Old Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 6QY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E2 6QY has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	46.2%	49.1%	2.9%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	53.8%	50.9%	-2.9%	49.0%	1.9%

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 E2 6QY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 62.7% 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	51.2%	62.7%	11.5%	37.9%	24.8%
Married: Opposite sex	31%	26.3%	-4.7%	44.2%	-17.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	5.6%	3.6%	-2.0%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	6.6%	4.5%	-2.1%	9.1%	-4.6%
Widowed	5.6%	2.3%	-3.3%	6.1%	-3.8%

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	36%	51.7%	15.7%	48.4%	3.3%
Good health	33.5%	29.1%	-4.4%	33.6%	-4.5%
Fair health	16%	10.5%	-5.5%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	11.6%	4.5%	-7.1%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	2.9%	4.2%	1.3%	1.2%	3.0%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	39.9%	25.3%	-14.6%	18.2%	7.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.4%	10.1%	-6.3%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.6%	8.4%	1.8%	13.4%	-5.0%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	2.3%	0.0%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.2%	11%	5.8%	16.9%	-5.9%
Degree or Similar	22.5%	40.9%	18.4%	33.8%	7.1%
Other	7%	1.9%	-5.1%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.2% 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	49.5%	39.4%	-10.1%	1.1%	38.3%
Chinese	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	2.5%	1%	-1.5%	3.1%	-2.1%
Pakistani	1.1%	0.8%	-0.3%	2.7%	-1.9%
Other Asian	3.6%	2.1%	-1.5%	1.6%	0.5%
Black African	2.2%	3.1%	0.9%	2.5%	0.6%
Black Caribbean	2.9%	2.1%	-0.8%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	3.7%	3.3%	0.8%	2.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	3.1%	3.1%	0.4%	2.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	3.3%	2.4%	-0.9%	0.8%	1.6%
White	33.1%	35.2%	2.1%	81.4%	-46.2%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.4%	1.8%	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.9% 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	64%	64.9%	0.9%	83.2%	-18.3%
European Union	3.3%	6.9%	3.6%	6.1%	0.8%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	2.2%	2.6%	0.4%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	28.4%	18.5%	-9.9%	5.6%	12.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	4%	2.9%	1.3%	2.7%
Oceania	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.9%	64.7%	1.8%	83.2%	-18.5%
10+ Years	2.9%	20%	17.1%	9.8%	10.2%
5-10 Years	4.4%	5.8%	1.4%	2.9%	2.9%
2-5 Years	3.3%	6.3%	3.0%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	26.5%	3.2%	-23.3%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.1%	76.7%	-0.6%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	3.4%	1.2%	2.2%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	7.7%	13.5%	-5.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.3%	37.2%	-4.9%
Christian	13.9%	46.2%	-32.3%
Buddhist	2.1%	0.5%	1.6%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	42.8%	6.5%	36.3%
Sikh	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.8%	6.0%	0.8%

Safety

Is Old Bethnal Green Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Old Bethnal Green Road was 116.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 17.9% lower than the Bethnal Green East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Old Bethnal Green Road has the 40th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Bethnal Green East and the 297th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 55.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E2 6QY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 10/10 (very high )
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 Old Bethnal Green Road are based on 196 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 Old Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 6QY

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 6QY

Average Price
£305,830

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£305,830

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Old Bethnal Green Road

Average Price
£415,805

Semi-Detached
£477,176

Terraced
£819,681

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£404,936

Other
£983,109

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Old Bethnal Green Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 37A Ajax House Old Bethnal Green Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£475,000	2023-02-24	£415,744
Flat 3 Ajax House Old Bethnal Green Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£320,000	2021-03-17	£265,758
Flat 37A Ajax House Old Bethnal Green Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£430,000	2019-09-27	£392,006
Flat 3 Ajax House Old Bethnal Green Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£255,000	2017-06-16	£230,789
Flat 14 Ajax House Old Bethnal Green Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£370,000	2015-07-17	£355,800

