Merchant Street is in London and in Tower Hamlets district. E3 4UJ is located in the Bromley North electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Poplar and Limehouse. This postcode has been in use since 1994-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Merchant Street, London, E3 4UJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: E3 4PG, E3 4LR, E3 4PQ, E3 4LU, E3 4NZ, E3 4LT, E3 4PS, E3 4LX, E3 4LN.

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 4UJ

Average Price
£926,520
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£936,462
Other
£906,635

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
Flat 1 5A Merchant Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£600,0002023-10-20 £616,651
3 Merchant Street, London, Greater London
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£1,325,0002020-03-19 £1,256,273
3 Merchant Street, London, Greater London
Other, an established residential building 		£900,0002018-07-06 £906,635

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 		872 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harry Roberts Nursery School
Harford Street, Stepney E1 4PZ 		996 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Rachel Keeling Nursery School
Bullards Place, Morpeth Street E2 0PS 		1,375 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Alice Model Nursery School
14 Beaumont Grove, Stepney E1 4NQ 		1,500 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Old Church Nursery School
Walter Terrace, Stepney E1 0RJ 		1,756 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 		152 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wellington Primary School
Wellington Way, Bow E3 4NE 		377 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Olga Primary School
Lanfranc Road, Bow E3 5DN 		742 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Agnes RC Primary School
Rainhill Way, Bow E3 3ER 		786 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Wrights Road, Bow E3 5LD 		837 yd Academy converter 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 		94 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
- not ratedMulberry UTC
64 Parnell Road, E3 2RU 		1,007 yd University technical college Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Morpeth School
Portman Place, Bethnal Green E2 0PX 		1,416 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stepney Green Mathematics and Computing College
Ben Jonson Road, Stepney E1 4SD 		1,450 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bow School
44 Twelvetrees Crescent, Bow E3 3QW 		1,525 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 		1,534 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedNew City College
Poplar High Street, Poplar E14 0AF 		2,370 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedLondon Academy of Excellence
Broadway House, 322 High Street E15 1AJ 		2,593 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWorkers' Educational Association
4 Luke Street, EC2A 4XW 		3,940 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Brooke House Sixth Form College
Kenninghall Road, E5 8BP 		4,485 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 		1,029 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBobby Moore Academy
1 Siding Street, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE 		1,625 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4School 21
Pitchford Street, E15 4RZ 		2,870 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harris Academy Chobham
40 Cheering Lane, E20 1BD 		3,151 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Buxton School
234 Cann Hall Road, Leytonstone E11 3NN 		4,918 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedPhoenix Autism Trust
2 Paton Close, E3 2QD 		201 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Phoenix School
49 Bow Road, E3 2AD 		208 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Beatrice Tate School
41 Southern Grove, Mile End E3 4PX 		370 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedQueen Mary and Westfield College
Mile End Road, E1 4NS 		1,004 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ian Mikardo School
60 William Guy Gardens, Talwin Street E3 3LF 		1,216 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 Street6 yd
Staff CafePhoenix School, 49 Bow Road138 yd
Mighty Bite Cafe and Sandwich Bar123 Bow Road321 yd
Original GrillRailway Arch, 557 Arnold Road380 yd
Mile End Sandwich Bar630 Mile End Road414 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Coborn6-8 Coborn Road251 yd
The Little Driver125 Bow Road321 yd
The Lord Tredegar50 Lichfield Road492 yd
Wentworth ArmsWentworth Arms, 127 Eric Street540 yd
Morgan Arms43 Morgan Street555 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Kam Hon Take Away13 Coborn Road266 yd
Bun & Sum4 Bow Triangle Business Centre, 21 Eleanor Street375 yd
Ranchos13 Bow Triangle Business Centre, Eleanor Street394 yd
Chowpatty, Vegan Curries, Desi Videsi, Healthy Wealthy36 Bow Triangle Business Centre, 21 Eleanor Street408 yd
Ranna46 Bow Triangle Business Centre, 21 Eleanor Street408 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
TescoUnit 1-5 Merchants Quarter, Bow Road138 yd
Asda Express Bow - Bow Road PFS127-131 Bow Road321 yd
Co-operative383-387 Mile End Road692 yd
TescoUnit 1, Gladstone Place795 yd
Iceland571-574 Roman Road875 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Central Foundation Girls School
25-33 25-33 BOW ROAD 		health and fitness suite177 yd
Phoenix School
BOW ROAD 		190 yd
Bow School Of Maths And Computing (Closed)
Paton Close 		health and fitness suite579 yd
Linc Centre
FERN STREET 		772 yd
St Pauls Way Community School (Closed)
Shelmerdine Close 		artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool873 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 courts920 yd
Ability Bow
ST. STEPHENS ROAD 		health and fitness suite937 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 courts941 yd
Ian Mikardo High School
WILLIAM GUY GARDENS 		tennis courts1,038 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 0.0%

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%

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

Safety

Is Merchant Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1987 crimes were reported near Merchant Street. Only 3% 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 4UJ.

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 4UJ

Employment

E3 4UJ 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 4UJ 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 Employee97
Part-Time Employee34
Looking after home or family31
Self-Employed25
Long-Term Sick or disabled24
Retired24
Unemployed23
Other22
Student (economically inactive)20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)15

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles16
Human health and social work activities16
Education13
Professional, scientific and technical activities9
Administrative and support service activities8
Other6
Information and communication5
Construction4
Transport and storage3
Manufacturing3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security3
Real estate activities3
Financial and insurance activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female171
Male207

Partnership Status

Single197
Married: Opposite sex80
Married: Same sex2
Separated5
Divorced21
Widowed8

Health

Very good health174
Good health121
Fair health49
Bad health24
Very bad health10

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications71
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 24
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 31
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 51
Degree or Similar 118
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi147
Chinese8
Indian6
Other Asian14
Black African16
Black Caribbean15
Other Black5
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other2
White139
Roma6
Arab1
Other5

Country of Birth

United Kingdom205
European Union64
Rest of Europe4
Africa9
Middle East and Asia73
The Americas and the Caribbean19
Oceania4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK205
10+ Years84
5-10 Years39
2-5 Years28
Less than 2 years22

Passport Held

United Kingdom247
Ireland7
Germany1
Italy23
Portugal2
Spain9
Poland6
Romania4
Other EU countries11
Other Europe2
South and Eastern Africa1
Eastern Asia6
Southern Asia23
South-East Asia1
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America5
Oceania2
No passport held26

Religion

No religion91
Christian81
Buddhist5
Muslim166
Not answered35
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