Cester Street, London, E2 8NE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E2 8NE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.2%	51.6%	3.4%	51.0%	0.6%
Male	51.8%	48.4%	-3.4%	49.0%	-0.6%

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 8NE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.2% 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	54.1%	58.2%	4.1%	37.9%	20.3%
Married: Opposite sex	25.5%	21.8%	-3.7%	44.2%	-22.4%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	5.9%	4.7%	-1.2%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	9%	10.2%	1.2%	9.1%	1.1%
Widowed	4.7%	4.4%	-0.3%	6.1%	-1.7%

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 (85.7%) 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	48.9%	58.5%	9.6%	48.4%	10.1%
Good health	32.4%	27.2%	-5.2%	33.6%	-6.4%
Fair health	12.3%	9.6%	-2.7%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	5.5%	3.2%	-2.3%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1%	1.5%	0.5%	1.2%	0.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.6%	16.7%	-4.9%	18.2%	-1.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.2%	8.7%	0.5%	9.6%	-0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.7%	11.3%	-4.4%	13.4%	-2.1%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	3.3%	2.9%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	13.1%	1.7%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	34.1%	41.8%	7.7%	33.8%	8.0%
Other	8.6%	5.1%	-3.5%	2.8%	2.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.5% 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	3.6%	1.2%	-2.4%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	3.1%	-2.8%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	4.2%	0.6%	-3.6%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	23.9%	29%	5.1%	2.5%	26.5%
Black Caribbean	8.1%	6.2%	-1.9%	1.0%	5.2%
Other Black	3.2%	3.8%	0.6%	0.5%	3.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	0.8%	1.6%
White	43%	38.5%	-4.5%	81.4%	-42.9%
Arab	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Other	7.4%	13%	5.6%	1.6%	11.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.6% 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	60.2%	53.6%	-6.6%	83.2%	-29.6%
European Union	3.9%	12%	8.1%	6.1%	5.9%
Rest of Europe	7.1%	6.1%	-1.0%	0.8%	5.3%
Africa	13.6%	17.8%	4.2%	2.7%	15.1%
Middle East and Asia	6.8%	2.6%	-4.2%	5.6%	-3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6.8%	7.9%	1.1%	1.3%	6.6%
Oceania	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.6%	53.8%	-4.8%	83.2%	-29.4%
10+ Years	1.6%	31.9%	30.3%	9.8%	22.1%
5-10 Years	4.2%	8.2%	4.0%	2.9%	5.3%
2-5 Years	6.8%	4.4%	-2.4%	2.2%	2.2%
Less than 2 years	28.8%	1.8%	-27.0%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.6%	76.7%	-5.1%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Portugal	5.6%	0.5%	5.1%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	7.3%	13.5%	-6.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.1%	37.2%	-7.1%
Christian	38.6%	46.2%	-7.6%
Buddhist	2%	0.5%	1.5%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	22.3%	6.5%	15.8%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Cester Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cester Street was 141.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 14.1% higher than the Haggerston average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Cester Street has the 24th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston and the 290th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 38.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -28.6%.

🔎 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 8NE, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 Cester Street are based on 5 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 Cester Street, London, E2 8NE

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 8NE

Average Price
£599,629

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£599,629

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cester Street

Average Price
£632,569

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£632,569

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cester Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 Tannery Apartments, 22 Cester Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£730,000	2025-07-04	£696,785
Flat 4 Tannery Apartments, 22 Cester Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£499,000	2015-05-19	£554,125
Flat 3 Tannery Apartments, 22 Cester Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£540,000	2015-05-18	£599,655
Flat 2 Tannery Apartments, 22 Cester Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£535,000	2015-05-15	£594,102
Flat 1 Tannery Apartments, 22 Cester Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£525,000	2015-05-14	£582,998

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 8NE

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	103
Retired	33
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	30
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	13
Other	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Information and communication	19
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Education	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Other	7
Transport and storage	6
Construction	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Real estate 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	979 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	986 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,813 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	2,196 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,350 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sebright School Audrey Street , Goldsmiths Row E2 8QH	4out of 4	214 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St. Paul's With St. Michael's CofE Primary School 57a Brougham Rd , E8 4PB	4out of 4	301 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Laburnum Primary School Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	- not rated	405 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queensbridge Primary School Queensbridge Road , Haggerston E8 4ET	4out of 4	568 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Randal Cremer Primary School Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG	- not rated	592 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	260 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	405 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	487 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	487 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney New School Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	812 yd	Free schools	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	1,049 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,186 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,694 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	2,368 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,017 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	3,504 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	3,828 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,828 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,053 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,854 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	414 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mustard School Parish Hall , Nuttall Street N1 5LR	- not rated	769 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Excellence Christian School 59-61 Vyner Street , Off Cambridge Heath Road E2 9DQ	- not rated	971 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North London Community College ,	- not rated	1,032 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
East London Christian Choir School 502 Kingsland Road , Dalston E8 4AE	- not rated	1,134 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
Sebright School Children'S Centre	Haggerston Park, Queensbridge Road	244 yd
Zeytona	Ground Floor Shop, 85 Goldsmiths Row	293 yd
Little Georgia Cafe And Restaurant Ltd	87 Goldsmiths Row	293 yd
The Bridge Academy , Hackney	The Bridge Academy, Laburnum Street	344 yd
Billy's Cafe	4 Pritchards Road	377 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Acorn	The Acorn, 149 Queensbridge Road	216 yd
Perseverance	Perseverance Public House, 110-112 Pritchards Road	418 yd
The Dove Freehouse and Kitchen	The Dove, 24-28 Broadway Market	462 yd
Off Broadway	63-65 Broadway Market	464 yd
The Cat & Mutton	The Cat And Mutton, 76 Broadway Market	475 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Katsu Wraps Ltd	106 Weymouth Terrace	441 yd
Waking Dreams	6b Ada Street	459 yd
Broadway BBQ	51 Broadway Market	461 yd
S-C Broadway Market	Broadway Market	463 yd
Boba Yard	259 Hackney Road	510 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	541 yd
Hek Umut Ltd	61-63 Westgate Street	578 yd
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	746 yd
Tesco	452 Hackney Road	768 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	936 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		385 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	439 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	466 yd
Fitness4Less (London Cambridge Heath) 303 - 310 303 - 310 Hare Row	health and fitness suite	758 yd
One Yoga Centre (Closed) Teesdale Street		810 yd
Oaklands School OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OLD BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		872 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	896 yd
Bethnal Green Academy GOSSET STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	981 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	983 yd
London Fields Lido LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS SWIMMING POOL LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	swimming pool	987 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	40.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	40.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	40.0%

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	73.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	79.1 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	12.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 8NE