Prusom Street, London, E1W 3NP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E1W 3NP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.6%	50.1%	1.5%	51.0%	-0.9%
Male	51.4%	49.9%	-1.5%	49.0%	0.9%

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 3NP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.3% 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	53.4%	59.3%	5.9%	37.9%	21.4%
Married: Opposite sex	28.5%	26.4%	-2.1%	44.2%	-17.8%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.1%	2.8%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	5.5%	6.2%	0.7%	9.1%	-2.9%
Widowed	8.9%	4%	-4.9%	6.1%	-2.1%

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	49.9%	48.3%	-1.6%	48.4%	-0.1%
Good health	28.3%	33.6%	5.3%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	12.6%	10.1%	-2.5%	12.7%	-2.6%
Bad health	6.3%	5.6%	-0.7%	4.0%	1.6%
Very bad health	2.9%	2.4%	-0.5%	1.2%	1.2%

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 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.8%	18.6%	-7.2%	18.2%	0.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8%	8%	0.0%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.7%	8.4%	0.7%	13.4%	-5.0%
Apprenticeship	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	5.3%	-3.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.3%	13%	4.7%	16.9%	-3.9%
Degree or Similar	39.6%	49.5%	9.9%	33.8%	15.7%
Other	8.9%	0.9%	-8.0%	2.8%	-1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 56.1% 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	19.4%	22.7%	3.3%	1.1%	21.6%
Chinese	2.4%	1.6%	-0.8%	0.7%	0.9%
Indian	2.6%	0.3%	-2.3%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	4.5%	1.9%	-2.6%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	2.4%	0.8%	-1.6%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	2.1%	0.8%	-1.3%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	2.9%	2.4%	-0.5%	0.8%	1.6%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.8%	2.1%	0.3%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0%	3.2%	3.2%	0.8%	2.4%
White	59.3%	56.1%	-3.2%	81.4%	-25.3%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Other	0.8%	3.7%	2.9%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.8% 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	58.5%	55.8%	-2.7%	83.2%	-27.4%
European Union	8.4%	18.5%	10.1%	6.1%	12.4%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	4.7%	3.4%	-1.3%	2.7%	0.7%
Middle East and Asia	18.1%	13.8%	-4.3%	5.6%	8.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.2%	5%	0.8%	1.3%	3.7%
Oceania	4.2%	1.1%	-3.1%	0.3%	0.8%
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	57%	56%	-1.0%	83.2%	-27.2%
10+ Years	7.1%	22.5%	15.4%	9.8%	12.7%
5-10 Years	6.6%	5.8%	-0.8%	2.9%	2.9%
2-5 Years	7.3%	9.5%	2.2%	2.2%	7.3%
Less than 2 years	22%	6.1%	-15.9%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.6%	76.7%	-7.1%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
France	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Germany	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Italy	5%	0.6%	4.4%
Spain	2.6%	0.4%	2.2%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Other Europe	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	2.1%	1.2%	0.9%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	2.6%	13.5%	-10.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.1%	37.2%	-5.1%
Christian	32.1%	46.2%	-14.1%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	27.9%	6.5%	21.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Prusom Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Prusom Street was 119.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 22.0% lower than the St Katharine's & Wapping average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Prusom Street has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Katharine's & Wapping and the 333rd lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -27.0%.

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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. 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 3NP, 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 - 3/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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) - 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 Prusom Street are based on 112 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 Prusom Street, London, E1W 3NP

Estimated Average Property Prices for E1W 3NP

Average Price
£376,573

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£376,573

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Prusom Street

Average Price
£361,376

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£361,376

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Prusom Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 25 Whitethorn House Prusom Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£425,000	2024-06-28	£405,485
Flat 10A Whitethorn House Prusom Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£317,000	2023-09-05	£304,620
Flat 4 Whitethorn House Prusom Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£355,000	2023-07-20	£343,252
Flat 27 Whitethorn House Prusom Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£375,000	2020-09-11	£347,153
Flat 21 Whitethorn House Prusom Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£435,000	2020-06-19	£424,556

