Dawson Street, London, E2 8JT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E2 8JT, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.5% 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	50.2%	52.5%	2.3%	51.0%	1.5%
Male	49.8%	47.5%	-2.3%	49.0%	-1.5%

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 8JT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 76% 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	72.5%	76%	3.5%	37.9%	38.1%
Married: Opposite sex	14.8%	13.7%	-1.1%	44.2%	-30.5%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.8%	2.6%	-0.2%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	5.9%	5.3%	-0.6%	9.1%	-3.8%
Widowed	3.4%	2.3%	-1.1%	6.1%	-3.8%

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 (88.8%) 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	47.9%	63.2%	15.3%	48.4%	14.8%
Good health	36.6%	25.6%	-11.0%	33.6%	-8.0%
Fair health	8.9%	6.3%	-2.6%	12.7%	-6.4%
Bad health	4.9%	4%	-0.9%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	1.6%	1%	-0.6%	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 59.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.2%	15.9%	-2.3%	18.2%	-2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7%	3.8%	-3.2%	9.6%	-5.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.2%	5.9%	-3.3%	13.4%	-7.5%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	1.8%	1.2%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	11.5%	2.8%	16.9%	-5.4%
Degree or Similar	46.5%	59.3%	12.8%	33.8%	25.5%
Other	9.8%	1.8%	-8.0%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 48.3% 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	3.5%	3.7%	0.2%	1.1%	2.6%
Chinese	2.3%	2.5%	0.2%	0.7%	1.8%
Indian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	3.1%	-1.4%
Pakistani	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	4.5%	5.2%	0.7%	1.6%	3.6%
Black African	9.2%	15.2%	6.0%	2.5%	12.7%
Black Caribbean	3.5%	2.7%	-0.8%	1.0%	1.7%
Other Black	5.6%	2.5%	-3.1%	0.5%	2.0%
Mixed White and Asian	2.8%	2.2%	-0.6%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.9%	2.5%	1.6%	0.8%	1.7%
White	61.3%	48.3%	-13.0%	81.4%	-33.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	1.2%	0.7%	-0.5%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	3.1%	10.2%	7.1%	1.6%	8.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.6% 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	61.5%	57.6%	-3.9%	83.2%	-25.6%
European Union	13.1%	17.8%	4.7%	6.1%	11.7%
Rest of Europe	6.3%	3.5%	-2.8%	0.8%	2.7%
Africa	5.4%	5.5%	0.1%	2.7%	2.8%
Middle East and Asia	5.4%	7.5%	2.1%	5.6%	1.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.5%	6.5%	2.0%	1.3%	5.2%
Oceania	3.8%	1.5%	-2.3%	0.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.6%	57.2%	-2.4%	83.2%	-26.0%
10+ Years	8.7%	17.7%	9.0%	9.8%	7.9%
5-10 Years	8.5%	10.2%	1.7%	2.9%	7.3%
2-5 Years	7%	7.7%	0.7%	2.2%	5.5%
Less than 2 years	16.2%	7.2%	-9.0%	1.9%	5.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.8%	76.7%	-10.9%
Ireland	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
France	5.2%	0.3%	4.9%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	3.5%	0.4%	3.1%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	4.7%	1.5%	3.2%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
South-East Asia	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North America and the Caribbean	3%	0.3%	2.7%
Central and South America	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Oceania	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
No passport held	2.5%	13.5%	-11.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44%	37.2%	6.8%
Christian	30.6%	46.2%	-15.6%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Muslim	12.3%	6.5%	5.8%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	8.4%	6.0%	2.4%

Safety

Is Dawson Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dawson Street was 326.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 163.5% higher than the Haggerston average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Dawson Street has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston and the 80th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 91.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 85.5%.

🔎 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. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,300

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E2 8JT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 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 Dawson Street are based on 67 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 Dawson Street, London, E2 8JT

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 8JT

Average Price
£396,463

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£396,463

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dawson Street

Average Price
£631,901

Semi-Detached
£398,059

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£635,444

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dawson Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 23 Dunloe Court Dawson Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£410,000	2022-09-23	£384,874
Flat 21 Dunloe Court Dawson Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2022-02-11	£312,065
Flat 16 Dunloe Court Dawson Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£358,000	2021-03-22	£354,328
Flat 12 Dunloe Court Dawson Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£450,000	2021-03-04	£445,385
Flat 24 Dunloe Court Dawson Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2015-01-20	£454,963

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 8JT

Employment

E2 8JT area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in E2 8JT 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	149
Self-Employed	41
Student (economically inactive)	35
Part-Time Employee	27
Unemployed	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Other	16
Retired	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Looking after home or family	11

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	31
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Accommodation and food service activities	28
Other	25
Information and communication	24
Human health and social work activities	17
Education	17
Manufacturing	11
Financial and insurance activities	11
Construction	10
Administrative and support service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	3
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	432 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	866 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,919 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,281 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	2,691 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	307 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Primary School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7RG	- not rated	309 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randal Cremer Primary School Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG	- not rated	310 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Laburnum Primary School Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	- not rated	496 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sebright School Audrey Street , Goldsmiths Row E2 8QH	4out of 4	522 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	- not rated	108 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	108 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	465 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	496 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	3out of 4	532 yd	Academy converter	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	584 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,138 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,719 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	1,978 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , N5 2AG	- not rated	3,253 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	3,458 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	3,884 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,884 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,398 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,602 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	386 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
North London Community College ,	- not rated	484 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
Mustard School Parish Hall , Nuttall Street N1 5LR	- not rated	573 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greenfields School of Development St Hilda's Community Centre , 18 Club Row E2 7EY	- not rated	827 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brick Lane School Bacon Street , Tower Hamlets E2 6DY	- not rated	937 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Premises Cafe and Bistro	209 Hackney Road	42 yd
Morito Ltd	195 Hackney Road	68 yd
Courier Holdings Limited	Unit B, 211 Hackney Road	75 yd
SITE	198 Hackney Road	95 yd
TYME Food	6a Scawfell Street	102 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nelsons Head PH	32 Horatio Street	161 yd
Sager & Wilde	The British Lion, 193 Hackney Road	184 yd
Dorset Estate Social Club	Dorset Social Club Above Dorset Library, Ravenscroft Street	189 yd
The Marksman	254 Hackney Road	235 yd
Royal Oak	73 Columbia Road	306 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oriental House	196 Hackney Road	151 yd
US Way Pizza	196 Hackney Road	151 yd
Katsu Wraps Ltd	106 Weymouth Terrace	182 yd
Best Fish Bar Limited	157 Hackney Road	184 yd
Bangkok Thai Street Food / Yummy Yummy London/ King Pad Thai/ King Burger/ Burger London,/Original Bu	147 Hackney Road	206 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	241 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	384 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	475 yd
Tesco	271-275 Bethnal Green Road	780 yd
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	890 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	102 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	247 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		507 yd
Bethnal Green Academy GOSSET STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	530 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	584 yd
The Tab Centre GODFREY PLACE		600 yd
Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		691 yd
One Yoga Centre (Closed) Teesdale Street		784 yd
Oaklands School OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OLD BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		807 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Old Street) (Closed) Old Street	artificial grass pitch	814 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	180.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 8JT