Mowlem Street, London, E2 9HE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around E2 9HE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.7%	50.2%	-2.5%	51.0%	-0.8%
Male	47.3%	49.8%	2.5%	49.0%	0.8%

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 9HE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 58.3% 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	58.2%	58.3%	0.1%	37.9%	20.4%
Married: Opposite sex	31.6%	32.5%	0.9%	44.2%	-11.7%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	3%	1.2%	-1.8%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	3.9%	5.2%	1.3%	9.1%	-3.9%
Widowed	3%	2%	-1.0%	6.1%	-4.1%

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	49.4%	52.1%	2.7%	48.4%	3.7%
Good health	33.3%	31.5%	-1.8%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	12.7%	9%	-3.7%	12.7%	-3.7%
Bad health	3.3%	6.1%	2.8%	4.0%	2.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	1.2%	0.1%

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 45.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	21.1%	18.4%	-2.7%	18.2%	0.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	3.1%	-7.4%	9.6%	-6.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.3%	14.5%	5.2%	13.4%	1.1%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	3.1%	2.7%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.6%	11.7%	0.1%	16.9%	-5.2%
Degree or Similar	31.6%	45.7%	14.1%	33.8%	11.9%
Other	15.6%	3.5%	-12.1%	2.8%	0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 37.2% 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	44.5%	42.4%	-2.1%	1.1%	41.3%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.5%	2.9%	2.4%	3.1%	-0.2%
Pakistani	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	3.2%	7.4%	4.2%	2.5%	4.9%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	1%	-0.8%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	3%	0.3%	-2.7%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2%	0.3%	-1.7%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	1.5%	0.3%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	38.9%	37.2%	-1.7%	81.4%	-44.2%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Arab	1.2%	1%	-0.2%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0.6%	2.6%	2.0%	1.6%	1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 54.8% 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%	54.8%	-5.2%	83.2%	-28.4%
European Union	9.5%	13.1%	3.6%	6.1%	7.0%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	1.9%	1.3%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	3.9%	5.4%	1.5%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	22.1%	21.8%	-0.3%	5.6%	16.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	1.6%	-1.1%	1.3%	0.3%
Oceania	1.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.3%	1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.7%	55.2%	-4.5%	83.2%	-28.0%
10+ Years	7.4%	24.2%	16.8%	9.8%	14.4%
5-10 Years	5.5%	8.1%	2.6%	2.9%	5.2%
2-5 Years	6.4%	9%	2.6%	2.2%	6.8%
Less than 2 years	21.1%	3.5%	-17.6%	1.9%	1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.5%	76.7%	-4.2%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	5.6%	0.6%	5.0%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Spain	2.6%	0.4%	2.2%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	4.6%	1.2%	3.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Oceania	1%	0.1%	0.9%
No passport held	2.9%	13.5%	-10.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.6%	37.2%	-12.6%
Christian	18.2%	46.2%	-28.0%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Muslim	46%	6.5%	39.5%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Mowlem Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Mowlem Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Bethnal Green East average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£50,800

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in E2 9HE, 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 8/10 (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 Mowlem Street are based on 23 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 Mowlem Street, London, E2 9HE

Estimated Average Property Prices for E2 9HE

Average Price
£941,977

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£869,792

Detached
£1,210,588

Flats/Maisonettes
£487,478

Other
£4,025,255

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mowlem Street

Average Price
£775,382

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£632,430

Detached
£1,109,412

Flats/Maisonettes
£443,590

Other
£3,737,451

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mowlem Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
49 Mowlem Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£975,000	2017-05-26	£949,609
Superstore Mowlem Street, London, Greater London Other, an established residential building	£5,960,000	2014-11-05	£6,525,293
Flat 17 Brooksfields House, 22 - 24 Mowlem Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£360,000	2006-09-25	£624,490
Flat 10 Brooksfields House, 22 - 24 Mowlem Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2006-09-18	£433,673
Flat 18 Brooksfields House, 22 - 24 Mowlem Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£300,000	2006-07-04	£540,462

