Shipton Street, London, E2 7RX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E2 7RX has a slightly higher male population, with 50% 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	47.4%	50%	2.6%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	52.6%	50%	-2.6%	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 7RX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 52.8% 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	44.4%	52.8%	8.4%	37.9%	14.9%
Married: Opposite sex	37.2%	31.5%	-5.7%	44.2%	-12.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.9%	1.9%	-2.0%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	8.3%	6.9%	-1.4%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	6.1%	6%	-0.1%	6.1%	-0.1%

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%	39.1%	-5.9%	48.4%	-9.3%
Good health	37.3%	39.1%	1.8%	33.6%	5.5%
Fair health	9.2%	14.9%	5.7%	12.7%	2.2%
Bad health	6%	5.9%	-0.1%	4.0%	1.9%
Very bad health	2.4%	1%	-1.4%	1.2%	-0.2%

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	27.2%	22%	-5.2%	18.2%	3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.3%	9%	-4.3%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.8%	19.7%	6.9%	13.4%	6.3%
Apprenticeship	0%	1.8%	1.8%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.1%	19.3%	8.2%	16.9%	2.4%
Degree or Similar	25.6%	24.7%	-0.9%	33.8%	-9.1%
Other	10%	3.6%	-6.4%	2.8%	0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 25.3% 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	26.9%	40.5%	13.6%	1.1%	39.4%
Chinese	2.8%	1%	-1.8%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	0%	1.4%	1.4%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	16.9%	18.7%	1.8%	2.5%	16.2%
Black Caribbean	2.8%	1.7%	-1.1%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	7.2%	0.3%	-6.9%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.4%	3.1%	0.7%	0.9%	2.2%
Mixed Other	0.8%	2.4%	1.6%	0.8%	1.6%
White	36.1%	25.3%	-10.8%	81.4%	-56.1%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.4%	2.4%	2.0%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 67.2% 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	66.3%	67.2%	0.9%	83.2%	-16.0%
European Union	3.2%	3.4%	0.2%	6.1%	-2.7%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	2.4%	1.6%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	17.3%	10.6%	-6.7%	2.7%	7.9%
Middle East and Asia	11.6%	13.3%	1.7%	5.6%	7.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	2%	2.0%	1.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.9%	67.7%	3.8%	83.2%	-15.5%
10+ Years	2.8%	26.1%	23.3%	9.8%	16.3%
5-10 Years	4.4%	1.7%	-2.7%	2.9%	-1.2%
2-5 Years	12.4%	0.7%	-11.7%	2.2%	-1.5%
Less than 2 years	16.5%	3.8%	-12.7%	1.9%	1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82.3%	76.7%	5.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	3.1%	1.5%	1.6%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.4%	1.2%	0.2%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.2%	37.2%	-21.0%
Christian	17.9%	46.2%	-28.3%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Muslim	54.3%	6.5%	47.8%
Sikh	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	8.6%	6.0%	2.6%

Safety

Is Shipton Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Shipton Street was 35.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 76.8% lower than the Weavers average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Shipton Street has the lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers and the 37th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -69.8%.

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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 7RX, 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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 Shipton Street are based on 32 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 Shipton Street, London, E2 7RX

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 7RX

Average Price
£340,875

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£340,875

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Shipton Street

Average Price
£604,582

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£911,328

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£505,680

Other
£19,717

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Shipton Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 5 William Fenn House Shipton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£275,000	2014-02-07	£312,403
Flat 5 William Fenn House Shipton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£242,000	2011-10-21	£341,212
Flat 8 William Fenn House Shipton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£162,000	2006-04-20	£281,335
Flat 5 William Fenn House Shipton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£76,000	2001-03-22	£199,557
Flat 8 William Fenn House Shipton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£92,995	2000-09-08	£258,091

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Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E2 7RX 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	44
Part-Time Employee	28
Student (economically inactive)	26
Self-Employed	25
Looking after home or family	24
Retired	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Other	14
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	17
Education	10
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	7
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	3
Construction	3
Manufacturing	3
Other	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	422 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	1,129 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,700 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,023 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	2,535 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	- not rated	108 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Primary School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7RG	3out of 4	112 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Selby Infants' School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PP	3out of 4	476 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sebright School Audrey Street , Goldsmiths Row E2 8QH	4out of 4	543 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lawdale Junior School Mansford Street , Bethnal Green E2 6LS	3out of 4	551 yd	Community school	No	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	318 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethnal Green Technology College Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	- not rated	318 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	360 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	360 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	472 yd	Free schools	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	762 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,130 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,734 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	2,153 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,516 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	3,641 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,641 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	3,717 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,247 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,484 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	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	317 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
North London Community College ,	- not rated	560 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	719 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brick Lane School Bacon Street , Tower Hamlets E2 6DY	- not rated	771 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mustard School Parish Hall , Nuttall Street N1 5LR	- not rated	836 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
Lily Vanilli Ltd	Unit 6, The Courtyard, Ezra Street	69 yd
Campania	23 Ezra Street	69 yd
Printers and Stationers	21a Ezra Street	69 yd
Brawn Restaurant	49 Columbia Road	72 yd
Laxeiro Tapas Bar	93 Columbia Road	72 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royal Oak	73 Columbia Road	72 yd
Nelsons Head PH	32 Horatio Street	116 yd
The Marksman	254 Hackney Road	126 yd
The Birdcage	80 Columbia Road	213 yd
Dorset Estate Social Club	Dorset Social Club Above Dorset Library, Ravenscroft Street	243 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lupo's	108 Columbia Road	72 yd
Boba Yard	259 Hackney Road	156 yd
Oriental House	196 Hackney Road	272 yd
US Way Pizza	196 Hackney Road	272 yd
Best Fish Bar Limited	157 Hackney Road	332 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	128 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	466 yd
Tesco	271-275 Bethnal Green Road	517 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	598 yd
Tesco	Tesco Metro, 361-363 Bethnal Green Road	799 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	228 yd
Bethnal Green Academy GOSSET STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	316 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	336 yd
Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		440 yd
One Yoga Centre (Closed) Teesdale Street		572 yd
Oaklands School OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OLD BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		580 yd
The Tab Centre GODFREY PLACE		594 yd
Muscleworks Gym Bethnal Green Hague Street	health and fitness suite	619 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		739 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	762 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	215.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 7RX