Gloucester Square, London, E2 8RS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding E2 8RS has a female population much higher than UK average, with 57.4% of the population 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	50.9%	57.4%	6.5%	51.0%	6.4%
Male	49.1%	42.6%	-6.5%	49.0%	-6.4%

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 8RS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.9% 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	60%	60.9%	0.9%	37.9%	23.0%
Married: Opposite sex	26.1%	23.9%	-2.2%	44.2%	-20.3%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.3%	0.8%
Separated	2.8%	2.2%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	7.2%	11.4%	4.2%	9.1%	2.3%
Widowed	3.3%	0.5%	-2.8%	6.1%	-5.6%

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 (86.5%) 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	54.7%	57.2%	2.5%	48.4%	8.8%
Good health	33.2%	29.3%	-3.9%	33.6%	-4.3%
Fair health	7.8%	9.5%	1.7%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	3%	3.2%	0.2%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	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.

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 54.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20.6%	12%	-8.6%	18.2%	-6.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.8%	6.6%	-1.2%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	13.1%	2.0%	13.4%	-0.3%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	5.3%	-4.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.2%	12%	4.8%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	43.3%	54.1%	10.8%	33.8%	20.3%
Other	8.9%	1.6%	-7.3%	2.8%	-1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.3% 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	2.2%	2.7%	0.5%	1.1%	1.6%
Chinese	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1.7%	0.9%	-0.8%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	3%	2.3%	-0.7%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	13.8%	19.8%	6.0%	2.5%	17.3%
Black Caribbean	7.3%	9.5%	2.2%	1.0%	8.5%
Other Black	3.4%	1.8%	-1.6%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	3%	0%	-3.0%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0.9%	0.5%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	2.6%	4.5%	1.9%	0.8%	3.7%
White	54.7%	47.3%	-7.4%	81.4%	-34.1%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	5.2%	8.6%	3.4%	1.6%	7.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.2% 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	59.9%	55.2%	-4.7%	83.2%	-28.0%
European Union	6%	12.7%	6.7%	6.1%	6.6%
Rest of Europe	10.8%	7.7%	-3.1%	0.8%	6.9%
Africa	9.5%	10.9%	1.4%	2.7%	8.2%
Middle East and Asia	4.7%	4.1%	-0.6%	5.6%	-1.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	6%	6.8%	0.8%	1.3%	5.5%
Oceania	3%	2.3%	-0.7%	0.3%	2.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.2%	54.7%	-3.5%	83.2%	-28.5%
10+ Years	2.6%	32.3%	29.7%	9.8%	22.5%
5-10 Years	4.3%	5.8%	1.5%	2.9%	2.9%
2-5 Years	12.1%	4.9%	-7.2%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	22.8%	2.2%	-20.6%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.1%	76.7%	-0.6%
Ireland	5%	0.6%	4.4%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	1.8%	0.1%	1.7%
No passport held	4.5%	13.5%	-9.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.9%	37.2%	-0.3%
Christian	28.4%	46.2%	-17.8%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Jewish	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	23.9%	6.5%	17.4%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other religion	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Gloucester Square Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Gloucester Square was 34.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 71.9% lower than the Haggerston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Gloucester Square has the 6th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Haggerston and the 55th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Hackney .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 17.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -19.8%.

🔎 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 8RS, 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 Gloucester Square are based on 192 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 Gloucester Square, London, E2 8RS

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 8RS

Average Price
£632,776

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£792,108

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£463,485

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Gloucester Square

Average Price
£1,804,904

Semi-Detached
£3,085,111

Terraced
£1,802,971

Detached
£4,066,354

Flats/Maisonettes
£1,792,857

Other
£1,176,655

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Gloucester SquareStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
10 Gloucester Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£730,000	2025-03-27	£695,410
5 Gloucester Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£680,000	2025-03-10	£677,325
25 Gloucester Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£732,555	2024-10-25	£719,765
9 Gloucester Square, London, Greater London Terraced, an established residential building	£675,000	2024-04-30	£693,484
Flat 4 4 Gloucester Square, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£340,000	2023-11-17	£313,971

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 8RS

Employment

E2 8RS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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.

E2 8RS area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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 8RS 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	62
Self-Employed	32
Student (economically inactive)	21
Part-Time Employee	16
Other	15
Looking after home or family	9
Retired	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Unemployed	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Information and communication	15
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Human health and social work activities	12
Education	11
Other	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Manufacturing	4
Transport and storage	3
Construction	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	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	886 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	966 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,903 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	2,268 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	2,430 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	293 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Laburnum Primary School Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	- not rated	314 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	340 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queensbridge Primary School Queensbridge Road , Haggerston E8 4ET	4out of 4	500 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Randal Cremer Primary School Ormsby Street , Shoreditch E2 8JG	- not rated	524 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	314 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	327 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	451 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	451 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hackney New School Kingsland Road , E8 4DL	- not rated	721 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	989 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,247 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,662 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	2,287 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,019 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	3,411 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	3,918 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,918 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	4,143 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,931 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	463 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mustard School Parish Hall , Nuttall Street N1 5LR	- not rated	684 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
North London Community College ,	- not rated	996 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable		More About School
Excellence Christian School 59-61 Vyner Street , Off Cambridge Heath Road E2 9DQ	- not rated	1,064 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
East London Christian Choir School 502 Kingsland Road , Dalston E8 4AE	- not rated	1,065 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	227 yd
The Bridge Academy , Hackney	The Bridge Academy, Laburnum Street	253 yd
Duplikat Press	104 Weymouth Terrace, Haggerston, London	349 yd
Zeytona	Ground Floor Shop, 85 Goldsmiths Row	382 yd
Little Georgia Cafe And Restaurant Ltd	87 Goldsmiths Row	382 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Acorn	The Acorn, 149 Queensbridge Road	144 yd
Perseverance	Perseverance Public House, 110-112 Pritchards Road	512 yd
Otherworld	Part Front Railway Arch 336, Acton Mews	527 yd
Off Broadway	63-65 Broadway Market	542 yd
The Dove Freehouse and Kitchen	The Dove, 24-28 Broadway Market	546 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Katsu Wraps Ltd	106 Weymouth Terrace	395 yd
Boba Yard	259 Hackney Road	525 yd
Broadway BBQ	51 Broadway Market	539 yd
S-C Broadway Market	Broadway Market	543 yd
Waking Dreams	6b Ada Street	548 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	561 yd
Hek Umut Ltd	61-63 Westgate Street	651 yd
Tesco Express	1 Haggerston Studios, 284 Kingsland Road	655 yd
Tesco	452 Hackney Road	859 yd
Tesco	79-85 Hackney Road	902 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bridge Academy LABURNUM STREET		293 yd
Haggerston School WEYMOUTH TERRACE	artificial grass pitch	437 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	461 yd
Queensbridge Sports & Community Centre HOLLY STREET	health and fitness suite	847 yd
Fitness4Less (London Cambridge Heath) 303 - 310 303 - 310 Hare Row	health and fitness suite	852 yd
One Yoga Centre (Closed) Teesdale Street		883 yd
Oaklands School OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OLD BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		942 yd
New City College Hackney FALKIRK STREET	health and fitness suite	991 yd
Bethnal Green Academy GOSSET STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	996 yd
London Fields LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS PARK LONDON FIELDS WEST SIDE	tennis courts	1,010 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	48.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	48.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	48.8%

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	75.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	59.2 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	15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 8RS