Long Street, London, E2 8HQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E2 8HQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	39.4%	51.2%	11.8%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	60.6%	48.8%	-11.8%	49.0%	-0.2%

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 8HQ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 82.1% 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	82.8%	82.1%	-0.7%	37.9%	44.2%
Married: Opposite sex	9.9%	12.1%	2.2%	44.2%	-32.1%
Married: Same sex	2.6%	2.6%	0.0%	0.3%	2.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	2.6%	1%	-1.6%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	1.7%	1.6%	-0.1%	9.1%	-7.5%
Widowed	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	6.1%	-6.1%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (92.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	65.1%	63.6%	-1.5%	48.4%	15.2%
Good health	27.9%	29.3%	1.4%	33.6%	-4.3%
Fair health	4.8%	6.2%	1.4%	12.7%	-6.5%
Bad health	1.5%	0.9%	-0.6%	4.0%	-3.1%
Very bad health	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.2%	-1.2%

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.

In the area around E2 8HQ this area, 4.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. 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 69.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	6%	4.6%	-1.4%	18.2%	-13.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	1.7%	2%	0.3%	9.6%	-7.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	4.3%	3.6%	-0.7%	13.4%	-9.8%
Apprenticeship	0%	1.6%	1.6%	5.3%	-3.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	15.7%	6.6%	16.9%	-1.2%
Degree or Similar	69.8%	69.2%	-0.6%	33.8%	35.4%
Other	9.1%	3.3%	-5.8%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 51.5% 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	2.6%	0.9%	-1.7%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	1.1%	11%	9.9%	0.7%	10.3%
Indian	3%	2.5%	-0.5%	3.1%	-0.6%
Pakistani	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	2.6%	5.2%	2.6%	1.6%	3.6%
Black African	13.8%	9.5%	-4.3%	2.5%	7.0%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	0.5%	2.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	2.2%	1.2%	-1.0%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	3%	4.6%	1.6%	0.8%	3.8%
White	64.7%	51.5%	-13.2%	81.4%	-29.9%
Roma	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Arab	1.1%	1.8%	0.7%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	1.1%	4.9%	3.8%	1.6%	3.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 32.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	52%	32.5%	-19.5%	83.2%	-50.7%
European Union	19.7%	26.3%	6.6%	6.1%	20.2%
Rest of Europe	5.2%	2.5%	-2.7%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	6.3%	6.2%	-0.1%	2.7%	3.5%
Middle East and Asia	4.1%	18.6%	14.5%	5.6%	13.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.9%	9.6%	3.7%	1.3%	8.3%
Oceania	6.7%	4.3%	-2.4%	0.3%	4.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 32.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 11.5% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	49.8%	32.5%	-17.3%	83.2%	-50.7%
10+ Years	14.5%	11.5%	-3.0%	9.8%	1.7%
5-10 Years	15.2%	11.5%	-3.7%	2.9%	8.6%
2-5 Years	8.2%	16.7%	8.5%	2.2%	14.5%
Less than 2 years	12.3%	27.9%	15.6%	1.9%	26.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	40%	76.7%	-36.7%
Ireland	2.8%	0.6%	2.2%
France	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Germany	3.8%	0.2%	3.6%
Italy	4.1%	0.6%	3.5%
Portugal	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Spain	3.4%	0.4%	3.0%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	6.9%	1.5%	5.4%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	9.7%	0.3%	9.4%
Southern Asia	2.5%	1.2%	1.3%
South-East Asia	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
North America and the Caribbean	5%	0.3%	4.7%
Central and South America	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Oceania	3.1%	0.1%	3.0%
No passport held	2.5%	13.5%	-11.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	56.4%	37.2%	19.2%
Christian	15.6%	46.2%	-30.6%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Muslim	12.8%	6.5%	6.3%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Not answered	11.5%	6.0%	5.5%

Safety

Is Long Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Long Street was 252.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.4% lower than the Spitalfields & Banglatown average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Long Street has the 31st lowest crime rate of 64 local areas in Spitalfields & Banglatown and the 182nd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -22.2%.