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E1W 3NP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	150
Retired	31
Self-Employed	29
Part-Time Employee	24
Student (economically inactive)	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Looking after home or family	19
Unemployed	14
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	31
Professional, scientific and technical activities	30
Accommodation and food service activities	25
Education	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Administrative and support service activities	14
Information and communication	14
Human health and social work activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Real estate activities	10
Transport and storage	9
Construction	9
Other	5
Manufacturing	2

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	1,415 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,864 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	2,126 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	4out of 4	2,181 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,603 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School Garnet Street , E1W 3QT	4out of 4	147 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Blue Gate Fields Junior School King David Lane , Wapping E1 0EH	4out of 4	464 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Blue Gate Fields Infants' School King David Lane , Stepney E1 0EH	3out of 4	464 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hermitage Primary School Vaughan Way , E1W 2PT	3out of 4	720 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bigland Green Primary School Bigland Street , Wapping E1 2ND	4out of 4	783 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop Challoner Girls' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	4out of 4	873 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Mulberry School for Girls Richard Street , Commercial Road E1 2JP	4out of 4	901 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Bishop Challoner Boys' School 352 Commercial Road , E1 0LB	3out of 4	956 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Wapping High School 153 Commercial Road , E1 2DA	3out of 4	1,021 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
London Enterprise Academy 81-91 Commercial Road , Whitechapel E1 1RD	1out of 4	1,149 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	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	2,781 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	3,019 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	4,180 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Morley College 61 Westminster Bridge Road , Waterloo SE1 7HT	- not rated	4,183 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King's College London Maths School 80 Kennington Road , SE11 6NJ	- not rated	4,389 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
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	2,794 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	2,934 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,794 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	299 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Pier Head Preparatory Montessori School 3-4 Shadwell Pier Head , Glamis Road E1W 3TD	- not rated	560 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Jamiatul Ummah School 56 Bigland Street , Shadwell E1 2ND	- not rated	702 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Buttercup Primary School 181 Cannon Street Road , E1 2LX	- not rated	969 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Date Palm Primary School 60 Nelsons Street , First Floor E1 2DE	- not rated	1,014 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	Distance
Da Nonna Ltd	Unit 2, New Crane Place	71 yd
River View Restaurant	New Crane Wharf - Unit 16, New Crane Place	110 yd
Il Bacaro	2 New Crane Place	113 yd
Il Bordello	Unit G01, Metropolitan Wharf Building, 70 Wapping Wall	194 yd
Il Bianco	1 Cobblestone Square	220 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Dockers Inn	97 Wapping Lane	258 yd
Prospect of Whitby	57 Wapping Wall	310 yd
Turners Old Star	14 Watts Street	359 yd
Slug & Lettuce	Unit 1, Tower Bridge House, St Katharines Way	384 yd
Old salt quay	163	563 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bello De Nonna	Unit G02, Metropolitan Wharf Building, 70 Wapping Wall	194 yd
Squid Markets	Brussels Wharf, Wapping Wall	253 yd
Wapping Fish Bar	89 Wapping Lane	258 yd
St George-in-the-East Church Open Table	Parish Office, St George-In-The-East Church, 14 Cannon Street Road	553 yd
Spice PFC & Grill	85 Watney Street	625 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	70 Wapping Lane	293 yd
Shanraj Limited	77-101 The Highway	597 yd
Iceland	1-11 Watney Market	866 yd
Mogul	Shop Unit 2 Gwent Court	868 yd
Sainsbury's	Unit 1 Vaughan Way	910 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St George'S Leisure Centre THE HIGHWAY	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	476 yd
King Edward Memorial Park GLAMIS ROAD	tennis courts	529 yd
John Orwell Sports Centre TENCH STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	541 yd
Tarling East Community Centre MARTHA STREET	grass pitches	703 yd
Jamiatul Ummah School BIGLAND STREET		773 yd
Bigland Green Primary School BIGLAND STREET	artificial grass pitch	876 yd
Ensign WELLCLOSE SQUARE		888 yd
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School (Closed) Lukin Street		893 yd
Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School COMMERCIAL ROAD		917 yd
Fisher Athletic Fc (Closed) Salter Road	grass pitches	918 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	229.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	197.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E1W 3NP