The Oval, London, E2 9DT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E2 9DT has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	46%	49.6%	3.6%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	54%	50.4%	-3.6%	49.0%	1.4%

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 9DT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.3% 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	62.5%	59.3%	-3.2%	37.9%	21.4%
Married: Opposite sex	25%	30.4%	5.4%	44.2%	-13.8%
Married: Same sex	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	2%	1.4%	-0.6%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	5.9%	5.6%	-0.3%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	3.1%	2.3%	-0.8%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.7%	49.2%	-0.5%	48.4%	0.8%
Good health	32.8%	34.2%	1.4%	33.6%	0.6%
Fair health	9.6%	10.8%	1.2%	12.7%	-1.9%
Bad health	5.6%	3.8%	-1.8%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	2.3%	1.9%	-0.4%	1.2%	0.7%

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 47.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.8%	14.6%	-0.2%	18.2%	-3.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.4%	9.9%	2.5%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.3%	10.8%	-0.5%	13.4%	-2.6%
Apprenticeship	0%	3.3%	3.3%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.4%	11.7%	2.3%	16.9%	-5.2%
Degree or Similar	47.7%	47.9%	0.2%	33.8%	14.1%
Other	9.4%	1.9%	-7.5%	2.8%	-0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.1% 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	36.4%	37.5%	1.1%	1.1%	36.4%
Chinese	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	2.3%	5%	2.7%	2.5%	2.5%
Black Caribbean	3%	1.1%	-1.9%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	1%	1.1%	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.9%	1.2%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	0.4%	-1.9%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	2.3%	1.1%	-1.2%	0.8%	0.3%
White	46.7%	44.1%	-2.6%	81.4%	-37.3%
Arab	1.3%	1.5%	0.2%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	0.7%	3.4%	2.7%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.5% 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	58.9%	59.5%	0.6%	83.2%	-23.7%
European Union	9.6%	9.5%	-0.1%	6.1%	3.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	2.7%	2.7%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	2.6%	3.8%	1.2%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	19.5%	16.4%	-3.1%	5.6%	10.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.6%	2.3%	-3.3%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	3.6%	5.3%	1.7%	0.3%	5.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.6%	59.3%	1.7%	83.2%	-23.9%
10+ Years	5.6%	20.9%	15.3%	9.8%	11.1%
5-10 Years	5.3%	5.3%	0.0%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	8.9%	8%	-0.9%	2.2%	5.8%
Less than 2 years	22.5%	6.5%	-16.0%	1.9%	4.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.7%	76.7%	0.0%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Italy	3.1%	0.6%	2.5%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Middle East	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Southern Asia	4.2%	1.2%	3.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Oceania	3.4%	0.1%	3.3%
No passport held	1.9%	13.5%	-11.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	32.1%	37.2%	-5.1%
Christian	18.7%	46.2%	-27.5%
Jewish	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	42.4%	6.5%	35.9%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is The Oval Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Oval was 260.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 50.5% higher than the Bethnal Green West average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

The Oval has the 4th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Bethnal Green West and the 169th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 96.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.6%.

🔎 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. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,500

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in E2 9DT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 The Oval are based on 16 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Tower Hamlets.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for The Oval, London, E2 9DT

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 9DT

Average Price
£893,269

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£675,281

Flats/Maisonettes
£373,500

Other
£1,832,214

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Oval

Average Price
£717,671

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£771,664

Flats/Maisonettes
£340,003

Other
£1,634,842

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The OvalStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 4 Marsden Court The Oval, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£300,000	2023-11-27	£272,360
7 - 8 The Oval, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£2,600,000	2022-04-22	£2,188,292
Flat 3 Marsden Court The Oval, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£380,000	2017-07-04	£346,424
20C The Oval, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2017-06-16	£253,416
20A The Oval, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£325,000	2016-03-31	£284,456