🔎 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 8HQ, 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 Long Street are based on 149 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 Long Street, London, E2 8HQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 8HQ

Average Price
£1,481,601

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£608,796

Other
£4,100,018

Estimated Average Property Prices for Long Street

Average Price
£1,132,026

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£380,989

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£901,716

Other
£12,513,977

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Long Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 9 14 - 16 Long Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£500,000	2026-02-24	£500,000
20 Long Street, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£390,000	2025-10-16	£365,467
Flat 6 14 - 16 Long Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2020-06-30	£219,318
Unit 1 8 Long Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£4,079,373	2020-03-24	£3,984,408
20 Long Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£925,000	2019-05-09	£926,921

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 8HQ

Employment

E2 8HQ area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in E2 8HQ 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	143
Student (economically inactive)	86
Self-Employed	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	24
Part-Time Employee	7
Other	6
Looking after home or family	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Unemployed	4
Retired	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	46
Financial and insurance activities	33
Information and communication	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	8
Human health and social work activities	6
Other	6
Construction	6
Education	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Transport and storage	2
Manufacturing	2
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	155 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	902 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	2,159 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,403 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	2,858 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	356 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Virginia Primary School Virginia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7NQ	- not rated	356 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary School 43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN	- not rated	399 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Monica's Catholic Primary School 43 Hoxton Street , N1 6QN	3out of 4	399 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Primary School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7RG	3out of 4	409 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hackney University Technical College Falkirk Street , N1 6HQ	- not rated	328 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	461 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	461 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	3out of 4	510 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethnal Green Technology College Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	- not rated	510 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	328 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	751 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,682 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	2,114 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsway College Gray's Inn Centre , WC1H 8JB	- not rated	3,275 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	3,386 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	4,058 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	4,058 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,261 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,727 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	89 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	545 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mustard School Parish Hall , Nuttall Street N1 5LR	- not rated	641 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brick Lane School Bacon Street , Tower Hamlets E2 6DY	- not rated	724 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The school at Hackney city farm 1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA	- not rated	746 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
Amazon Fresh Store	Unit 10, 3A Rosewood Building, Shoreditch Exchange, 97-137 Hackney Road	115 yd
Hanoi Cafe	98 Kingsland Road	128 yd
Viet Grill	58 Kingsland Road	128 yd
Viet Hoa Cafe	70-72 Kingsland Road	128 yd
Hoxton Cabin	132 Kingsland Road	128 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rolling Stock	48 Kingsland Road	209 yd
Sager & Wilde	The British Lion, 193 Hackney Road	212 yd
Looking Glass Cocktail Club	49 Hackney Road	218 yd
Browns	The Browns, 1 Hackney Road	218 yd
Spread Eagle	3 Kingsland Road	230 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Getir UK Limited	71-73 Hackney Road	41 yd
The Barrel Boulongerie	66-68 Kingsland Road	152 yd
Bangkok Thai Street Food / Yummy Yummy London/ King Pad Thai/ King Burger/ Burger London,/Original Bu	147 Hackney Road	190 yd
Yummy Yummy London	147 Hackny Road	190 yd
Cakeshake	147 Hackney Road	190 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	13 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	128 yd
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	557 yd
Tesco	176-179 Shoreditch High Street	617 yd
Sainsbury's	Commercial Unit 7, 50 Bethnal Green Road	681 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Tab Centre GODFREY PLACE		241 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	326 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Old Street) (Closed) Old Street	artificial grass pitch	418 yd
The Bob Breen Academy (Closed) Hoxton Square	health and fitness suite	477 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	479 yd
Bethnal Green Academy GOSSET STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	509 yd
Nuffield Health (Shoreditch) 1-6 1-6 BATEMAN'S ROW	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	566 yd
Frame (Shoreditch) 27-31 27-31 NEW INN YARD		607 yd
Ability At St Johns (Closed) Pitfield Street	health and fitness suite	608 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	613 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	90.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	90.0%

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	77.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	73.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 8HQ