Arnold Circus, London, E2 7JX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E2 7JX is primarily male, with 53.8% of the population 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	38.8%	46.2%	7.4%	51.0%	-4.8%
Male	61.2%	53.8%	-7.4%	49.0%	4.8%

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 7JX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 56.3% 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	60.4%	56.3%	-4.1%	37.9%	18.4%
Married: Opposite sex	29.4%	30.5%	1.1%	44.2%	-13.7%
Separated	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	5.9%	7.5%	1.6%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	2.7%	3.4%	0.7%	6.1%	-2.7%

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	40.2%	43.4%	3.2%	48.4%	-5.0%
Good health	28.7%	32.1%	3.4%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	15.8%	13.7%	-2.1%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	11%	8%	-3.0%	4.0%	4.0%
Very bad health	4.3%	2.8%	-1.5%	1.2%	1.6%

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	19.8%	23%	3.2%	18.2%	4.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.2%	10.3%	0.1%	9.6%	0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.1%	12.6%	-4.5%	13.4%	-0.8%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	4.6%	2.5%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	8.6%	-0.5%	16.9%	-8.3%
Degree or Similar	28.9%	37.9%	9.0%	33.8%	4.1%
Other	12.8%	2.9%	-9.9%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36% 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	38.3%	46.3%	8.0%	1.1%	45.2%
Chinese	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	0%	3.3%	3.3%	2.7%	0.6%
Other Asian	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	1.6%	-0.7%
Black African	3.8%	3.3%	-0.5%	2.5%	0.8%
Black Caribbean	2.9%	1.9%	-1.0%	1.0%	0.9%
Other Black	1%	1.4%	0.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	0.4%	1.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	0.9%	-1.0%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.8%	1.1%
White	43.5%	36%	-7.5%	81.4%	-45.4%
Arab	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 63.8% 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	61.2%	63.8%	2.6%	83.2%	-19.4%
European Union	7.2%	7.7%	0.5%	6.1%	1.6%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	2.4%	1.9%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	4.8%	2.9%	-1.9%	2.7%	0.2%
Middle East and Asia	21.5%	21.7%	0.2%	5.6%	16.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.3%	1.4%	-1.9%	1.3%	0.1%
Oceania	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.2%	62.6%	1.4%	83.2%	-20.6%
10+ Years	2.4%	26.5%	24.1%	9.8%	16.7%
5-10 Years	3.3%	3.8%	0.5%	2.9%	0.9%
2-5 Years	2.9%	5.2%	2.3%	2.2%	3.0%
Less than 2 years	30.1%	1.9%	-28.2%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.9%	76.7%	-8.8%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	0.5%	1.5%	-1.0%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	4.2%	1.2%	3.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	14.4%	13.5%	0.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.8%	37.2%	-10.4%
Christian	19.2%	46.2%	-27.0%
Muslim	50.2%	6.5%	43.7%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	3.3%	6.0%	-2.7%

Safety

Is Arnold Circus Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Arnold Circus was 222.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 46.2% higher than the Weavers average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Arnold Circus has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers and the 220th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 55.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -73.0%.

🔎 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. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£51,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E2 7JX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 Arnold Circus are based on 14 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 Arnold Circus, London, E2 7JX

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 7JX

Average Price
£540,971

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£540,971

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Arnold Circus

Average Price
£424,821

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£424,821

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Arnold CircusStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 6 Chertsey House Arnold Circus, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£377,000	2011-01-28	£547,799
Flat 6 Chertsey House Arnold Circus, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£215,000	2005-08-30	£396,715
Flat 5 Chertsey House Arnold Circus, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£170,000	2002-02-12	£399,840
Flat 5 Chertsey House Arnold Circus, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£130,000	2001-06-04	£324,816

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 7JX

Flood Risk

Flood risk from rivers and the sea
Very low flood risk

Flood risk from surface water
Low flood risk

* Results apply to the surrounding postcode area, not to a specific property.