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 9DT

Employment

E2 9DT 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	72
Self-Employed	36
Part-Time Employee	28
Looking after home or family	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Retired	12
Unemployed	10
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	32
Education	22
Human health and social work activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Information and communication	15
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Other	15
Financial and insurance activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Real estate activities	5
Construction	5
Manufacturing	3
Transport and storage	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	- not rated	1,097 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,242 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	1,663 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,690 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	1,869 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mowlem Primary School Mowlem Street , Bishops Way E2 9HE	4out of 4	396 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School Peel Grove , Bethnal Green E2 9LR	3out of 4	481 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sebright School Audrey Street , Goldsmiths Row E2 8QH	4out of 4	533 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lawdale Junior School Mansford Street , Bethnal Green E2 6LS	3out of 4	561 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
London Fields Primary School Westgate Street , Hackney E8 3RL	- not rated	577 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Raine's Foundation School Approach Road , Bethnal Green E2 9LY	- not rated	332 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PR	3out of 4	447 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park Hyde Road , N1 5JU	- not rated	541 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	- not rated	962 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	962 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	1,088 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hackney Community College Shoreditch Campus , Falkirk Street N1 6HQ	- not rated	1,532 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Workers' Educational Association 4 Luke Street , EC2A 4XW	- not rated	1,932 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Tech City College 263-269 City Road , Islington EC1V 1JX	- not rated	2,927 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,250 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	3out of 4	3,112 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	3,112 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	3,449 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	4out of 4	4,220 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,405 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Excellence Christian School 59-61 Vyner Street , Off Cambridge Heath Road E2 9DQ	- not rated	412 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The school at Hackney city farm 1A , Goldsmith E2 8QA	- not rated	563 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah 1 Cornwall Avenue , E2 0HW	- not rated	853 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Gatehouse School Sewardstone Road , Victoria Park E2 9JG	- not rated	949 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Weavers' Senior School Mape Street , Bethnal Green E2 6HW	- not rated	1,080 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Macsmiths	489 Hackney Road	40 yd
Smokin Grill Stop	509 Hackney Road	49 yd
The Canteen Cafe	469 Hackney Road	49 yd
Eurika Cafe	519 Hackney Road	49 yd
The Food Map	485 Hackney Road	49 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Queen Adelaide	483 Hackney Road	40 yd
The Hare	Hare Tavern Public House, 505 Cambridge Heath Road	165 yd
Metropolis	234 Cambridge Heath Road	198 yd
Sebright Arms	Sebright Arms Public House, 31-35 Coate Street	301 yd
Viktor Wynd Limited T/A The Last Tuesday Society	11 Mare Street	305 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dhills Grill	Unit 66 Containerville, 1 Emma Street	33 yd
Dickie's At Home	Unit 70, 1 Emma Street	33 yd
NEPA Coffee and Food	17 Gossamer Gardens	50 yd
Zirrø	3 Gossamer Gardens	66 yd
Soul Taste	29-32 The Oval	82 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	452 Hackney Road	66 yd
Hek Umut Ltd	61-63 Westgate Street	604 yd
Tesco	Tesco Metro, 361-363 Bethnal Green Road	656 yd
Iceland	444-446 Bethnal Green Road	681 yd
Sainsbury's	242 Hackney Road	737 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness4Less (London Cambridge Heath) 303 - 310 303 - 310 Hare Row	health and fitness suite	157 yd
Beatrice Tate School (Closed) St. Jude's Road		373 yd
One Yoga Centre (Closed) Teesdale Street		385 yd
Town Hall Hotel TOWN HALL HOTEL TOWN HALL HOTEL PATRIOT SQUARE	swimming pool	385 yd
York Hall Leisure Centre YORK HALL YORK HALL OLD FORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	438 yd
Oaklands School OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OLD BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		450 yd
Bodylines BETHNAL GREEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	632 yd
Raines Foundation Upper School APPROACH ROAD		671 yd
Haggerston Park HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT HAGGERSTON PARK DEPOT YORKTON STREET	artificial grass pitch, cycling, grass pitches	702 yd
Crossfit London (Gales Gardens) RAILWAY ARCH 3 RAILWAY ARCH 3 GALES GARDENS	health and fitness suite	780 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	15.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	15.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	15.9%

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	75.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	60.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 9DT