Unemployed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Looking after home or family	12
Retired	11
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	36
Financial and insurance activities	34
Information and communication	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Other	13
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Education	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Human health and social work activities	8
Transport and storage	7
Administrative and support service activities	5
Construction	4
Real estate activities	4
Manufacturing	1
Mining and quarrying	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	1,750 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre 97-102 Grange Road , SE1 3BW	4out of 4	1,798 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,199 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	- not rated	2,517 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,930 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Patrick Roman Catholic Primary School Dundee Street , E1W 2PH	- not rated	166 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School Garnet Street , E1W 3QT	4out of 4	330 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hermitage Primary School Vaughan Way , E1W 2PT	2out of 4	516 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hermitage Primary School Vaughan Way , E1W 2PT	- not rated	516 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Riverside Primary School Janeway Street , SE16 4PS	3out of 4	763 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mulberry Academy London Dock 6 Virginia Street , E1W 2AD	- not rated	768 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	- not rated	848 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN	- not rated	848 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Catholic College Llewellyn Street , SE16 4UN	- not rated	880 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Charter School Bermondsey Keeton's Road , SE16 4EE	3out of 4	1,003 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southwark College Bermondsey Centre , Keetons Road SE16 4EE	- not rated	1,032 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	2,900 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,225 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	3,522 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Morley College London 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	3,944 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	2,648 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	3,094 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,094 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	5,126 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	553 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bosco Centre College Bosco Centre , 281 Jamaica Road SE16 4RS	- not rated	658 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bermondsey School Albion Street , Rotherhithe CIVIC Centre SE16 7BS	- not rated	735 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School 3-4 Shadwell Pier Head , Glamis Road E1W 3TD	- not rated	839 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
OMG Education 85 Commercial Street , E1 6BG	- not rated	929 yd	Other independent school	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
Wapping Tavern	78-80 Wapping Lane	103 yd
Cinnamon Coffee Shop	103 Wapping Lane	120 yd
Laksha Bay	83-85 Wapping Lane	120 yd
Safar Spice	83 Wapping Lane	129 yd
Lola Hospitality Limited	81 Wapping High Street	180 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Turners Old Star	14 Watts Street	96 yd
The Dockers Inn	97 Wapping Lane	130 yd
Captain Kidd	Captain Kidd Public House, 108 Wapping High Street	214 yd
Town of Ramsgate	62 Wapping High Street	283 yd
Slug & Lettuce	Unit 1, Tower Bridge House, St Katharines Way	302 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wapping Fish Bar	89 Wapping Lane	120 yd
Bello De Nonna	Unit G02, Metropolitan Wharf Building, 70 Wapping Wall	539 yd
Squid Markets	Brussels Wharf, Wapping Wall	616 yd
Domino's Pizza	50 The Highway	644 yd
St George-in-the-East Church Open Table	Parish Office, St George-In-The-East Church, 14 Cannon Street Road	658 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	70 Wapping Lane	93 yd
Shanraj Limited	77-101 The Highway	586 yd
Sainsbury's	Unit 1 Vaughan Way	747 yd
Waitrose Ltd	41 Thomas More Street	767 yd
Sainsbury's	192-196	820 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
John Orwell Sports Centre TENCH STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	204 yd
St George'S Leisure Centre THE HIGHWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	642 yd
Fitness First Health Club (London Thomas More Square) THOMAS MORE SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	716 yd
Ensign WELLCLOSE SQUARE		794 yd
St Michael'S Catholic School (Closed) John Felton Road		851 yd
St Michael'S Catholic College LLEWELLYN STREET		851 yd
King Edward Memorial Park GLAMIS ROAD	tennis courts	903 yd
Jamiatul Ummah School BIGLAND STREET		956 yd
Tarling East Community Centre MARTHA STREET	grass pitches	982 yd
Southwark College (Closed) Bermondsey Centre Bermondsey Centre Keetons Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,029 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	115 Mbit/s
Average download speed	124.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	300 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	300 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	85 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	101.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	300 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1W 2QA