Kingsland Road, London, E2 8AL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E2 8AL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	56.4%	50.9%	-5.5%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	43.6%	49.1%	5.5%	49.0%	0.1%

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 8AL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 67.5% 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	57.2%	67.5%	10.3%	37.9%	29.6%
Married: Opposite sex	18%	17.5%	-0.5%	44.2%	-26.7%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	10%	3.8%	-6.2%	2.2%	1.6%
Divorced	10%	8.4%	-1.6%	9.1%	-0.7%
Widowed	4.4%	1.7%	-2.7%	6.1%	-4.4%

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	51.6%	54.3%	2.7%	48.4%	5.9%
Good health	28.8%	29.2%	0.4%	33.6%	-4.4%
Fair health	14.2%	11.6%	-2.6%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	4.5%	4.3%	-0.2%	4.0%	0.3%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.6%	-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 47.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	26.4%	17.7%	-8.7%	18.2%	-0.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12%	8.7%	-3.3%	9.6%	-0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.6%	11.1%	-0.5%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	0%	1.7%	1.7%	5.3%	-3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.6%	11.1%	1.5%	16.9%	-5.8%
Degree or Similar	28.4%	47.6%	19.2%	33.8%	13.8%
Other	12%	2.1%	-9.9%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 30.6% 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	3.3%	4.6%	1.3%	1.1%	3.5%
Chinese	4.2%	2%	-2.2%	0.7%	1.3%
Indian	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	0%	1.7%	1.7%	2.7%	-1.0%
Other Asian	9.5%	2.3%	-7.2%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	30.3%	26.6%	-3.7%	2.5%	24.1%
Black Caribbean	6.2%	9.5%	3.3%	1.0%	8.5%
Other Black	2.7%	4.9%	2.2%	0.5%	4.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	1.7%	-0.4%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	0.9%	2.6%	1.7%	0.8%	1.8%
White	36.8%	30.6%	-6.2%	81.4%	-50.8%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Other	1.8%	8.4%	6.6%	1.6%	6.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.2% 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	55.2%	56.2%	1.0%	83.2%	-27.0%
European Union	5.9%	11.6%	5.7%	6.1%	5.5%
Rest of Europe	6.2%	3.5%	-2.7%	0.8%	2.7%
Africa	20.2%	15.4%	-4.8%	2.7%	12.7%
Middle East and Asia	7.7%	4.6%	-3.1%	5.6%	-1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.6%	6.7%	3.1%	1.3%	5.4%
Oceania	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
British Overseas	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	53.4%	56.1%	2.7%	83.2%	-27.1%
10+ Years	5.6%	31.2%	25.6%	9.8%	21.4%
5-10 Years	5%	7.2%	2.2%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	9.5%	1.2%	-8.3%	2.2%	-1.0%
Less than 2 years	26.4%	4.3%	-22.1%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.4%	76.7%	-4.3%
Ireland	2%	0.6%	1.4%
France	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	1.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.3%	1.5%	0.8%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
No passport held	6.7%	13.5%	-6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.5%	37.2%	-10.7%
Christian	45.8%	46.2%	-0.4%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	13.7%	6.5%	7.2%
Other religion	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Not answered	9.9%	6.0%	3.9%

Safety

Is Kingsland Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Kingsland Road was 115.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.5% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Kingsland Road has the 14th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown and the 315th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 46.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -3.8%.

🔎 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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E2 8AL, 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 Kingsland Road are based on 1309 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hackney.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Kingsland Road, London, E2 8AL

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 8AL

Average Price
£699,214

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£679,508

Other
£738,627

Estimated Average Property Prices for Kingsland Road

Average Price
£603,817

Semi-Detached
£868,323

Terraced
£511,526

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£589,295

Other
£1,110,828

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Kingsland Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 6 161 Kingsland Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£610,000	2021-06-30	£616,401
Flat 3 161 Kingsland Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£695,000	2016-02-16	£701,557
Ground Floor And Basement 161 - 165 Kingsland Road, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£663,500	2015-11-20	£716,312
Flat 6 161 Kingsland Road, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£558,000	2015-10-09	£600,396

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 8AL

Employment

E2 8AL area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% 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 8AL 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	104
Part-Time Employee	32
Student (economically inactive)	30
Unemployed	23
Retired	22
Other	22
Self-Employed	14
Looking after home or family	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	22
Human health and social work activities	19
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Manufacturing	10
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Information and communication	9
Other	7
Financial and insurance activities	5
Construction	3
Transport and storage	2
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre 20 Halcomb Street , Hoxton N1 5RF	4out of 4	411 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	658 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,504 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,841 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre Cassland Road , Hackney E9 5BY	4out of 4	3,118 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hoxton Garden Primary Ivy Street , Hackney N1 5JD	3out of 4	190 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randal Cremer Primary School Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG	3out of 4	342 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	438 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary School 43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN	3out of 4	551 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shoreditch Park Primary School Bridport Place , N1 5JN	4out of 4	570 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	545 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	574 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	719 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	975 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	4out of 4	981 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	1,061 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	2,810 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,081 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,537 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,630 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	2,909 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	4,464 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,610 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,942 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	720 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	924 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The school at Hackney city farm 1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA	- not rated	951 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Lyceum 59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU	- not rated	1,347 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Richard Cloudesley School Tudor Rose Building , 1 Prebend Street N1 8RE	4out of 4	1,512 yd	Community special 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
Bagel Master Ltd	134a Kingsland Road	61 yd
Bunbunbun	134b Kingsland Road	61 yd
Song Que Restaurant & Cafe	Tower View House, 134 Kingsland Road	61 yd
Coffee & Cates	Ground Floor, North Stables, 138 Kingsland Road	78 yd
OKSA FOOD LTD	7 Pearson Street	129 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Howl at the Moon	The Queens, 178 Hoxton Street	222 yd
The Macbeth	The Macbeth, 70 Hoxton Street	316 yd
Sager & Wilde	The British Lion, 193 Hackney Road	368 yd
The Kings Head	The Kings Head, 257 Kingsland Road	376 yd
Lion and the Lamb	The Lion And Lamb, 46 Fanshaw Street	450 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hong Kong Chinese Food to Take Away	200 Hoxton Street	222 yd
Marias Fishbar	198 Hoxton Street	222 yd
Jericho	110-112 Hoxton Street	223 yd
Shoreditch Chicken & Cod	202 Kingsland Road	223 yd
Chicken Express	225 Hoxton Street	230 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	328 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	396 yd
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	693 yd
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	732 yd
Tesco	Units 16, 18 Southgate Road	939 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	240 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	458 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		549 yd
Ability At St Johns (Closed) Pitfield Street	health and fitness suite	566 yd
The Bob Breen Academy (Closed) Hoxton Square	health and fitness suite	581 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	582 yd
The Tab Centre GODFREY PLACE		613 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Old Street) (Closed) Old Street	artificial grass pitch	658 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	690 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		738 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	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	143.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 8AL