Leopold Street, London, E3 4LB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding E3 4LB has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% 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	50.3%	49.7%	-0.6%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	49.7%	50.3%	0.6%	49.0%	1.3%

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 E3 4LB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 44.4% 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	31.3%	44.4%	13.1%	37.9%	6.5%
Married: Opposite sex	49%	41.7%	-7.3%	44.2%	-2.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	3.6%	3.7%	0.1%	2.2%	1.5%
Divorced	10.4%	6%	-4.4%	9.1%	-3.1%
Widowed	5.7%	3.7%	-2.0%	6.1%	-2.4%

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	53.3%	48.3%	-5.0%	48.4%	-0.1%
Good health	31.7%	34.2%	2.5%	33.6%	0.6%
Fair health	8.8%	12.1%	3.3%	12.7%	-0.6%
Bad health	3.9%	4.7%	0.8%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	2.3%	0.7%	-1.6%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	26.6%	21.9%	-4.7%	18.2%	3.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.2%	6.5%	-10.7%	9.6%	-3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.5%	13.5%	0.0%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	1%	4.2%	3.2%	5.3%	-1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.5%	14.4%	1.9%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	22.9%	36.7%	13.8%	33.8%	2.9%
Other	6.3%	2.8%	-3.5%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 19.3% 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	58.2%	57%	-1.2%	1.1%	55.9%
Chinese	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	0.7%	1.6%
Indian	3.3%	0%	-3.3%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0%	0.7%	0.7%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	1.6%	2%	0.4%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	6.9%	8.3%	1.4%	2.5%	5.8%
Black Caribbean	5.2%	3.7%	-1.5%	1.0%	2.7%
Other Black	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	2%	0.7%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	1%	0.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	18.3%	19.3%	1.0%	81.4%	-62.1%
Arab	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0%	2%	2.0%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 58.3% 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	58.5%	58.3%	-0.2%	83.2%	-24.9%
European Union	3.3%	8%	4.7%	6.1%	1.9%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	4.6%	5.3%	0.7%	2.7%	2.6%
Middle East and Asia	31.4%	25.3%	-6.1%	5.6%	19.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	2.3%	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.2%	58.3%	0.1%	83.2%	-24.9%
10+ Years	2.9%	30%	27.1%	9.8%	20.2%
5-10 Years	2.9%	5%	2.1%	2.9%	2.1%
2-5 Years	11.4%	2.3%	-9.1%	2.2%	0.1%
Less than 2 years	24.5%	4.3%	-20.2%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	77.7%	76.7%	1.0%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	3.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	5%	1.2%	3.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.7%	37.2%	-26.5%
Christian	18.3%	46.2%	-27.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	61%	6.5%	54.5%
Not answered	9.7%	6.0%	3.7%

Safety

Is Leopold Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Leopold Street was 446.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 166.9% higher than the Bromley North average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Leopold Street has the 6th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Bromley North and the 73rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 150.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.2%.

🔎 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. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,000

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in E3 4LB, 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 Leopold Street are based on 58 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 Leopold Street, London, E3 4LB

Estimated Average Property Prices for E3 4LB

Average Price
£236,533

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£236,533

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Leopold Street

Average Price
£216,104

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£216,104

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Leopold Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 12 Elmslie Point Leopold Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£196,000	2022-09-01	£159,455
Flat 30 Elmslie Point Leopold Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2021-10-12	£165,160
Flat 19 Elmslie Point Leopold Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£219,725	2021-08-25	£178,756
Flat 24 Elmslie Point Leopold Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£217,812	2021-08-21	£177,200
Flat 30 Elmslie Point Leopold Street, London, Greater London Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£174,000	2021-06-30	£144,096

