Dawson Street, London, E2 8JU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E2 8JU has a slightly higher male population, with 51.1% 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	50.6%	48.9%	-1.7%	51.0%	-2.1%
Male	49.4%	51.1%	1.7%	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 8JU, 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	72.3%	76%	3.7%	37.9%	38.1%
Married: Opposite sex	19.4%	13.2%	-6.2%	44.2%	-31.0%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	0.3%	1.8%
Separated	2.3%	1.8%	-0.5%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	4.5%	5.4%	0.9%	9.1%	-3.7%
Widowed	1%	1.5%	0.5%	6.1%	-4.6%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (91.5%) 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	58.4%	63%	4.6%	48.4%	14.6%
Good health	27.5%	28.5%	1.0%	33.6%	-5.1%
Fair health	10.4%	6.4%	-4.0%	12.7%	-6.3%
Bad health	2.8%	1.9%	-0.9%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.9%

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 8JU this area, 6.3% 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 72.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	7.4%	6.3%	-1.1%	18.2%	-11.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.9%	1.5%	-2.4%	9.6%	-8.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.7%	6%	-2.7%	13.4%	-7.4%
Apprenticeship	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	5.3%	-5.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.7%	11.1%	2.4%	16.9%	-5.8%
Degree or Similar	62.9%	72.3%	9.4%	33.8%	38.5%
Other	7.7%	2.7%	-5.0%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 68.4% 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	5.1%	4.7%	-0.4%	1.1%	3.6%
Chinese	2.8%	1.4%	-1.4%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	1.4%	0.5%	-0.9%	3.1%	-2.6%
Pakistani	1.4%	1.6%	0.2%	2.7%	-1.1%
Other Asian	2.5%	1.6%	-0.9%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	4.5%	5.8%	1.3%	2.5%	3.3%
Black Caribbean	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	2%	1.9%	-0.1%	0.5%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.7%	0.8%	-0.9%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0.8%	3.6%	2.8%	0.8%	2.8%
White	69.1%	68.4%	-0.7%	81.4%	-13.0%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Other	5.9%	7.1%	1.2%	1.6%	5.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.1% 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	66.6%	56.1%	-10.5%	83.2%	-27.1%
European Union	9.3%	16.6%	7.3%	6.1%	10.5%
Rest of Europe	2%	3%	1.0%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	2.8%	2.8%	0.0%	2.7%	0.1%
Middle East and Asia	11.2%	8.3%	-2.9%	5.6%	2.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.6%	8.6%	3.0%	1.3%	7.3%
Oceania	2.5%	4.7%	2.2%	0.3%	4.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.2%	55.8%	-9.4%	83.2%	-27.4%
10+ Years	4.8%	15.1%	10.3%	9.8%	5.3%
5-10 Years	6.2%	12.6%	6.4%	2.9%	9.7%
2-5 Years	9.6%	9.3%	-0.3%	2.2%	7.1%
Less than 2 years	14.3%	7.1%	-7.2%	1.9%	5.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.4%	76.7%	-11.3%
Ireland	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
France	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	4.4%	0.6%	3.8%
Spain	2.5%	0.4%	2.1%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	4.9%	1.5%	3.4%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	3.3%	0.3%	3.0%
Central and South America	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Oceania	3%	0.1%	2.9%
No passport held	2.2%	13.5%	-11.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.1%	37.2%	12.9%
Christian	27%	46.2%	-19.2%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Jewish	3.9%	0.5%	3.4%
Muslim	11.3%	6.5%	4.8%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Dawson Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dawson Street was 231.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 75.5% higher than the Haggerston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Dawson Street has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston and the 148th highest crime rate of 599 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 78.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.3%.

🔎 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 8JU, 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 8JU

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 8JU

Average Price
£454,291

Semi-Detached
£379,624

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£491,624

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dawson Street

Average Price
£602,965

Semi-Detached
£371,347

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£606,474

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dawson Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
22A Dawson Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£137,000	2002-04-26	£448,745
23 Dawson Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£130,000	2000-10-27	£504,798
22A Dawson Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£85,000	2000-05-19	£367,063
23 Dawson Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£40,000	1996-06-25	£310,645
20 Dawson Street, London, Greater London Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£38,000	1996-03-11	£371,347

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 8JU

Employment

E2 8JU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 6% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 17% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	182
Self-Employed	56
Part-Time Employee	21
Unemployed	20
Other	18
Student (economically inactive)	16
Retired	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Looking after home or family	4

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	51
Information and communication	45
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	35
Other	20
Human health and social work activities	18
Financial and insurance activities	16
Education	14
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Manufacturing	7
Construction	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	462 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	758 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	2,019 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,388 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	2,733 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Randal Cremer Primary School Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG	3out of 4	204 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Primary School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7RG	3out of 4	405 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sebright School Audrey Street , Goldsmiths Row E2 8QH	4out of 4	568 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hoxton Garden Primary Ivy Street , Hackney N1 5JD	3out of 4	656 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Virginia Primary School Virginia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7NQ	4out of 4	712 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	78 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	423 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	521 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	4out of 4	622 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Waterside Academy 317-319 Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	853 yd	Free schools	No	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	1,139 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,150 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,520 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,528 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	3,943 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	3,351 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	3,990 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,477 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,637 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,367 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	469 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	1,149 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	1,344 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Lyceum 59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU	- not rated	1,474 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah 1 Cornwall Avenue , E2 0HW	- not rated	1,598 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	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	52 yd
Courier Holdings Limited	Unit B, 211 Hackney Road	56 yd
TYME Food	6a Scawfell Street	68 yd
Morito Ltd	195 Hackney Road	89 yd
SITE	198 Hackney Road	111 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Nelsons Head PH	32 Horatio Street	134 yd
The Marksman	254 Hackney Road	203 yd
Dorset Estate Social Club	Dorset Social Club Above Dorset Library, Ravenscroft Street	205 yd
Sager & Wilde	The British Lion, 193 Hackney Road	213 yd
Royal Oak	73 Columbia Road	292 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Oriental House	196 Hackney Road	175 yd
US Way Pizza	196 Hackney Road	175 yd
Boba Yard	259 Hackney Road	176 yd
Katsu Wraps Ltd	106 Weymouth Terrace	189 yd
Best Fish Bar Limited	157 Hackney Road	213 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	209 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	412 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	507 yd
Tesco	271-275 Bethnal Green Road	760 yd
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	902 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	100 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	212 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		511 yd
Bethnal Green Academy GOSSET STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	523 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	619 yd
The Tab Centre GODFREY PLACE		621 yd
Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		677 yd
One Yoga Centre (Closed) Teesdale Street		751 yd
Oaklands School OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OLD BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		775 yd
Lucozade Powerleague Soccer Centre (Old Street) (Closed) Old Street	artificial grass pitch	842 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.7%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.7%

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	4.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	21.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	60.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	5.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 8JU