Flood risk from rivers and the sea

The area around Arnold Circus, London, E2 7JX has very low flood risk from rivers and the sea.

0 of 2 properties (0.00%) in this postcode have some level of river or sea flood risk.

River and sea flooding includes flooding caused by overflowing rivers, estuaries, tidal waters and coastal surges.

Flood risk from surface water

The area around Arnold Circus, London, E2 7JX has low surface water flood risk.

2 of 2 properties (100.00%) in this postcode have some level of surface water flood risk.

Surface water flooding can happen when heavy rainfall overwhelms drains, roads, gardens or other hard surfaces.

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	47
Looking after home or family	22
Self-Employed	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Part-Time Employee	17
Retired	16
Other	14
Student (economically inactive)	10
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Education	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Other	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Human health and social work activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Information and communication	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	4
Construction	4
Real estate activities	2

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	252 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	1,276 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,073 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,195 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	2,592 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	69 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Virginia Primary School Virginia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7NQ	- not rated	69 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Matthias Church of England Primary School Bacon Street , Bethnal Green E2 6DY	- not rated	404 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Primary School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7RG	3out of 4	482 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Primary School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7RG	- not rated	487 yd	Community school	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	389 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethnal Green Technology College Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	- not rated	389 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's School St Matthew's Row , Bethnal Green E2 6ET	- not rated	627 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	648 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	767 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	555 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	648 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,821 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,327 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,344 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	3,694 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	3,875 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,875 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	3,931 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,727 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	167 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North London Community College ,	- not rated	352 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
Brick Lane School Bacon Street , Tower Hamlets E2 6DY	- not rated	357 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Lyceum 59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU	- not rated	887 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The school at Hackney city farm 1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA	- not rated	910 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	71 yd
Leila's Cafe	17 Calvert Avenue	144 yd
Boundary London Roof Top Bar & Grill	2-4 Boundary Street	161 yd
Dishoom Bombay Cafe	7 Boundary Street	161 yd
Lets do Maki	6 Calvert avenue	212 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mikkeller Bar London	2-4 Hackney Road	221 yd
Redchurch	107 Redchurch Street	230 yd
The Owl & The Pussycat	The Owl And The Pussycat Public House, 34 Redchurch Street	244 yd
Looking Glass Cocktail Club	49 Hackney Road	252 yd
Browns	The Browns, 1 Hackney Road	252 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jolene Redchurch Street	67 Redchurch Street	216 yd
Neesa’s Kitchen	Unit 8, Regents Studios, 8 Andrews Road	217 yd
Marmaris Kebab House	55 Hackney Road	252 yd
Taste Of China	53 Hackney Road	252 yd
Zapp	28 Redchurch Street	274 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Commercial Unit 7, 50 Bethnal Green Road	302 yd
Tesco	176-179 Shoreditch High Street	331 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	378 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	454 yd
Tesco	116-118 Commercial Street	677 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Tab Centre GODFREY PLACE		173 yd
Shoreditch House EBOR STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	325 yd
Frame (Shoreditch) 27-31 27-31 NEW INN YARD		358 yd
Bethnal Green Academy GOSSET STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	390 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Old Street) (Closed) Old Street	artificial grass pitch	408 yd
Nuffield Health (Shoreditch) 1-6 1-6 BATEMAN'S ROW	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	409 yd
Powerleague (Shoreditch) SHOREDITCH HIGH STREET	artificial grass pitch	446 yd
Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		547 yd
The Bob Breen Academy (Closed) Hoxton Square	health and fitness suite	592 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	645 yd

Broadband

Technology Availability

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%
Percentage of premises with Next Generation Access (NGA)	100.0%

Speed Availability

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%
Percentage of premises unable to receive decent broadband from fixed or FWA	0.0%
Percentage of premises able to receive decent broadband from FWA	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	71.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	56.5 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband coverage statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2026 dataset. Broadband performance statistics are based on Ofcom's Connected Nations 2023 postcode-level performance data.

Overview of E2 7JX