Merchant Street is in London and in Tower Hamlets district. E3 4PQ is located in the Bromley North electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Poplar and Limehouse. This postcode has been in use since 2009-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Merchant Street, London, E3 4PQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: E3 4PG, E3 4LX, E3 4PS, E3 4LT, E3 4LR, E3 4PZ, E3 4NJ, E3 4UJ, E3 4NG.

Merchant Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Merchant Street are based on 215 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for E3 4PQ

Average Price
£433,838
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£433,838
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Merchant Street

Average Price
£401,764
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Merchant Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
16 Clematis Apartments Merchant Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£525,0002022-12-06 £493,464
7 Clematis Apartments Merchant Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£370,0002018-09-07 £379,013
16 Clematis Apartments Merchant Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£497,4952018-04-26 £493,101
12 Clematis Apartments Merchant Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£352,0002017-12-12 £341,619
4 Clematis Apartments Merchant Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£365,0002016-06-29 £375,386

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Childrens House Nursery School
92 Bruce Road, Bow E3 3HL 		835 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harry Roberts Nursery School
Harford Street, Stepney E1 4PZ 		982 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place, Morpeth Street E2 0PS 		1,418 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Alice Model Nursery School
14 Beaumont Grove, Stepney E1 4NQ 		1,506 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Old Church Nursery School
Walter Terrace, Stepney E1 0RJ 		1,734 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Malmesbury Primary School
Coborn Street, Bow E3 2AB 		224 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wellington Primary School
Wellington Way, Bow E3 4NE 		326 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Agnes RC Primary School
Rainhill Way, Bow E3 3ER 		762 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Olga Primary School
Lanfranc Road, Bow E3 5DN 		812 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy
11 Solebay Street, E1 4PW 		844 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Central Foundation Girls' School
Bow Road, E3 2AE 		152 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
- not ratedMulberry UTC
64 Parnell Road, E3 2RU 		1,067 yd University technical college Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
Ben Jonson Road, Stepney E1 4SD 		1,433 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Morpeth School
Portman Place, Bethnal Green E2 0PX 		1,453 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bow School
44 Twelvetrees Crescent, Bow E3 3QW 		1,475 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedEast London Arts & Music
Maltings Close, Bromley By Bow E3 3TA 		1,488 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedNew City College
Poplar High Street, Poplar E14 0AF 		2,297 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon Academy of Excellence
Broadway House, 322 High Street E15 1AJ 		2,601 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		3,972 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedNewham Sixth Form College
Prince Regent Lane, Plaistow E13 8SG 		4,451 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Paul's Way Trust School
125 St Paul's Way, E3 4FT 		958 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBobby Moore Academy
1 Siding Street, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE 		1,646 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4School 21
Pitchford Street, E15 4RZ 		2,871 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Chobham
40 Cheering Lane, E20 1BD 		3,187 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Buxton School
234 Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone E11 3NN 		4,941 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Phoenix School
49 Bow Road, E3 2AD 		219 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedPhoenix Autism Trust
2 Paton Close, E3 2QD 		226 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Beatrice Tate School
41 Southern Grove, Mile End E3 4PX 		324 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedQueen Mary and Westfield College
Mile End Road, E1 4NS 		1,010 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ian Mikardo School
60 William Guy Gardens, Talwin Street E3 3LF 		1,172 yd Academy special converter 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
FoodCycle Bow Road1 Merchant Street79 yd
Staff CafePhoenix School, 49 Bow Road189 yd
Mighty Bite Cafe and Sandwich Bar123 Bow Road337 yd
Original GrillRailway Arch, 557 Arnold Road380 yd
Original Taste74 Bow Road421 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Coborn6-8 Coborn Road318 yd
The Little Driver125 Bow Road337 yd
Wentworth ArmsWentworth Arms, 127 Eric Street544 yd
The Lord Tredegar50 Lichfield Road560 yd
The Bow BellsBow Bells Public House, 116 Bow Road566 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Kam Hon Take Away13 Coborn Road328 yd
Bun & Sum4 Bow Triangle Business Centre, 21 Eleanor Street329 yd
Ranchos13 Bow Triangle Business Centre, Eleanor Street335 yd
Chowpatty, Vegan Curries, Desi Videsi, Healthy Wealthy36 Bow Triangle Business Centre, 21 Eleanor Street341 yd
Ranna46 Bow Triangle Business Centre, 21 Eleanor Street341 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoUnit 1-5 Merchants Quarter, Bow Road189 yd
Asda Express Bow - Bow Road PFS127-131 Bow Road337 yd
Co-operative383-387 Mile End Road715 yd
TescoUnit 1, Gladstone Place867 yd
Iceland571-574 Roman Road945 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Central Foundation Girls School
25-33 25-33 BOW ROAD 		health and fitness suite250 yd
Phoenix School
BOW ROAD 		252 yd
Bow School Of Maths And Computing (Closed)
Paton Close 		health and fitness suite590 yd
Linc Centre
FERN STREET 		701 yd
St Pauls Way Community School (Closed)
Shelmerdine Close 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool804 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 courts871 yd
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 courts886 yd
Ian Mikardo High School
WILLIAM GUY GARDENS 		tennis courts994 yd
Ability Bow
ST. STEPHENS ROAD 		health and fitness suite1,010 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed138.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed172.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed28.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed136.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed500 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Merchant Street dangerous?

In 2023, 2052 crimes were reported near Merchant Street. Only 2% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of E3 4PQ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Merchant Street, London, E3 4PQ

Employment

E3 4PQ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 7% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in E3 4PQ 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 Employee139
Part-Time Employee31
Retired27
Student (economically inactive)24
Unemployed22
Looking after home or family20
Self-Employed19
Other17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)16
Long-Term Sick or disabled13

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities26
Education21
Accommodation and food service activities21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Information and communication17
Financial and insurance activities15
Human health and social work activities11
Other10
Construction9
Administrative and support service activities8
Real estate activities5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Transport and storage4
Manufacturing4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female195
Male188

Partnership Status

Single214
Married: Opposite sex79
Civil partnership: Opposite sex4
Separated7
Divorced14
Widowed9

Health

Very good health190
Good health127
Fair health42
Bad health19
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications61
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 22
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 25
Apprenticeship4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 28
Degree or Similar 182
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi107
Chinese14
Indian11
Pakistani4
Other Asian7
Black African20
Black Caribbean14
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African4
Mixed White and Caribbean12
Mixed Other8
White161
Roma2
Other11

Country of Birth

United Kingdom212
European Union54
Rest of Europe10
Africa23
Middle East and Asia65
The Americas and the Caribbean10
Oceania9

Length of Residence

Born in the UK212
10+ Years86
5-10 Years32
2-5 Years31
Less than 2 years22

Passport Held

United Kingdom265
Ireland1
France5
Germany1
Italy16
Portugal1
Spain8
Lithuania3
Poland1
Other EU countries24
Other Europe5
Central and Western Africa7
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia8
Southern Asia8
South-East Asia6
North America and the Caribbean3
Central and South America1
Oceania6
No passport held12

Religion

No religion126
Christian99
Buddhist3
Jewish1
Muslim121
Sikh6
Not answered29
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