Columbia Road, London, E2 7NN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E2 7NN, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.7%	52%	3.3%	51.0%	1.0%
Male	51.3%	48%	-3.3%	49.0%	-1.0%

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 7NN, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.1% 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	61%	55.1%	-5.9%	37.9%	17.2%
Married: Opposite sex	24.8%	30.4%	5.6%	44.2%	-13.8%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.9%
Divorced	5.7%	9.2%	3.5%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	5.7%	4%	-1.7%	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	45.1%	44.9%	-0.2%	48.4%	-3.5%
Good health	30.3%	33.2%	2.9%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	14.9%	14.5%	-0.4%	12.7%	1.8%
Bad health	8.2%	5.5%	-2.7%	4.0%	1.5%
Very bad health	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	1.2%	0.6%

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.

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 46.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.1%	21.8%	-3.3%	18.2%	3.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.6%	9.9%	1.3%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	7.3%	6.3%	-1.0%	13.4%	-7.1%
Apprenticeship	1%	2.6%	1.6%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	10.2%	1.0%	16.9%	-6.7%
Degree or Similar	41.9%	46.2%	4.3%	33.8%	12.4%
Other	7%	3%	-4.0%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.6% 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%	35.5%	6.5%	1.1%	34.4%
Chinese	2.1%	1.1%	-1.0%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	3.1%	-2.0%
Pakistani	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	2.7%	-0.9%
Other Asian	1.5%	3.2%	1.7%	1.6%	1.6%
Black African	4.1%	3.2%	-0.9%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	2.4%	-0.7%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	0.4%	2.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.8%	1.0%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	1.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0.8%	1.0%
White	53.6%	42.6%	-11.0%	81.4%	-38.8%
Arab	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0.5%	1.6%	1.1%	1.6%	0.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.8% 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	68.5%	61.8%	-6.7%	83.2%	-21.4%
European Union	7.4%	11.8%	4.4%	6.1%	5.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	3.6%	3.2%	-0.4%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	15.9%	17.6%	1.7%	5.6%	12.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.6%	2.6%	-1.0%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	1%	2.1%	1.1%	0.3%	1.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.4%	62%	-2.4%	83.2%	-21.2%
10+ Years	5.4%	25.9%	20.5%	9.8%	16.1%
5-10 Years	3.6%	6.6%	3.0%	2.9%	3.7%
2-5 Years	4.1%	2.1%	-2.0%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	22.6%	3.4%	-19.2%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.6%	76.7%	0.9%
Ireland	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	3.4%	0.6%	2.8%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
No passport held	5.8%	13.5%	-7.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.5%	37.2%	-12.7%
Christian	27.9%	46.2%	-18.3%
Buddhist	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	39.4%	6.5%	32.9%
Sikh	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Columbia Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Columbia Road was 132.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 16.3% lower than the Weavers average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Columbia Road has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers and the 346th highest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 40.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.4%.

🔎 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 7NN, 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 - 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) - 10/10 (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 Columbia Road are based on 203 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 Columbia Road, London, E2 7NN

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 7NN

Average Price
£529,401

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£648,183

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£537,072

Other
£34,987

Estimated Average Property Prices for Columbia Road

Average Price
£516,348

Semi-Detached
£829,825

Terraced
£778,349

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£426,629

Other
£606,848

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Columbia Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
44 Columbia Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£825,000	2024-07-02	£811,462
Flat B 2 - 6 Columbia Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£355,000	2024-03-21	£359,878
2 - 6 Columbia Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£33,250	2024-02-09	£33,319
70 Columbia Road, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£800,000	2023-10-31	£782,645
62 Columbia Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£650,000	2023-07-31	£644,623

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 7NN

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	88
Retired	48
Looking after home or family	30
Self-Employed	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	28
Part-Time Employee	28
Unemployed	16
Student (economically inactive)	15
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	30
Information and communication	19
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Education	14
Other	14
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Human health and social work activities	13
Financial and insurance activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Transport and storage	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Construction	7
Real estate activities	3
Manufacturing	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	39 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	1,014 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	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	2,295 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	4out of 4	2,744 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	278 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Primary School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7RG	3out of 4	343 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary School 43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN	3out of 4	463 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randal Cremer Primary School Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG	3out of 4	565 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Crondall Street , N1 6JG	4out of 4	771 yd	Voluntary aided 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	4out of 4	400 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	496 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	846 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	847 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Central Foundation Boys' School Cowper Street , City Road EC2A 4SH	4out of 4	953 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	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	732 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,354 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,427 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,699 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City Lit Keeley Street , Covent Garden WC2B 4BA	- not rated	3,832 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	3out of 4	3,502 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	4out of 4	3,956 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,202 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,664 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The school at Hackney city farm 1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA	- not rated	719 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Lyceum 59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU	- not rated	1,072 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	1,186 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	1,335 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Complete Works 3rd Floor, Universal House , 88-94 Wentworth St E1 7SA	- not rated	1,432 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
Cake Hole Cafe and Vintage Heaven	82a Columbia Road	170 yd
Pineapple Xpress	57 Hackney Road	236 yd
Shoreditch Grill	51 Hackney Road	245 yd
Hermanos Coffee Roasters	Ground Floor, 124 Columbia Road	271 yd
Amazon Fresh Store	Unit 10, 3A Rosewood Building, Shoreditch Exchange, 97-137 Hackney Road	282 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Birdcage	80 Columbia Road	170 yd
Dorset Estate Social Club	Dorset Social Club Above Dorset Library, Ravenscroft Street	236 yd
Royal Oak	73 Columbia Road	293 yd
Sager & Wilde	The British Lion, 193 Hackney Road	301 yd
Looking Glass Cocktail Club	49 Hackney Road	304 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Getir UK Limited	71-73 Hackney Road	244 yd
Oriental House	196 Hackney Road	286 yd
US Way Pizza	196 Hackney Road	286 yd
Bangkok Thai Street Food / Yummy Yummy London/ King Pad Thai/ King Burger/ Burger London,/Original Bu	147 Hackney Road	290 yd
Yummy Yummy London	147 Hackny Road	290 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	240 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	372 yd
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	467 yd
Sainsbury's	Commercial Unit 7, 50 Bethnal Green Road	517 yd
Tesco	176-179 Shoreditch High Street	577 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Tab Centre GODFREY PLACE		250 yd
Bethnal Green Academy GOSSET STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	264 yd
Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		466 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	525 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Old Street) (Closed) Old Street	artificial grass pitch	533 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	554 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	575 yd
Shoreditch House EBOR STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	578 yd
Frame (Shoreditch) 27-31 27-31 NEW INN YARD		594 yd
Nuffield Health (Shoreditch) 1-6 1-6 BATEMAN'S ROW	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	610 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	73.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	73.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	73.9%

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	73.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	73.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 7NN