Swanfield Street, London, E2 7JA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E2 7JA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49%	50.3%	1.3%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	51%	49.7%	-1.3%	49.0%	0.7%

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 E2 7JA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.9% 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	65.2%	58.9%	-6.3%	37.9%	21.0%
Married: Opposite sex	22.1%	31.5%	9.4%	44.2%	-12.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	2.5%	1.7%	-0.8%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	8.7%	5.4%	-3.3%	9.1%	-3.7%
Widowed	1.4%	2.1%	0.7%	6.1%	-4.0%

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	54.6%	54.2%	-0.4%	48.4%	5.8%
Good health	28.5%	29.1%	0.6%	33.6%	-4.5%
Fair health	10.8%	10.7%	-0.1%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	5.8%	4.7%	-1.1%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	1.2%	0.1%

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 47.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.9%	20.8%	0.9%	18.2%	2.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13%	7.9%	-5.1%	9.6%	-1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.7%	6.7%	-2.0%	13.4%	-6.7%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.9%	14.2%	-0.7%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	31.5%	47.9%	16.4%	33.8%	14.1%
Other	10.5%	2.5%	-8.0%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 33.3% 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	42.1%	47.5%	5.4%	1.1%	46.4%
Chinese	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	3%	3%	0.0%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	5%	1%	-4.0%	1.6%	-0.6%
Black African	2.2%	2.7%	0.5%	2.5%	0.2%
Black Caribbean	1.4%	2%	0.6%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.7%	1.1%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.4%	2%	0.6%	0.8%	1.2%
White	38.8%	33.3%	-5.5%	81.4%	-48.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	0.8%	4.4%	3.6%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.1% 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	60.4%	57.1%	-3.3%	83.2%	-26.1%
European Union	6.4%	8.1%	1.7%	6.1%	2.0%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%	0.9%
Africa	3.6%	4.7%	1.1%	2.7%	2.0%
Middle East and Asia	24.4%	22.3%	-2.1%	5.6%	16.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.5%	4.1%	1.6%	1.3%	2.8%
Oceania	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%	0.3%	1.4%
British Overseas	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.4%	56.9%	-3.5%	83.2%	-26.3%
10+ Years	5.8%	29%	23.2%	9.8%	19.2%
5-10 Years	3.9%	2.7%	-1.2%	2.9%	-0.2%
2-5 Years	5.5%	5.1%	-0.4%	2.2%	2.9%
Less than 2 years	24.4%	6.4%	-18.0%	1.9%	4.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.1%	76.7%	3.4%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.4%	1.5%	0.9%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	3.7%	1.2%	2.5%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	4%	13.5%	-9.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.4%	37.2%	-11.8%
Christian	14.4%	46.2%	-31.8%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	49.8%	6.5%	43.3%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Swanfield Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Swanfield Street was 117.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 60.5% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Swanfield Street has the 16th lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown and the 299th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -29.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,200

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E2 7JA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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 Swanfield Street are based on 81 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 Swanfield Street, London, E2 7JA

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 7JA

Average Price
£610,113

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£610,113

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Swanfield Street

Average Price
£517,998

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£740,539

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£438,596

Other
£3,246,831

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Swanfield Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 22 Henley House Swanfield Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£602,500	2025-03-31	£532,117
Flat 17 Henley House Swanfield Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2023-08-18	£261,449
Flat 28 Henley House Swanfield Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£665,000	2019-07-19	£629,132
Flat 35 Henley House Swanfield Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£730,000	2015-11-30	£680,351
Flat 28 Henley House Swanfield Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£598,500	2015-04-10	£600,554

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 7JA

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E2 7JA 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	85
Part-Time Employee	34
Student (economically inactive)	24
Looking after home or family	21
Self-Employed	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Other	13
Retired	10
Unemployed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	25
Information and communication	18
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Education	17
Other	15
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Human health and social work activities	12
Financial and insurance activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	4
Construction	3
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	363 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	1,407 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,990 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,075 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	2,459 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Virginia Primary School Virginia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7NQ	4out of 4	200 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Virginia Primary School Virginia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7NQ	- not rated	200 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthias Church of England Primary School Bacon Street , Bethnal Green E2 6DY	- not rated	264 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Davis Primary School Wood Close , Cheshire Street E2 6ET	- not rated	482 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Primary School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7RG	3out of 4	514 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	3out of 4	359 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethnal Green Technology College Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	- not rated	359 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's School St Matthew's Row , Bethnal Green E2 6ET	- not rated	508 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	787 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	852 yd	Community school	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	606 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	787 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,940 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,351 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,442 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	3,759 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,759 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	3,834 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,864 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,664 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Greenfields School of Development St Hilda's Community Centre , 18 Club Row E2 7EY	- not rated	100 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brick Lane School Bacon Street , Tower Hamlets E2 6DY	- not rated	219 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North London Community College ,	- not rated	488 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
Weavers' Senior School Mape Street , Bethnal Green E2 6HW	- not rated	803 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
The Lyceum 59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU	- not rated	917 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
Rochelle Canteen	16 Playground Gardens	78 yd
Franze & Evans	101 Redchurch Street	90 yd
Shoreditch Fish & Chips	117 Redchurch Street	112 yd
Gecko Coffeehouse	49 Bethnal Green Road	115 yd
Maos	First floor, 41-43 Redchurch Street	139 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Redchurch	107 Redchurch Street	90 yd
Well and Bucket	Well And Bucket Public House, 143 Bethnal Green Road	154 yd
The Owl & The Pussycat	The Owl And The Pussycat Public House, 34 Redchurch Street	171 yd
London Cocktail Club Sclater Street	Commercial Unit 12, Avant Garde Building, 29 Sclater Street	200 yd
Billy Bootleggers	202 Brick Lane	210 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jolene Redchurch Street	67 Redchurch Street	138 yd
Hi Thai,Hi Sushi,Pasta Alla Veneziana,Chinese Circle,Vegan Pasta Hub	147 Bethnal Green Road	158 yd
Sushi Show	136 Bethnal Green Road	165 yd
Tas Firin	160 Bethnal Green Road	165 yd
Mystique Pizza, Dragon Heaven Indo-Chinese	148 Bethnal Green Road	198 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Commercial Unit 7, 50 Bethnal Green Road	188 yd
Tesco	176-179 Shoreditch High Street	357 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	503 yd
Tesco	116-118 Commercial Street	580 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	591 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Shoreditch House EBOR STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	287 yd
The Tab Centre GODFREY PLACE		313 yd
Bethnal Green Academy GOSSET STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	360 yd
Frame (Shoreditch) 27-31 27-31 NEW INN YARD		404 yd
Powerleague (Shoreditch) SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET	artificial grass pitch	413 yd
Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		473 yd
Nuffield Health (Shoreditch) 1-6 1-6 BATEMAN'S ROW	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	491 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Old Street) (Closed) Old Street	artificial grass pitch	530 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre London City (Closed) Worship Street	artificial grass pitch	686 yd
The Bob Breen Academy (Closed) Hoxton Square	health and fitness suite	722 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
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/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	100.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	21.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	21.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	23.67 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	23.67 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.3 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 7JA