Old Market Square, London, E2 7PQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E2 7PQ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.3% 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	50.3%	54.3%	4.0%	51.0%	3.3%
Male	49.7%	45.7%	-4.0%	49.0%	-3.3%

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 7PQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.8% 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%	48.8%	-2.4%	37.9%	10.9%
Married: Opposite sex	30.8%	33.1%	2.3%	44.2%	-11.1%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Separated	3.8%	5.4%	1.6%	2.2%	3.2%
Divorced	9%	9%	0.0%	9.1%	-0.1%
Widowed	4.2%	2.4%	-1.8%	6.1%	-3.7%

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	45.4%	59%	13.6%	48.4%	10.6%
Good health	33%	22.1%	-10.9%	33.6%	-11.5%
Fair health	14.9%	14%	-0.9%	12.7%	1.3%
Bad health	5.7%	4.1%	-1.6%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.3%

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 44.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.3%	20%	-5.3%	18.2%	1.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.7%	10.9%	1.2%	9.6%	1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8%	9.7%	1.7%	13.4%	-3.7%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.3%	9.7%	0.4%	16.9%	-7.2%
Degree or Similar	34.9%	44.8%	9.9%	33.8%	11.0%
Other	12.1%	4.8%	-7.3%	2.8%	2.0%

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	31.1%	45.9%	14.8%	1.1%	44.8%
Chinese	3.2%	3.2%	0.0%	0.7%	2.5%
Indian	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2.4%	0.5%	-1.9%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black African	3.2%	3.6%	0.4%	2.5%	1.1%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	2.3%	1.2%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	2.4%	0.5%	-1.9%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	1.4%	-1.8%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.8%	1.5%	0.8%	1.0%
White	48.6%	36%	-12.6%	81.4%	-45.4%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60% 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	59.7%	60%	0.3%	83.2%	-23.2%
European Union	5.9%	9.1%	3.2%	6.1%	3.0%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	1.4%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	4.6%	0.9%	-3.7%	2.7%	-1.8%
Middle East and Asia	23.2%	20.5%	-2.7%	5.6%	14.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.2%	6.4%	3.2%	1.3%	5.1%
Oceania	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	0.3%	1.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.8%	59.7%	1.9%	83.2%	-23.5%
10+ Years	3.2%	20.4%	17.2%	9.8%	10.6%
5-10 Years	5.9%	5%	-0.9%	2.9%	2.1%
2-5 Years	8.6%	6.3%	-2.3%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	24.3%	8.6%	-15.7%	1.9%	6.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.1%	76.7%	1.4%
Ireland	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Italy	3.2%	0.6%	2.6%
Spain	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	22.2%	37.2%	-15.0%
Christian	22.2%	46.2%	-24.0%
Jewish	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Muslim	47.5%	6.5%	41.0%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Old Market Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Old Market Square was 272.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 77.6% higher than the Weavers average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Old Market Square has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers and the 159th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 51.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year.

🔎 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 7PQ, 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 Old Market Square are based on 42 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 Market Square, London, E2 7PQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 7PQ

Average Price
£470,600

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£470,600

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Old Market Square

Average Price
£391,634

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£391,634

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Old Market SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
25 Old Market Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£480,000	2025-12-02	£461,579
60 Old Market Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2025-06-20	£391,518
47 Old Market Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£452,500	2024-09-10	£390,209
7 Old Market Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£415,000	2024-04-11	£388,426
8 Old Market Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£520,000	2023-03-16	£458,793

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 7PQ

Employment

E2 7PQ area has a very high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 11% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in E2 7PQ 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	52
Unemployed	18
Looking after home or family	16
Self-Employed	16
Other	15
Retired	14
Part-Time Employee	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Student (economically inactive)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	28
Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Human health and social work activities	19
Information and communication	12
Education	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Construction	5
Transport and storage	5
Manufacturing	4
Real estate activities	3
Financial and insurance activities	3

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	64 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	1,079 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,988 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,207 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	2,658 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Columbia Primary School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7RG	3out of 4	265 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Primary School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7RG	- not rated	271 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Virginia Primary School Virginia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7NQ	4out of 4	283 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Virginia Primary School Virginia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7NQ	- not rated	283 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary School 43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN	- not rated	546 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	3out of 4	312 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethnal Green Technology College Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	- not rated	312 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	499 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	499 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	527 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	527 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	770 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,855 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,080 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,430 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	3,585 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	3,867 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,867 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,199 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,588 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North London Community College ,	- not rated	243 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
Greenfields School of Development St Hilda's Community Centre , 18 Club Row E2 7EY	- not rated	427 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brick Lane School Bacon Street , Tower Hamlets E2 6DY	- not rated	566 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The school at Hackney city farm 1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA	- not rated	671 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mustard School Parish Hall , Nuttall Street N1 5LR	- not rated	803 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
Pineapple Xpress	57 Hackney Road	197 yd
Cake Hole Cafe and Vintage Heaven	82a Columbia Road	204 yd
Shoreditch Grill	51 Hackney Road	208 yd
Amazon Fresh Store	Unit 10, 3A Rosewood Building, Shoreditch Exchange, 97-137 Hackney Road	236 yd
The Boil	147 Hackney road	252 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Birdcage	80 Columbia Road	204 yd
Dorset Estate Social Club	Dorset Social Club Above Dorset Library, Ravenscroft Street	214 yd
Sager & Wilde	The British Lion, 193 Hackney Road	265 yd
Looking Glass Cocktail Club	49 Hackney Road	274 yd
Browns	The Browns, 1 Hackney Road	274 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Getir UK Limited	71-73 Hackney Road	196 yd
Bangkok Thai Street Food / Yummy Yummy London/ King Pad Thai/ King Burger/ Burger London,/Original Bu	147 Hackney Road	252 yd
Yummy Yummy London	147 Hackny Road	252 yd
Cakeshake	147 Hackney Road	252 yd
Sakusei	Unit 4, 147 Hackney Road	252 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	190 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	323 yd
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	473 yd
Sainsbury's	Commercial Unit 7, 50 Bethnal Green Road	547 yd
Tesco	176-179 Shoreditch High Street	580 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Tab Centre GODFREY PLACE		230 yd
Bethnal Green Academy GOSSET STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	311 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	504 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Old Street) (Closed) Old Street	artificial grass pitch	505 yd
Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		514 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	525 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	554 yd
Frame (Shoreditch) 27-31 27-31 NEW INN YARD		591 yd
Shoreditch House EBOR STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	593 yd
Nuffield Health (Shoreditch) 1-6 1-6 BATEMAN'S ROW	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	596 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	77.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	113.1 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	33.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	400 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 7PQ