Laburnum Street, London, E2 8BY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E2 8BY, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.1% 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	46.6%	53.1%	6.5%	51.0%	2.1%
Male	53.4%	46.9%	-6.5%	49.0%	-2.1%

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 8BY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64.2% 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	59.5%	64.2%	4.7%	37.9%	26.3%
Married: Opposite sex	22.7%	22.9%	0.2%	44.2%	-21.3%
Married: Same sex	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5%	2.5%	-2.5%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	7%	7.9%	0.9%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	4.1%	2.5%	-1.6%	6.1%	-3.6%

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	50.9%	48.6%	-2.3%	48.4%	0.2%
Good health	30.1%	29%	-1.1%	33.6%	-4.6%
Fair health	12.2%	12%	-0.2%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	5.7%	9.1%	3.4%	4.0%	5.1%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	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.

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 53.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.6%	16.4%	-2.2%	18.2%	-1.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.3%	7.1%	-1.2%	9.6%	-2.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.2%	8%	-3.2%	13.4%	-5.4%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14%	11.3%	-2.7%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	40.1%	53.4%	13.3%	33.8%	19.6%
Other	7%	1.7%	-5.3%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.5% 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	9%	14.7%	5.7%	1.1%	13.6%
Chinese	3.9%	2.5%	-1.4%	0.7%	1.8%
Indian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	3.9%	2.2%	-1.7%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	11.1%	9%	-2.1%	2.5%	6.5%
Black Caribbean	10%	5.4%	-4.6%	1.0%	4.4%
Other Black	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.2%	1.1%	-2.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0.7%	1.8%	1.1%	0.8%	1.0%
White	51.6%	47.5%	-4.1%	81.4%	-33.9%
Arab	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	2.9%	11.5%	8.6%	1.6%	9.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.5% 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	62.4%	58.5%	-3.9%	83.2%	-24.7%
European Union	5%	13.1%	8.1%	6.1%	7.0%
Rest of Europe	7.2%	9.9%	2.7%	0.8%	9.1%
Africa	8.6%	5.3%	-3.3%	2.7%	2.6%
Middle East and Asia	10%	5%	-5.0%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.1%	5%	-1.1%	1.3%	3.7%
Oceania	0.7%	2.5%	1.8%	0.3%	2.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.9%	59.6%	-1.3%	83.2%	-23.6%
10+ Years	3.6%	27.8%	24.2%	9.8%	18.0%
5-10 Years	2.5%	4%	1.5%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	5.7%	5.8%	0.1%	2.2%	3.6%
Less than 2 years	27.2%	2.9%	-24.3%	1.9%	1.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.7%	76.7%	-2.0%
Ireland	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%
France	2.9%	0.3%	2.6%
Germany	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Italy	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Turkey	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
Oceania	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.6%	37.2%	1.4%
Christian	20.2%	46.2%	-26.0%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	31.8%	6.5%	25.3%
Other religion	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Laburnum Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Laburnum Street was 58.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 55.5% lower than the De Beauvoir average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Laburnum Street has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in De Beauvoir and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 25.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -81.9%.

🔎 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. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£61,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E2 8BY, 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 - 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) - 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 Laburnum Street are based on 96 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 Laburnum Street, London, E2 8BY

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 8BY

Average Price
£889,251

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£889,251

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Laburnum Street

Average Price
£690,770

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£827,490

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£686,359

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Laburnum Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
21 Laburnum Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£693,000	2017-12-22	£806,907
23 Laburnum Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£615,000	2013-09-06	£985,752

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 8BY

Employment

E2 8BY area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

E2 8BY area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	94
Self-Employed	35
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Part-Time Employee	19
Retired	18
Looking after home or family	16
Other	11
Student (economically inactive)	11
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	27
Information and communication	18
Education	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Other	12
Human health and social work activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Manufacturing	2
Real estate activities	1
Construction	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	417 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	852 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,316 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	2,718 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,763 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Laburnum Primary School Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	- not rated	165 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randal Cremer Primary School Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG	- not rated	253 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hoxton Garden Primary Ivy Street , Hackney N1 5JD	3out of 4	481 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Burbage Junior School Ivy Street , N1 5JD	- not rated	481 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Burbage Infants' School Ivy Street , N1 5JD	- not rated	481 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	165 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney New School Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	419 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	3out of 4	419 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	428 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	428 yd	Academy converter	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	647 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,429 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,678 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,827 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	2,730 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 Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	2,997 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	4,319 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	4,319 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,620 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,975 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mustard School Parish Hall , Nuttall Street N1 5LR	- not rated	222 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The school at Hackney city farm 1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA	- not rated	758 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christian School of London 14 Penn Street , N1 5DJ	- not rated	761 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North London Community College ,	- not rated	790 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	828 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
Marathon Science School of Excellence	212-216 Kingsland Road	108 yd
Community Centre V L C	V L C Community Centre, Whiston Road	115 yd
Headway East London	238 Kingsland Road	126 yd
Chef Cafe Bistro	273 Kingsland Road	162 yd
By The Bridge	283a Kingsland Road	163 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Kings Head	The Kings Head, 257 Kingsland Road	154 yd
Otherworld	Part Front Railway Arch 336, Acton Mews	205 yd
The Stags Head	The Stags Head, 55 Orsman Road	294 yd
The Acorn	The Acorn, 149 Queensbridge Road	363 yd
Howl at the Moon	The Queens, 178 Hoxton Street	436 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shoreditch Chicken & Cod	202 Kingsland Road	194 yd
Katsu Wraps Ltd	106 Weymouth Terrace	364 yd
Papa John's Pizza	202 Hoxton Street	415 yd
Hong Kong Chinese Food to Take Away	200 Hoxton Street	436 yd
Marias Fishbar	198 Hoxton Street	436 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	369 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	712 yd
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	724 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	728 yd
Yours Locally	386 Kingsland Road	751 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		189 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	453 yd
Britannia Leisure Centre BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE BRITANNIA LEISURE CENTRE HYDE ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	643 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	650 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	665 yd
Crown & Manor Boys Club Penn Street		762 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	902 yd
Ability At St Johns (Closed) Pitfield Street	health and fitness suite	950 yd
Shoreditch Park 46 AVEBURY COURT 46 AVEBURY COURT COLVILLE ESTATE	grass pitches, tennis courts	950 yd
The Tab Centre GODFREY PLACE		971 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	115.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 8BY