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 6QY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	128
Retired	27
Part-Time Employee	27
Looking after home or family	26
Other	23
Self-Employed	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Human health and social work activities	9
Education	9
Other	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Manufacturing	4
Information and communication	4
Transport and storage	3
Construction	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	961 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,229 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,511 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	1,768 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	- not rated	1,940 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's Church of England Primary School Peel Grove , Bethnal Green E2 9LR	3out of 4	341 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lawdale Junior School Mansford Street , Bethnal Green E2 6LS	3out of 4	437 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mowlem Primary School Mowlem Street , Bishops Way E2 9HE	4out of 4	449 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Selby Infants' School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PP	3out of 4	496 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School Bonner Road , Bethnal Green E2 9JY	3out of 4	587 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Raine's Foundation School Approach Road , Bethnal Green E2 9LY	- not rated	144 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PR	3out of 4	327 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	649 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	3out of 4	948 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethnal Green Technology College Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	- not rated	948 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,250 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,568 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,889 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	2,966 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,429 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	3out of 4	2,972 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	2,972 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	3,426 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	4,347 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,443 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Excellence Christian School 59-61 Vyner Street , Off Cambridge Heath Road E2 9DQ	- not rated	509 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The school at Hackney city farm 1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA	- not rated	622 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah 1 Cornwall Avenue , E2 0HW	- not rated	670 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Gatehouse School Sewardstone Road , Victoria Park E2 9JG	- not rated	905 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Weavers' Senior School Mape Street , Bethnal Green E2 6HW	- not rated	922 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rogues	460 Hackney Road	124 yd
Flat Earth Pizzas	286-290 Cambridge Heath Road	150 yd
Kween Kream	276 Railway Arches	155 yd
Young Vegans Pizza Shop	393 Cambridge Heath Road	170 yd
Garbo's Pizza at La Cantina Sociale	Railway Arches, 300 Cambridge Heath Road	171 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Queen Adelaide	483 Hackney Road	171 yd
Metropolis	234 Cambridge Heath Road	200 yd
Satan's Whiskers	343 Cambridge Heath Road	201 yd
The Hare	Hare Tavern Public House, 505 Cambridge Heath Road	295 yd
Sebright Arms	Sebright Arms Public House, 31-35 Coate Street	364 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Green Glow	Railway Arch, 296 Cambridge Heath Road	147 yd
Perfetto Pizza	Ground, 391 Cambridge Heath Road	174 yd
Dhills Grill	Unit 66 Containerville, 1 Emma Street	195 yd
Dickie's At Home	Unit 70, 1 Emma Street	195 yd
Salad & Poke Bowl's,Chopstick Sushi,Eatkatsu,Poke Bowl,Bao burger	Railway Arch, 268 Poyser Street	197 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	452 Hackney Road	124 yd
Tesco	Tesco Metro, 361-363 Bethnal Green Road	482 yd
Iceland	444-446 Bethnal Green Road	493 yd
Sainsbury's	291 Cambridge Heath Road	596 yd
Co-operative	250a Globe Road	710 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Beatrice Tate School (Closed) St. Jude's Road		189 yd
Town Hall Hotel TOWN HALL HOTEL TOWN HALL HOTEL PATRIOT SQUARE	swimming pool	250 yd
York Hall Leisure Centre YORK HALL YORK HALL OLD FORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	281 yd
One Yoga Centre (Closed) Teesdale Street		285 yd
Fitness4Less (London Cambridge Heath) 303 - 310 303 - 310 Hare Row	health and fitness suite	310 yd
Oaklands School OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OLD BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		330 yd
Bodylines BETHNAL GREEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	443 yd
Crossfit London (Gales Gardens) RAILWAY ARCH 3 RAILWAY ARCH 3 GALES GARDENS	health and fitness suite	591 yd
Raines Foundation Upper School APPROACH ROAD		611 yd
Muscleworks Gym Bethnal Green Hague Street	health and fitness suite	695 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	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	87.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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