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E2 9HE

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E2 9HE 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	89
Part-Time Employee	26
Looking after home or family	25
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	18
Other	18
Retired	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	45
Professional, scientific and technical activities	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	24
Education	24
Information and communication	21
Other	19
Transport and storage	14
Financial and insurance activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Manufacturing	4
Construction	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rachel Keeling Nursery School Bullards Place , Morpeth Street E2 0PS	4out of 4	1,103 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Columbia Market Nursery School Columbia Road , Bethnal Green E2 7PG	4out of 4	1,498 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	1,591 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,789 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	1,797 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	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	213 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
London Fields Primary School Westgate Street , Hackney E8 3RL	4out of 4	430 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School Bonner Road , Bethnal Green E2 9JY	3out of 4	471 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School Peel Grove , Bethnal Green E2 9LR	3out of 4	560 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sebright School Audrey Street , Goldsmiths Row E2 8QH	4out of 4	685 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	719 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands School Old Bethnal Green Road , Bethnal Green E2 6PR	3out of 4	721 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Haggerston School Weymouth Terrace , Hackney E2 8LS	3out of 4	1,163 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Morpeth School Portman Place , Bethnal Green E2 0PX	4out of 4	1,176 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Bridge Academy Laburnum Street , Hackney E2 8BA	3out of 4	1,222 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	2,199 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brooke House Sixth Form College Kenninghall Road , E5 8BP	- not rated	3,029 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	3,813 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The London Screen Academy Highbury Grove , Highbury East N5 2AD	- not rated	3,821 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	4,250 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	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	4out of 4	3,094 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	- not rated	3,251 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	4out of 4	4,151 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Magdalene Academy Liverpool Road , Islington N7 8PG	3out of 4	4,298 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	4out of 4	4,628 yd	Free schools	No	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	789 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gatehouse School Sewardstone Road , Victoria Park E2 9JG	- not rated	816 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Darul Hadis Latifiah 1 Cornwall Avenue , E2 0HW	- not rated	991 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
London East Alternative Provision 21 Tollet Street , Stepney E1 4EE	3out of 4	1,520 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mazahirul Uloom London School 241-243 Mile End Road , Stepney E1 4AA	- not rated	1,731 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
Bistrotheque	23-27 Wadeson Street	72 yd
Ombra	1-5 Vyner Street	117 yd
Lotus Club	278 Cambridge Heath Road	141 yd
Nkora	236 Cambridge Heath Road	142 yd
Princess Cafe & Kitchen	282 Cambridge Heath Road	142 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Victory	The Victory Public House, 27 Vyner Street	94 yd
The Hare	Hare Tavern Public House, 505 Cambridge Heath Road	179 yd
Viktor Wynd Limited T/A The Last Tuesday Society	11 Mare Street	208 yd
Metropolis	234 Cambridge Heath Road	223 yd
The Queen Adelaide	483 Hackney Road	310 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Casa Cannoli	1st Floor, 45 Vyner Street	128 yd
Istanbul Kebab	240 Cambridge Heath Road	142 yd
Hamlet Pizza, Swift Pizza, Tower Hamlets Pizza	479 Cambridge Heath Road	180 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken	491 Cambridge Heath Road	180 yd
Silver Star	489 Cambridge Heath Road	180 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	452 Hackney Road	352 yd
Hek Umut Ltd	61-63 Westgate Street	601 yd
Co-operative	250a Globe Road	806 yd
Lidl Food Store	27-37 Well Street	845 yd
Iceland	444-446 Bethnal Green Road	846 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fitness4Less (London Cambridge Heath) 303 - 310 303 - 310 Hare Row	health and fitness suite	206 yd
Town Hall Hotel TOWN HALL HOTEL TOWN HALL HOTEL PATRIOT SQUARE	swimming pool	407 yd
Raines Foundation Upper School APPROACH ROAD		453 yd
York Hall Leisure Centre YORK HALL YORK HALL OLD FORD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	480 yd
Beatrice Tate School (Closed) St. Jude's Road		511 yd
Gatehouse School SEWARDSTONE ROAD		682 yd
One Yoga Centre (Closed) Teesdale Street		692 yd
Oaklands School OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OAKLANDS SCHOOL HOUSE OLD BETHNAL GREEN ROAD		746 yd
Bonner Primary School STAINSBURY STREET		749 yd
Bodylines BETHNAL GREEN ROAD	health and fitness suite	787 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	90.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	26.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	24.5%

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	78.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	73.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	159.93 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	159.93 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	24.15 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E2 9HE