Yorkton Street, London, E2 8NH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E2 8NH 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 8NH, 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 8NH 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 Yorkton Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Yorkton 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.

Yorkton 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 8NH, 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 Yorkton Street are based on 17 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 Yorkton Street, London, E2 8NH

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 8NH

Average Price
£1,619,467

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£689,766

Other
£4,873,419

Estimated Average Property Prices for Yorkton Street

Average Price
£1,648,055

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£768,947

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£658,417

Other
£4,836,749

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Yorkton Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Unit 5-7 Yorkton Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£7,035,000	2022-07-15	£6,635,362
Unit 5-7 Yorkton Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£7,283,400	2020-12-22	£7,077,613
Flat 5 8 Yorkton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2019-02-14	£262,828
1 Clergy House, 8 Yorkton Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£1,450,000	2018-02-20	£1,463,679
1 - 3 Yorkton Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£2,700,000	2016-09-16	£2,817,010

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 8NH

Employment

E2 8NH 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	549 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	916 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,830 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,230 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	2,559 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	353 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Randal Cremer Primary School Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG	3out of 4	367 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sebright School Audrey Street , Goldsmiths Row E2 8QH	4out of 4	390 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Selby Infants' School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PP	3out of 4	679 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	740 yd	Voluntary aided 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	138 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	333 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	465 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mulberry Academy Shoreditch Gosset Street , Bethnal Green E2 6NW	4out of 4	580 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PR	3out of 4	733 yd	Community school	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	1,263 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,268 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,450 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Capital City College Group 211 Gray's Inn Road , WC1X 8RA	- not rated	3,726 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 42 - 43 Queen Square , Camden WC1N 3AQ	- not rated	4,133 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	3,515 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	3,811 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	4,278 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Ark Globe Academy Harper Road , SE1 6AG	3out of 4	4,705 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	5,180 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	270 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Rosemary Works School 1 Branch Place , N1 5PH	- not rated	1,319 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah 1 Cornwall Avenue , E2 0HW	- not rated	1,423 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
New Regent's College Nile Street , N1 7RD	3out of 4	1,540 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Lyceum 59-65 Worship Street , Shoreditch EC2A 2DU	- not rated	1,603 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
Hackney City Farm Food Hub	Hackney City Farm Food Hub, Sports Hall Yorkton Street	33 yd
Brags and Brams	263-265 Hackney Road	45 yd
Bubble Blast	275 Hackney Road	55 yd
Dom's Subs	262 Hackney Road	82 yd
Indian Greedy Cow	310 Hackney Road	82 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Marksman	254 Hackney Road	82 yd
Nelsons Head PH	32 Horatio Street	136 yd
Royal Oak	73 Columbia Road	280 yd
Dorset Estate Social Club	Dorset Social Club Above Dorset Library, Ravenscroft Street	350 yd
Sager & Wilde	The British Lion, 193 Hackney Road	396 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Boba Yard	259 Hackney Road	54 yd
Lupo's	108 Columbia Road	280 yd
Katsu Wraps Ltd	106 Weymouth Terrace	314 yd
Oriental House	196 Hackney Road	344 yd
US Way Pizza	196 Hackney Road	344 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	82 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	581 yd
Tesco	271-275 Bethnal Green Road	667 yd
Sainsbury's	112-116 Kingsland Road	692 yd
Tesco	452 Hackney Road	731 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	22 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	237 yd
Bethnal Green Academy GOSSET STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	521 yd
One Yoga Centre (Closed) Teesdale Street		566 yd
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		581 yd
Oaklands School OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OLD BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		598 yd
Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		621 yd
Muscleworks Gym Bethnal Green Hague Street	health and fitness suite	750 yd
The Tab Centre GODFREY PLACE		758 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	817 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	69.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	69.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	69.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	69.2%

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	30.8%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	144.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 8NH