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for E3 4LB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in E3 4LB 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	53
Part-Time Employee	31
Looking after home or family	27
Student (economically inactive)	25
Self-Employed	21
Unemployed	14
Other	12
Retired	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	16
Education	11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Other	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Construction	1
Real estate activities	1
Manufacturing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Harry Roberts Nursery School Harford Street , Stepney E1 4PZ	- not rated	750 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elizabeth Landsbury Nursery School Cordelia Street , Poplar E14 6DZ	- not rated	1,118 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Old Church Nursery School Walter Terrace , Stepney E1 0RJ	- not rated	1,146 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alice Model Nursery School 14 Beaumont Grove , Stepney E1 4NQ	4out of 4	1,324 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Childrens House Nursery School 92 Bruce Road , Bow E3 3HL	4out of 4	1,356 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Paul With St Luke CofE Primary Federation Leopold Street , Bow E3 4LA	3out of 4	90 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stebon Primary School Burdett Estate , Wallwood Street E14 7AD	4out of 4	341 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stebon Primary School Burdett Estate , Wallwood Street E14 7AD	- not rated	341 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Greencoat Church of England Primary School Norbiton Road , Limehouse E14 7TF	3out of 4	524 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Halley Primary School Halley Street , E14 7SS	3out of 4	572 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Philip Howard School Upper North Street , Poplar E14 6ER	- not rated	914 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Blessed John Roche Roman Catholic School Upper North Street , Poplar E14 6ER	- not rated	914 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Mulberry Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	3out of 4	979 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College Ben Jonson Road , Stepney E1 4SD	- not rated	979 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Stepney All Saints Church of England Secondary School Stepney Way , Stepney E1 0RH	4out of 4	1,091 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
New City College Poplar High Street , Poplar E14 0AF	- not rated	1,515 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
East London Arts & Music Maltings Close , Bromley By Bow E3 3TA	- not rated	1,751 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
The Mary Ward Centre (AE Centre) 275 - 285 High Street , Stratford E15 2TF	- not rated	2,973 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
London Academy of Excellence Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ	- not rated	3,344 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Cordwainers College 182 Mare Street , Hackney E8 3RE	- not rated	3,371 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	389 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's Way Trust School 125 St Paul's Way , E3 4FT	- not rated	389 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bobby Moore Academy 1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE	3out of 4	2,499 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
School 21 Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ	- not rated	3,541 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Harris Academy Chobham 40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD	- not rated	4,090 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al-Azhar Primary School Unit 1 , Quebec Wharf E14 7AF	- not rated	437 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beatrice Tate School 41 Southern Grove , Mile End E3 4PX	4out of 4	680 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stephen Hawking School Brunton Place , E14 7LL	4out of 4	814 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Onelab College 7 Corsican Square , E3 3YD	- not rated	994 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road , E1 4NS	- not rated	1,017 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mile End Park Leisure Centre	Mile End Leisure Centre, 190 Burdett Road	226 yd
Perfect Fried Chicken	56 St Pauls Way	271 yd
Bow Brew	83 St Pauls Way	290 yd
The Urban Adventure Base	Urban Adventure Base, 150 Burdett Road	386 yd
Rupert Street Bar	50 RUPERT STREET	429 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Prince Regent	Prince Regent Public House, 81 Salmon Lane	700 yd
Star of the East, Daddy’s Dim Sum, Phikul	805a Commercial Road	709 yd
Wentworth Arms	Wentworth Arms, 127 Eric Street	750 yd
Urban Bar/Jamboree	27 Three Colt Street	845 yd
Queens Head	Queens Head Public House, 8 Flamborough Street	874 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
St Pauls Way Trust Secondary School Kitchen	St Paul's Way Trust School, 125 St Pauls Way	388 yd
TGF Pizza	2 Midlothian Road	476 yd
Wingz Hut	29 Burdett Road	609 yd
Carolines Pizza, Bravo Pizza	31 Burdett Road	609 yd
Mario's Pizza	133 Salmon Lane	616 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Unit 3, Frances Wharf, 303-305 Burdett Road	455 yd
Lidl	306 Burdett Road	696 yd
Tesco	Caspian Works, Violet Road	880 yd
Tesco	657 Commercial Road	901 yd
Sainsbury's	420-430 Mile End Road	922 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mile End Park Leisure Centre And Stadium MILE END STADIUM MILE END PARK MILE END STADIUM MILE END PARK RHODESWELL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	329 yd
St Pauls Way Community School (Closed) Shelmerdine Close	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	374 yd
St Pauls Way Trust School ST PAUL'S WAY TRUST SCHOOL ST PAUL'S WAY TRUST SCHOOL ST PAULS WAY	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	397 yd
No.2 Exchange Tower		613 yd
Bartlett Park BARTLETT CLOSE	grass pitches	663 yd
Linc Centre FERN STREET		801 yd
Stephen Hawking School BRUNTON PLACE		811 yd
Arbour Youth Centre SHANDY PARK SHANDY PARK SHANDY STREET		827 yd
Limehouse Marina Elite (Closed) Commercial Road	health and fitness suite	885 yd
The Blessed John Roche School (Closed) Upper North Street		913 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	188.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	143.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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

Overview of E3 4LB